It is again that time of the year when we meet our regular contributor JD Marx, partner at Baker McKenzie join us at CEO Insights. His sessions always wraps up with a healthy discussion, remembering the importance of the legal on our businesses, and a lot of great actionable information.  He will come with a […]

Harry Hill is no newbie to Japan.  An American who has spent much of his life based in Nagoya, Japan Harry is known for Oak Lawn Marketing and his various business ventures.  Oak Lawn was acquired by Docomo in 2017. In the June CEO Insights, we'll have Harry sharing about his new start up in […]

Welcome! On June 24th, we will be hosting an online 8x8 video conference to our CEO Insights members!

Experiential marketing is a marketing strategy component that engages current or potential customers through innovative, immersive experiences. These experiences don’t just sell products—they facilitate a customer’s identification with a brand as a whole. Customers become loyal because they feel connected to that brand’s product, messages, aesthetic, and values. Experiential marketing helps to make that connection. […]

Japan is the world's third largest economy for a reason.  The local market is made up of strong SMEs (small to medium enterprise) that are underpinned by big name and great quality large conglomerate companies.  Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Toyota, and many other names quickly come to mind.  However, a huge contributor to Japan's economy is the […]

Our weekly joint meeting has changed to a monthly check in.  We will cover the virus threats as well as other leadership areas. Looking forward to seeing you online! Please check your email for the link to join the zoom video call.  It is also on the meeting request itself. This is a members only […]

In our invaluable c-level group meetings, we talk a lot about human resources, building our brands, and many other topics.  One area we need to cover more is regarding how to make money with our money.  Maybe corporate, but more so personal investing.  In the August CEO Insights meeting, we will talk about "Boot's On […]

Sickness and health issues have been in front of us for months now.  Working styles have changed over the course of the year as people have gone to WFH, staff rotations, and cutting of central business district office footprints.  We've heard a lot from various industries through CEO Insights, but in the August meeting, we […]

With rapid expansion of the economy and hotels being built and expanded around the world, no one would have guessed back in January 2020 what devastation the Wuhan Corona COVID-19 virus fears would have on the travel, entertainment, and the hospitality industries.  What was growing and expanding rapidly was suddenly stopped in its tracks by […]