John Hayato Branderhorst’s path has been anything but straight. Prior to joining the btrax team, he consulted with NTT on partnership and acquisition strategies, worked with Sony spinout, MotionPortrait, on their U.S. expansion, and started a ramen noodle business that was the precursor to Off The Grid.

 

John is passionate about fitness and healthy living and spends his free time volunteering with Kids Enjoy Exercise Now SF, a non-profit that provides free one-to-one exercise opportunities for youth with disabilities.

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John is a Co-Founder of GlobalSaké, creating a collective community for knowledge share and launching the GlobalSaké corporate education annual conference.