Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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I grew up in Tokyo, Japan, and have built my career in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. My focus has been on serving enterprise and SMB customers, primarily by delivering software solutions to technical and creative professionals.
I pride myself on being organized, focused, and a strong communicator. My greatest passions and strengths lie in
recruiting, team building and fostering a positive company culture. I'm obsessed with customer service (おもてなし) and a curious student of modern GTM best practices. I don't take myself too seriously.
Career highlights include:
• Co-founded and was Chairman of Toolfarm, a global online reseller of motion graphics and animation software. In July 2023, Toolfarm was acquired by Midwich Group (LON: MIDW), a publicly traded UK IT distribution company with approximately $1.65 billion in annual revenue and nearly 1,900 employees.
• Head of Global Sales at Red Giant from 2014 to 2021. Our team was tasked with transitioning the company’s business to a B2B SaaS model. This shift significantly boosted Red Giant’s revenue and enterprise value, culminating in a successful nine figure exit in 2020 to Maxon, a subsidiary of Nemetschek Group (FWB: NEM), a publicly traded German software company with a market capitalization of approximately $12 billion.
