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Event Detail

Thu, Jul 07, 2011
Events 06:30pm - 08:30pm

Registration/Cancellation Deadline: Tue, Jul 05, 2011

Speaker: Lance E. Lee (Founder and Director, I Can Gymnastics and Resource Group)

Hosting Committee(s): Independent Business, Young Professionals Group

Venue: ACCJ Tokyo Office, Boardroom MAP

Member Fee: ¥2000

Extras: Meal included

A resident of Japan for nearly three decades, Lance Lee originally came to Japan with the U.S. Air Force. After working as a consultant for a U.S.-based investment firm, he switched to teaching in 1977 and subsequently worked at the American School in Japan, International School of the Sacred Heart, and Aoba Japan International School.



A long-time entrepreneur, he now owns two Japanese companies: IGC Japan Ltd., which uses gymnastics to build confidence in young children, and The Resource Group, which provides high-quality refurbished medical equipment to medical institutions worldwide.



Lance is also currently the president of the Tokyo American Club and was the 47th President of the ACCJ, as well as the first to hold both positions.



On July 7, Lance will talk about how he went from the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Japan; to his first sales job selling insurance; to starting his own business teaching gymnastics to build confidence in young children; to building a successful business providing high-quality refurbished medical equipment to medical institutions worldwide. He will talk about some of the challenges he met along the way and what he learned from failures to reach success.



NOTE 1: Due to space constraints, participation is restricted to members only and will be limited to the first twenty signups

NOTE 2: This meeting is OFF THE RECORD

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