Tao Lin

George Clooney spoke at the 2019 NBF Forum on his humanitarian beliefs, family life, and his career. This is an executive summary of his conversation.

The way we work has been changing, with more companies realizing that many commonplace work standards no longer serve them in a positive way. Taking a holistic approach to employees, rather than treating them as just another cog in the wheel is far more standard now than it was even 10 years ago. But how do you successfully instill a more empathetic and mindful culture in your loss prevention (LP) organization?
As part of Auror’s inaugural Global Retail Crime Summit, Auror Co-CEO Phil Thomson spoke with Coles Head of Security Andrew Kouimanis about this very issue and how he is successfully le

Ulta Beauty is the largest beauty retailer - and one of the fastest growing retailers - in the United States, giving consumers easy access to many of the world’s top beauty brands. Ulta products are highly sought-after by not only those who love beauty products, but also by those who love stealing and reselling them.

Fran Wurster Jr joined Auror as Director Retail Solutions - North America in April 2021. We chat with the proud father of a champion cheerleader and entrepreneurial DJ extraordinaire on his journey with Auror so far.

We’re done with putting our heads down, of silencing ourselves to try and fit in. If you truly love our people, our food, music, art, movies, languages you should be using your voice to speak up.

Starting up a business in Japan is tough — the paperwork alone is enough to put many off, not to mention the language barrier and cultural differences. But for some Kiwis who call Japan home, the opportunity to bring a touch of Aotearoa to the Land of the Rising Sun has proven impossible to pass up. Tao Lin meets three Kiwis with unique businesses in Japan.

When Catherine O’Connell started setting up her own law firm in Tokyo, she didn’t realise she would become a pioneer in more ways than one.
The Christchurch lawyer is not only the first lawyer from New Zealand to set up a law firm in Japan, but also the first non-Japanese female lawyer to do so.

At the beginning of April 2018, Tokyo-based businesswoman Melanie Brock launched a social media project to profile 365 women in Japan – one for every day of the coming year.

When Amee Xu began setting up her own business in Tokyo, she had no idea where or how to start. She searched for a community that offers female entrepreneurs the support she was looking for, but to no avail. So, she started her own community. Now, every month a growing number of entrepreneurial women (and men who support women in business) gather for Startup Lady Japan, an organization created and launched this year...

Executive summary of author and entrepreneur Seth Godin's talk at the 2018 NBF Sweden on leadership versus management.

Executive summary of The Lean Startup author Eric Ries' talk at the Nordic Business Forum Sweden on applying the lean startup method to larger organisations.

Life in Tokyo is full of ups and downs, but ultimately it has a way of winning you over. Six Tokyo Weekender readers share what makes the city so special to them.

From virtual assistants to driverless cars, technology imitating human intelligence is on the rise.
But at what ethical cost and how do boards future-proof their organisations in the face of rapid change? Tao Lin reports for BoardRoom from Japan.

When your quarter acre dream is crushed, here’s what experts say you should do with your money instead.

Taking an axe to tall poppy syndrome.