CEO, President and founder of the international sports company Blue United Takehiko Nakamura started out working in the international sales division for NEC Corp. Now based in New York, the entrepreneur was fairly competent in many areas, but back then, he lacked any real passion when it came to his job. The problem was, Nakamura says, he wasn't particularly excelling in any specific field.
"I was an average salaryman," Nakamura says in recent interview. "My situation was similar to many workers in Japan. I had a range of skills, but no in-depth knowledge."
It was business trips to Washington that inspired Nakamura to move and, ultimately, change the path of his career.