Podcast

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...

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...