Barefoot Lunch

Cory McGowan is an American by birth who has made the mountains of Minakami, Japan his forever home with his family. He is a coach, husband, father, and a bear dancer. In this week’s episode, FocusCore Podcast host, David Sweet chats with Cory about his coaching business, Adventure Partner, which he launched in November 2020, and how Covid and past career trauma has led him to th

Hello and welcome to the FocusCore Podcast with your host David Sweet. In this episode, David speaks with Hideo Goto, Country General Manager of Henkel Beauty Care Japan and Korea.Hideo has a long career history in beauty and personal care spanning over 20+ years and has been in senior management roles at Henkel Beauty Care since 2017 where he has accelerated business growth by str

“Playing dance music for the old at heart”, my latest Barefoot Lunch Podcast guest is Christopher Davis-Shannon. We will get to hear firsthand why I think Christopher is such an outstanding musician as he plays a song. We'll also talk about Christopher’s favorite book and standard food regime His fascinating background going from clarinet to bass, guitar, and ukulele, an

Starting the New Year off right with the international bestselling author of "Time Off: A Practical Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress."Max’s ideas have been featured in Fast Company, Financial Times, Thrive Global, Entrepreneur Magazine, and other publications. After receiving his PhD in Quantum Information Theory from Imperial Col

Shift your BRILLIANCE….with Dr. Simon T. Bailey!An American speaker, author, life coach, and entrepreneur. Bailey is the author of Shift Your Brilliance: Harness the Power of You, INC and Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the World. Bailey was inducted into the National Speakers Association's CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame

Jennifer Shinkai is an amazing and varied person with so many insights. In this podcast, she'll lovingly dislike all the questions that I ask her and still share:Favorite authors and why mini-giraffes are perhaps a bad idea A delicious meal at Vaccinara Mukojima , sitting on Tom Hiddleston's lapRediscovering artMaking March MattersPodcasting: https://ikigai-with-jennifer

Nick is from the UK, spent several years in Asia as a successful entrepreneur. He is an exceptional business leader and deep and caring individual. He now chairs and invests in several companies and lives with his family in the UK. This Barefoot Lunch serves up: Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning and how self-talk can expand or limit a personWe talk about his grandp

Swanny Davis is a DJ, electronic music Composer and Producer from Australia, who has been based in Tokyo, Japan for over 2 decades. He has DJ-ed at various high profile venues and events, including luxury hotels where he makes House, Pop, Rock, Retro, Soul and Funk mixes that create an inclusive, fun and engaging vibe for all. Swanny is currently the resident DJ at Andaz Tokyo’s

In this episode, I speak to the talented and insightful health and cross-cultural coach Katheryn Gronauer. We talk about entrepreneurship and how Katheryn made it from Florida, boarding school, to running her successful business, Thrive Japan. It was serendipity to meet Katheryn, and you'll hear a bit about how she's working with me and my team at FocusCore. We chat about

How lovely was it to catch up with author, speaker, and art gallery owner, Dr. Robert Tobin! http://drbobtobin.com/Really enjoyed our chat of hearing how he ventured from Massachusetts to Japan, from late bloomer to giving TED Talks.Some more bullet points of our barefoot lunch: Bob’s venture around the world and landing in JapanMorning rituals (man, if you don't have one...