Japan's Top Business Interviews Podcast By Dale Carnegie Training Tokyo Japan
Japan's Top Business Interviews is the premier business interview podcast for people who want to know more about business in japan. The guests cover a range of industries and organisation sizes, to present a thorough overview of issues with leading in Japan. If you are a leader, especialy someone leading in Japan, then this is the podcast for you.
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203 Padraig MacColgain, Vice-President Head of APAC, Colt Data Centre Services
05/18/2024
203 Padraig MacColgain, Vice-President Head of APAC, Colt Data Centre Services
Previously Padraig was Vice-President, Service Operations at Colt Data Centre Services, Director, Design, Build and Transition, Director, Core Technology, KVH, Manager Equant
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202 Mitsuharu Kurokawa, President Toraya
05/10/2024
202 Mitsuharu Kurokawa, President Toraya
Mr. Kurokawa is the 18th generation of his family to run this traditional Japanese sweets business, which started in the 1500s in Kyoto. He has worked in the business his whole career and spent a year in their store in Paris.
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201 Patrick Boulet, President ACRELEC Manufacturing Japan
05/03/2024
201 Patrick Boulet, President ACRELEC Manufacturing Japan
Previously Patrick was Operations Director at Innov8; Purchasing and RD Director at Groupe ADF; Operations Director at Uniross; Purchasing Director at Alcatel Mobile Phones and Mechanical Manager at SAGEM. He has a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arts et Metiers Paris Tech – Ecole National Superieure d’Arts et Metiers and an MBA from ESSEC Business School and a DUT, Mechanical from the Universite de Provance
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200 Hiroshi Alley, Chairman and President Palo Alto Networks, Japan
04/26/2024
200 Hiroshi Alley, Chairman and President Palo Alto Networks, Japan
Previously Hiroshi was Regional Vice President, President F5 Networks, Japan; Chief Executive Japan and China Wipro Technologies; and Managing Director, President BEA Systems Japan. He has a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management from The University of Maine at Orono
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199 Gordon Hatton, Vice President, Head of Development & Delivery (Japan), Colt DCS
04/19/2024
199 Gordon Hatton, Vice President, Head of Development & Delivery (Japan), Colt DCS
Previously Vice President, Head of APAC Development, Head of Japan, Vice President Colt DSC: Head of Japan Pembroke Real Estate; Executive Officer, Bovis Lend Lease; Architect, Takenaka Komuten; Harvard University Graduate School Of Design; University Of Manitoba Architecture
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198 Ahbijay Sandilya, Managing Director for Japan and Micronesia at IHG Hotels and Resorts
04/13/2024
198 Ahbijay Sandilya, Managing Director for Japan and Micronesia at IHG Hotels and Resorts
Previously Ahbijay was Vice-President of Development for IHG Japan, Australasia and Pacific Region, Director of Development Planning AMEA for Whitbread PLC Singapore, and Director of Development Middle East, Africa and South Asia for the Jumeirah Group. He has a Master’s Degree from Erasmus University’s Rotterdam School Of Management
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197 Simone Thomsen, Group Vice-President, President Eli Lilly Japan
04/05/2024
197 Simone Thomsen, Group Vice-President, President Eli Lilly Japan
Prior to her Japan posting Simone was VP Marketing International Business Unit in Indianapolis, VP and General Manager Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Chief Marketing Officer Japan, Managing Director Austria, International Marketing Leader Cardiology Indianapolis, National Sales Director Germany, Austria and Switzerland, New Product Planning Manager Germany, Head of corporate Communications. Prior to Eli Lilly with Fresenius Kabi she was Head of Area Management Japan, Head of Corporate Communications, Group Product Manager Anaesthesia, and an International trainee. Be honest – are you a great leader or are you a mediocre leader? How can you become a leader people actually want to follow? How can you be the leader whose team gets results? Do it yourself trial and error wastes time and resources.There is a perfect solution for you- To LEARN MORE click here ( ) To get your free guide “How To Stop Wasting Money On Training” click here ( ) To get your free “Goal Setting Blueprint 2.0” click here () If you enjoy our content then head over to and check out our Japanese and English seminars, workshops, course information and schedules and our whitepapers, guidebooks, training videos, podcasts, blogs. About The Author Dr. Greg Story, President Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training Contact me at The bestselling author of “Japan Sales Mastery” (the Japanese translation is "The Eigyo" (The営業), “Japan Business Mastery” and "Japan Presentations Mastery" and his new books "How To Stop Wasting Money On Training" and the translation "Toreningu De Okane Wo Muda Ni Suru No