FEATURE INTERVIEW
Peter F. Thewlis
Luxury Brand Business Consultant, Japan

As a student of Kristin Newton, Peter Thewlis joins us today to share his views about the drawing on the right side of the brain training course from different points of view and the impacts of the course has on him, which made him start his career as a business consultant. "The great part of the drawing on the right side of the brain is not only you can go for your self-portraits successfully, but you also open up some other possibilities in your life.” He says. Tune in to find out more.

Peter Thewlis graduated from Manchester University with a degree in The History of Art, where-after he worked in The Waterford Wedgwood Group in the UK, Japan & Germany. He was subsequently President of Christofle Asia, Burberry Korea and Burberry Japan, and has spent most of the last 27 years in Asia. Peter is now a freelance consultant based in Tokyo.

PROGRAM INTRODUCTION AND HOST

Training For Success

Take a close look at training methods, successful planning, execution and implementation at the workplace. Included are interviews with training and HRD experts from different industries, specialties and training media. Take away new ideas and concept for your training for success. See how you too can "Train for Success".

Bernd Kestler

Independent Business Trainer,
Japan

Host Bio

PROGRAM GUESTS

Tim Coomber

Chief Executive,
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Kristin Newton / Peter F. Thewlis

Creativity Consultant/Luxury Brand Business Consultant, Japan

Kristin Newton is an artist and creativity consultant who teaches workshops using art as a tool, focusing on untapping the brain's potential, increasing creative and perceptual skills, and...
Peter F. Thewlis

Luxury Brand Business Consultant, Japan

Peter Thewlis graduated from Manchester University with a degree in The History of Art, where-after he worked in The Waterford Wedgwood Group in the UK, Japan & Germany. He was subsequently...
Kristin Newton

Creativity Consultant,
Japan

Kristin Newton is an artist and creativity consultant who teaches workshops using art as a tool, focusing on untapping the brain's potential, increasing creative and perceptual skills, and...
Max Watanabe

Chairman & CEO,
The Center for Positive Innovation, Japan

Mr. Watanabe was born in Tokyo and stayed 3.5 years in the USA and 1.5years in the UK as a company training program members and as a resident. He studied Economics at Chuo University, studied Master...
Zen Ohashi

Founder,
Sugoi Kaigi, Japan

Zen Ohashi worked part-time for Schlumberger while he was in school, a French petroleum exploration company, doing site-speculating in Brunei and Indonesia, through which he managed to save...
Ann Sado

Owner,
A TO Z Sado Enterprises Ltd

Third generation Japanese-American, Ann Sado received her B.A. at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA (1970). As recipient of Ministry of Education scholarship, she has her M.A. from Waseda...
Colette Stevenson

Co-founder & Director,
Infigo

Colette Stevenson began her career as an educator almost 20 years ago. Her early experiences were as a teaching assistant for young people with learning difficulties. Her passion for education grew...
Darrell Nelson

Japan Director,
Anaheim University Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute

Darrell Nelson serves Anaheim University Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute as its Japan Director in Tokyo. With international experience in research, educational development, public relations and...
Andrea Konuma

Co-Founder & Director,
Look Consulting Group

Andrea Konuma is co-founder and Executive Director of Look Consulting Group, Tokyo's leading bi-lingual learning solutions consulting firm serving global companies in Japan. Look Consulting Group...
William Burgos

Owner & Partner,
Burgos associates

William J. Burgos was born and raised in New York and came to Japan in 1991. He worked as a business communication trainer until he founded Burgos Associates, Ltd. In 2003. Looking for ways to...
Dan Harris

Principal,
MAP(Market Action Partners)Japan

Dan is a principal at MAP / Market Action Partners, a Tokyo-based firm focused on corporate training, coaching and business consultancy. He and his team start with two viewpoints: What will be...
Craig Kirkwood

President,
Dale Carnegie Japan

Craig Kirkwood is the President of Dale Carnegie Japan since September 2007. He commenced his career in Japan on a three year Management Trainee Program with Kitamura Machinery Company (Toyama)...
Larry Purdy

President,
Eleven Doors Consulting

Since the beginning of 2009 Larry has been working as Principal Consultant for Shahani Associates, an HR Consulting firm in Tokyo, Japan. He has also started his own consulting firm called Eleven...
Izumi Matsumoto

HR Corporate Training Manager,
Louis Vuitton Japan Company, LVJ Group, Japan

Izumi D. Matsumoto was born in Tokyo, Japan and raised in New York, New Jersey, U.S.A., She studied in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and later moved to Hawaii, U.S.A. for a MA degree in "Second Language...
Kenji Takeda

President,
SumTotal Systems Japan

Kenji Takeda is the President of SumTotal Systems Japan. The operation overlooks all sales and service aspects of SumTotal for all of Japan. This includes direct- and indirect sales through Channel...
Yoko Ageishi

President,
Seven Seas Co., Ltd.

Yoko Ageishi has over 20 years of extensive experience in teaching corporate clients cross culture communication skills. After studying Languages, Drama and Education at universities in Japan and...
Heinz Buchner

Executive Coach,
Japan

Heinz Buchner is an experienced Executive Coach based in Japan. He has coached and consulted to senior management and executives in Japan, Korea and China for over 15 years. In Japan since 1979,...
Yutaka Miyaura

Senior Consultant,
AMA International

Initially Miyaura-san designed and delivered Intensive English Training Courses for Japanese business people and taught English education curriculum at various vocational schools. After 13 years of...
Philippe Grall

President,
Equilibre K.K.

Philippe, a French national, set up Equilibre in 2006 to follow his passion for designing and implementing high quality training and coaching programs for executives to help clients to develop their...
Jeffrey Schnack

President & CEO,
3Rock Consulting

Jeff Schnack is the President & Representative Director of 3Rock KK in Tokyo, which specializes in the design and facilitation of computer simulation-powered performance development programs for...
Koko Nakahara

President,
Instructional Design Inc.

Ms. Koko Nakahara is President of Instructional Design, Inc., a human resource- and organisational development consulting firm located in Yokohama, Japan. The company was established in early 2002,...

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