About Dr. Joe
I am a…
Business adviser, Business mentor, Change Agent, Consultant, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Event planner, Idea generator, Investor, Project manager, Social entrepreneur
Bio
🎤 TEDx Lead Organizer | 🧠 Polymath | 💪 Startup Mentor | 🪽 Angel Investor
I'm passionate about
Education; Business; Entrepreneurship; and Life!
An idea worth spreading
Versatile Leader | Strategic Consultant | Academic Researcher:
Retired military veteran with extensive experience in emergency medicine, now leveraging diverse skills in the academic and business worlds. As an accomplished researcher, I focus on "Hidden Champions" and Japan's entrepreneurial ecosystem, bringing unique insights to my research as a full-time university professor. Also, currently serving as the MD of a consulting firm specializing in strategic advisory and executive education for Multinational Corporations throughout Japan.
Areas of expertise
Business, Business Consultancy, Business Law, Digital Transformation, Edcuation, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource, Japan, Japanese business, Japanese Culture, Leadership, Organizational Change, Startups
The TED story
I am still working on my personal journey. From impoverished humble beginnings, immigrant, veteran that served during war in the Middle East, to sharing my knowledge with young people... I still have many things to learn.
Things you might not know
Database programming, Kung Fu (Wing Chun), Emergency/Disaster Medicine, and avid consumer of philosophy, quantum math, astrophysics (especially the Anthropic Principle).