William "Tomo" Hachiya
Brilliant Hope / Co-Founder & PartnerAustin, Texas
William "Tomo" Hachiya
Brilliant Hope / Co-Founder & Partner
US-Japan Bi-cultural, Operational Excellence Designer
Brilliant Hope6 years
Co-Founder & PartnerPresent
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•Co-founded a consulting and matching firm that connects Silicon Valley and Japan
University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
Entrepreneurship
Stanford University
Innovation and Technology Certificate
Conducted research on the world startup ecosystem, comparing with Silicon Valley's case.
NXP Semiconductors4 months
Project Leader, MBA+ Consultant(Intern)
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•Analyzed global security trends, government regulations and market potential of autonomous/ self-driving vehicles •Developed and presented marketing strategy
(Tokyo Disney Resort) Oriental Land Company9 years
Manager, Theme Park Business Supervision Department
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•Led Walt Disney Company Japan synergy projects; captured mutual benefits, by proposing tie-in promotion for “Star Wars, the Force Awakens” and “Zootopia”; developed exclusive merchandises, and implemented in-park promotion
Supervisor, Theme Park Business Supervision Department
•Planned and implemented ticket pricing strategy revision
Supervisor, Domestic Marketing Department
•Expanded team from marketing to include cross-functional team of ten from entertainment, event planning, and finance to create promotional events in and out of Tokyo Disneyland; contributed to record high guest experience
Staff, Domestic Sales Department
•Consolidated lists for all festivals in Japan, negotiated with the hosts to pay all the fees, and implemented Tokyo Disney Resort promotional event in sales territory; resulted in record high in sales territory
Aoyama Gakuin University
Business Law
Team Captain and starting quarterback for the varsity American Football team; led the team to the first Division championship and nominated for Kanto region All-star