Podcast

Episode #50: Jim Weisser, CEO & Co-founder, SignTime K.K.

Jim Weisser shares his leadership journey in the Japanese IT sector after arriving in Japan to initially te...

Episode #49: Frank Foley ex Managing Director, HarperCollins Japan

Frank Foley, founder of the Next Big Thing and former Managing Director of HarperCollins Japan, provides a d...

Episode #48: Claus Eilersen, Senior Vice President, Novo Nordisk

Claus Eilersen, Senior Vice President of Novo Nordisk, Japan, provides deep insight in leading in the pharma...

Episode #47: Wolfgang Angyal, President & CEO, RSN (Riedel) Japan

Wolfgang Angyal, President of Riedel Japan, originally grew up in Austria and came to Japan in 1985 as an Au...

Episode #46: Loic Rethore, President North Asia, Dyson Japan

Loic Rethore, North Asia President of Dyson, shares his diverse background working in the consumer, luxury a...

Episode #45: Timothy Connor, Managing Director, Synnovate Advisory

Timothy Connor, Managing Director of Synnovate Advisory has been a veteran of Japanese business, having work...

Episode #44: Christian Wolf, Managing Director, JAS Forwarding Japan

Christian Wolf, Managing Director of JAS Forwarding Japan originally moved to Japan straight out of universi...

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...