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James Nepaulsingh
I'm an executive coach based in Tokyo. In this podcast, you will hear how celebrities and leaders try to overcome the struggles that we all face, but are usually too shy to talk about.
Introducing Cherise, a 30-year-old woman entrepreneur living a nomadic lifestyle. As the sole founder of a local service-based company, she also works as a contractor in operations for US tech firms. Cherise seamlessly balances her various roles, bringing innovation and efficiency to everything she does. With a love for entrepreneurship, content creation, and travel, she shares her adventures and insights on her YouTube channel and TikTok under the handle "Miss_Cherise," giving viewers a peek into her nomadic journey.
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Socials
Cherise:
YT:
https://m.youtube.com/c/MissCherise
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@miss_cherise?_t=8mLl1G6qkSX&_r=1
James:
Insta: @nepopublic
@plusfuturecoaching
nepoart.net
New York based artist Kadar Brock creates paintings through performative acts of erasure and self-reflection, using laborious processes to layer multiple compositions and merge them through eradication. Kadar will be one of the artists at the Hayama Artist Residency in Hayama, Japan in June 2024.
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Socials
Kadar:
IG: @kadar_brock_studio
www.kadarbrock.com
James:
IG: @nepopublic
@plusfuturecoaching
nepoart.net
Ben Tanaka (also Shearon) was born in Germany, grew up in northern Spain, yet claims to be British. He retired from formal work in 2022 and since then he has been trying to figure out what to do with himself. He has been running RetireJapan since 2013 to help people living in Japan learn more about personal finance, investing, retirement, and life in Japan. He also helps his wife run a medium-sized English school and writes various things. For fun, he is enthusiastic about losing at jiu-jitsu and wants to spend more time on Miyakojima.
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Socials
Ben:
Website:https://www.retirejapan.com/
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/benshearon/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/retirejapan_OG
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@retirejapan_og
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetireJapan
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/retirejapan/
James:
Insta: @nepopublic
@plusfuturecoaching
nepoart.net
Christopher Daharsh specializes in creating painterly and sculptural composites, drawing inspiration from various forms of pictorial and assemblage traditions. His work often involves observations and objects collected during his excursions, resulting in a larger, mutated whole. Christopher will be one of the artists at the Hayama Artist Residency in Hayama, Japan in June 2024.
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Socials
Christipher:
Insta: @christopher.daharsh
www.christopherdaharsh.com
James:
Insta: @nepopublic
@plusfuturecoaching
nepoart.net
Dr Greg Story, previously a diplomat, trade commissioner, retail banker, and country head for three international organizations, has been the President of Dale Carnegie Training Japan for the last ten years. He is the author of two best-selling books on business in Japan. As a thought leader, he releases six podcasts and three TV shows a week. He is a certified Dale Carnegie Master Trainer and holds the rank of 6th Dan in Shitoryu Karate. His passion is developing people to their full potential.
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Socials
Greg Story:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dale-carnegie-japan
https://www.youtube.com/user/JapanDaleCarnegie
https://twitter.com/DaleCarnegieJPN
James Nepaulsingh:
@nepopubilc
Plus Future Coaching:
@plusfuturecoaching
Zai is an actress and cultural media commentator championing Black movies, TV shows and books. She has worked with Prime Video, Netflix, Mubi and Apple Books to promote Black stories. She teaches her community about the importance of Black representation in the media and literary worlds.
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Social Media
Zai Sylla: @zairambles
James Nepaulsingh: @nepopublic
Plus Future: linktree/plusfuture
Dexter Wimberly is an American curator based in Japan who has organized exhibitions in galleries and institutions around the world including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City; The Green Family Art Foundation in Dallas, Texas; The Harvey B. Gantt Center in Charlotte, North Carolina; KOKI Arts in Tokyo, Japan; BODE in Berlin, Germany; and The Third Line in Dubai, UAE. His exhibitions have been reviewed and featured in publications including The New York Times and Artforum; and have received support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and The Kinkade Family Foundation. Wimberly is a Senior Critic at New York Academy of Art, and the founder and director of the Hayama Artist Residency in Japan. He is also the co-founder and CEO of the online education platform, CreativeStudy. Prior to his curatorial career, Wimberly was the managing partner of the New York-based advertising and marketing agency August Bishop, representing a diverse array of clients including Adidas, The Coca-Cola Company, and HBO.
