Growth that brings everyone with it

Nemawashi Consulting helps founders and leadership teams grow revenue, adopt AI, and build stronger organizations, without leaving their people behind

Growth that brings everyone with it

Nemawashi Consulting helps founders and leadership teams grow revenue, adopt AI, and build stronger organizations, without leaving their people behind

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OUR SERVICES

Strategic support for every stage

AI transformation advisory

AI changes everything, how you work, what your team does, and what your customers expect. I help you implement it in a way that grows your business without dismantling your culture.

E-commerce & DTC strategy

From Shopify buildouts to global product launches and conversion strategy, I help product-led brands translate digital complexity into sustainable revenue growth.

Leadership development

The skills that got you here won't always get you there. I work with founders and senior leaders on the behavioral and organizational challenges that determine whether growth creates alignment or chaos.

Product management

Great products don't build themselves, and neither do the systems behind them. I help teams build better products, sharper processes, and the operational clarity to move faster with less friction.

About us

I'm Dr. Kevin Sakamoto, a product leader, researcher, TEDx speaker, and adjunct professor with 15+ years building at companies like Dollar Shave Club, Lululemon, Target, and Zappos. I hold a Doctorate in Business Administration from Pepperdine University and publish research on dignity, leadership, and digital transformation.

Nemawashi is the Japanese practice of laying groundwork before change, bringing people along so decisions land with buy-in, not resistance. That philosophy shapes everything I do.

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