Dr. Greg Story
Japan's Top Business Interviews Podcast By Dale Carnegie Training Tokyo Japan
Japan's Top Business Interviews is the premier business interview podcast for people who want to know more about business in japan. The guests cover a range of industries and organisation sizes, to present a thorough overview of issues with leading in Japan. If you are a leader, especialy someone leading in Japan, then this is the podcast for you.
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Dr. Greg Story
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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
212 Nicolas Villeger, Founder & Managing Director, Tradentry 26.07.2024 1:05:45
Previously Nicolas was Representative Director and CEO Louis Vuitton Japan, Managing Director DFS Japan and Korea, Vice President Operations North Asia and SEA, Tesla, President & CEO Coach Japan, Regional Director, President & Representative Director Japan, Longchamp, Director, General Manager Japan, Estee Lauder, General Manager Shiseido Japan. Nicolas has an Advanced Master Degree from Central...
212 Bernard Delmas, Lead Independent Director, Nissan Motor Corporation 19.07.2024 1:18:00
Previously Bernard was Representative in Japan for Pylote, Group Senior Advisor at Michelin, Nihon Michelin Tire Chairman, Nihon Michelin Tire President, Member of the Board Ichikoh Industries. Bernard has an MBA for HEC School Of Management and a MSC from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Nancy.
211 Christian Mecker, President Bosch Mobility South and East Asia 12.07.2024 56:47
Previously Christian was VP Sales and Application Diesel Systems Robert Bosch, General Manager Robert Bosch Japan, Directeur des Ventes Robert Bosch France. He has a mechanical engineering degree from Ecole centrale de Lyon
210 Tim O'Rourke, Country Manager, Meltwater Japan 05.07.2024 57:14
Previously Tim has held a number of roles with Meltwater: Area Director, Managing Director Australia, Senior Client Success Manager Australia, Sales Manager Australia, Sales Consultant Australia. Prior to Meltwater, he was a journalist with the Herald Sun in Melbourne.
209 Ji Watson Representative Director, CEO, MW Japan; EVP, CFO, MW APAC 28.06.2024 1:11:07
Previously Ji was Senior Partner, IBM Worldwide Finance and Operations Director at Ogilvy and Mather Advertising; Director, Brand Strategy Group; Director, Global Agency Coa-Cola; Marketing Manager, Turner Broadcasting. She has an MBA from Emory University – Goizueta Business School and an undergraduate degree in accounting from Oglethorpe University.
208 Michael Standar, Regional Director Troax AB 21.06.2024 58:38
Previously Michael was Board Chairman and Director Voestalpine Bohler Welding Asia Pacific, Business Development Director-Consumables ESAB Asia Pacific, Country Manager Japan and Korea ESAB, President Besam Japan, Product Manager Eiga AB, Sales Engineer, Market Manager Asia Pacific Nomafa AB. He has a Master of Science from the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University.
207 Gustav Strandell, Executive Director, Kohitsuji-kai Group International Care System KK 14.06.2024 1:05:59
Previously Gustav was CEO Maihama Club Nursing Homes, Managing Director, Swedish Care Institute, Consultant Access Technology. Gustav Graduated with an MA in East Asian Studies from Stockholm University.
206 Tim Hewitt, Japan Country Manager, BMS Group 07.06.2024 1:11:11
Previously Tim was an Associate General Counsel at Marelli, Director Indirect Sales at Colt Technology Services, Senior Lawyer Minter Ellison Lawyers. He has a Law Degree, Bachelor of Asian Studies and is a graduate from the from the Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA
205 Tony Aram, Country Head Japan, Collectors Universe 01.06.2024 1:16:37
Previously Tony was in the Financial Accounting Group-Advisory and Administration, Nomura Holdings, Head of Real Estate Finance Macquarie Group, Chief Financial Officer Merrill Lynch, Area Financial Controller HSBC, Manager PWC and Auditor KPMG. He has a Bachelor of Economics, Accountancy from the University of Sydney.
204 Yannick Derrien, Country Manager Japan and APAC Area Manager IDKIDS 24.05.2024 56:41
Previously, Yannick was General Manager Adolfo Dominguez Japan, Pandora Division Manager Bluebell, Deputy General manager PCSA, Japan Country Manager Fast Retailing Group, Japan CEO Mauboussin, Finance Management Program member GE Healthcare
203 Padraig MacColgain, Vice-President Head of APAC, Colt Data Centre Services 18.05.2024 1:02:48
Previously Padraig was Vice-President, Service Operations at Colt Data Centre Services, Director, Design, Build and Transition, Director, Core Technology, KVH, Manager Equant
202 Mitsuharu Kurokawa, President Toraya 10.05.2024 1:22:52
Mr. Kurokawa is the 18th generation of his family to run this traditional Japanese sweets business, which started in the 1500s in Kyoto. He has worked in the business his whole career and spent a year in their store in Paris.
201 Patrick Boulet, President ACRELEC Manufacturing Japan 03.05.2024 1:03:00
Previously Patrick was Operations Director at Innov8; Purchasing and RD Director at Groupe ADF; Operations Director at Uniross; Purchasing Director at Alcatel Mobile Phones and Mechanical Manager at SAGEM. He has a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arts et Metiers Paris Tech – Ecole National Superieure d'Arts et Metiers and an MBA from ESSEC Business School and a DUT, Mechanical from...
