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Event Report: Your Map and Compass <Kenja Corp. collaboration>

[Event Report: Your Map and Compass]

Writer: Nicolas Correa (ENTREP writer/Event Manager)

 

On March 11th, 2021, Entrep collaborated with Kenja to hold an online event that allowed participants to learn about values that would help them lead a meaningful life. 

 

Kenja is a software company founded in 2011 that offers a content management system dedicated to assisting businesses. It is an emerging company that is unique in Japan, and it is increasing its international presence. More recently, Kenja has been growing further by utilizing blockchains.

 

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 Guest speaker Tomoki Fukasawa. Kenja

 

In this event, Kenja was represented by Tomoki Fukasawa, who started his sales career at Kenja a year ago. With Kenja, Tomoki was able to develop further and nurture his passions, which include connecting with people and having strong business connections. In addition to Kenja, Tomoki grows his business skills through his participation in the Japan Market Expansion Competition. 

 

The event was kicked off with an introduction by Entrep member Stiven Hirofumi. The torch was then passed to Tomoki, who talked about his career path, mentorship, and key values that he himself embraces.

 

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Entrep Member Stiven Hirofumi MC’d the event. 

 

These values are called the 5Ps, which consist of Passion, Purpose, Partners, Plan, and Persistence. Kenja takes all of these values to heart in order to uphold one of its core missions, which is to respect the goals of each and every member of the company. Kenja saw this event as an opportunity to share the 5Ps as well as the entrepreneurial mindset with ICU students, who could use Tomoki’s advice as inspiration to build their own life plans. 

 

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Tomoki shares his passion. 

 

On the topic of mentorship, one key takeaway from Tomoki’s talk was the idea of seizing opportunities. Tomoki emphasized that mentors are out there, and sometimes it is just a matter of taking the initiative to approach one. Tomoki also talked about finding potential mentors by asking yourself questions such as “What industry are they in?”, and “How will I meet them?”.

 

After Tomoki’s presentation, there was time for questions. This was followed by a networking session, where students could network not only with each other but with Tomoki and other Kenja members. 

 

Reflecting upon the successful event, participants had a plethora of positive feedback to give. One stated, “It was a very enlightening talk, and it made me want to have a specific long term plan.” Another participant stated that they were already starting to plan their own 5Ps. Furthermore, the meeting application that was used, called Airmeet, was applauded for being very easy to use and great for interacting with others. 

 

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Members of Entrep & Kenja interact on Airmeets after the event. 

 

On April 7th at 19:00, the ICU community will have another opportunity to learn from Kenja, through another collaboration event, which will feature guest speaker Ted Katagi. Ted is the founder and CEO of Kenja, has 20 years of experience as an executive, and is a mentor figure to Tomoki. It will be an opportunity to deepen one’s understanding of the 5Ps.

 

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