Meet some of IUJ’s innovative Entrepreneurs
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Mitsuharu Nakano, MBA/1990 Japan
President and CEO, SilverRay Capital, Inc.
This Private Equity firm aims to contributes to the revitalization of the regional economy through “Business succession”, “corporate restructuring”, “industrial restructuring” and “growth investment”
Mr. Nakano is also involved in the solar energy industry. He became Adviser to EPARK, Inc, one of the biggest reservation sites in Japan (20mil users) and Executive Managing Director of AJ Networks Co., Ltd. Japan, the largest general rental company in South Korea.
Paul Consalvi, IRP/1991 USA
Managing Director, Next Unit, a Corporate Training/ Business Development/ WebMarketing firm in Tokyo
Industry: Internet, Training
This company manages the www.KuchiKomi.com and www.KanKo.com networks. His latest venture is to build a marketing and quality control platform to transform professional development industry by connecting learning enthusiasts to highly-skilled instructors and providing convenient and cost effective venues.
Patrick Buchanan, IRP/1992 USA
Founder, Buchanan Management, Inc., and Independent Consultant to Energy Network
Project Management focusing on emergency response & recovery. BMI has expanded into brokering energy services – Electricity, Natural Gas, Water Flow Management, LED, Solar – evaluating current energy budget supply-side and demand-side strategies, while optimizing the implementation of new and developing technologies.
Neelakanth Phadke, MBA/1992 India
Founding Chairman of two companies: Nipun Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd. (Insurance, Non-life insurance& Life Insurance); and Nipun Investments Managers Pvt. Ltd. (Investments – Stock trading and mutual funds investment)
Naresh Makhijani, MBA/1993 India/Indonesia
President Director of PT OTI Transformational International in Jakarta, Indonesia
Management Consulting, specializing in assisting companies in Strategy Execution.
Also, author of 3 books, 25 white papers, and host of TV series on Performance Management.
Jay Dwivedi, MBA/1994 India/USA India/Indonesia
President, xInvest Consultants based in MA, USA
“xInvest Consultants provides guidance on driving enterprise-level growth to C-suite executives at Fortune 500 companies.”
Cheng Woi Tan, IR/1995 Malaysia
Founder of Nukleus Innerwear, an eco-friendly fashion brand with a conscience
Wisnu Gardjito, MBA/1995 Indonesia
CEO and Owner of several companies in the Coconut Agroindustrial Production industry
- Sumber Kelapa Indonesia Coy.(Indonesia)
- Brunindo Sdn Bhd (Brunei)
- Wiga Raja Kelapa Coy. (Indonesia)
- Sumber Rejeki Coy
- Green Coco Island
Ian Walcott, IR/1996 Barbados
President, Global Expert Systems, which does business conferences, training workshops and Digital Marketing consulting
Bingwu Xie IDP / 1998 Japan, Hong Kong, China
Founder, Value Alert Limited.
The firms invests in real estate properties and businesses mostly in the fields of hotel management, education, etc. It also provides business consulting, investment advisory and asset management services to its investors and business partners.
Before founding his own firms, Bingwu has completed many transactions across Asia region since 2000, mostly in Japan, China and Southeast Asia and has served as senior executives at various investment institutions.
Masaru Yokoi / MBA 2000 Japan
Director of Nippon Ski Resort Development, Co., Ltd. JAPAN (2014-Now)
With management practices and experiences in real estate asset advisory, investment banking and private equity, pursuing the opportunities to enhance local business corporations for regional development and area service providers.
For past career, Wealth Management, Inc. (2006-2014), Mitsubishi Jisho Investment Advisor, Inc. (2003-2006), and the Industrial Bank of Japan (1991-2003).
Koichiro Akahori, MBA/2002 Japan
Founder, Explorers Japan Inc. エクスプローラーズジャパン株式会社, 代表取締役
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Industry: Inbound Tourism, offering private tours to tourists coming to Japan and consulting service to private sectors and local governments who want more tourists from outside of Japan
Weerada Sucharitkul, IRP/2003 Thailand
Cofounder of FilmDoo, a global online movie streaming platform helping people to discover and watch great films from around the world, based in the UK
Flavio Souza, Ebiz/2003 and MBA/2005 Brazil
Founder and CEO, Fullcircle Innovations, a digital marketing agency that focuses on social media promotions, smartphone applications and brand/marketing/trends consultancy.
Andreas Sollund, MBA/2004 Norway
Founder and Board Member, House of Nerds, an eSport, gaming, and event franchise based in Norway.
Founder and Partner, Step2Web, digital solutions and marketing based in Oslo
Nick Rossiter, MBA/2004 Australia
Founder & Executive Director Roclin Global Sourcing, a primarily China-based sourcing and quality control company that works as a partner with Western companies to supply them low-cost, quality products and components from factories in China and other low-cost countries.
Mohammed Upal, Ebiz/2010 Bangladesh
Founder and CEO, WebHawksIT
WebHawks helps SaaS & Software Companies with the cost-effective engineering talent that follow agile best practices. They serve clients in Japan, Malaysia, USA and beyond.
WebHawks IT, started his entrepreneurial journey in 2011. His company has been experimenting with various business models and developing project-based IT product/services for clients in Japan and abroad. In 2015, WebHawks officially incorporated in Bangladesh; in the same year they introduced a TeamSourcing IT service business model in Japan and the USA, and now Malaysia
www.webhawksit.com
Phensuda Methasan, Ebiz/2011 Thailand
CEO, Methasan Company Limited, and 999 Insurance Broker Company based in Bangkok
An insurance broker company who compares and sells the best and suitable insurance products to the customers.
Thuy Dieu Vu IRP/2012 Vietnam
Founder and CEO, Sevencoloriris Inc., the first Business Assistance Service provider in Vietnam, provides business assistance services for foreign individuals and companies who want to move and/or start their business in Vietnam.
Yahor Kazlou MBA / 2012 Canada
Founder, and Free Lance Consultant
Rokkie Consulting. Focusing on service to support foreign services entering Japan market, and providing advice on latest digital and technology trends