GLOBIS Stories podcast host W. Tanner Kirk and GLOBIS English MBA alumnus Zeid discuss how the GLOBIS Pre-MBA and full-time MBA program helped Zeid transition to living and working in Tokyo, Japan. Discover how Zeid, who has a background in mass communications and journalism, used the GLOBIS Pre-MBA to gain a foundational business education that complemented his street smarts. Zeid shares the challenges and triumphs of moving to a new country for his full-time MBA, developing his Kokorozashi (personal mission) of helping others rise up with him, and practical advice for living and working in Japan. 00:00 - Meet Zeid! 04:12 - Finding the GLOBIS Pre-MBA 09:36 - Full-Time MBA: Bridging Street Smarts with Formal Education 17:00 - Transitioning to Life in Tokyo and the Importance of Balance 24:14 - Developing Your Kokorozashi (Personal Mission) and Advice for Living in Japan

GLOBIS alumni Niroshan John shares his journey working in Japan as a foreigner and explains how the GLOBIS curriculum gave him a new perspective on business.

0:00 Meet Niroshan!

03:26 Why GLOBIS?

05:39 Finding your kokorozash

09:09 Working in Japanese

11:38 The GLOBIS framework system

14:40 Working as a foreigner in Japan

GLOBIS MBA alumni Kim Jinsung shares how he went from moving to Japan with zero language skills to starting an entirely new career path thanks to his studies at GLOBIS University. Kim specifically shares his experience navigating cultural differences in the work place, applying his kokorozashi (personal mission) into sales, and how his studies at GLOBIS inspired him to take on a new professional path. 00:00 - Meet Kim! 02:00 - Why the part-time GLOBIS MBA? 06:19 - Life and work in Japan 10:10 - Kim’s kokorozashi 13:45 - Applying kokorozashi in sales 16:20 - A new career path thanks to GLOBIS