Consultants

Yusuke graduated from California State University San Marcos and co-founded Agarscents Bazaar in California.
Through the educational and working experiences in the U.S., he acquired a proficient level of English.
The Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 served as a catalyst for him to prioritize human connection and bond with Japan, which ultimately led to his decision to return.
Yusuke co-founded Global Career Incubator after serving as a manager for more than 10 years at Robert Walters and enworld Japan, both specializing in global executive search and headhunting.

Shinichi’s career began at the Japan Ministry of Defense. He was selected as the first person to be dispatched to the Australian Department of Defense, and he has since worked in the field of international exchange. He then pivoted himself to the business world, subsequently building his career at a major real estate firm, launching a real estate venture, and taking on key management and recruitment roles at domestic investment funds, Japanese enterprises, and a foreign tech company, before co-founding GCI.

He excels in delivering consulting and operational streamlining by integrating both the perspective of corporate executives and heads of recruitment, as well as the career advancement needs of candidates.

After graduation experienced international sales then started a career in recruitment agency specializing in foreign companies as a Senior Advisor. Built over 2,500 relations with candidates providing tailored career advice.
With experience of managing a YouTube channel in the past developed branding and marketing skills through web media. Bilingual proficiency in Japanese and English.

Experienced HR leader with 12+ years in financial services and fintech across Europe and Asia.
He provides strategic HR support across multiple disciplines, including leadership development, organizational change, talent and performance management, driving business growth and engagement.
He also supports professionals with business English coaching, interview prep, and career development.

Michael McCoy is a bilingual leadership coach (EMCC accredited) and team facilitator with international experience. After studying Japan’s business culture and language, he ran a consultancy in London targeting Japanese companies, refining his negotiation skills while navigating the Asian Currency Crisis. In 2004, he was invited to join Panasonic’s European headquarters, where he achieved €100M in cost savings and promoted team collaboration within a complex organization of over 10,000 employees, earning the Directors’ Foundation Day Prize in 2008. Since then, he has coached executives and teams from Japanese companies, Fortune 500 firms, and even government ministers on topics such as leadership, team building, emotional intelligence, and cross-cultural influence.
Michael’s extensive coaching experience drives organizational growth and innovation.

Worked at IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft, and has also served as a recruitment officer.

During his career, he studied abroad and earned an MBA with distinction from Alliance Manchester Business School in the UK. While at Microsoft, he successfully transferred from the Japanese office to US headquarters.

Currently serving as Payment Program Lead in his second tenure at Amazon Japan, he excels in providing practical career consulting, drawing from his extensive experience working at GAFAM companies.

With nearly 20 years of experience in the global financial industry, Masaya Akiba has worked as a financial engineer, quant, data scientist, and project manager, while also serving as a recruitment officer.

After becoming independent, he has provided DX strategy consulting to both Japanese and international companies, as well as government organizations, supporting projects from planning and development to internal implementation. He is skilled at combining management strategies with data analytics, leveraging a wide range of technical skills in Excel, VBA, SQL, and Python, along with his extensive international experience.

He has a proven track record of driving data-driven decision-making and implementing systems to improve business efficiency, enhancing organizational competitiveness.

A professional in business development and talent development utilizing generative AI.

After working at Barclays Securities, he co-founded FOLIO Inc. As Director and COO, he led the establishment of the securities company while serving as Chief Internal Control Officer. After becoming President and CEO of the company, he drove the expansion of business operations into corporate services.
Following his departure, he became a director at GRIT Tech Inc., where he was involved in planning and developing multiple businesses, including SaaS ventures.

He then launched reboot (now R Street), a consulting firm specializing in business revitalization, and has led successful turnarounds as a director of a former Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section listed company and as CEO of an AI startup.

After joining a major Japanese global company as a new graduate, gained over 12 years of experience in global companies. Worked as a recruiter at Robert Walters for approximately 4.5 years, followed by over 6 years as a recruitment lead at Google.

A career professional specializing in global companies, with comprehensive knowledge of Silicon Valley-style recruitment practices and deep understanding of the challenges Japanese professionals face when working in global companies.