December 25, 2021

DJMAC YouTube Head of Spaces - Seeding the YouTuber Ecosystem

Seeding the YouTuber Ecosystem – Today $5B in Asia

The future was uncertain when I joined YouTube in February 2009 as one of Asia Pacific’s first dedicated YouTube executives.

David Macdonald - NTT DoCoMo, Tokyo, Shibuya Crossing (Canadian Business); Pioneering foreigners in the workplace.

Pioneering Foreigners In The Japanese Workforce

Read the story of my success navigating the bicultural nature of business in Japan as a pioneering foreigner in a Japanese company in 1999.

To Support Mental Health Be Vulnerable and Empathetic

I joined host Jennifer Shinkai on the Ikigai podcast to discuss mental health in the workplace and my experiences, including self-maintenance and management. Here is the podcast and further thoughts.

India recently reached the south pole of the moon, only the fourth nation to reach the moon, after the US, USSR, and China.

India’s Space Program Takes Off: Implications for the Global Order

India’s successful landing on the moon is just another sign of shifting geopolitics and economic realties, and a need for the traditional leaders to understand quickly that the world is changing.

It’s a Small World

It’s a small world after all – a week of challenges, a week of hope.

Mental Health and Leadership

Understanding mental health is critical for leaders. I know. I am a leader. I have a mental health challenge. This