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

We're lucky enough to be joined by, renowned marketer and communications coach, Anthony Griffin. Anthony founded Saga Consulting, a boutique agency to support small to mid-sized Japanese companies market to global audiences. Anthony takes on a impact-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.

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Below are some timestamps of our conversation so you can quickly navigate the topics most relevant for you.

Key Takeaways

03:56 | Networking in COVID times; less quantity and higher quality.

06:36 | The changing management mindset of "Foreign Curious" Japanese Small-Medium Businesses.

15:10 | Managing scope and expectations in white glove Japan.

20:36 | Surprising willingness to change 

25:08 | Process of creating value based content and deploying equal empathy for your client and their client.

31:48 | Illustrating commitment to the Japanese market.

35:00 | Role of technology in cross border collaboration and a case study for global expansion.

39:20 | How to prioritize projects both for your clients as well as in your business.

43:37 | Business and personal health as an entrepreneur.

50:15 | Plus alpha and charing for your USP in Japan.

56:10 | Opportunities on the horizon for Japanese SMEs and entrepreneurs.

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Thank you so much to Anthony for generously donating his time and expertise to the Business Karaoke Podcast but more over, for consistently being a pillar of insight and support to promoting doing business in Japan. To connect with Anthony, reach out to him over at: https://www.consultsaga.com/en/the-team and https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/anthonygriffin/.

I know what I am about to ask is a tough task but if you were to have ONLY ONE takeaway from this episode what would it be? Please leave your thoughts or experiences in the comments. It means the world to me when you leave a comment and I reply to every single one of them.

Until next time, stay safe and well,

Brittany