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 free-lancers, this is where you develop work/li ..read more

  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 backg ..read more

  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.   What’s there to celebrate?  What didn’t work?  What were the happiest times of the year?  What opportunities did I pass up on?  Developing and reflecting on Business Intuition     Transcript  Hey Japanpreneurs, Happy Holidays and getting ready for the new ..read more

  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.    A chance speaker to high-school students changed JD’s life forever. He decided to defer University to live in Japan for a year as a YFU exchange student. From that amazing cross-culture clash experience, he became a local TV celebrity in Japan, trained in table-tennis for the Olympics at Waseda University, became the first non-Japanese to graduate from the World’s only Donut Univ ..read more

   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 a ..read more

  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 im ..read more

  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 professio ..read more

  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 M ..read more

  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 PhD 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, garnering over 120 million collect ..read more

    A native of Washington, D.C., Matt has been working as a professional translator and freelance writer since the early 1990s and along with his wife he owns Alt Japan, a translation and content creation company.  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 and has rece ..read more