Ep. 48: Transporting Value to Transporting with Values. Part 1 - Ecosystem with Azarel Chamorro

03/25/21 • 68 min

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In this episode, we are joined by Azarel Chamorro. Azarel is the Smart Mobility Lead at Mirai Share and transport consultant based in Japan with passion for Mobility-as-a-Service, public transport and new mobility technologies.
I have been an avid LinkedIn follower of Azarel's work and commentary on mobility for some time now. When I shared with him that I love how he brings fun and excitement to mobility he quickly responded, "I bring no fun to mobility, mobility brings fun to us!" And this is very much the tone of the conversation.
Over the next hour we're lucky enough to leverage Azarel's International experience in everything from mobility startups to public or established companies to cover everything; from life as a mobility consultant during global lockdowns, how the world class Japanese railway system was largely founded on their research tours to early 20th century Europe and trends to look for in the next 12 - 24 months.
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💡 Key Conversations
04:28 | Development of world class Japanese railways
14:33 | Train stations as ecosystems that drive new business models
25:44 | Is there a maturity gap between mobility and digitalization?
32:48 | Privatisation; a unique success story
40:22 | How the Bullet Train (Shinkansen) began as failure
48:15 | Trends to watch
Want to know more or connect with Azarel?
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/azchaob/
Website | www.miraishare.co.jp

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Ep. 47: Meaningful Conversations - Your First Audience is You with Helen Iwata

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In this episode we are joined by Helen Iwata. Helen is the Founder and President of Sasuga Communications and is dedicated to helping professional women to excel in their work without being exhausted through the power of the Sasuga! Success Cycle. She's a bilingual Brit, wife, and mother, with a 3-decade corporate and entrepreneurial career in Japan, including 10 years with McKinsey & Company in Tokyo.

I was so interested in having Helen join us on the Business Karaoke podcast because as much as I love talking with global leaders who are passionate about innovation, transformation and doing business in Japan in our digital world, after listening to Helen's Sasuga podcast I recognised we haven't spent as much time talking about things like; mental health, being kind to yourself and quality self dialogue as equally important components to running an impactful business as perhaps we should.
Thinking that we are now clicking over to a year of isolation and remote working and I wanted to reflect and recharge on how we can not only be well in times of COVID but also excel.

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Key Moments
💡Helen's passion of supporting women in business and strategies on stepping up
💡Moving from survive to excel during remote work and when you're not sure if your best is really good enough
💡Creating micro-moments to live your best life
💡Podcasting and how consistency can grow into passion
If you'd like to connect with or find out more about Helen, here are some places to do that:
Website: sasugacommunications.comPodcast: sasugacommunications.com/podcastFacebook: facebook.com/sasugacommunicationsInstagram: instagram.com/heleniwata
YouTube: youtube.com/heleniwata
Clubhouse: @heleniwata

Sasuga! Cafe: sasugacommunications.com/cafe
Sasuga! VIP Women’s Coaching: sasugacommunications.com/vip

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Ep. 49: The Business of Design; from Startup to IPO and Beyond with Boris Jitsukata

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In this episode we are joined by Boris Jitsukata. Boris is the Managing Director of the German entity of Goodpatch, a Design Studio, and an executive board director at their HQ in Tokyo. Goodpatch went public in 2020 at Tokyo Stock Exchange, making it Japan's first IPO as a design firm.
In this episode Boris shares with us the power of leaning into uncertainty like a designer, his journey of not only growing a company but also growing with a company. We also explore the power of duality; both in Business and Design but also in a Japanese HQ and international sister studios and look the the future and learn about what trends Boris is most excited about including; life beyond the screen.

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💡 Key Conversations
09:05 | From Startup to IPO; diversifying revenue streams and managing talent
27:05 | Prototyping in and on your business
39:00 | Managing multi-city studios; siblings not twins
51:20 | Future trends; Planet-Centric Design, XR & life beyond the screen
01:01:40 | Role of co-creating in tackling complex problems
Learn more about Boris here or Goodpatch here.
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