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"Borders are just lines on a map. With the right tools, business has no boundaries."The Meeting That Shouldn't Have Worked — But DidMarch 23, 2026.I sat down in front of my Zoom screen.On the other side: Koji Tanaka, CEO of MIC Co., Ltd. — a seasoned businessman from Osaka, Japan.He speaks almost no Korean. I speak zero Japanese.Yet for nearly an hour, we had a genuine conversation.We talked abo..

📅 March 20, 2026 | ✍️ Jason Ha | 🏢 Leverage Research InstituteThis morning, I opened my Zoom screen.On the other side was a man living in Ebisu, Tokyo — someone who pilots a Cessna over Diamond Head in Hawaii and has been working as a sushi craftsman for seven years. His name is Kazuhiko Kuwata. His friends call him Kaz.We found each other through one thing: BNI.🌐 Global Case Studies: When BN..

The global appetite for Korean food has never been stronger. Yet for Korean F&B entrepreneurs dreaming of the US market, real-world intelligence from operators on the ground is priceless. That gap is exactly what this meeting was designed to bridge.Facilitated through the BNI D100 Chapter network, a first-of-its-kind Zoom exchange brought together Korean F&B leaders and US-based Korean restauran..

"One sells cosmetics in Mongolia. The other teaches AI in Korea. They met on Zoom — and built a business bridge."🌏 BNI Was Already Crossing BordersIf you think of BNI (Business Network International) as nothing more than an early-morning breakfast meeting, this article might change your mind.In March 2025, Ha Jae-Ung, Director of Leverage Research Institute and a core member of BNI Korea's D100..