Sho Takei, a Japanese contender on the global ‘The Apprentice: One Championship’ TV show, has publicly thanked Dr Le Masurier, JCG’s Head of International and Business Development and chemistry teacher . “There was one teacher, he was an amazing teacher. I still talk to him today. He’s a chemistry teacher,” Mr Takei said. “And I loved his classes. I hated science, but I just loved his classes because they were amazing.”

After taking on board this encouragement from Dr Le Masurier, Mr Takei achieved ‘Sportsman of the Year’ four times in a row, and eventually went on to do a degree in sports management at New York University, before getting a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Hong Kong University of Science And Technology. Having worked as a recruiter at Uber, and formed HYRE, a Tokyo recruitment firm, he is now competing in ‘The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition’, a worldwide version of The Apprentice which combines sport and business.

The winner of the show will go on to gain a $250,000 contract to work with top sport CEO, Chatri Sityodtong.

On Mr Takei’s success, Dr Le Masurier commented: “It is great to see one of my former students leading such an exciting and varied life. His entrepreneurial spirit is clear to see! He is a great example of what can be achieved if you believe in yourself. This is just the type of mindset that we promote during our LEAP leadership programmes at JCG.”

You can watch the series and follow Sho Takei’s progress on the show here.

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