Sparking Joy Across the Pacific: How KonMari Became a Global Success
Sparking Joy Across the Pacific: How KonMari Became a Global Success
Thursday, January 27, 20224:00 PM - 5:30 PM (Pacific)
This event will offer simultaneous translation between Japanese and English.
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January 27, 4-5:30 p.m. California time/ January 28, 9-10:30 a.m. Japan time
This event is part of the 2022 Japan Program Winter webinar series, The Future of Social Tech: U.S.-Japan Partnership in Advancing Technology and Innovation with Social Impact
A tidying expert who started her consulting business as a 19-year-old college student, Marie Kondo leveraged her success in the Japanese market into global fame with her husband Takumi Kawahara as a key producer. What were the business strategies behind their success and how did they break the cultural barrier in the U.S. that shattered the dreams of many Japanese content makers to produce a New York Times bestseller, a hit Netflix show, and a recognition as Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World? This session explores their media strategy that used platforms like Netflix and YouTube effectively and lessons that other content makers can learn from their success in bringing content from Japan to the U.S.
Panelists
In her #1 New York Times bestselling book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” Marie took tidying to a whole new level, teaching that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you’ll never have to do it again.
Marie has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The London Times, Vogue, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Ellen Show as well as on more than fifty major Japanese television and radio programs. She has also been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
After befriending tidying expert, Marie Kondo, in his college years and becoming her trusted advisor, the two were married in 2013. Together, they established KonMari Media, Inc. in 2015, and Takumi assumed the role of CEO, leading the global expansion of the business – including books, media channels and the certified KonMari Consultant program, which is active in over 30 countries.
Takumi is an executive producer of Netflix’s hit show, “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo,” and overseeing product development for the KonMari brand. Takumi currently resides in Los Angeles with his partner, Marie, and their two young daughters.
Moderator