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Socials
DEXTER:
www.dexterwimberly.com
@dexterwimberly
@hayamaresidency
@creativestudysocial
JAMES:
@nepopublic
linktr.ee/plusfuture
Join Creative Partners Sarah Furuya and James Nepaulsingh as they walk through James' first solo gallery exhibition, 'All of Me' at Gallery Mugen in Tokyo.
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Links
www.sarahfuruya.com
www.nepoart.net
@sarahfuruya
@nepopublic
Jonathan Hewitt was a founding member of adidas Japan, with revenues growing from zero to a billion dollars, and his role oversaw all areas of retail, finance, operations and e-commerce. Previously, during a joint role between adidas Japan and Executive Director of Salomon Taylor Made Japan, Jonathan executed the take private strategy that established the industry benchmark in Japan.
He has also developed detailed retail growth and brand protection strategies and was Managing Director at Under Armour Japan and Executive Vice President at Coach Japan.
Jonathan is a professional photographer and author of three books about life and work in Japan.
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Social Media
Jonathan Hewitt: @i_tsurulife
James Nepaulsingh: @nepopublic
Plus Future: linktr.ee/plusfuture
Peter Lyon introduced the world to Japan’s “drifting” scene before we even knew what drifting was and has been at the heart of automotive subculture in Japan since 1988.
He’s a motor journalist and has been racing cars since 2001, mainly in the Mazda MX-5 4-hour race in Japan, with his team capturing 2nd place twice. In 2009, he created the Lexus IS-F racing team with ex-Indy 500 racer Hideshi Matsuda and Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi to compete at Germany’s Nurburgring race track. They came 1st in class in their first 4-hour race before competing in the 2010 Nurburgring 24-hour race, an event in which his team placed 4th in class.
His articles and photographs have appeared in well-known magazines worldwide including Top Gear, Autocar, Car and Driver, Auto Express, GQ Japan and Forbes.
He’s also authored two books and hosts a car show on Japan’s national NHK TV network.
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Social media
Peter Lyon:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/?sh=ef2d3911e073
https://forbesjapan.com/author/detail/520
https://carlist.com/
https://www.yankodesign.com/author/peter/
James Nepaulsingh: @nepopublic
Plus Future Coaching: @plusfuturecoaching
Mireille Harper is an award-winning Editorial Director at Bluebird & One Boat, Pan Macmillan. She has formerly worked at Penguin Random House and Hachette. Mireille is also a writer, sensitivity reader and a PR and communications consultant. Her work has been published in British Vogue,GUAP,Nataal and more. As a communications consultant specialising in creative, cultural and community-led projects, Mireille has worked with Punch Records, BYP Network, ShoutOut Network. She is a trustee of Migrateful and on the advisory board for Africa Writes.
Mireille is the author of Timelines from Black History and a contributing writer to Timelines of Everyone, The Black History Book and Migrations. Her essay, ‘Why Passivity Will No Longer Do’ is published in Feminist Book Society’s anthology, This Is How We Come Back Stronger.
Dan Formless’ rapid rise in the business support and start-up arena saw him become the youngest ever CEO of a British chamber of commerce at 25 years old. He left to focus on his lifelong passions: music and filmmaking. Embracing the growth of live-streaming, he created opportunities to work with numerous internationally-renowned artists and music brands. Dan founded independent East London radio station Hoxton FM (2011), Forward Movement hybrid studio (2019) and this year his own record label, Saboteurs Sanctuary.
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Social Media
Dan Formless: @danformless
James Nepaulsingh: @nepopublic
Plus Future: linktr.ee/plusfuture
Judah Armani is Founder of InHouse Records, operating in multiple UK and USA prisons, Head of the Social Impact Challenge Lab at the Royal College of Art and a Research Fellow at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London.
Judah has pioneered new ways in which design education, particularly service design education and practice, can be deployed to transform the lives and education of those serving prison sentences. He established InHouse Records, which is a fully functioning record label operating in seven UK and three USA prisons, along with Aux Magazine, a publication that is primarily educational but also engaging and entertaining. It is distributed in 48 prisons in the UK and USA. Graduates of the InHouse programme have a re-offending rate of less than 1%.
