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	<title>#45 &#8211;  Career advice from a Japan-based Private Equity CEO</title>
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	<title>#44 &#8211; Top 10 Resume Tips &#038; Tricks</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 06:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>#43 &#8211; Career advice from a comedian, TV actor and entrepreneur</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 23:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ben Fox is a comedian, TV actor and entrepreneur. He came to Japan in 2015 where he ran marketing across Asia for one of the most successful video games ever created, worked at a global fortune 500 company and left his corporate career after becoming the Japan country head of a European video game company. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>#42 &#8211; Top advise from 5 Japan CEOs</title>
	<link>https://ascentgp.com/podcast/42-top-advise-from-5-japan-ceos</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Simon and I put together a compilation of the best advice from 5 different Japan CEO&#8217;s including Paul Yonamine (IBM Japan), Ernie Higa (Domino&#8217;s Pizza), David Shirt (Macquarie/Jefferies), Graeme Elliot (MF Global/Jefferies) and Frank Foley (Hit Entertainment).]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Simon and I put together a compilation of the best advice from 5 different Japan CEO&#8217;s including Paul Yonamine (IBM Japan), Ernie Higa (Domino&#8217;s Pizza), David Shirt (Macquarie/Jefferies), Graeme Elliot (MF Global/Jefferies) and Frank Foley (H]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>#41 – Life of an office worker in Japan (Part 4)</title>
	<link>https://ascentgp.com/podcast/41-life-of-an-office-worker-in-japan-part-4</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 22:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[On this podcast, a &#8220;Day in the life of a typical office worker in Japan,&#8221; Simon &#38; John continue discussing after work activities, peer pressure to go out drinking, putting safety walls along the platforms because people were falling asleep and onto the tracks, commuting home at night time, and finally for folks who can&#8217;t get home [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On this podcast, a &#8220;Day in the life of a typical office worker in Japan,&#8221; Simon &#38; John continue discussing after work activities, peer pressure to go out drinking, putting safety walls along the platforms because people were falling aslee]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>#41 – Life of an office worker in Japan (Part 3)</title>
	<link>https://ascentgp.com/podcast/41-life-of-an-office-worker-in-japan-part-3</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 21:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[On this podcast, a &#8220;Day in the life of a typical office worker in Japan,&#8221; Simon &#38; John continue to discuss the Japanese culture of communication, meetings in Japan, remote vs. hybrid work, the culture of overtime, typical working hours, and finally, how office workers sometimes fall asleep during meetings.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>#41 &#8211; Life of an office worker in Japan (Part 2)</title>
	<link>https://ascentgp.com/podcast/41-life-of-an-office-worker-in-japan-part-2</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 23:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[On this podcast, Simon &#38; John will continue to discuss the life and times of a typical Japanese office worker. They will be talking about the role of nicotine and caffeine if you want to survive the mornings, reading the newspaper in the office, required office daily greetings, the first tasks of the day, how [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>#41 &#8211; Life of an office worker in Japan (Part 1)</title>
	<link>https://ascentgp.com/podcast/41-life-of-an-office-worker-in-japan-part-1</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 21:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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