Our Team
Our team of business leadership consultants and entrepreneurship advisers are dedicated, experienced, and accomplished professionals. We are motivated by love and passion, and the belief that people can learn to be better leaders, more effective teams, and healthier, more profitable organizations, through practicing changes in behavior and language that transform business results. We are committed to helping organizations solve global problems . . . profitably, and thus sustainably . . . for a better World.
Our Team in Silicon Valley, Tokyo, Europe and Australia
Kimberly Wiefling
Focus Areas
- Virtual Keynotes
- Virtual Workshops
- Virtual Coaching
- Virtual Global Leadership
- Virtual Team Effectiveness
- Virtual Organizational Culture/DNA
- EQ-Human Skills
- Project Mgmt.
- Post-merger Integ.
- Design Thinking
- Product Dev.
Lifecycle
Clients/Experience
Yamaha Motors, MUFG
Comet Tech, Suntory
Intuit, Dell-EMC, NSSOL
World Innovation Lab
Toshiba, Cisco, Mazda
Kuraray
Houzz, NASA, HP
Juniper Networks
Docomo Innovations
Velo3D
Pigeon
Symantec
Japan Science & Technology (JST)
Isuzu
Daiichi Sankyo
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma
Sony (via Candescent)
Panasonic (via ReplayTV)
Furukawa Electric
Tokyo Medical & Dental University (TMDU)
Kyoto University
Tokyo Electron
Veritas
Daiwa
Orbotech
Mizuho
UBE
Toray
Tokio Marine
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Sun Allomer
Mitsui Fudosan
Oracle Japan
Cadence Design Systems
Fisher Investments
Scientific Revenue
Technology Ventures Launch Program (TVLP)
Leadership San Mateo
PabLove
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (PAVIR)
Nathalie Udo
Focus Areas
- Global Business Strategy
- Sustainability Champion
- Executive Coach
- Keynote Speaker
- Program Management
- Agile Processes
Clients/Experience
AT&T
PG&E
Autodesk
Alcatel
Kuraray
NASA
Keyence
TRI/TRIAD
Lucent
Kaiser Permanente
Ube
Ricoh
Matthew Cahill
Focus Areas
- Learning & Development
- Bias Mitigation Strategies
- Sales Negotiations
- Org. Change
- Creating Inclusive Workplaces
Clients/Experience
LinkedIn
Salesforce
Tata Consultancy Services
Pure Storage
Interactive Business Systems
Nielsen
Leadership San Mateo
HP
Dr. William Davis
CloudSense
Apttus
Yumi Wakayama
Focus Areas
- Talent Management
- Organizational Development
- Business Development
- Global Communications
- Client Engagement Management
Clients
Hitachi
Mitsui
Tokyo Medical & Dental University
Pigeon Group
Toyota
Kuraray
Tok
NSSOL
JST
Mana Tomitori
Focus Areas
- Executive Coaching
- Global Leadership
- Team Effectiveness
- Creativity & Innovation
- Visions & Core Values
- Global Mindset
Clients
LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton
Christian Dior
HUGO BOSS
Gucci
Bosch
Guinness World Record
Adobe Systems
Kuraray
Yamaha Motors
NSSOL
Equinix
Ube
ADK
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST)
Rosemary Coates
Focus Areas
- Global Supply Chain Strategy and Architecture
- Reshoring, Tariffs, Country of Origin
- Counterfeit Imports
- Global Manufacturing
- Expert Witness
Clients
Microsoft, Exxon Mobil
Chevron, Northrop
Siemens
Hewlett-Packard
Waterlogic, Kinaxis
Brooks Running
Starbucks
FedEx, Nike
Kenneth Cole
Nordstrom,BMW
Gigamon, NetApp
VM Ware, SAP
Lam Research
Kumi Kobayashi
Focus Areas
- Global Leadership
- Team Effectiveness
- Organizational Culture
- Company Vision
- Cross-Cultural Effectiveness
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Empower Women
Clients
Canon, YAMAHA, NEC
Astellas
Fuji Xerox
Merrill Lynch
Bank of America
NEC
AXA Management
Waseda University
Stephen Parent
Focus Areas
- Global Team Effectiveness
- Global Leadership
- Intercultural Readiness
- Global Mindset
- Powerful Presentations
Clients
Sudler Japan
Merck & Co
Sumitomo Chemical
Tokyo Star Bank
Mizuho Securities
Keyence
NSSOL
Furukawa Electric
Ube
Annie Sheehan
Focus Areas
- Executive Coaching
- Project Sponsor Development
- Agile Project Management
- Agile Processes
- Workshop Facilitation
- Portfolio Governance
- Team development
Clients/Experience
Walt Disney
The Salvation Army
National Australia Bank
AXA
JBWere
Telstra
DST Systems
UBS
BNP Paribas
Hong Nguyen-Phuong
Focus Areas
- Career development
- Talent management
- Lifelong learning
- Technology project management
- Enterprise agility
Clients/Experience
UC Santa Cruz
The Mentoring Club
Asian Americans Network
TraceBear
Hotaru Media
Beowulf Networks
Kryptono Exchange
Arini Geographics
Alicia Castillo Holley
Focus Areas
- Funding
- Transformation
- Passion
- Strategy
- Conscious Capitalism
- Venture Capital
- Angel Investing
- Wealthing®
Clients/Experience
Sand Hill Angels
Stanford University
Woodside
Syngenta
Sheroes
Rice University
Babson College
Access Nova
Capital Semilla
Aarhus University
Corfo
Induexpo
Manos
Chevron
Curtin University
Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey
Interabang Entertainment
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
University of Western Australia
Santa Clara University
Heroikka
Tom Okada
Focus Areas
- Executive Leadership
- Cross Culture Management
- Global Technology Bus. Development
- Corporate Strategy
- Account Management
- Technology Sales
- Startup Mentoring
- Investment Funding
Clients/Experience
Motorola
Azingo
Aplix Corporation
Ecrio
Witricity
Tortuga Pacific Inc.
