Hirona Hono Email & Phone Number

Areas of focus: diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, well-being, intercultural training, cross-cultural conflict management and mitigation, ERGs, CSR, impact report, cross-cultural leadership, manager training, multicultural education, re-skilling and talent management Impact: - Creating and delivering cross-cultural communication training for for- and non-profit organizations - Providing a strategic advice on development of corporate DEI Strategy - Curriculum development on intersectionality of DEI challenges - Frequently requested keynote speaker on diversity, equity and inclusion - Featured articles on sustainable and scalable DEI programming

Minatoku, Tokyo, Jp

Minatoku, Tokyo, Jp

Minatoku, Tokyo, Jp

Diversity & Inclusion - Oversaw strategic communication plan for D&I initiatives across HR/Product teams - Developed D&I statement and launched D&I featured page on the company's career site - Supervise all of the D&I community initiatives that empower underrepresented communities and build a network of allies- Give D&I consultation across organizations - Served as a Project Manager of Build@Mercari, an educational training program for future software engineers (especially for those who are from minority/underrepresented groups)Training / Learning & Development - Develop experiential training plans and curriculum for intercultural communication - Design and facilitate Unconscious Bias Training

Minatoku, Tokyo, Jp

Intercultural Training - Design, implement and evaluate intercultural learning programs to prepare employees to work effectively in a multicultural team- Conduct intercultural communication workshops to understand how cultural differences influence team dynamics, performance evaluation and relationship-buildingDiversity & Inclusion - Design and conduct a company-wide Diversity and Inclusion survey to better understand the need of employees, identify demographic-specific concerns and figure out effective solutions to build a more inclusive workplace - Create proposals to encourage the leadership team to build the strategic planning for company's Diversity & Inclusion and scalable growth initiatives

・Developing curricula and design training for corporate training・Specialized in intercultural competency development and diversity education ・Taking an initiative for VR program design and development for corporate clients

Berkeley, Us

【360 Film Project: Privilege and Social Identity】We are working on a 360° video project to raise awareness about privilege and social identity. In this project, you will join a collective group exercise, which involves answering personal questions regarding social demographics, racial/ ethnic identities, family relationships as well as other factors within a group of volunteers. The filming process will take about an hour and will be shared with the public. Within this project, we hope that you will learn more about yourself and others while simultaneously raising awareness about privilege to help facilitate a more open-minded dialogue and build inclusive community.

Berkeley, California, Us

Palo Alto, California, Us

Directed "American Culture and Language: Silicon Valley" Program for Asian students - Administered logistics and supervised 140 university students and 20 staff members- Coordinate institutional visits and arranged volunteer activities - Develop cross-cultural competency self-assessments for participants and staff members Training Consultant (for a project with Slogan, Japanese human development company) - Organized a training program to learn entrepreneurship for selected Japanese delegates - Designed and implemented theme-based curriculum and an assessment tool for pitching contest Organized "Global Leadership and Engagement" Program for Asian students- Design and implement workshop for cross-cultural understanding- Coordinate institutional visits Organized "Exploring Health Care" Program for Japanese medical students - Design and implement cross-cultural training- Held workshop on LGBTQ issues - Facilitated reflection sessions for multiple activities

St. Gallen, Ch

Selected and invited as a Leader of Tomorrow, which represent the most promising young talents from the new breed of entrepreneurs to outstanding academics, professionals, politicians and public intellectuals under the age of 30. - Brought attention to the role of education in initiating social change in small-medium countries and organizations

• Facilitated “Cross-Cultural Competence” trainings for Diversity Day• Led training on “How to Effectively Work in Multicultural Teams” for high school students as a guest speaker for Future Business Leaders of America• Created and delivered “Cross-Cultural Understanding” workshop for students in International Business class

• Engaged in translation of investor relations’ documents and developed materials for partner• Demonstrated leadership to coordinate translation checkers’ team work

• Managed a Japan-ASEAN Youth Leader's Summit for 500 delegate members and staff • Administered logistics for international youth exchange programs and worked with 20 countries• Developed educational materials and facilitated discussion for multicultural youth delegations• Worked as a translator for government-level conferences for youth programs

• Worked as an interpreter for Walt Disney’s American producers and developed materials for parades.

• Engaged in the material development for students learning English• Assisted students’ on a one-to-one basis and in groups to support their English learning journey• Demonstrated organizational skills through the coordination of seasonal events at the school• Delegated students to the English Summer Camp

Master Of Arts In Intercultural Services, Leadership And Management, Cross-Cultural Competence Development For Youth, Social Justice, Multicultural Counseling

Bachelor Of Social Science In School Of International Politics, Economics, And Communication, Intercultural Communication, Gender, Global Business, English, Interpretation