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Social media
Judah Armani: @santojude
INhouse Records: @inhouserec
James Nepaulsingh: @nepopublic
Plus Future Coaching: @plusfuturecoaching
Artist Cindy Shaoul has become a favorite of celebrities such as Emma Roberts, Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Catherine Deneuve, and John Malkovich. She is currently represented by Lilac Gallery, Peanut Gallery, and Lerebours Antiques. Vanity Fair, LUXE, Authority, Aspire Design & Home have written about her. Cindy’s blend of impressionistic and abstract style is inspired by the whimsey and purity of the feminine form.
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Social media
Cindy Shaoul: @cindyshaoul
James Nepaulsingh: @nepopublic
Plus Future Coaching: @plusfuturecoaching
N. Damali Peterman, Esq. is the CEO and founder of the prominent global conflict resolution firm, Breakthrough ADR. Breakthrough specializes in innovative and engaging ways to help individuals, companies, government agencies and educational institutions prevent, manage and resolve conflict in the workplace and beyond.
Damali’s new book ‘Negotiating Whilst Black: How To Be Who You Are To Get What You Want’ will be published by Penguin Random House in Spring 2024.
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Social Media
Damali Peterman: @breakthroughadr
James Nepaulsingh: @nepopublic
Plus Future Coaching: @plusfuturecoaching
StuartO is one of the most famous people in Japan who no one knows. He has voiced over 200 major commercial campaigns both domestically and overseas, as well as voicing NHK WORLD TV’s popular programmes, currently on air in over 160 countries worldwide. As a singer and DJ, StuartO’s live performances are in high demand and he was a Stadium MC/announcer for the TOKYO 2020 PARALYMPICS and 2019 Rugby World Cup (in Japan) supporter events.
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Social media
StuartO: @stuartophoto
James Nepaulsingh: @nepopublic
Plus Future: linktr.ee/plusfuture
Victoria Cantons is now one of the major names in the art world. Cantons has a transgender history – having transitioned at thirty-nine – and was an only child, growing up in London with a Catholic mother from Spain and Jewish father of French and Russian descent. Because of this background, Cantons is keenly aware of questions concerning boundaries, stigma and freedom. She is a cross-disciplinary artist with a focus on painting. Episode edited to remove long pauses __ Social media Victoria Cantons: @victoriacantons James Nepaulsingh: @nepopublic Plus Future: linktr.ee/plusfuture
Guy Perryman is one of the most famous people in Japan. He has interviewed rock royalty including Paul McCartney, DJ’d for royalty including Prince William, was the world’s first person to DJ live on board airline flights between Tokyo and London and in 2017 was appointed MBE by Queen Elizabeth II. Join us and get tips on how to deal with procrastination, perfectionism and a fear of failure. __ SOCIAL MEDIA Guy Perryman: @guyperryman James Nepaulsingh: @nepopublic Plus Future: linktr.ee/plusfuture
Join me as I coach Andrew Ramroop, one of, if not the best tailors in the world. He was the first Black tailor on Savile Row and his highly confidential client list is much sought after. He tailored five suits for Princess Diana and now travels the world to fit his clients. As the session progresses, Andrew starts to uncover his blindspots and assumptions in his business. I’m excited to watch how he puts his discoveries into action in the near future. The session covers: Kickstarting a business after a two-year pandemic lull To what extent are you pivoting effectively? Challenging your own outdated ways of doing things Succession planning for the next generation
If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, it would be great to hear your biggest takeaway. Head over tohttps://open.spotify.com/show/57zFskMuHuP8h03MV9dAM4 ( Spotify) and leave a review. About Andrew Andrew Ramroop is a Savile Row tailor. His international client list includes famous politicians, movie stars, captains of industry and royalty. Andrew is Trinidadian and became an apprentice to a local tailor when he was 13. He moved to London when he was 17 to work on Savile Row. He graduated from the London College of Fashion and eventually became the first Black person to own a Tailoring House on Savile Row, Maurice Sedwell. Andrew is keen to pass on his skills to the next generation of tailors and has been heavily involved in creating bespoke training initiatives for them. He was awarded an OBE in 2009, for his work in tailoring and training, and was the UK’s Black Business Person of the Year in 2017. Connect with Andrew: Website: https://www.mauricesedwell.com/ (https://www.mauricesedwell.com/) https://savilerowacademy.co.uk/ (https://savilerowacademy.co.uk/) https://www.artssavilerow.com/ (https://www.artssavilerow.com/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MauriceSedwell/ (https://www.facebook.com/MauriceSedwell/) IG: https://www.instagram.com/mauricesedwell/ (https://www.instagram.com/mauricesedwell/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-ramroop-obe-cmtt-6751442/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-ramroop-obe-cmtt-6751442/) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4j7ZFk6lhoaPwI9VVw51aw (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4j7ZFk6lhoaPwI9VVw51aw) Connect with James Nepaulsingh: IG: https://www.instagram.com/plusfuturecoaching/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D (https://www.instagram.com/plusfuturecoaching/) https://www.instagram.com/nepopublic/ (https://www.instagram.com/nepopublic/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesnepaulsingh/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesnepaulsingh/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plusfuturecoaching (https://www.facebook.com/plusfuturecoaching) Email: jn@plusfuture.com Website: https://plusfuturepodcast.com/ (https://plusfuturepodcast.com/)
Soundtrack: Nepotek - ‘Sapphire’ - Plus Future Records Find the full track on the below channels https://open.spotify.com/track/4sswQxJsR85jQ9jXOJnoF8?si=iKI1-sSxSbWg4Quxm3OtAA (Spotify) Apple Music https://youtu.be/GSoVWWbu7Cg (YouTube) https://www.beatport.com/track/sapphire/13868534 (Beatport) https://www.traxsource.com/title/1384884/sapphire (Traxsource) https://nepotek.bandcamp.com/releases (Bandcamp) SoundCloud
James coaches one of the biggest names in the art world: https://www.kennyschachter.art/ (Kenny Schachter.) Described as “the art world's enfant terrible," Kenny has weaved his way through various roles as a self-taught artist, writer, curator, father and, most recently, NFT pioneer. Always on the outside, yet embedded within the inside, Kenny is a self-confessed walking contradiction. He is the ultimate disrupter and is full of generosity, always seeking ways to forge new paths for emerging artists. The session covers: Wanting to be taken seriously in the art world NFTs Rejecting goal setting Living your passions Life’s traumas as being part of life Living the here and now
Links of things mentioned in this episode: https://www.kennyschachter.art/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/art-without-substance-book.pdf (Art without Substance book) About Kenny: Kenny Schachter has been curating contemporary art exhibits in museums and galleries and teaching (art history and economics) for more than thirty years; presently in the graduate department of the University of Zurich (appointed to advisory board January 2021) professorships at the School of Visual Arts (NY) and New York University. He has lectured internationally, been the recipient of a Rockefeller supported grant in Mexico, and contributed to books on Paul Thek, Zaha Hadid, Vito Acconci and Sigmar Polke/Gerhard Richter. Schachter has a regular column on http://artnet.com/ (Artnet.com) in addition to writing widely for various international publications, including most recently New York Magazine and The Times Magazine (UK). He had a retrospective of his art at Joel Mesler’s Rental Gallery in New York in the summer of 2018, curated an exhibit at Simon Lee Gallery in London, fall 2018 and a one-person show at Kantor Gallery, LA, February 2019. He recently participated in a two-person show with Eva Beresin at Galerie Charim in Vienna (both in May 2021). Schachter also participated in Art Basel 2021 in Switzerland and Miami with Nagel Draxler Gallery. Schachter is presently the subject of a documentary being produced and directed by Chris Smith (Tiger King/Fyre Festival), and a Hulu/ABC NFT film, and has been profiled in The New York Times Magazine (cover story, September, 1996), and London's Observer, Independent and Telegraph. After having made digital art for decades, Schachter has spearheaded the traditional art world’s adaptation of Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020-1 by lecturing from Yale to the Hirschhorn Museum and written 12 feature articles for Artnet on the subject. In 2021, he curated wide-ranging NFTism exhibitions (a term he trademarked) at Nagel Draxler in Cologne, Institut in London. Kenny is currently based in New York. About James: James is a multipotentialite: a lawyer, executive coach, painter, music producer and podcaster. He studied at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and the Royal College of Art. He holds two board positions in Tokyo and also lectures law part-time in Japan’s top-ranking universities. He is Senior Legal Counsel at one of Japan’s best-known institutions. He uses his fine art background to approach the corporate world through a creative corporate design lens. In the art world, he regularly holds exhibitions in Tokyo and London and you will often hear his music played on radio stations such as BBC Radio One. James is accredited as an Associate Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation and a mediator by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution. James is British and is of Trinidadian origin. Connect with Kenny Schachter: Website: https://www.kennyschachter.art/ (https://www.kennyschachter.art/ ) IG: https://www.instagram.com/kennyschachter/ (https://www.instagram.com/kennyschachter/ ) Twitter: https://twitter.com/kennyschac?lang=en (https://twitter.com/kennyschac?lang=en ) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNrOkKYDvxkNVJx4ODz_Ew/videos...
