Our Principals
Kisstopher Musick, PhD Psychology
Kisstopher is a behavioral psychologist specializing in cultural intelligence, dealing with change, and communication.
Kisstopher’s career began with a general coaching and behavioral-change practice in the United States.
In 2007, Kisstopher moved to Japan, where she has provided executive coaching and general therapy. During her time in Japan, Kisstopher has deepened her understanding of the role that organizational culture plays in managing change and growth. Through her experience with helping international executives navigate Japan’s corporate culture, she became deeply familiar with the role that information and data play in understanding, developing, and executing corporate objectives. By applying this knowledge, Kisstopher has helped organizations in the aerospace, technology, automotive, education, and e-commerce sectors develop and adopt data-literacy initiatives and other leadership programs on topics such as change management, conflict resolution, and building company-wide data literacy.
Chad Musick, PhD Mathematical Sciences
Chad is a mathematician by education (specilizing in complexity, modeling, and graph theory), and a data-focused business leader (with both formal business training at University of Edinburgh and extensive experience as a manager and excutive in the private sector).
Chad advises company leaders (both technical and not) and outside investors in understanding issues surrounding data, information, and automation. Chad specializes in finding the right representation of data and data flows and then using this to achieve meaningful improvement in how companies carry out business processes and use the data they generate. Chad is a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP, Master level) and has earned certifications in various cloud technologies (primarily Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform).
Chad holds two data-related patents and has Erdős number 3.
General Information
We typically work with small-to-medium enterprises or with teams within larger organizations. Most engagements are fixed-cost project-based, but we can also provide ongoing support for data-related initiatives on a retainer basis.
Most of our work is done remotely from Japan, which is typically more cost-effective than in-person work. We are available for in-person meetings in Japan. International travel for long-term engagements is possible.