Creative Strategist. Cultural Editor. Venture Analyst. Attorney. Designer.

Sho’s unconventional background is his strength and because of it, the consummate insider-outsider. He delivers by thinking differently, working empathetically, and solving problems creatively.

Sho’s experience as a strategist is both broad and deep and is especially adept in storytelling, ideation/finding early product market fit, industry and sector analysis, and culture and consumer based insight development. His experience spans industries in the United States and Japan in Media, Technology, The Arts, Food & Beverage, Automotive, Fashion and leverages his experience as a lawyer for research, critical analysis, and client advocacy; the visual aesthetic and toolkit of a designer, the strategic communication and sense of the zeitgeist of an editor, and the opportunistic and entrepreneurial mindset of a former founder. Native bilingual in Japanese and English, he has worked closely with Fortune 100 companies such as Panasonic, Uber, as well as with startups.