Jun Akutsu
Background
Grew up in Tokyo, Japan
Graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Ethnomusicology
Totally bilingual and bicultural
Experiences
Independent interpreting/translation business—over 25 years
Bilingual consulting business—10 years
Founding/organizing a nonprofit organization—8 years
Writing articles about agriculture in Japanese —7 years
Giving private Japanese lessons —5 years
Skills
Interpreting/translating, Japanese and English
Teaching
Writing
Facilitating meetings
Public speaking
Networking, connecting with people
Knowledge of
Music
Agriculture
Integral Theory
Noetic Sciences
Spiral Dynamics
Holacracy
Theory U
Worldview Explorations
Nonviolent Communication
Consulting method by Peter Block
Worked with in the past (Partial List)
Toyo Media Links
DMX
Copyright Clearance Center
Japan Agricultural Exchange Council
Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Hagoromo Foods Corporation
US Grain Council
Washington State Dept of Agriculture
The University of California, Davis
Northwest Fruit Exporters
Northwest Horticultural Council
Tidbits
Big rock music fan since Jr High years in Tokyo
Has walked for an hour every single day since July 20th, 2015
Does not watch TV, but addicted to podcast, listen to more than 20 shows
Once sat next to Edger Mitchell, sixth man to walk on the moon
Has listened to more than 1000 hours of noetic science teleseminars
Has read 7 Ken Wilber books so far