By Small Business Japan
The podcast currently has 85 episodes available.
Hey Japanpreneurs, on this episode of Small Business Japan I’m going to share with you a free Ikigai and Flow state training program I’ve been working on and fill you in on a new business development called High Flow Lifestyle.
I’m Dr. Josh Smith and this episode is sponsored by High Flow Lifestyle, my new personal growth and business success coaching and community platform. This is specifically designed for you self-employed business owners out there, everyone from entrepreneurs and small business owners to creatives and freelancers, this is where you develop work/life synergy and learn to access flow consistently, so you can achieve that next-level success and well-being that you deserve. Check it out at HighFlowLifestyle.com.
I developed this free Ikigai and Flow bootcamp to help guide you to getting some clarity and balance in your personal and professional life. In this free 5-day course...
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On this episode of the Small Business Japan podcast we dive into topics from starting your business in Japan, coaching in Tokyo and dealing with imposter syndrome, and building a network of mentors and support before making the entrepreneurial leap.
Katheryn Gronauer is a professional trainer and coach who helps foreigners live, work, and thrive in Japan. Her business is called Thrive Tokyo and she serves a wide variety of people including executives at multinational corporations, professionals at startups, and spouses. Katheryn also has a background in health coaching and is a published author of Confessions of a Yo-yo Dieter...
On this episode of the Small Business Japan podcast we get entrepreneurial advice from JD Speaker from his entrepreneurial endeavors in Japan and his world record setting adventures.
JD is a serial entrepreneur, author of 2 books, youth entrepreneur coach, sportsman, and was
a TV personality "gai-tare" in Japan.
He speaks fluent Japanese having lived in Tokyo since high-school, is a serial entrepreneur, internet visionary, & now helping youth entrepreneurs kickstart their business.
He trained table-tennis for the Olympics at Waseda Uni, & climbed Mt.Fuji backwards & down barefoot in a rare Guinness Book of Records attempt.
It starts with a love of learning.
The fastest growth businesses before was in food franchising so that’s where he focused his attention.
He stopped working in the corporate world when his entrepreneurial flare built up. He made some mistakes along the way, put too much money in patents and trademarks instead of marketing. ..
Hey Japanpreneurs, Happy Holidays and getting ready for the new Year coming up. I wanted to do a little episode on reflecting on 2020 and share with you my year-end business reflecting framework.
This is something I like to do at the end of each year and reflect on what worked and didn’t work in my businesses. Ideally you should choose the right location for working on your business reflecting framework...
Here are a few of the essential questions that I reflect upon.
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Hey Japanpreneurs, on this episode of the Small Business Japan podcast we talk with Angel Guevara about creating a unique brand in Japan by going against the grain, the idea of starting an anti-company, creativity in Japan and so much more.
Angel Guevara is a creative dedicated to improving society through branding, marketing, storytelling, and personal development. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, he is the founder of HYPERMILK – a creative agency that helps brands successfully localize in Japan through empathy, strategy, and design. Angel also runs an internet community and website called NIGHTCRAWLERS, with a goal of becoming the ultimate business guide in Japan by providing weekly webinars with influential professionals, insightful blog posts, and a powerful network of entrepreneurs and creatives. Angel currently resides in the urban jungle of Tokyo, Japan.
Japan is the country of contradictions.
Advertising in Japan and creating a unique brand in Japan: Do what everyone is doing, take notes...and then do the complete opposite.
He aims to spread his content in organic ways as opposed to just using SEO strategies...
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Hey Japanpreneurs, this episode of Small Business Japan is a unique blend of entrepreneurship, traditional Japanese culture and history, rural tourism, and self-development and spirituality.
Tim Bunting is a certified Yamabushi with more than a decade of experience in Yamagata living near the Dewa Sanzan. Originally from New Zealand, the self-professed nature lover spent many of his formative years in the great outdoors, and truly feels at home amongst the vast forests, sprawling rice fields, and mountains of Yamagata Prefecture.
For Tim, the Dewa Sanzan holds a special importance as a place to get away from the real world, and back to a simpler time, that he believes is something that could benefit people all over the world. Tim’s interests include Japanese history and culture (he is the curator of dewasanzan.com), coffee, photography, music, and sports such as cricket and rugby. He is also an ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at Tohoku University of Community Service and Science and a FREELANCE TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER.
