During my gap years, I became deeply drawn to the intersection of sustainability and technology, an intersection I believed would define the next generation of meaningful business. This curiosity led me into the sharing economy sector, where I served as a cross-functional role supporting business growth across public relations, marketing, logistics, financial coordination, and investor communications. The company later achieved an IPO on the Japan Exchange Group (JPX), an experience that taught me how vision, when paired with discipline and cross-cultural understanding, can become something enduring