Representative Profile

Born into a family of small and medium business entrepreneurs, after becoming employed I worked as secretary to top management at a company listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. I then moved to the family business and worked as a member of top management assisting the president (my father). During my research for an MBA while working as an officer in the family business, I conducted interview investigations and research regarding the work motivation of business operators.

I experienced success and fulfillment in the family business, as well as the difficulties of running a family-operated business. As a result of several years of deliberations, I decided to change jobs. I then was active for more than a decade as a member of a human resources development support company, working as an executive coach (expert) to business operators and managers.

I then served as advisor to the president at a corporation run by an acquaintance while also studying at graduate school, driven by my deep interest in the kind of communication that a business operator should engage in with external stakeholders. Based on my learning in graduate school, I prepared to start a business and at last in 2023, I launched Passion Quest as its manager.

The grounds of my family home included a Japanese dry garden and teahouse, and it was visited regularly by a tea ceremony instructor. My grandmother and mother encouraged me to train in the tea ceremony, and the house was decorated with Japanese paintings full of rich seasonal sense painted by my grandmother. During my childhood, I was encouraged to be involved in arts and traditional culture; my mother practiced Japanese dance and the koto, my brother played the violin, and I learned the cello.

As I have experience nearly all styles of working except for temporary employee, I became able to observe matters from a neutral and diversified perspective, without excessively supporting any particular position.
(After graduating from university, I experienced being a general employee, middle manager, employee representative, managing officer of a family business, unemployed, part-timer, an expert businessman, advisor, freelancer, president of a startup, and part-time university lecturer.)
Through my wide range of careers, I have developed a group of diverse friends with a wealth of knowledge in different areas.

Twice at ages 29 and 49 I enrolled in graduate schools for working professionals, and conducted investigation and research activities. I also experienced a year at a business school in France. I embody an approach to continued learning at any age, including business management, PR, French, bookkeeping, risk management certification, coaching, and facilitation.

From my childhood, I was blessed with opportunities to interact with management at the company operated by my father, as well as managers at important clients. Once each in high school and university, I experienced short-term study abroad and homestays in the U.S. state of Minnesota. When I was working in management at the family business, I served as an official at group companies in the U.S. state of New York, Liaoning in China, and Singapore, and experienced interacting with people from the United States and China.

Later at a business school in Paris, France, I participated in a contest among groups for producing case studies, working with classmates from 25 countries. Our group was composed of members from France, Mexico, Argentina, and India. The case study we produced won us the Award for Excellence, and was included in case studies produced at the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) in France.

As a coach, I have extensive experience being in charge of coaching branch representatives and resident employees. In addition to providing support for employees stationed in developed countries and the Asia region, I also have experience providing support to employees stationed in harsh environments such as on the South American continent or African continent.