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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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34: Robert Noddin, former President, CEO, AIG Japan...

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2021/01/22

Robert Noddin first arrived in Japan as an exchange student when he was at university. He attended Kansai University of Foreign Studies, before eventually going back to the United States where he started his career in the banking industry. Very soon after, Mr. Noddin received a job position with AIG, who he has been with ever since, and formerly served as President & CEO at AIG Japan Holdings. Mr. Noddin gives fantastic insight to his experiences, detailing the importance of communication, trust,

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33: Gordon Thom Ex-CEO Bodum Japan

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2021/01/15

Originally from the United Kingdom, Gordon Thom graduated from the University of Aberdeen and started learning Japanese before his career started in Japan. Mr Thom is the current Director of Nobasu Consulting, and shares his fascinating career progression leading Dyson's growth in the Japanese market and turning declining businesses around through patience and persistence. When Mr. Thom initially joined Dyson, he was entering a challenging market that was 99% dominated by Japanese products. He

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32: Michael Magee, Managing Director, BRITA Japan

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2021/01/08

Michael Magee previously worked as a Product Manager for Johnson & Johnson in Japan before working at EMC Japan, then 3M Asia Pacific, before finally stepping into his current role as the Managing Director of BRITA Japan. Having been born and attending school in Japan, Mr. Magee already has the critical knowledge of Japanese language and culture that he recommends understanding before leading in the country. Through his experiences, Mr. Magee learnt that it is important to build relationships and

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31: Spencer Wolfe, CEO, AINEO Networks

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2021/01/01

Spencer Wolfe is the current Director of QuickerWeb Cloud Services, the Managing Director of CIRCLE, the Manager of TRIBE Support, and the CEO of AINEO Networks. Having first worked on a farm in Oregon (U.S), and studied both judo and Japanese in high school, Mr. Wolfe soon moved to Japan to begin his career journey in technology. He explains how he realised that he could deliver tech services better than what other companies were providing, and so his entrepreneurial journey began. Throughout his

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30: Thorsten Pohl, Ex-President CEO, Boehringer...

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2020/12/25

Thorsten Pohl, Ex-President CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim Japan, talks about his global leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry, having worked across continents in Brazil, Spain, and Japan. From a young age, Mr. Pohl aspired to work abroad, growing up in Germany in the age of the European Union where he saw opportunities beyond the limits of his home country. Mr. Pohl joined Boehringer Ingelheim shortly after graduating from university with an Economics and Business Administration

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29: Mike Alfant, CEO, Fusion Systems

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2020/12/18

Mike Alfant, Group Chairman and CEO at Fusion Systems and Chairman and CEO at Binfinity AG delves into his experiences leading in Japan. Mr. Alfant previously held the position of Vice President for The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan and currently is the President of the Tokyo American Club. In addition to this, he is also on the Board of Newport, Pasona Tquila and Healios KK, and has also advised at Stanford University and lectured at Keio Business School, Kyoto University and Temple

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28: Hideki Matsubara, President & Representative...

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2020/12/11

Hideki Matsubara Summary Mr. Hideki Matsubara began his career in government banking but switched into cosmetics, working for globally renown brands including L’Oreal, Lancome and Unilever. He then moved on to Miele, a German manufacturer of high-end household appliances where he currently serves as the President and Representative Director. Mr. Matsubara obtained his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. With a wealth of academic and real-life experience, Mr. Matsubara successfully revised a

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27: Martin Spann, Japan Country Head, Commonwealth Bank

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2020/12/04

Originally from Australia, Martin Spann graduated from Bond University in 1991 with a major in Finance. He first arrived in Japan in 1993 and got his first job in the bank industry as a futures and options broker. Having gone back to Australia but continuing to study the Japanese language, Mr Spann soon found himself back in Japan with a leadership opportunity with the Japanese Government Bond Repo. Mr Spann joined his current company, the Commonwealth Bank, in 2010 where he became Country Head of

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26: Peter Jennings, President, Dow Japan

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2020/11/27

Peter Jennings was fresh out of Law school when he joined Dow in 1985 as an attorney. After representing the company in major legal cases, Mr. Jennings moved to Hong Kong in 1998 after accepting the role as legal counsel for Dow Asia-Pacific. He stayed in this region for six years and briefly took on major roles in the United States before stepping into his current position as President of Dow Japan and Korea. Furthermore, Mr. Jennings is the Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce in

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25: Stefan Sacre, CEO President of Carl Zeiss Co.,Ltd.

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2020/11/20

Stefan Sacre, President CEO of Carl ZEISS Japan, originally came to Japan to pursue research in Tokyo University during the 80s. Dr. Sacre was fascinated by Japan, an emerging Asian power at the time, particularly in the semiconductor industry. He even remembers one of his professors in Germany saying “better watch out” as he predicted Japan to become the next superpower. By the time he was around 30, Dr. Sacre had lost interest in research and became an advisor to the European Commission in

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24: Thierry Cohen, President, Japan Europe Trading

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2020/11/13

Thierry Cohen, President of Japan Europe Trading and Founder of Solleone Bio, deep dives into Japan’s business culture to explain why it’s imperative to understand Japan before working in the country. Although Mr. Cohen is Italian, he moved to Japan with his parents when he was three years old, having graduated from the high school St. Mary’s International School. Although Mr. Cohen could not speak Japanese, he did note that growing up in Japan gave him a familiarity advantage that many foreigners

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23: Markus Baron, President & Representative Director...