In the first Plus Future Podcast episode, James coaches Gareth Malone OBE, a TV broadcaster, writer and musician who is a household name in the UK. Gareth has had a stellar career spanning 20 years. James and Gareth’s intimate session shows self-doubt happens to the best of us. Even to multi-BAFTA award-winning stars. The session covers: The bump in the road Gareth wants to overcome The pressure to decide what he should be doing and what he would like to be doing Creative and financial voids Managing public perceptions and expectations Confidence issues The extent to which Gareth is doing what he dreamed of doing when he was a teenager
If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, it would be great to hear your biggest takeaway. Head over to Spotify and leave a review. About Gareth: Gareth Malone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire (OBE) is an https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_people (English) choirmaster, broadcaster, musician, and writer who has built an enviable career over the past 20 years. He is best known for his television appearances on the programme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Choir_(TV_series) (The Choir), where Gareth introduced singing to a range of communities. Gareth won two BAFTAs for the programme, and he was only in his thirties. Apart from TV productions, Gareth has also written two books, and worked with the London Symphony Orchestra. Gareth was appointed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) (OBE) in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Birthday_Honours (2012 Birthday Honours), for services to music.
About James: James is a multipotentialite: a lawyer, executive coach, painter, music producer and podcaster. He studied at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and the Royal College of Art. He holds two board positions in Tokyo and also lectures law part-time in Japan’s top-ranking universities. He is Senior Legal Counsel at one of Japan’s best-known institutions. He uses his fine art background to approach the corporate world through a creative corporate design lens. In the art world, he regularly holds exhibitions in Tokyo and London and you will often hear his music played on radio stations such as BBC Radio One. James is accredited as an Associate Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation and a mediator by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution. James is British and is of Trinidadian origin.
Connect with Gareth Malone: Website: https://www.garethmalone.com/ (https://www.garethmalone.com/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garethmaloneofficial (https://www.facebook.com/garethmaloneofficial) IG: https://www.instagram.com/malonegareth/ (https://www.instagram.com/malonegareth/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/garethmalone (https://twitter.com/garethmalone) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjK_lWU7y48SdM6YIGgjDg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjK_lWU7y48SdM6YIGgjDg)
Connect with James Nepaulsingh: IG: https://www.instagram.com/nepopublic/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/nepopublic/?hl=en) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesnepaulsingh/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesnepaulsingh/) Email: jn@plusfuture.com
Soundtrack: Nepotek - ‘Sapphire’ - Plus Future Records Full track available on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4sswQxJsR85jQ9jXOJnoF8?si=iKI1-sSxSbWg4Quxm3OtAA (https://open.spotify.com/track/4sswQxJsR85jQ9jXOJnoF8?si=iKI1-sSxSbWg4Quxm3OtAA) Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/jp/album/sapphire/1521111935?i=1521111938&l=en (https://music.apple.com/jp/album/sapphire/1521111935?i=1521111938&l=en) YouTube: https://youtu.be/GSoVWWbu7Cg (https://youtu.be/GSoVWWbu7Cg) Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/track/sapphire/13868534...
Thank you for joining us here on the Plus Future Podcast. My name is James Nepaulsingh and I'm a coach based in Tokyo, Japan. I work in the professional services industry and coach executives and leaders as they try to overcome everyday struggles in their own lives. In this podcast, you're going to hear from celebrities and leaders who are trying to overcome the struggles that we all face but are usually too shy to talk to someone about. I've trained at the Royal College of Art in London, in art and design, so I approach coaching through a creative lens. I try to make people think outside of the box and creatively when they approach their problems, sometimes focusing on artwork, drawing or music. We are going to explore topics such as self love, work, life balance, returning to creativity and how to thrive as someone from an underrepresented group in a position of leadership. You'll be joining the conversation after the coachee and I have set out the main coaching ethical ground rules. Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nepopublic/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/nepopublic/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesnepaulsingh/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesnepaulsingh/)