Zeemote
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Delta Electronics
NTT Docomo
Belle Walker
Focus areas
- Systems Thinking for Organizations
- Operational Efficiency
- Leadership (Collocated and Remote Strategies)
- Collaboration Coaching (Collocated and Remote Strategies)
- Post-merger Integration
- Virtual Facilitation
Clients/Experience
Beth Interactive
Corporation for NJ Local Media
HERE Technologies
Future Ads LLC
Plan9 Group
Google
Ambassador Construction
Alenka Gruden
Focus Areas
- Program & Project Management
- PMO
- Workshop Facilitation
- Leadership Development
- Servant Leadership
- Team Effectiveness
- Silicon Valley Mindset
Clients/Experience
PMI (Project Management Institute)
Elektro Primorska
Telecom Slovenia
Mobitel
Troia
Elektro Maribor
Aitsa
Technology Ventures Launch Program
PMI Leadership Masterclass
Ascaldera
Yumi Kitahama
Focus areas
- Emotional Intelligence Training & Coaching
- Resilience Training & Coaching
- Enneagram Coaching
- Global Leadership
- Cross-Cultural Communications
- Post Merger Integration
- Peak Performance Coaching
Clients
Changi Airport
Pokemon
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Web Analytics Consultants Association
Bridge-C Estate
Baiko Gakuin University
Innosparks/ST Engineering
Kuraray
Furukawa electric
Bandai
Iris Kuhnert
Focus Areas
- Transformational Leadership Coaching
- Team Effectiveness in a VUCA World
- No magic wand needed: Making virtual collab. a great experience
- Change Agent for Creating Global Mindset
- OD for Enhanced Agility
- Mindfulness & Resilience in Change Processes
Clients
Bayer
Automotive Intelligent Driving
Daimler
Nissan
SAP
BASF
and small/mid-sized organizations in various industries
Francine Gordon
Focus Areas
- Organizational Behavior
- Business Management
- Creativity & Innovation
- Keynote Speaking
- Coaching
Clients/Experience
Technology Ventures Launch Program (TVLP)
Kuraray
Boston Consulting Group
Yale University
Santa Clara University
Stanford University
Dow Corning Toray
ALC Education, Inc. Global Leadership & Talent Development
Michelle Yeo
Focus Areas
- Global Team Effectiveness
- Global Leadership
(MBA Coaching) - Entrepreneurship (MBA Coaching)
- Team Communication
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Effective Powerful Presentation
- Social-Media Mgmt.
Clients/Experience
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Australia Univ. of Newcastle
National Library Board
Singapore Inst. of Mgmt.
Singapore Mutual Holdings
Coventry Univ., London
Hospitality Team, Singapore
LinkedIn Profile
Kuldip K. Ahluwalia
Focus Areas
- Marketing/Sales Strategy
- Executive Coaching
- Global Business Development
- Change Management
- Problem Solving
- Creativity & Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
Clients/Experience
GE
Toshiba
Mayo Clinic
Johnston Controls
Thales
Lumisys/Kodak
Dexter Corporation
Peter Ivanov
Focus Areas
- Build Virtual Power Teams & deliver outstanding results!
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Leading Virtual/Remote Teams
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Leadership, Intercultural Teams
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Keynote Speaker
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Executive Coach
Clients/Experience
Danone
Nemak
British American Tobacco
Kuraray
Wirtshafts Woche
iimex
BASF
CeBIT
MPI
Komfo
BASF
Ikea
Lufthansa
VISA
Danone Nutiricia
Alan Tsuda
Focus Areas
- Finance
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Project Leadership
- Pitch Development
Clients/Experience
Altapoint Learning
UCSC – Silicon Valley
UC Berkeley
Suntory
Mazda
World Innovation Lab
Kuraray
Daiichi Sankyo
ALC Education
Cynthia Harris
Focus Areas
- Marketing Strategy
- Innovation
- Design Thinking
- Brand Strategy
- Competitive Analysis
- Customer Insights
- Ethnography
Clients/Experience
Kuraray
Pigeon
eBay
PunchTab
Del Monte
Haas Alumni Network
The Clorox Company
Matt Schlegel
Focus Areas
- Team-based Problem-solving
- Teambuilding
- Work Team Design
- Hiring
- Rapport Building
- The Enneagram
- Org. Culture
- Individual Coaching
- 1-day or 2-day virtual workshops
- Speaking
Clients/Experience
NewTek
HP
Houzz
Xcelaero
ReplayTV
CSL
Avenidas
Alvarez & Marsal
Yvonne Burton
Focus Areas
- Tech Consulting /Solutions Analysis
- Business English Training
- Cross-Cultural Comm.
- Virtual Tools (MS TEAMS)
- Workshop Facilitation
Clients
Mitsui & Co
Stanford University Lecture Series
Clarivate Analytics
Thomson Reuters
Japan Culture-NYC
Intrapshere Technologies
Monster.com
Japan External Trade Org
