Last year (2017) an Irish friend proposed I bring together all the Irish GoodPeople I know in Tokyo at the Kojin Stewhouse in Togoshi Ginza, Tokyo – so we did!

Let’s do it again, not least to give those that couldn’t make it a second chance, for anyone you know Irish or with a love for Ireland say, and let’s propose a few days that Kojin Stewhouse have available to fill the place, and finally we’ll ask Kieran Cashell and/or Alan Fisher himself to play a few tunes!

Oh and the food, wait ’til you see the food! Oh, here we go from last year:

As of today, Tuesday 18th September, we haven’t chosen a day. I had a day in mind but a business trip myself is threatening so I’ll put this out there to you all and ask you to choose at day by clicking on the link(s) below that best suit(s) you and we’ll choose the day the most people can come or even two days, if need be and double up this year!

What I’d like you to do is vote for one of the dates below by clicking the vote link which opens an email to send to me. Edit the email if you have a different message, or just hit send!

Please VOTE for the day or days that suit you (more than one fine – goal to choose best day for the largest amount and chance of doing a second if enough interest in a second!

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

I had been meaning to put together a visit to Kyojin Stewhouse for a couple of GoodPeople and what a marvelous opportunity to bring together all the Irish lads I know in Tokyo at the same time!

Sure, ‘most’ of you know each other but maybe not everyone! Plus more than one of you has not yet tried out this fine establishment!

If somehow I missed an invite to anyone Irish 😉 drop me a message quick as a flash and I’ll see if we can squeeze in one or two more!

GoodPeople in Insurance or Finance – this micro-networking event is for you!

The next GoodPeople event is focused around Insurance Industry Executives and Professionals and we hope to have around 20 people come along for casual Networking over dinner at  M A R T I N I   B U R G E R  in Kagurazaka, Shinjuku.

As always, GoodPeople Japan micro-events are about me mixing my network with each other around a common subject of interest, in this case the Insurance Industry and professionals in it. Not open to Recruiters or Financial planners, I have invited select people I know in Japan.

Click the image above to read about GoodPeople member and Owner of Martini Burger; Eliot Bergman

WHAT: Japan Insurance Professionals Burger meet-up
WHERE: MARTINI BURGER Kagurazaka, 31 Nakazatocho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0804, Japan
TEL.:+81 3-6280-8920
WEBSITE: http://martini-burger.com/en/
GOOGLE MAPS: Martini Burger on Google Maps
COST: 5,000 yen+tax. Limited menu Based on the main burger menu here (Vegetarian options available) + Nomihoudai (including Martini’s) *MENU selections below in comments!

TIME: 18:30 arrival for a 19:00 start
DATE: Thursday 6/23 RSVP Thursday 6/23!

RSVP’s pretty much closed. If you haven’t done so by replying to my last email, or by clicking the ‘RSVP Thursday 6/23!’ link which opens an email to send to me in the subject, please do or give me a call.  

NOTE: As of today (6/3), 35 people + myself are confirmed. My network is fairy large in Finance and Insurance – so the event as expected, booked out quickly & on a “First Confirm, First In” basis. This type of event is pretty unique, so perhaps I’ll do another for Insurance /Finance.

Friday August 20th, from 8pm ~ 10.30pm
(meet there, 5mins from Gotanda Station)

Hakata gyoza 603 gotanda
KANO Building B1F, 1-25-1 Shinagawa Nishigotanda

LinkedIn group thread:
http://is.gd/epXgL
Restaurant links:
http://r.gnavi.co.jp/e290804/
http://www.603gyouza.jp

Around 10-12 people will attend (10 confirmed) around the common theme of “Connecting GoodPeople” in Tokyo…. and enjoying delicious Gyouza!

As yet undecided if we’ll go for a Tabe/Nomihoudai course, I’ve booked initially for Ala Carte. Gurunavi have a special for 3,500 yen p.p., we’ll see if there’s consensus on arrival.

“Hakata’s famous gyoza dumpling specialist…. bite-sized gyoza dumplings are made from Ikisan Pork, raised with care in western Fukuoka.
They’re joined by our Black Pork gyoza, made with Japan’s finest Satsuma Yagoro black pork, for a double attraction.
You won’t believe the great taste of our salt sauce!! Made with specialty ingredients, each one is better than the last!”

   (Members & guests only)

GoodPeople Japan micro-events are an environment where people can really get to know each other, be clear on how people can help them, and understand how they can help others.

Why don’t you propose one, and I’ll help you make it happen!

jason[at] goodpeople.jp

The main opportunity of GPJ is for members to propose their own event themes (or just a loose subject to meet around).

I’ll keep organizing small get-togethers around the common theme of ‘Connecting GoodPeople’, but I’m also here to help you kick something off. Propose it, then work with me to get it out there to see who else is interested in the same subject.

Group Profile on LinkedIn

Perhaps you want to meet other IT professionals, or MBA’s, or perhaps you want to meet others with kids in Tokyo, you might want to meet people around the theme of minimizing tax in Japan, ‘Viral Marketing’ & Social Media, or you might want to meet people around the business opportunity represented by Mobile devices & Apps…

… whatever it is, it is only the loose subject to meet and connect with like minded GoodPeople around. You don’t need to speak or organize a speaker (but you can, we can most likely find one), there doesn’t need to be structure or a whiteboard (but why not, if you need one or think the subject warrants it) – just propose it, propose something.

I’m not going to do it all for you, but I will help you put it together and will help point people I know to the event who are, like us all, busy, maybe not often on LinkedIn, let alone in Groups, so they know it’s being proposed and they can decide whether to attend.

For more ideas, look at the list here:
http://goodpeople.jp/goodpeople-events/

 

If you’re ready to meet ‘GoodPeople’ in Japan now…

 

START:	Propose a subject
NEXT:	With interest, solidify style of meet up, location, broad time of day, roughly, when…
FINALIZE:	As numbers grow and you get me to get the word out, finalize Date & Day, Time & Location
CONFIRM:	Attendees, venue & everything

What are you waiting for?!