Business Karaoke Podcast with Brittany Arthur

Ep. 44: Communities Who Care - Insights from Japan Hackathon Founder with Kanako Akagi

February 10, 2021 Season 1 Episode 44
Business Karaoke Podcast with Brittany Arthur
Ep. 44: Communities Who Care - Insights from Japan Hackathon Founder with Kanako Akagi
Show Notes

In this episode we are joined by Kana Akagi. Kana is a multi-faceted entrepreneur on and off who leads with passion and a big heart. To give you an idea of just how deeply she lives this mantra, Kana wrote a book on how business success, particularly her business success, follows making family a priority. In this episode we learn about challenges and opportunities of founding the first ever hackathon in Japan. And Kana shares how creating communities not increasing followers is the key to building a robust business in a digital age.

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Key Conversations

03:20  |  Leveraging success from other fields to lead a new venture - Japan's first ever Hackathon
14:15  |  The value in community over followers
16:50  |  3 pillars of creating engaged communities

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If you want to know more about Kana:
Japan Hackathon  |  https://www.japanhackathon.com
LinkedIn  |  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kana-kanako-akagi-4255861a0/