Just over a decade ago, Mie Kajikawa became the first Japanese female to become an intern for an NBA club.

In addition to her time with the Detroit Pistons, during the second-half of the 2004-05 season, she's also had an active role in other sporting activities, such as the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998, and the 2016 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Bid Committee.

These days, Kajikawa is working to inspire other young Japanese women to step up and seek opportunities to become executives for sports clubs, leagues and sports business entities.