J D

JD (his name coined from his TV days in Japan) is a serial entrepreneur and built a number of businesses & technology startups from zero to hero.

Tech-savvy, JD thrives off fast growth, leveraging technology for greater time efficiencies, scalability, UX & customer service runs in his blood.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

# Recognised by TechCrunch50 as a Top 100 global startup meebee.

# Winner of Red Herring Top 100 Europe award

# Achieved Top 10 ranking for social media app Who’s Free in over 5 countries

# Founder & CEO (Creative Entrepreneur Officer) of Kaki Kaiwa, an AI intensive language learning app

# Key executive in an internet match-making startup that was acquired by a leading public technology company in 2002 for $43M.

# Author of 2 business lifestyle & time management books

# Advisor, mentor and judge for tech events such as StartupLive, Seedcamp, and Starcube

# Presented at major events such as Vator, World VC Summit, World Business Alliance, and SXSW

# Developed & implemented Customer Service training for Fortune 500 corporations such as Toyota to improve their CS & increase sales

# Pioneered numerous World firsts including the World's 1st video greeting cards over mobile in Japan & contract with Japan's largest operator KDDI

# Assistant to General Manager, JD was instrumental in SunMerry franchise chain's success to #1 bakery chain in Australia

# Following SunMerry's success he was recruited as a key executive for the global franchise chain Mister Donut, where he was the first non-Japanese to graduate from the World's only "Donut University"

MEDIA:

Top 10 gaijin TV personality in Japan, JD was a regular on high-profile Japanese TV shows including his original TV shows created for major Japanese and Czech TV networks.

# JD had regular columns for major magazine publications such as Obunsha & Business Japan

# Master of Ceremonies (MC) for various World Championships, Daidougei, Tokyo Motor Show, & Chamber of Commerce

# Commentated the 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony live to Japan

SKILLS:

# Trilingual, he speaks fluent Japanese & Czech, and has over 30 years experience in the Japanese market

# Problem solver, out-of-box creative thinker, fast-growth from seed to scale, results focused with a vast international network

EXTRACURRICULAR:

JD established Sister-city & Sister-school relationships between Japan & Australia, and was a ping-pong ball away from making the Olympics in Table Tennis, and a record breaking athlete as a child.