HoChan Jang, co-founder and head chef of Balance Pan-Asian Grille, Cleveland, Denver, Dallas, and Toledo
Born in South Korea, HoChan "C.J.” Jang found his passion for fresh food, hard work and the restaurant industry through his mother, who, as a single parent worked long hours in her own restaurant to provide for her children after they moved to the United States in 1991.
He met business Prakash Karamchandani when studying at the University of Toledo and they opened their first location of Balance Pan-Asian Grille in Maumee, Ohio, in 2010, and have since expanded to five locations.