Podcast

Episode #23: Markus Baron, President & Representative Director of SGL Carbon Japan

Markus Baron, member of the Board of Directors of the German Chamber of Commerce, and President and Represen...

Episode #22: Andreas Dannenberg, President and CEO of Adcomm Group

Andreas Dannenberg, President and CEO of Adcomm Group, has been running his business marketing agency for ov...

Episode #21: Ross Rowbury, Former President of Edelman Japan

Ross Rowbury, Former President of Edelman Japan, celebrated his 40th anniversary since first arriving in Jap...

Episode #20: Kenichi Fujita, Chairman & Representative Director, Siemens K.K.

Mr. Fujita, President & CEO of Seimens K.K., began his career in the Japanese manufacturing industry at ...

Episode #19: Dr. Carolina Kawakubo, General Manager of MedSkin Solutions

As a teenager growing up in Germany, Dr. Carolina Kawakubo was fascinated by Japan, which led her to study i...

Episode #18: Pierre Gaulis, CEO of CREAM

Pierre Gaulis, founder and CEO of CREAM, a digital agency, came to Japan 13 years ago as a new graduate from...

Episode #17: Richard Dyck, President of TGK Japan

Richard Dyck, President of TGK-Japan, a semiconductor testing company as well as many other companies, origi...

Episode #16: Jeremy Sampson, Managing Director of Robert Walters Japan

Jeremy Sampson, Managing Director of Robert Walters Japan, originally started his career at Hilton Hotel in ...

Episode #15: Laurent Depus, CEO of Natixis Japan Securities

Laurent Depus, President of Natixis Japan Securities, the Japanese branch of French bank corporation Natixis...

Episode #14: Vijay Deol, CEO of en world

Vijay Deol originally came to Japan to teach English in rural Kyoto before starting at en world, a global re...

Episode #13: Robert Heldt Founder & President, Custom Media

Robert Heldt, founder and President of Custom Media, an award-winning bilingual media agency, originally sta...

Episode #12: Allan Smith Ex-CEO of RGA Japan

Generally speaking, compared to other nationalities, they are a bit more reluctant to state their opinions s...

Episode #11: Nikhil Gutpe, President of Barilla Japan

The standard dress code is much more formal in Japan than many other countries, even including other Asian c...

Episode #10: Seiichiro Asakawa, CEO, Tokyo Chemical Industries

As a leader, I learned to not compete on things I did not have expertise in. I had a financial background, n...

Episode #9: Paul Hardisity Ex-CEO, Adidas Japan

Once you walk the talk over a given period of time as a leader, you gain trust, and then people will fol...

Episode #8: Dominic Carter, CEO, Carter Group Japan

If you come into Japan with the idea that you're going to give orders and people are going to follow your or...

Episode #7: Masa Namiki, CEO, Interbrand Japan

While you can be ready for a position from a capability or mindset perspective, it does not necessarily mean...

Episode #6: James Feliciano, CEO of AbbVie Japan

As a leader in Japan, people look to you for approval, for guidance, for answers, but at the same time you h...

Episode #5: Kervin Go Country Manager Curvature Japan

Because it is easy to let your inner pride at being a leader override the humility that is necessary as a le...

Episode #4: Aki Kubo, Representative Director of Tag Japan

Japanese leaders in Japanese companies are often more like managers, than like leaders - leaders are expecte...