How I Transitioned From Corporate To Entrepreneurship And Found Purpose At Work With Noriko Shindo | Ep3

“So previously, I wanted to be in a place that was always exciting and that I grow etc cetera, the kind of things you hear about a lot, of course with a nice paycheck and stuff like that. But then I think what happened with motherhood is like, more and more, not just in work, but I think more about what kind of planet or earth or society are we leaving for our kids..”

Noriko Shindo is Japanese who grew up in Japan, the US and UK. She is a mum of two young kids under 4 years old and currently lives in Japan together with her Israeli husband. After a career in Finance and an MBA at INSEAD, she joined Amazon Japan and later left to start her own lifestyle and dining companies - twice over! In this thoughtful episode Noriko talks about:

🌟How motherhood ignited a shift in career perspective to focus on aligning her values and purpose at work

🌟Parenting approaches to teaching minimalism and making conscious choices with her kids

🌟Less-known facts about Japan's generous parental leave policies

🌟Working with her Israeli-spouse on making financial decisions to support her transition from corporate to startup life

🌟Her personal mission: Empowering women in Japan to explore entrepreneurship during motherhood, leveraging support systems.

Available on:

🎙Spotify (video+audio) - https://tinyurl.com/24dm6vfv

🎙Apple (audio only)- https://tinyurl.com/2ypqmafn

🎙Google (audio only) - https://tinyurl.com/29pallco

🎙YouTube (video+audio) - https://tinyurl.com/24jwedlj

Connect with Noriko on:

👋LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/noriko-shindo

👋Email - [email protected]

#MakeItWorkPodcast #WorkingMoms #CareerJourney #Inspiration #FamilyFirst #Entrepreneurship #Asia

Chapters

00:00 Make It Work Introduction

00:12 Episode & Guest Introduction

00:38 Hello Noriko

01:18 A Day in My Life

03:37 I Did Not Realize How Much Motherhood Changed Me

04:33 On "Shukunin"

05:44 Leaving Amazon and Becoming An Entrepreneur

10:04 Building A World I Want For My Kids

13:17 Working With The Husband

14:22 Any Regrets?

15:36 Mum Guilt

16:17 Takeaway for Listeners

17:02 Japanese Work & Parental Leave Culture

19:40 Connecting with Noriko

20:19 Outro

—-------

Follow along! We’d love to hear any feedback, comments, or suggestions from you.

PS. We are always looking for great stories to be featured! 

➡LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/make-it-work-asia-podcast/ 

➡Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makeitwork.asia/ 

➡Email: [email protected]