Wa Yamemashoo" (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのは止めま Dr. Greg Story is an international keynote speaker, an executive coach, and a thought leader in the four critical areas for business people: leadership, communication, sales and presentations. He leads the Dale Carnegie Franchise in Tokyo which traces its roots straight back to the very establishment of Dale Carnegie in Japan in 1963 by Mr. Frank Mochizuki. He publishes daily blogs on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter Has 6 weekly podcasts: 1. Mondays - The Leadership Japan Series, 2. Tuesdays – The Presentations Japan Series Every second Tuesday - ビジネス達人の教え 3. Wednesdays - The Sales Japan Series 4. Thursdays – The Leadership Japan Series Also every second Thursday - ビジネスプロポッドキャスト 5. Fridays - The Japan Business Mastery Show 6. Saturdays – Japan’s Top Business Interviews Has 3 weekly TV shows on YouTube: 1. Mondays - The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show Also every Second Thursday - ビジネスプロTV 2. Fridays – Japan Business Mastery 3. Saturdays – Japan Top Business Interviews In the course of his career Dr. Greg Story has moved from the academic world, to consulting, investments, trade representation, international diplomacy, retail banking and people development. Growing up in Brisbane, Australia he never imagined he would have a Ph.D. in Japanese decision-making, become a 39 year veteran of Japan and run his own company in Tokyo. Since 1971, he has been a disciple of traditional Shitoryu Karate (糸東流) and is currently a 6th Dan. Bunbu Ryodo (文武両道-both pen & sword) is his mantra and he applies martial art philosophies and strategies to business.
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196 David Michels, Bain and Company, Managing Partner Japan
03/29/2024
196 David Michels, Bain and Company, Managing Partner Japan
David has been with Bain his whole career, starting as an Associate to Partner, becoming a Partner and HR Leader Switzerland, Partner and Healthcare Practice Leader, Senior Partner and Regional EMEA Practice Leader for Transformation and Change, Senior Partner and Global Leader Change and Implementation Practice.
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195 Luca Orduna, Managing Director, Swiss Prime Brands
03/22/2024
195 Luca Orduna, Managing Director, Swiss Prime Brands
Prior to starting the Swiss Prime Brands company in Japan, Luca was an Assistant Manager at Masuda Infinity Japan, a Junior Associate at Goldwyn Partners Group AG, a Consultant at Het Buitenhuis. Be honest – are you a great leader or are you a mediocre leader? How can you become a leader people actually want to follow? How can you be the leader whose team gets results? There is a perfect solution for you- To LEARN MORE click here ( ) To get your free guide “How To Stop Wasting Money On Training” click here ( ) To get your free “Goal Setting Blueprint 2.0” click here () If you enjoy our content then head over to and check out our Japanese and English seminars, workshops, course information and schedules and our whitepapers, guidebooks, training videos, podcasts, blogs. About The Author Dr. Greg Story, President Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training Contact me at The bestselling author of “Japan Sales Mastery” (the Japanese translation is "The Eigyo" (The営業), “Japan Business Mastery” and "Japan Presentations Mastery" and his new books "How To Stop Wasting Money On Training" and the translation "Toreningu De Okane Wo Muda Ni Suru No Wa Yamemashoo" (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのは止めま Dr. Greg Story is an international keynote speaker, an executive coach, and a thought leader in the four critical areas for business people: leadership, communication, sales and presentations. He leads the Dale Carnegie Franchise in Tokyo which traces its roots straight back to the very establishment of Dale Carnegie in Japan in 1963 by Mr. Frank Mochizuki. He publishes daily blogs on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter Has 6 weekly podcasts: 1. Mondays - The Leadership Japan Series, 2. Tuesdays – The Presentations Japan Series Every second Tuesday - ビジネス達人の教え 3. Wednesdays - The Sales Japan Series 4. Thursdays – The Leadership Japan Series Also every second Thursday - ビジネスプロポッドキャスト 5. Fridays - The Japan Business Mastery Show 6. Saturdays – Japan’s Top Business Interviews Has 3 weekly TV shows on YouTube: 1. Mondays - The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show Also every Second Thursday - ビジネスプロTV 2. Fridays – Japan Business Mastery 3. Saturdays – Japan Top Business Interviews In the course of his career Dr. Greg Story has moved from the academic world, to consulting, investments, trade representation, international diplomacy, retail banking and people development. Growing up in Brisbane, Australia he never imagined he would have a Ph.D. in Japanese decision-making, become a 39 year veteran of Japan and run his own company in Tokyo. Since 1971, he has been a disciple of traditional Shitoryu Karate (糸東流) and is currently a 6th Dan. Bunbu Ryodo (文武両道-both pen & sword) is his mantra and he applies martial art philosophies and strategies to business.
