TV Personality and EntrepreneurTV Personality and Entrepreneur
JD has over 20 years experience as a highly regarded entrepreneur, producer and marketer of digital media and TV programs in Japan, Australia and Europe; he speaks English, Czech and native Japanese.
He is a member of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, vice-president of the Samurai tennis club, and recently the founder of the EU-Japan Entrepreneur Association. He has also established Sister-City and Sister school relationships between Hoya, Japan and Brighton, Australia.
In less than 2 years has increased shareholder value 9 fold, and launched 2 world firsts on mobile phones in Japan.
JD created a number of successful original TV shows for Japanese & Czech TV
JD's creation "Dokugaku" was merchandised as goods, aired as a sucessful TV show, a magazine corner, and even popular seminars.
JD played a key role in the early stages of building of soulmates.com.au which was later sold to world leader match.com/ticketmaster group.
General Manager of one of the first Japanese online shopping malls.
Pioneer in online BroadBand TV with the launch of 3CTV in 1995
JD created and owns 16 trademarks in 12 product categories of a unique range of sporty animal characters for mass merchandising deals
JD played a key executive role in establishing the world's largest donut chain, Mr. Donut (Japanese owned), in Australia
Starting while still in University, JD established one of Japan's leading breadstore chains, SunMerry, into Australia's No.1 chain.
In his schooldays, JD was wheeling and dealing in the 1980's in sales of golf courses, prestigious cars, diamonds, and a range of other products for the Japanese market.
He also traveled the globe in search of the best franchise chain business, from sushi and salad-bar chains to donuts and pizza franchise chains.
JD started as an entrepreneur at the "mature" age of 8. He sold paintings for 1cent to 5cents, sold ice for 50 cents on the roadside as a kid (costs = 0 as he froze water in his parents fridge).
As a young teen, JD was always creating and selling his unique handmade games, and was the No.1 pie salesman at the famous MCG footy ground.