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Mar 11, 2020

#AnyMindFamily Stories – Gavin Floyd – From fisherman and nightclub bouncer to media and technology sales

If you’ve met Gavin Floyd in-person, you wouldn’t have guessed his age. The energy he exudes is that of a person 20 years younger, and honestly, rather fetching with his colleagues and clients. Following the small town to bigger city trend of several others at AnyMind Group, including CEO and co-founder, Kosuke Sogo, Gavin grew up in one of the most northern Scottish isles, Orkney, where he says: “men are men, and sheep are scared.” We sit down with Gavin, who is now Deputy Head of Advertiser Engagement, based out of AnyMind Group’s Singapore offic

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Feb 25, 2020

#AnyMindFamily Stories – (Mook) Wanlapa on her growing role, work mantras and speaking five languages

Hi everyone! My name is Wanlapa Siriphatthananunthakun, and I am pretty sure that’s the longest name in the company. I’m better known by my nickname, Mook! My mum gave it to me when I was young, and it basically means ‘pearl’ in Thai. Prior to joining AnyMind Group, I worked at Google, an ad tech company, and an oil & gas company. Now, I am Regional Head of the Account Strategy department and based in Singapore. I met Otohiko Kozutsumi, one of the founders of AnyMind Group, Riku Saito, Director of Account Strategy, and Takashi Okazaki during a Goog

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Feb 17, 2020

#AnyMindFamily Stories – Akiho Kondo – on being a global citizen, joining as a fresh grad intern, and moving into a full-time role

This time, we speak to Akiho Kondo, who joined the #AnyMindFamily as an intern in Taiwan.She is now a full-time employee in the Advertiser Engagement department. She shares with us more about her background growing up, her experience in AnyMind Group, how it’s like working in Taiwan, and her aspirations for the year ahead. Summarized background: Akiho Kondo (Advertiser Engagement Executive) Akiho graduated from the National University of Taiwan, Born in Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture. Spent eight years abroad, in elementary and junior high sch

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Jan 9, 2020

What happens if we grow too big for our Taiwan office?

Our team just can’t seem to stop growing! Once again, we’ll take you on a tour around our new office, this time in Taipei, Taiwan. Let’s go! Stepping into the office, you’ll be greeted by the “Wall of Four”, where we feature some interesting videos of some of our influencers and content creators. At AnyMind Group, we’ve gradually expanded our offerings into the marketing tech, entertainment tech and HR tech industries, and the “Wall of Four” reflects that evolution into the influencer marketing space. Fun fact: our previous Taiwan office was es

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Dec 20, 2019

AnyMindFamily Stories Pratan Thinsomchaisin : no matter what you try, it’s a win-win situation, you either win or you learn.

Hello everyone, I’m Pratan Thinsomchaisin, Senior Executive in the Culture Development department for AnyMind Group, based in Bangkok. I joined the company since the first day Kosuge Sogo and Otohiko Kozutsumi, the company’s founders, established AdAsia Holdings (now AnyMind Group). Back then we only had five people including Sogo himself. Prior to that, I worked at Sogo’s previous company MicroAd and was invited to join his new company. Despite my degree in Architecture, my work after graduation was never related to my field of study. I can say thou

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Dec 9, 2019

AnyMind Group celebrates International Women’s Day

AnyMind Group and its companies (AdAsia Holdings, CastingAsia and TalentMind) participated in International Women’s Day. Across its offices, male employees wrote notes of appreciation for their female colleagues, and we’ve compiled the best ones in the video below! Less than two years into operations, the company now employs 279 people across the 10 markets it is present in, with an almost even split between genders. People are a key pillar of the company, and individuals who excel are recognized for their efforts. This has led to a diverse team of count