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Episode #156: Naosuke Goto, Goto Florists

Naosuke Goto is the fourth generation to run the Goto Florists company in Japan. Like his father, he went t...

Episode #155: Morgan Laughlin, Managing Director PGIM Real Estate Japan

Morgan Laughlin, Managing Director, PGIM Real Estate, Japan. Morgan has had a stellar career as Managing Di...

Episode #154: Adam Hall, Country Manager, Joseph Joseph Japan

Prior to becoming head of Japan for Joseph Joseph, Adam Hall was Japan Country Manager for Weber-Stephen Pro...

Episode #153: John Kirch, beqom Japan Head

John Kirch, beqom Japan Head Former positions include: Vice President of Sales, Uppsala Security; East Asia ...

Episode #152: Kentaro Kiso, President, Barclays Securities Japan

Kentaro Kiso, President Barclays Securities Japan previously worked in London for JP Morgan for six years fo...

Episode #151: Hiroaki Mori, President McCann Erikson Japan

Previously, Mr. Mori was COO for TBWA/Hakuhodo China. He is a graduate of Waseda University.

Episode #150: Matthias Sutter, General Manager, Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo

Matthias Sutter is the General Manager Shangri-La Tokyo and Representative Director Shangri-La Hotels Japan....

Episode #149: Hiroo Murota, Vice President, General Manager, Representative Director of Thermo Fisher Scientific Japan

Hiroo Murota is the Vice President, General Manager, Representative Director of Thermo Fisher Scientific Jap...

Episode #148: Leo Keeley, President and CEO Japan B2B Sales

Leo Keeley is the President and CEO of B2B Sales. He has held a number of posts here in Japan, inlcuding Vic...

Episode #147: Michael Bobrove, CEO HealthyTOKYO

Michael Bobrove is a founder and CEO of HealthyTOKYO, which has pioneered the introduction of CBD oil into t...

Episode #146: Cairo Marsh, Founder and Executive Partner, relativ*

Originally from the Bronx, Cairo was a VP and Account Director for Data Solutions in New York. He came to J...

Episode #145: Takeshi Fujiwara, Ex-President, BBraun Japan

He started work as an industrial engineer, later joined a second Japanese company who sent him to Germany, w...

Episode #144: Carl Eklund, Ex-President, Volvo Japan

Carl Eklund has been in Japan since 1979. He has had many high profile positions in Japan, including Presid...

Episode #143: David Macdonald, Ex-CEO Discovery Japan GK

David Macdonald was originally a JET in Japan in 1995. He joined NTT Docomo in 1999 and then joined Walt Di...

Episode #142: Takeo Obayashi, Chairman, Obayashi Corporation

Established in 1892, Obayashi Corporation a $5 billion listed enterprise, is one of the top 5 construction c...

Episode #141: Satoru Hiraga, Chairman, Marsh Brokers Japan

Mr. Hiraga initially worked in banking in Japan for ten years, in what has now become Mizuho, before he went...

Episode #140: Tae Ho Kim, President en world Japan

Tae Ho Kim was previously President of Nihon Inter Electronics Corporation from May 2013 -2017, before becom...

Episode #139: Yuko Furuichi, President and CEO of Comexposium Japan

Yuko Furuichi is the President and CEO of Comexposium Japan. In 2007 she was a media personality and talent...

Episode #138: Marco Breitfeld, Representative Director and Head of Shared Services Draeger Japan

Marco Breitfeld, Representative Director and Head of Shared Services Draeger Japan, started working in Japa...

Episode #137: Joachim Rohe, Country Director CPKelco Japan APs

In 1995 Joachim was working as a Manager in Tokyo for BASF, eventually becoming the President and Representa...