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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...

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 t...

Episode #25: Stefan Sacre, CEO, Carl ZEISS

Stefan Sacre, President CEO of Carl ZEISS Japan, originally came to Japan to pursue research in Tokyo Univ...

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 busi...

Episode #23: Markus Baron, President, SGL Carbon Japan

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

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

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

Episode #21: Ross Rowbury, former President, Edelman Japan

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

Episode #20: Kenichi Fujita, CEO Siemens Japan

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

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

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

Episode #18: Pierre Gaulis, CEO & Founder of CREAM

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

Episode #17: Richard Dyck, President of TGK-Japan

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

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

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

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

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

Episode #14: Vijay Deol, CEO, en world

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

Episode #13: Robert Heldt, Founder and President of Custom Media

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

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...

Episode #11: Nikhil Gupte, President of Barilla Japan

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

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,...

Episode #9: Paul Hardisty, 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 f...

Episode #8: Dominic Carter, CEO of The Carter Group

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