Podcast Episodes

Paul Hardisty Current President Ralph Lauren Japan, Previous President Adidas Japan

Once you walk the talk over a given period of time as a leader, you gain trust, and then people will follow you, instead of just doing what you say. …

1 year, 9 months ago

Seiichiro Asakawa, Previous President Tokyo Chemical Industries

As a leader, I learned to not compete on things I did not have expertise in. I had a financial background, not a technical background, so there was n…

1 year, 9 months ago

Laurent Depus, Previous President of Natixis Japan Securities

Laurent Depus, President of Natixis Japan Securities, the Japanese branch of French bank corporation Natixis, has been working in Japan for over 30 y…

1 year, 9 months ago

Encore: Harry Hill Previous CEO of Shop Japan

Summary

When you lead people, you have to lead them in a way they are going to follow. In Japan, when you teach a class, you line people up in order …

1 year, 10 months ago

225 Bela Schweiger, Previous Vice-President and Board Director at Haagen Dazs Japan

Today Bela is the Chief Executive of Sans Frontiers Enter Japan K.K., Board Advisor to Soul Mate Company, Senior Executive at Life Lab Inc., and prev…

1 year, 10 months ago

224 Eduard Gabric, President and Representative Director, VDM Metals Japan

Previously Eduard was sales director Outokumpu VDM Japan, Sales Director at ThyssenKrupp VDM Japan.  He has a B.A. in East Asian Studies from the Uni…

1 year, 10 months ago

223 Svein Tyldum, CEO March McLennan North Asia

Previously Svein has been in a number of roles at Marsh McLennan: Country Corporate Officer Japan, Chief Executive Korea, Risk Management & Multinati…

1 year, 10 months ago

222 Shota Adam, Growth Lead, Employee Number One, Koala Sleep Company

1 year, 10 months ago

221 Norman Tweeboom, Japan Regional Head Bloomberg

Previously Norman was Head of Buyside Enterprise Sales, Asia Pacific and Head of Portfolio & Index Sales, Asia Pacific at Bloomberg; Managing Directo…

1 year, 11 months ago

220 Rike Wootten, President Vantage Capital Markets Japan and President K.K. Gotairikiu Partners

Previously Rike was Managing Director, Woodbridge International Japan, Branch Manager ING Baring Securities Japan, Vice-President Merrill Lynch, Dire…

1 year, 11 months ago