Podcast

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...

Episode #136: William Boesen, President East Asiatic Company Japan

William Boesen is the President of the East Asiatic Company Japan. Originally from Denmark and like me, mar...

Episode #135: Tom Reich President And Executive Manager BAE Systems Japan

Tom Reich has been working in various roles for BAE systems in America and recently in Japan. Originally he...

Episode #134: Ryan McGuire Managing Director Cutters Studios

Ryan McGuire established Cutters Studios Tokyo in 2012. He graduated from Sophia University Tokyo in 2002 a...

Episode #133: Ruth Jarman, President Jarman International

Ruth Jarman is the founder of Jarman International. She graduated from Tufts with a BA in International rela...

Episode #132: Robert Roche, Executive Chairman And President, Shop Japan

Robert Roche, Founder and Executive Chairman of Oak Lawn Marketing and Founder and President of Roche Enterp...

Episode #131: Amane Nakashima, Chairman Kewpie Corporation

Mr. Amane Nakashima is the Chairman of Kewpie Corporation, the manufacture of Kewpie mayonnaise, one of the ...

Episode #130: Karl Hahne, President and Representative Director, Haefele Japan

Karl Hanhe, originally from Germany, has been in Japan over thirty years. He set up his own company here ca...

Episode #129: Brendan Delahunty, President and Representative Director, SPORTS TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY JAPAN

Brendan Delahunty, who is the President of SPORTS TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY JAPAN (STH JAPAN) , first arrived...