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Episode #76: Darren McKellin, Area Director Large Enterprise North Asia, Zscaler

Darren McKellin shared great insight into how he became a leader through his journey to mindful leadership. ...

Episode #75: Tom Whitson, Former Partner, KPMG Japan

Originally from the US, Mr. Whitson’s background in Accounting, Japanese and Korean language opened him up t...

Episode #74: Paul Kraft, Country Manager, HARIBO Japan

Paul Kraft fell in love with Japan after a school trip in the early 90s and originally came to Japan to teac...

Episode #73: Danny Risberg, President & General Manager, Baxter Limited Japan

Growing up in California, Mr. Risberg has been an entrepreneur since high school and by his mid-20s he had a...

Episode #72: Shinzo Yotsumoto, Senior Counselor, Kiduki Architect & ex Managing Director, Schaeffler Japan

Shinzo Yotsumoto shared great insight from his extensive leadership career in the manufacturing industry in ...

Episode #71: Paul Atkinson, Representative Director, Country Manager, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Paul Atkinson shares his journey as a leader of a multinational global insurance company and his insight in ...

Episode #70: Antony Cundy, former President & CEO, McCann Worldgroup Japan

Antony Cundy, former CEO & President of McCann Worldgroup Japan first arrived in Japan in the mid-90s to...

Episode #69: Fara Taraie, Japan Country Manager, ImpacTech

Since her childhood, Fara Taraie has been exposed to global cultures, being born in the middle east, spendin...

Episode #68: Jeff Crawford, Managing Director, Zo Digital Japan

Jeff Crawford provided great insight into the tech and digital marketing industry from his experience as a p...

Episode #67: Gregory Lyon, President, Gregory Lyon Inc.

Gregory Lyon is the President and founder of Gregory Lyon Inc., company specialized in providing furniture, ...

Episode #66: Peter Strydom, President, Amway Japan

Peter Strydom who is the President of Amway Japan shares his extensive global experience within the multinat...

Episode #65: Paul Dupuis, Chairman & CEO, Randstad Japan

Paul Dupuis is the CEO and Chairman of Randstad Japan, a global human resources consulting firm. Originally ...

Episode #64: Kenji Govaers, Director, Bain & Company

Kenji Govaers originally grew up in France but has been going back and forth between France and Japan due to...

Episode #63: Wolfgang Bierer, President, ENDEAVOR SBC

Wolfgang Bierer takes us through his journey of leading various companies in multiple fields including consu...

Episode #62: David Daniels, Ex-CEO Asia, Le Creuset

David Daniels shares his global experience managing various luxury cosmetics, retail and manufacturing compa...

Episode #61: Phillip Rubel, former CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon/ Beacon Communications

Phillip Rubel shares his extensive leadership experience in the US, Canada and Japan in various fields inclu...

Episode #60: Jean-Philippe Oulevey, Director, Greenwings Japan

Jean-Phillpe Oulevey takes us through his leadership journey in Japan, starting off from dusting shelves in ...

Episode #59: Dr. Jochen Legewie, Partner & Chairman Asia, Kekst CNC

Dr. Jochen Legewie takes us through his 30 years of leadership journey in Japan, starting at Daimler and the...

Episode #58: Hans Heijligers, Head of Japan, IHG Hotels and Resorts

Hans Heijligers shares his global leadership insight having led in over a dozen countries before becoming th...

Episode #57: Frank Packard, Founder & President, Triple A Partners Co. Ltd.

Frank Packard takes us through his journey in Japan as well as different cultures and business experience ...