On today’s podcast, we’ll be meeting with Erol Emed. Erol is the CEO and President of Soul of Japan, which is the largest land-based salmon farm in Japan and among the largest in the world. Erol is a fluent Japanese speaker. He spent a long time in the financial industry in Japan before joining his […] The post #45 – Career advice from a Japan-based Private Equity CEO appeared first on AGP.

On today’s podcast, Simon and I will be covering a very important topic in your career: the top 10 resume tips and tricks we personally recommend. We previously released another episode on creating a CV and resume (Podcast Episode 14), but this one focuses on our top 10 recommendations for how to construct your CV, […] The post #44 – Top 10 Resume Tips & Tricks appeared first on AGP.

Ben Fox is a comedian, TV actor and entrepreneur. He came to Japan in 2015 where he ran marketing across Asia for one of the most successful video games ever created, worked at a global fortune 500 company and left his corporate career after becoming the Japan country head of a European video game company. […] The post #43 – Career advice from a comedian, TV actor and entrepreneur appeared first on AGP.

Simon and I put together a compilation of the best advice from 5 different Japan CEO’s including Paul Yonamine (IBM Japan), Ernie Higa (Domino’s Pizza), David Shirt (Macquarie/Jefferies), Graeme Elliot (MF Global/Jefferies) and Frank Foley (Hit Entertainment). The post #42 – Top advise from 5 Japan CEOs appeared first on AGP.

On this podcast, a “Day in the life of a typical office worker in Japan,” Simon & John continue discussing after work activities, peer pressure to go out drinking, putting safety walls along the platforms because people were falling asleep and onto the tracks, commuting home at night time, and finally for folks who can’t get home […] The post #41 – Life of an office worker in Japan (Part 4) appeared first on AGP.

On this podcast, a “Day in the life of a typical office worker in Japan,” Simon & John continue to discuss the Japanese culture of communication, meetings in Japan, remote vs. hybrid work, the culture of overtime, typical working hours, and finally, how office workers sometimes fall asleep during meetings. The post #41 – Life of an office worker in Japan (Part 3) appeared first on AGP.

On this podcast, Simon & John will continue to discuss the life and times of a typical Japanese office worker. They will be talking about the role of nicotine and caffeine if you want to survive the mornings, reading the newspaper in the office, required office daily greetings, the first tasks of the day, how […] The post #41 – Life of an office worker in Japan (Part 2) appeared first on AGP.

Simon and John delve into the life and times of a typical Japanese office worker, what time they get up in the morning, why most people bathe at night in Japan, typical Japanese office worker attire, what Japanese office workers eat for breakfast, the infamous Japanese rush hour and morning commute, punching into work and […] The post #41 – Life of an office worker in Japan (Part 1) appeared first on AGP.

On this podcast, we interviewed Menya Hinga.  Menya helps high-performers who are struggling to manage stress and weight gain, learn to eat better, move more and stress less in order to transform their health and performance. As an expat, father, and former personal trainer turned health and performance coach, Menya knows how difficult it can be […] The post #40 – How Health & Performance affects your career (Menya Hinga) appeared first on AGP.

On this episode, Simon and John discuss the importance of social media in your career.  They review social media statistics in Japan, diversity on the social media platforms, Japan versus the US social media statistics and finally they offer some advice on how to leverage these platforms to boost your career. The post #39 – The Importance of Social Media in your Career appeared first on AGP.