200 Hiroshi Alley, Chairman and President Palo Alto Networks, Japan 26.04.2024 52:51
Previously Hiroshi was Regional Vice President, President F5 Networks, Japan; Chief Executive Japan and China Wipro Technologies; and Managing Director, President BEA Systems Japan. He has a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management from The University of Maine at Orono
199 Gordon Hatton, Vice President, Head of Development & Delivery (Japan), Colt DCS 19.04.2024 1:03:22
Previously Vice President, Head of APAC Development, Head of Japan, Vice President Colt DSC: Head of Japan Pembroke Real Estate; Executive Officer , Bovis Lend Lease; Architect, Takenaka Komuten; Harvard University Graduate School Of Design; University Of Manitoba Architecture
198 Ahbijay Sandilya, Managing Director for Japan and Micronesia at IHG Hotels and Resorts 13.04.2024 47:20
Previously Ahbijay was Vice-President of Development for IHG Japan, Australasia and Pacific Region, Director of Development Planning AMEA for Whitbread PLC Singapore, and Director of Development Middle East, Africa and South Asia for the Jumeirah Group. He has a Master's Degree from Erasmus University's Rotterdam School Of Management
197 Simone Thomsen, Group Vice-President, President Eli Lilly Japan 05.04.2024 58:51
Prior to her Japan posting Simone was VP Marketing International Business Unit in Indianapolis, VP and General Manager Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Chief Marketing Officer Japan, Managing Director Austria, International Marketing Leader Cardiology Indianapolis, National Sales Director Germany, Austria and Switzerland, New Product Planning Manager Germany, Head of corporate Communications. Pr...
196 David Michels, Bain and Company, Managing Partner Japan 29.03.2024 1:15:43
David has been with Bain his whole career, starting as an Associate to Partner, becoming a Partner and HR Leader Switzerland, Partner and Healthcare Practice Leader, Senior Partner and Regional EMEA Practice Leader for Transformation and Change, Senior Partner and Global Leader Change and Implementation Practice.
195 Luca Orduna, Managing Director, Swiss Prime Brands 22.03.2024 1:03:28
Prior to starting the Swiss Prime Brands company in Japan, Luca was an Assistant Manager at Masuda Infinity Japan, a Junior Associate at Goldwyn Partners Group AG, a Consultant at Het Buitenhuis. Be honest – are you a great leader or are you a mediocre leader? How can you become a leader people actually want to follow? How can you be the leader whose team gets results? There is a perfect solution...
194 Eddie Jones, Japan's Men's National Rugby Team Head Coach 15.03.2024 49:52
Eddie's coaching of Japan to defeat South Africa against their hometown advantage in South Africa, was a breakthrough moment for Japanese rugby, which until that point had never managed to win a game at that level. Eddie started his coaching career at Randwick as an assistant coach in 1994. He coached Tokai University as an assistant coach in 1995-96, was assistant coach for Japan in 1996, coache...
193 Gaspard Dessy, CEO Port Cities Japan 08.03.2024 1:00:14
Previously Gaspard was Port Cities Managing Director Mexico, Managing Directors Indonesia, Ethnicraft Project Manager, Carmeuse Group Supply Chain Analyst. Gaspard Graduated from the Louvain School of Management, Universite Catholique De Louvain
192 Jean Pierre Charriton, President L'Oreal Japan 01.03.2024 57:54
Jean Pierre has spent most of his career at L'Oreal. Previously he was Senior Vice President L'Oreal Luxe APAC, Managing Director L'Oreal Luxe Europe, General Manager L'Oreal Luxe Thailand. He is an MBA Graduate of emlyon business school.
191 Geoffrey Bossiere, Ex-20th Century Fox Japan and Ex-Hulu Japan Managing Director. 23.02.2024 1:04:02
Geoffrey has started his own company Shining Prince Entertainment, currently he is Japan Representative for Drylab Media Tech. Previously he was Co-Founder and Head of Sales for V-Net Solutions Japan, General Manager HBO Max Japan, Japan Country Manager for IMAX, Strategic Advisor for 20th Century Fox Japan, Advisor to LAIKA LLC, Advisor to Netflix, Launch Managing Director and Senior Advisor Hulu...
190 Maxime Guilbot, Founder and CEO, Ekohe 16.02.2024 58:48
Maxime founded his company in 2007 in China and now has offices in Tokyo, Paris, Vancouver and New York. Before starting Ekohe, he was the R&D Manager at Labbrand in Shanghai. He has a Master's Degree in Engineering from Centrale Lille Institute and another Master's Degree in Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
189 Guillermo Gutierrez, CEO Chanel Japan 09.02.2024 1:08:53
Guillermo has spent most of his career at Chanel as Country Manager Singapore, Regional President SE Asia, Global Marketing Director (cosmetics), Japan Cosmetics General Manager, Japan Fashion General Manager. He graduated from the University of the Basque Country (Spain) and is also a graduate of the EU's Executive Training Programme in Japan (ETP 7).
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