I help corporate clients accelerate business development by upskilling their existing consulting teams quickly and within budget.

I engaged with Japanese industry-leading technology companies, on behalf of USA, UK or EU enterprises. I worked with managing directors, business development directors in UK, EU and USA tech companies. Projects: • Worked on behalf of Discogs with music specialists in seven Asian counties (Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore) and Australia to create opportunities for them to tell digital stories to 7.5 million global users. Discogs has an… Show more I engaged with Japanese industry-leading technology companies, on behalf of USA, UK or EU enterprises. I worked with managing directors, business development directors in UK, EU and USA tech companies. Projects: • Worked on behalf of Discogs with music specialists in seven Asian counties (Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore) and Australia to create opportunities for them to tell digital stories to 7.5 million global users. Discogs has an unrivalled reputation as a music database and catalogue; globally the third most visited music website after YouTube and Spotify.• A UK based company had an unexpected inquiry for potential business from a major Japanese automotive company. I facilitated discussions with the Japanese and managed communication with them, so the UK company could assess the level of commitment quickly. This enabled them to make sound decisions on this business opportunity which matched with their objectives and priorities. • A prestigious UK educational institution was seeking to enter the Japanese market with their newly developed online solution. I built connections from scratch with potential clients: senior Japanese academics responsible for taking or influencing executive policy decisions for their universities. From these discussions I developed commercial strategies that would match Japanese needs, so the institution could create a profitable business. • An industry-leading Japanese company had diversified into advanced healthcare solutions. The project had been in research and development for five years, with development sites in Japan and the UK. To enable the team to bid for further funding for the project, I facilitated executive meetings, developed commercial strategies, and created presentations for the board. Show less

I managed a team to organize high-profile industry-led business-to-business conferences in the Japanese automotive, wireless, mobile, renewable energy and pharmaceutical industries. As the Japanese business grew, I recruited and trained a team of nine people running up to eight conferences a year in Japan with a turnover close to 1m GBP.