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194 Eddie Jones, Japan’s Men’s National Rugby Team Head Coach
03/15/2024
194 Eddie Jones, Japan’s Men’s National Rugby Team Head Coach
Eddie’s coaching of Japan to defeat South Africa against their hometown advantage in South Africa, was a breakthrough moment for Japanese rugby, which until that point had never managed to win a game at that level. Eddie started his coaching career at Randwick as an assistant coach in 1994. He coached Tokai University as an assistant coach in 1995-96, was assistant coach for Japan in 1996, coached the Suntory Sungoliath team in 1997, the ACT Brumbies from 1998-2001, Australia from 2001-2005, Saracens in 2006, the Queensland Reds in 2007, South Africa in 2007, Saracens again in 2007-209, Suntory Sungoliaths again from 2009-2012, Japan from 2012-2015, the Stormers in 2015, England from 2015-2022, Australia in 2023 and Japan from 2024. Over the 9 years Eddie has spent leading in Japan, he has amassed a very detailed understanding of high performance team coaching for this market, especially for young Japanese people. Leading this younger generation is a new challenge for most of us and yet Eddie has spent his whole career working out how to lead young men in their twenties. He is probably the most expert person in Japan in this field and someone we can learn a lot from. Eddie credits his training as a High School teacher, as helping him a great deal when he became a rugby coach. He is a constant student of leadership and permanently curious, as to how he can improve his abilities.
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193 Gaspard Dessy, CEO Port Cities Japan
03/08/2024
193 Gaspard Dessy, CEO Port Cities Japan
Previously Gaspard was Port Cities Managing Director Mexico, Managing Directors Indonesia, Ethnicraft Project Manager, Carmeuse Group Supply Chain Analyst. Gaspard Graduated from the Louvain School of Management, Universite Catholique De Louvain
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192 Jean Pierre Charriton, President L’Oreal Japan
03/01/2024
192 Jean Pierre Charriton, President L’Oreal Japan
Jean Pierre has spent most of his career at L’Oreal. Previously he was Senior Vice President L’Oreal Luxe APAC, Managing Director L’Oreal Luxe Europe, General Manager L’Oreal Luxe Thailand. He is an MBA Graduate of emlyon business school.
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191 Geoffrey Bossiere, Ex-20th Century Fox Japan and Ex-Hulu Japan Managing Director.
02/23/2024
191 Geoffrey Bossiere, Ex-20th Century Fox Japan and Ex-Hulu Japan Managing Director.
Geoffrey has started his own company Shining Prince Entertainment, currently he is Japan Representative for Drylab Media Tech. Previously he was Co-Founder and Head of Sales for V-Net Solutions Japan, General Manager HBO Max Japan, Japan Country Manager for IMAX, Strategic Advisor for 20th Century Fox Japan, Advisor to LAIKA LLC, Advisor to Netflix, Launch Managing Director and Senior Advisor Hulu Japan, Senior Japan Advisor Paramount Home Entertainment, Japan Country Manager, Dreamworks, Head of International Marketing and Distribution Revolution Studios, General Manager Japan for 20th Century Fox International, Assistant Vice-President Dainana Securities. He is a graduate of the University of Washington and has an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School Of Management.
