Ep. 22: Foreign Solopreneurs and Small-Medium Japanese Businesses with Anthony Griffin

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Welcome back Business Karaoke Podcast community. As you know, I do my absolute best to bring you the most innovative, impactful and all around good people from our very niche Japan-Global community and this episode is no different. We're lucky enough to be joined by, renowned marketer and communications coach, Anthony Griffin. Anthony founded Saga Consulting, a boutique agency that supports small to mid-sized Japanese companies market to global audiences. Over the next hour, Anthony takes on a insight-rich, yet, personal entrepreneurial journey to address topics like; building a quality network of trusted partners, managing expectations clients who are used to white glove service, the importance of not only leading a healthy business but a healthy life abroad and the opportunities that exist on the horizon for those who can effectively communicate and then charge for the "plus alpha."

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did and don’t forget to share your feedback with me on your favorite social platform. Also, go and connect with Anthony Griffin on LinkedIn, he's got to be one of my most new yet most valued connections.

Let's begin!

05:50  |  Networking in COVID times; less quantity and higher quality.
08:30  |  The changing management mindset of "Foreign Curious" Japanese Small-Medium Businesses.
17:05  |  Managing scope and expectations in white glove Japan.
22:30  |  Surprising willingness to change.
27:00  |  Process of creating value based content and deploying equal empathy for your client and their client.
33:40  |  Illustrating commitment to the Japanese market.
36:55  |  Role of technology in cross border collaboration and a case study for global expansion.
41:15  |  How to prioritize projects both for clients and as a entrepreneur.
45:30  |  Business and personal health as an entrepreneur.
52:10  |  Plus alpha and charing for your USP in Japan.
58:05  |  Opportunities on the horizon for Japanese SMEs and entrepreneurs.

Find out more about Anthony Griffin here;
https://www.consultsaga.com/en/the-team
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonygriffin/

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