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2020/11/06

Markus Baron, member of the Board of Directors of the German Chamber of Commerce, and President and Representative Director of SGL Carbon Japan, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of products from carbon, talks about his journey from the IT world into sales and leadership. In 2003, while still a university student studying Mechanical Engineering in Germany, Mr. Baron founded the start company Eastbeam Co., which expanded to Japan, then founded Wazap AG in 2006. These early experiences working

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22: Andreas Dannenberg, President and CEO of Adcomm...

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2020/10/30

Andreas Dannenberg, President and CEO of Adcomm Group, has been running his business marketing agency for over 30 years since arriving in Japan from Germany. As a boy growing up in West Berlin, Mr. Dannenberg dreamed of one day travelling Asia, which he fulfilled as an adult, capturing photographs of places in China that were unfamiliar to the rest of the world. The photographs he captured there were published in globally renowned magazines. This experience led him to land work in a film and

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21: Ross Rowbury, Former President of Edelman Japan

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2020/10/23

Ross Rowbury, Former President of Edelman Japan, celebrated his 40th anniversary since first arriving in Japan as a Rotary Youth Exchange student. Mr. Rowbury began his career in the finance sector in banking and securities before moving on to PR roles specializing in finances. With several years of leadership experience in foreign financial firms, Mr. Rowbury made a smooth transition into PR where he embraced the creative and engagement aspect of the industry. When the President of Edelman, the

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20: Kenichi Fujita, Chairman & Representative...

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2020/10/16

Mr. Fujita, President & CEO of Seimens K.K., began his career in the Japanese manufacturing industry at Alpine Electronics, then became a business consultant, before joining Siemens. During his time at Alpine, Mr. Fujita worked in Germany and managed a team of European staff, which he found were strikingly different from his Japanese counterparts. Mr. Fujita explains how he has a “western/Japanese switch” that he can control in order to adjust to the two cultures. With the westerners, Mr. Fujita

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19: Dr. Carolina Kawakubo, General Manager of MedSkin...

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2020/10/09

As a teenager growing up in Germany, Dr. Carolina Kawakubo was fascinated by Japan, which led her to study in Keio University as an exchange student from the University of Dusseldorf. Later, while pursuing her PhD in Business Management and Economics, Dr. Kawakubo began working as Marketing Manager at Henkel Japan. Dr. Kawakubo learned the different thought processes and quality expectations between Europe and Japan. In dealing with such differences, Dr. Kawakubo seeks to understand and talk with

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18: Pierre Gaulis, CEO of CREAM

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2020/10/02

Pierre Gaulis, founder and CEO of CREAM, a digital agency, came to Japan 13 years ago as a new graduate from Switzerland. Taking intensive Japanese language classes and providing free-lance consulting, he eventually started working as a project manager at GPlusMedia, an online media company. He later became their business development manager which allowed him to build the foundation of an entrepreneur to start CREAM. CREAM researches, designs and develops digital products, services and experiences

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17: Richard Dyck, President of TGK Japan

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2020/09/25

Richard Dyck, President of TGK-Japan, a semiconductor testing company as well as many other companies, originally visited Japan as a student in 1965. With a PhD in the field of semiconductor from Harvard University, Dr. Dyck began working at General Electric’s Japanese office. Dr. Dyck worked closely with Jack Welch, Senior VP of GE at the time, and was responsible in building the material business in Asia, with a focus on Japan. Among many things, Dr. Dyck learned from Welch’s hard work ethics and

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16: Jeremy Sampson, Managing Director of Robert...

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2020/09/18

Jeremy Sampson, Managing Director of Robert Walters Japan, originally started his career at Hilton Hotel in Australia, before moving to Japan to teach English. He joined Robert Walters as an Associate in 2005. In 2008, Mr. Sampson became the team manager specializing in manufacturing and heavy industries, coinciding with the Global Financial Crisis. Looking back, Mr. Sampson thinks of this difficult time as a “year of learning” in which he worked to instil “great habits, great processes, and great

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15: Laurent Depus, CEO of Natixis Japan Securities

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2020/09/11

Laurent Depus, President of Natixis Japan Securities, the Japanese branch of French bank corporation Natixis, has been working in Japan for over 30 years. Originally from Belgium, he aimed to become an English and Spanish interpreter but changed his career course when he joined Chase Manhattan Bank in Luxemburg as a trader. After experiencing various management positions in the financial sector, Mr. Depus joined Natixis in 2014. Mr. Depus observes successful organizations need to establish three

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