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190 Maxime Guilbot, Founder and CEO, Ekohe
02/16/2024
190 Maxime Guilbot, Founder and CEO, Ekohe
Maxime founded his company in 2007 in China and now has offices in Tokyo, Paris, Vancouver and New York. Before starting Ekohe, he was the R&D Manager at Labbrand in Shanghai. He has a Master’s Degree in Engineering from Centrale Lille Institute and another Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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189 Guillermo Gutierrez, CEO Chanel Japan
02/09/2024
189 Guillermo Gutierrez, CEO Chanel Japan
Guillermo has spent most of his career at Chanel as Country Manager Singapore, Regional President SE Asia, Global Marketing Director (cosmetics), Japan Cosmetics General Manager, Japan Fashion General Manager. He graduated from the University of the Basque Country (Spain) and is also a graduate of the EU’s Executive Training Programme in Japan (ETP 7).
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188 Derek Baines, General Manager Japan & Korea, Tourism Australia
02/02/2024
188 Derek Baines, General Manager Japan & Korea, Tourism Australia
Derek previously was Country Manager Japan for Tourism Australia. He has spent over 31 years working for Qantas, in a variety of roles including: Senior Manager Qantas Business Rewards, Head of Commercial, Commercial Manager Pacific and Japan, Manager Pacific and Japan Routes, Marketing and Management Services Manager Japan. He has a Degree in Asian Studies from Griffith University.
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187 Gavin Raftery, Managing Partner, Baker McKenzie Tokyo
01/26/2024
187 Gavin Raftery, Managing Partner, Baker McKenzie Tokyo
Gavin has been working for Baker McKenzie since 2001, rising from Foreign Associate, to Senior Associate, to Senior Foreign Associate and then to Partner. He has a Bachelor of Law from Bond University and an SMU Certificate in Fintech & Innovation from Singapore Management University
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186 Marton Lendvai, Founder and CEO, TOO International
01/19/2024
186 Marton Lendvai, Founder and CEO, TOO International
Previously Marton was a Partner at KK Sherpa, Assistant Vice President at Aozora Bank, and a Fund Manager at Nomura Asset Management. He has an MBA from Waseda University, a degree in Finance from Budapest Business University and a BA in International Marketing from Avans University of Applied Sciences.
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185 Alfonso Asensio, Managing Director, Jellyfish, Japan
01/12/2024
185 Alfonso Asensio, Managing Director, Jellyfish, Japan
Previously Alfonso was Japan Country Manager, Regional Director North Asia, Oracle Advertising; Business Director Acxion; Deputy Managing Director, Bandai; Overseas Marketing Team Manager, Sega; Senior Consultant Japan Office, Hall Kinion. Alfonso is a graduate of the University of Navarra and has a Masters degree from Nagoya University.
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184 Bostjan Ljubic, Managing Director Japan & Korea ARYZTA
01/05/2024
184 Bostjan Ljubic, Managing Director Japan & Korea ARYZTA
Previously Bostjan was Executive Officer, Director of Global Sales And Special Projects Compass Group, Commercial Director, Tupperware, Vice President UK and Ireland, earlier Sales Director Japan and Korea, Steelcase, Sales Representative Architecture & Design Tokyo.
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183 Joe Peters, Managing Director, iSearch Worldwide
12/29/2023
183 Joe Peters, Managing Director, iSearch Worldwide
Joe Peters, Managing Director, iSearch Worldwide Joe previously was President Transamerica Direct Marketing Japan, President AXA Life Singapore, Regional VP Group Life & Health AIG, VP Japan Marketing Mutual of Omaha, Manager A&H INA (Cigna), Manager MetLife
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182 Brian Nelson, Chairman GLBB
12/22/2023
182 Brian Nelson, Chairman GLBB
Previously Brian was an Advisor to Curvegrid, Advisor to Cerego Japan, Principal Advisor In Japan Kelly Slater Wave Company, Co-Founder & Director Weatherly Japan, Advisor Salesforce, Advisor to the Board FPG co., Ltd., Advisory Board Member Japan Burton Snowboards, Director NBO Group, Chairman Value Commerce Co., Ltd. Director James Harvard International, Director Gallup, Professional, Basketball Player Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance. Brian is a graduate of the University of Southern California.