Tim does have a stable job at a local university but he is pursuing a creative entrepreneurial side job that overlaps tourism and spirituality.
Nestled in the Tohoku Region between inland Yamagata Prefecture and the Shonai coast on the Sea of Japan, the Dewa Sanzan is the collective name for the three sacred mountains of Dewa;Mt. Haguro, Mt. Gassan, and Mt. Yudono, the location for the pilgrimage of rebirth for over 1400 years.
Him and his business partner had an interest in promoting the Northern area and spreading the word of the uniqueness and beauty of their rural area. They did this through Yamabushi and pilgrimages to the mountains...
On this episode of the Small Business Japan podcast I talk with Ansel Simpson about Effectively Communicating Through Culture in Japan and other ways he has become a successful cross-cultural entrepreneur and sales strategist.
Ansel is an Executive Coach, Cultural Consultant, and Japan-U.S. specialist in Entry Sales and Marketing Strategies. He is an entrepreneur and published author and creator of the new 'Closed in 20 Seconds!' Sales Strategy
Ansel’s Quick Bio:
Ansel is an expert business coach with the unique ability to train Japanese professionals of all levels of experience and knowledge of the English language to excel in cross-cultural environments. He is a consultant that empathizes with the Japanese mindset and can articulate how to interact in non-Japanese business settings.
2001 Moved to Tokyo. Transfer from Berlitz – USA Translation Sales in Santa Monica, CA to Berlitz – Japan (Tokyo) English language instruction...
Today on the Small Business Japan Podcast you get to learn about how Jeff Crawford developed his SEO and Digital Marketing agency Zo Digital Japan, and he gives you tips on starting your entrepreneurial journey in Japan as well.
Jeff Crawford started his professional career working for Apple and Microsoft in Silicon Valley. Jeff moved to Japan in 2004, working for MSN-Online and Adobe Systems Japan. He left corporate life in 2014, doing Digital Marketing consulting for various clients. In 2018 Jeff's consulting business became Zo Digital Japan, an SEO and Digital Marketing agency...
I just wanted to take a minute to highlight the fact that Jeff has built himself and his thriving company Zo Digital as a Lifestyle Japanpreneur. A Lifestyle Japanpreneur is someone with a strong connection to Japan who builds a small but mighty business on their own terms. I have just recently released a training course on starting and growing your business as a Lifestyle Japanpreneur and I’d love for you to check it out on the website at SmallBusinessJapan.com. The course aims to take you from idea creation to building a business that scales but doesn’t grow, that means you can lead the lifestyle you desire as your business thrives. Now let’s hear more from this great Lifestyle Japanpreneur.
Today on the Small Business Japan Podcast I talk with Daniel Harris Rosen about how he protects artistic integrity while building a thriving art agency in Tokyo. Leadership, management, building a supportive community, and adjusting and pivoting are all topics we’ll cover today as we do a deep dive into the world of a thriving, creative business in Tokyo.
Daniel Harris Rosen is a bilingual creative director based in Tokyo, with over 25 years of experience in the Japanese arts scene. Originally a visual artist himself, he is also a curator, VJ, film director, and art writer for The Japan Times & other esteemed media outlets. Daniel first formally studied art at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and went on to earn his MFA at Tama Art University in Tokyo. In 2006 while still a student, he joined the nascent artist collective Rinpa Eshidan which exploded into an Internet sensation. Through working with them he gained experience handling commercial work while also pursuing his own artistic career in contemporary art, exhibiting and selling his artwork worldwide.
After earning his PhD in fine arts from Tama Art University, he founded TokyoDex, a multifaceted creative agency that encompasses all of his artistic endeavors. Daniel’s creative vision, extensive network in the Japanese art community, understanding of the Japanese culture and international standards of business make him a highly sought creative director for exciting art-based projects in Tokyo and around the globe.
Today on the Small Business Japan Podcast I talk with Matt Alt about how he built a business in Japan around the lifestyle he and his wife wanted to lead and did it in the translation and content creation industry from within the pop culture creation machine.
A native of Washington, D.C., Matthew has been working as a professional translator and freelance writer since the early 1990s.
His translation experience includes four years as an in-house technical Japanese translator for the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
He is the co-author of numerous books about Japan, and a contributor to CNN, Wired Magazine, Slate Magazine, the Independent, Newsweek Japan, the Japan Times, the New Yorker, and many other publications.
The podcast currently has 85 episodes available.