Karl O’Callaghan
Position:
CEO & Founder at kaigai.world
Discipline:
Marketing and Strategy
Courses:
Essentials of Marketing and Strategy
Marketing
Education:
MBA, GLOBIS University
BA in French and Russian, University of Bradford
Biography:
Karl O’Callaghan was born in the UK and spent time teaching in France and Russia before settling in Japan over twenty years ago. He joined Oxford University Press in Tokyo in 2004 as a consultative salesman, but was quickly given wider and more important areas to cover.
After becoming manager of the Osaka sales office, he took on the role of marketing manager, learning on the job while using his experience as a salesperson, customer, and decision-maker. He then enrolled for his MBA at GLOBIS University, where he learned many of the critical frameworks for professional planning and thinking. After receiving his MBA, he took on a wider role as head of marketing and operations for UK trade and investment. In this role, Karl helped UK and Japanese companies across all sectors enter new markets.
In early 2016, making use of his extensive consulting and external trade experience, he started a market entry and strategy consultancy. His consulting work has helped companies in the education, pharmaceuticals, cybersecurity, tourism, and food and beverage industries.
Karl’s personal mission (kokorozashi in Japanese) is to guide others to shared understanding for a better world and help them achieve their daily and life goals. He is committed to creating new opportunities across borders.
At GLOBIS University, Karl teaches courses in marketing and strategy.
Being a graduate of GLOBIS, I understand how difficult it is to juggle work, family, friends, and study. But I also know how rewarding it is to learn new things and to be able to try them in the real world of business. I can truly attest to the value of the learning, the networks, and the personal mission that students hone during their time here at the school. We all have a lot to learn from each other.
Through confident action, my personal mission is to guide others to shared understanding for a better world. I will learn from every interaction and contribute to a better world by helping others achieve their daily and life goals. I will enable people to create new opportunities by bringing them together across borders.
My teaching in class reflects this belief. I will learn from you all and will be sure to create an environment where we all learn from each other. Let’s master the essentials of marketing and strategy!
