Sustainably-focused Entrepreneurship in Osaka, Japan | Kina Jackson
Social Entrepreneur Kina Jackson is based in Osaka where she works as a consultant, educator, translator and interpreter. In this talk, Kina Jackson talks social-good app, Black Women in Japan group, plantbased VEGAN OSAKA promotion for delicious meat-alternatives, finding ways to handle work stress, and collaborations among the Osaka-Kansai community.
00:00 Welcome
01:15 Entrepreneurship award
03:30 Workplace balance at home
04:48 Philadelphia vs Kansai
05:22 Osaka Entrepreneurs shout-out
06:50 Vegan Osaka
09:14 Omnivore driven plantbased startup
10:30 Plantbased Menu at Vegan Osaka
12:00 Sustainable protein wins
13:40 Mixed group customers
15:00 Meat eateries need vegan options
20:00 Made-in-Osaka plantbased products
21:07 Black Women in Japan community
23:40 Karen Hill Anton
25:00 Diversity & Inclusion Workshops (DEI)
25:40 Women Empowerment "Migaku Me"
26:50 SDG's USA-Liberia-Japan project
33:20 Cross-Cultural Business Workshops
36:00 Social Good App GOCHISO
41:00 Passion for volunteering & social good in biz
48:00 Workplace health and wellness seminar BCCJ
50:00 Enjoy the spring blossoms! Thanks for joining!
Kina Jackson is a sustainability focused entrepreneur who has been based in Osaka, Japan since 2002 when she came to try out living in Japan as an English teacher.
Kina Jackson founded a consulting and translation business called KJ consulting where she does translation and interpreting work. Kina Jackson was the co-founding director of the social-good app Gochiso (now called Mamoru) where purchases for goods and services could support community projects that make a difference.
Currently, among other interesting projects, Kina is the business development representative for Vegan Osaka - a B2B enterprise to promote plant-based cheeses, meats and sweets made in Osaka to the Japanese market.
