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Episode #43: Paul Goldsmith, Country Manager, Aquent Japan

Paul Goldsmith, Country Manager of Aquent Japan, shared his extensive leadership experience in the recruitme...

Episode #42: Loic Bizel, CEO & Founder, Wantomo

Loic Bizel currently leads Wantomo, a premium Japan made recommended dog food company exclusively sold onlin...

Episode #41: Kei Sakaguchi, Ex-Japan Representative, Eurasia Group

Kei Sakaguchi has a wealth of experience both in global Japanese corporations and small-scale innovative com...

Episode #40: Timothy Langley, CEO, Langley Esquire

Timothy Langley has been in Japan for over 40 years and has an intriguing career in American and Japanese pu...

Episode #39: Andrew Hankinson, President, Zwilling J.A. Henckels Japan

Andrew Hankinson is the President of Zwilling J.A. Henckels Japan and host of the podcast Now and Zen. Origi...

Episode #38: David Sweet, CEO & Founder, FocusCore

Dr. David Sweet initially worked in the US Treasury Department in labor relations and organizational develop...

Episode #37: Lorenzo Scrimizzi, Representative Director, Carpigiani Japan

Originally an engineer from Bologna, Italy, Lorenzo Scrimizzi arrived in Japan 26 years ago, and has been wo...

Episode #36: Glen Fukushima Ex-CEO Airbus Japan

Once on the Board of Governors for the American Chamber of Commerce Japan, being Vice-President for six year...

Episode #35: Malik Roumane, President & CEO, Edenred Japan

Born and educated in France, Malik Roumane details his journey to Japan, revisiting his experiences at Saint...

Episode #34: Robert Noddin, former President, CEO, AIG Japan Holdings KK

Robert Noddin first arrived in Japan as an exchange student when he was at university. He attended Kansai Un...

Episode #33: Gordon Thom Ex-CEO Bodum Japan

Originally from the United Kingdom, Gordon Thom graduated from the University of Aberdeen and started learni...

Episode #32: Michael Magee, Managing Director, BRITA Japan

Michael Magee previously worked as a Product Manager for Johnson & Johnson in Japan before working at EM...

Episode #31: Spencer Wolfe, CEO, AINEO Networks

Spencer Wolfe is the current Director of QuickerWeb Cloud Services, the Managing Director of CIRCLE, the Man...

Episode #30: Thorsten Pohl, Ex-President CEO, Boehringer Ingelheim Japan

Thorsten Pohl, Ex-President CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim Japan, talks about his global leadership experience ...

Episode #29: Mike Alfant, CEO, Fusion Systems

Mike Alfant, Group Chairman and CEO at Fusion Systems and Chairman and CEO at Binfinity AG delves into his e...

Episode #28: Hideki Matsubara, President & Representative Director, Miele Japan

Mr. Hideki Matsubara began his career in government banking but switched into cosmetics, working for globall...

Episode #27: Martin Spann, Japan Country Head, Commonwealth Bank

Originally from Australia, Martin Spann graduated from Bond University in 1991 with a major in Finance. He f...

Episode #26: Peter Jennings, President, Dow Japan

Peter Jennings was fresh out of Law school when he joined Dow in 1985 as an attorney. After representing the...

Episode #25: Stefan Sacre, CEO President of Carl Zeiss Co.,Ltd.

Stefan Sacre, President CEO of Carl ZEISS Japan, originally came to Japan to pursue research in Tokyo Univer...

Episode #24: Thierry Cohen, President, Japan Europe Trading

Thierry Cohen, President of Japan Europe Trading and Founder of Solleone Bio, deep dives into Japan’s busine...