I lead operational turnarounds for foreign companies in Japan. I take the responsibility. I don't advise from a deck.
I studied at Eastern Kentucky University in the United States and returned to Japan to build my career inside foreign and domestic companies — seventeen years across FMCG, telecom, consumer, and group structures. I ran more than twenty turnaround and transformation projects, ranging from HR system design at ¥50B-revenue scale to customer-service rescue in contact centers handling 3,000+ daily calls.
I work in the seam between HQ and Japan. I negotiate in English, I lead in Japanese, and I execute in the room.
Ownership over advice. I take operational ownership, not observer's distance. If I can't own the outcome, I don't take the engagement.
Honest assessment early. After two weeks, I tell you what I actually see — including when the answer is “you need someone else, not me.” Clients pay for that honesty.
Direct execution. No junior team. No subcontracted work. No decks that say “recommend doing X.” I do X.
Exit built in from day one. Interim means interim. My job is to hand off clean. The best engagement ends with me unnecessary.
I take one or two interim engagements a year. That's a choice, not a capacity limit. Outside of interim work, I own and oversee several independent ventures in Japan, each operated through delegated management structures:
This matters for one reason: interim engagements are chosen, not required for cash flow. I can decline work that I don't believe I can deliver on. That is rare, and it should be priced into how seriously my “yes” is taken.
Based in Tokyo (Shinjuku) and Saitama (Higashi-Matsuyama). Available across Japan; remote bridging to HQ offices in North America, Europe, and APAC.
Bilingual: native-level Japanese, business-fluent English (negotiation-grade, both written and spoken, including HQ board reporting).
Initial Consultation is a confidential 30-minute call, complimentary and no obligation.