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181 Eriko Asai, Co-Founder Indo-Pacfic Partners
12/15/2023
181 Eriko Asai, Co-Founder Indo-Pacfic Partners
Previously Eriko was President GE Japan, Director American Medical Device & Diagnostics Association of Japan, Director For Policy Outreach, Legal and Corporate Affairs Microsoft Japan, Marketing Communication Specialist, Sony Euroope, Germany. She is a graduate of Keio University.
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180 Ted Katagi, Founder of Kenja
12/08/2023
180 Ted Katagi, Founder of Kenja
Previously Ted was the Chief Operating Officer at Picsel UK, Senior Managing Director Fidelity Investments, Chief Marketing Officer at Vodaphone Japan, Executive Vice-President Japan Telecom, President Comuwizards, Area Marketing Vice-President Verizon Wireless, Managing Director Marketing J-Phone, Director of Strategy Ai Touch, Consultant Bain and Company and Marketing Representative/Systems Engineer IBM.
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179 Martin Fluck, Area General Manager Far East Hospitality, Japan
12/01/2023
179 Martin Fluck, Area General Manager Far East Hospitality, Japan
Previously Martin was the General Manager, Global Treehouse Inc., Director of Operations, North Asia, Oakwood Asia Pacific, Executive Partner Fritz Consulting, General Manager Norfolk Mansions, General Manager Garden Plaza Hotel, General Manager Saigon Floating Hotel, Project Manager Park Hyatt Tokyo, Project Manager EIE International, Food and Beverage Manager Nagoya Hilton International, Assistant F&B Manager Tokyo Hilton International. He is a graduate of the Hotel Management School Lausanne.
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178 Paul Chapman, Founder and CEO Moneytree
11/24/2023
178 Paul Chapman, Founder and CEO Moneytree
Previously Paul was Adjunct Industry Fellow In Mobile Software at Swinburne Uinversity of Technology, Founder of Long Weekend, IT Director enworld group, CTO and Founder Thomson Reuters cvMail. He has a BA in Business, Banking & Finance from Monash University.
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177 Kevin Holdaway, CEO GPlus Media Inc
11/17/2023
177 Kevin Holdaway, CEO GPlus Media Inc
Kevin played a number of roles at GPlus Media incuding Sales Director and General Manager. Previously he was a recruitment consultant at Optia Parrners, Training and Development Manager Human Resources at Model Language Studio.
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176 Bob Van den Broecke, Managing Director Evernex Japan
11/10/2023
176 Bob Van den Broecke, Managing Director Evernex Japan
Prior to his posting in Japan, Bob was working for Evernex in Hong Kong as a Senior Account Manager. Previously he working in Italy as a Sales Manager for Fwebcreative. He has a Masters Degree from the University of Rome Tor Vergata and a license, Administrative and Social Economics from the Universite Paris-Sorbonne and an Undergraduate degree from Assumption University in Thailand
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175 Dhruv Anand, Country Head and Managing Manager, Wipro Japan
11/03/2023
175 Dhruv Anand, Country Head and Managing Manager, Wipro Japan
Prior to heading Wipro in Japan, Dhruv was at Tata Consultancy Services in Japan in a variety of roles: Manufacturing Vertical Deputy Head, Head of Automotive Engineering, and Consultant. He originally came to Japan with Wipro as a Product Development Engineer. He has an MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies and an Undergraduate Degree in Electronics and Communication from the Pune Institute of Computer Technology.
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174 Erwann Mao, Managing Director, ebm-papst Japan
10/29/2023
174 Erwann Mao, Managing Director, ebm-papst Japan
Prior to this position Erwann was Trading Department Director at Saint-Gobain Japan, Vice-President Glass Japan at Saint-Gobain, Sales Planning Director at MAG-ISOVER Japan, North and South Asia Pacific Sales and Marketing Leader at Owens Corning, Sales and Marketing Director NSG Vetrotex Japan, and Commercial Attaché at the French Embassy in Tokyo. He has a Masters Degree in Applied Mechanics from Tokyo University and an MBA from the Skema Business School.
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