ACHIEVEMENTS


Japan:

  • YFU (Youth For Understanding) exchange student life in Japanese high-school & home-life.

  • WASEDA Univ table-tennis training for the Olympic Games.

  • TOP 10 TV PERSONALITY “Gai-Tare” regular on Japanese TV, Waratte ii tomo, Tonight-show, Datcho,..

  • SISTER-CITY & SISTER-SCHOOLS founder. Meiho Junior, Hoya, Brighton HS, & Brighton-Hoya cities.

  • EMPORER & Empress honorable meeting & special wishes.

  • GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS recognised in climbing up Mt. Fuji backwards & down barefoot.

  • DONUT UNIVERSITY, the first non-Japanese to graduate. Led SUNMERRY to #1 bakery chain in Australia.

  • OLYMPIC GAMES commentated live on Bunka-Hoso, trained table-tennis for Olympics, & Olympian friends

  • TV CM main roles in award winning TOYOTA Vista, COCA-COLA 100th anniversary dancer, Dekavita C, etc.

  • VIPs worked with include Jackie Chan, Miyazawa Rie, Ai-chan, Sanma san, Dachou-club, Tonnels, Tamori,…


Business:

  • Recognised by the infamous TechCrunch as a Top 100 global startup;

  • Winner of Red Herring Top 100 Europe award;

  • Achieved Top 10 iPhone app status for “Who’s Free” in over 5 countries.

  • Developed the World's 1st Mobile SNS (Social Network), before Friendster, Myspace, and the term SNS was coined (Lessons from swimming too far ahead of a huge wave);

  • Developed the World's 1st video greeting cards over Mobile in Japan, & contract with Japan's largest 3G operator KDDI;

  • Pioneer in Web-TV streaming during mid-1990s;

  • Instrumental in building a successful web match-making startup in late 90s which later sold to a public company for $43M;

  • The first non-Japanese to graduate from the World’s only "Donut University" in Japan, establishing the Mister Donut & SunMerry chains in Australia, becoming a food-franchise king (pre-internet days);

  • Child-preneur - even before the ripe age of 10, JD created and sold games and contraptions, was #1 pie salesman at the footy as a kid, nuturing his entrepreneurial flair during University by selling everything from diamonds & luxury cars, to Japanese goods & golf resorts.

  • JD, founder & CEO (Creative Entrepreneur Officer) of Kaki Kaiwa, an AI intensive language learning app


Sport:

  • Had the honor of commentating the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony live to Japan;

  • Founder & President of AFL (Aussie Football) and the Prague Tigers in Czech Republic;

  • Leading AFL goal kicker in EU 2006 & 2007; winning the “Horny” trophy;

  • Bowler & batsman for the Czech national Cricket team;

  • From zero to Olympic level in 3 years in 3 different disciplines - race-walking, table-tennis, 10,000m;

  • Record Breaking in little athletics 1500m race-walking, the record was unbroken for well over 10 years;

  • Selected for Japanese national Table-tennis training camps for the Olympic Games;


Media:

  • Top 10 TV Personality “Gaijin-talent” in Japan, starring on regular weekly TV shows such as CNN in “JD's famous Japan”, “The TONIGHT show”, “Waratte ii tomo”, and Chikyuu Marukajiri, Sanma san no nandemo derby, Tokoro Jorgi’s Sekkai Tondemo History, Datcho Club, Tonnels, SMAP, JD's Dokugaku Eikaiwa, Pappara Paradise, and many more;

  • MC at World Daidougei Cup, World Skateboard Championships, Tokyo Motor-show; KDDI; Fujitsu; …

  • Played a leading role in TV CMs such as TOYOTA, SONY, COCA-COLA, Disneyland, Suntory Beer, & more;

  • Regular columns in leading Japanese magazines such as “100 man nin no eigo” & “Jitsugyou Nippon”, advising Japanese on a variety of topics including learning language, business, and education;

  • Leading dancer in CocaCola’s 100th anniversary in Japan;

  • TV CM Dekavita-C with soccer star KAZU, and TV CM with infamous Oshima Kantoku;

  • Regular public speaker at schools, universities, companies, and various organisations.

  • Produced & main role in successful TV series “JD’s EZ English” for TV Nova,

  • Appeared on the famous TV show “Nikdo neni dokonaly” with Jiri Krampol on TV Prima,


Crazy Life Experiences:

  • The first person to walk up Mt. Fuji backwards, and walk down barefoot, recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records!

  • At the Seoul Olympics 20km race-walk, Olympic champion Simon Baker handed JD's athletics-band at the finish line after his Olympic record breaking race;

  • The honor of speaking with the Japanese Emperor & Empress and their royal wishes for his baby nephew;

  • Competing in Japan's National athletics Championships at Kokuritsu Kyougijou in 3000m and long-jump;

  • Survived 4 days in 'Ittoen', Japan's unique self-sacrifice 'torture camp’ in Kansai;

  • Rode with the famous Japanese Bousouzoku (motorbike warriors) one night;

  • Climbed to the peak of the Egyptian Pyramids alone secretly after midnight, evading camel police;

  • Climbed the Swiss Alps peaks, slept on a rock under thunder & rain after being injured in a motorbike crash the same day, determined to complete his dream of reaching the peak.


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