FEATURE INTERVIEW
Traci Consoli
Chief Executive Cow Herd, The Pink Cow Shibuya

Traci Consoli, CEO of the Rainbow Zoo Restaurant Group, is a long-term resident of Tokyo, having lived and worked there since here graduation from the University of California in Santa Barbara in 1990 with BA degrees in Art Studio and Religious studies.

PROGRAM INTRODUCTION AND HOST

Business Entrepreneurs

Get in touch with the ideas behind business entrepreneurs in Japan. "Entrepreneurial thinking" has rippled though the lively pond that is the Japanese market, but not without its share of obstacles. Understand how entrepreneurship shapes Japanese marketing, Japanese advertising and Japan business news today.

Dave Mori

President,
Entrepreneurs Association of Tokyo

Host Bio

PROGRAM GUESTS

Martin Van Der Linden

Founder,
Van Der Architects

Martin van der Linden is the founder and principal of van der Architects a design and consulting firm based in Tokyo that focuses on corporate interior design using a unique methodology called...
Reina Otsuka

Founder & President,
Ecotwaza.com

Founder and President of 'Ecotwaza Co., ltd.' - with the mission of 'connecting Japanese eco-friendly business seeds with foreign entrepreneurs.' A gateway to hidden Japanese environmental...
Robert Crane

Director,
Solid Japan K.K.

Robert Crane is Managing Director of Solid Japan KK. A native of Montreal, Canada, he first arrived in Japan in 1996. Robert has a wealth of experience helping foreign firms and local entrepreneurs...
Jon Lynch

Da Funky Dude,
Global Vision Media

Jon Lynch heads Global Vision Media, which operates Juice TV and publishes two national Japanese-language music events magazines - Juice and Club Juice. Lynch's offices are located in the dynamic...
Corrine Smith

Managing Director,
Corporate Gourmet

Corrine first ventured to Japan for 6 months in 1994 upon completion of an Australian accredited course in Food & Beverage Management. She then returned to Perth, her hometown and furthered her...
Karl Hahne

Managing Director
ONEWORLD Inc.

Karl hahne is the Managing Director and Founder of ONEWORLD, a provider of multilingual, multicultural communication services to businesses operating in the Japanese market. The company soon expanded...
Anita Lee

Co-Founder,
Intisar Technology K.K

Anita Lee co-founded Intisar Technology KK in Tokyo, Japan in 2001, launching two separate product lines: communication services and trading systems. As Managing Director, Lee directs the...
Tim Williams

Founder,
ValueCommerce Co.,Ltd.

 Tim Williams is one of the original pioneers in the Japanese Internet and advertising industry. As founder in 1996 of Transpacific Inc., Tim's vision and record of achievement are mirrored...
C.Jeffrey Char

President,
J-Seed Ventures, Inc.

C. Jeffrey Char is a serial entrepreneur and president of J-Seed Ventures, Inc., a Tokyo-based venture incubator. Mr. Char also serves on the boards of directors of Sozon Inc., an online marketing...
David Devlin

President,
SystemGo Corporation

David Devlin is the president of systemsGo, a Tokyo IT services provider with 25 staff supporting many foreign multinational companies. A graduate of the University of Western Sydney, David came to...
Darshaun Nadeau

Founder & Former CEO,
Solis

Darshaun Nadeau is the founder and former CEO of Solis, a Japanese corporation focused on domain registration and related management services. Darshaun founded Solis in 2001 with a partner and grew...
Traci Consoli

Chief Executive Cow Herd,
The Pink Cow Shibuya

Traci Consoli, CEO of the Rainbow Zoo Restaurant Group, is a long-term resident of Tokyo, having lived and worked there since here graduation from the University of California in Santa Barbara in...
Steve Brown

President,
ZergSoft K.K.

Steve Brown graduated with high honors from UC Santa Barbara in California with high honors in business economics, where he was also a member of the UCSB cycling team. After graduation, he worked for...
Wataru Kageyama

President & CEO,
Buddiez,Inc.

Kageyama-san is currently the President and CEO of Buddiez, Inc., a 7-month old company established to create digital entertainment contents. He started his career in advertising agencies handling...
Kristin Newton

Creative Director,
PBR

 Kristin Newton is the Creative Director at RBR, which she established in Tokyo in 1993. In June 2000, Kristin opened her first RBR Art School in Tokyo. She received frequent requests to extend...
Mark H. Saft

Representative Director,
The Ingenium Group, Inc

Mark is among Japan's leading search consultants. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Mark has lived in Japan since 1993. Prior to co-founding Ingenium, Mark was a Vice President at one of Japan's...

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