Tokyo Summer Career Forum 2022

Joined Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. as an international flight attendant. Also worked on-board the Prime Minister’s private plane (flew to the United States for the Venice Summit). She then went on to work in recruitment and human resource development at BASF Japan Co., Ltd., an international chemical company. She started an independent and entrepreneurial human resource consulting firm in 1995. Utilizing her experience analyzing successful and unsuccessful individuals met in their field of training and counselling, developed and released “Timing Management®” in 2005, a practical ethology that teaches the importance of timing in life and business. Has helped to support over 60,000 individuals in their career thus far. Currently widely active in training, lecturing and writing to promote transformation and problem solving for people and organizations, working with a range of individuals from executives to new recruits and students. Won the “Stevie Award” (Women’s Business Award) in 2012, often called the Academy Award of the business world. Provides job hunting support for students based on the “Elements Required for Work” that have been learned through many years working in corporate human resource development.

Joined IBM Japan in 1993. Served as a recruitment team leader in personnel affairs and also taught recruitment theory and methods outside the company in lectures. Became a Tokyo Metropolitan University student counselor in 2005, helping students to develop their careers. Established a recruitment and training research company in 2008 and, using experiences gained working with both companies and universities, currently provides recruitment and training support for mostly large companies.