Description

Hi, I’m Yosuke Koizumi — a bilingual (Japanese/English) business development and international project professional based in France, with hands-on experience across sales, partnerships, and cross-border program delivery.

My career has focused on two things: building revenue from zero in new markets and moving complex, multi-stakeholder projects from idea to execution. I’ve led outbound sales and alliance building, created repeatable playbooks (scripts, KPI routines, weekly reviews), and also managed international initiatives involving public institutions and local partners — from research and proposal to budget control and operations.

Today, I support companies that want to expand between Japan and Europe (especially France) with practical, execution-oriented help, including:

Market research & competitor mapping (France/EU or Japan)

Go-to-market strategy & positioning for new launches

Prospecting & outreach support (ICP definition, messaging, sequences, pitch refinement)

Partnership & channel development (finding and approaching distributors/agents/strategic partners)

Project coordination across teams and countries (stakeholder alignment, timelines, documentation, KPI tracking)

I work best with teams that want clear deliverables and fast momentum: structured research, actionable recommendations, and “next-step” execution materials (one-pagers, lists, scripts, and simple dashboards).

If you’re looking for someone who can combine commercial thinking + international coordination + operational discipline, I’d be happy to discuss your goals and propose a tailored approach.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Marseille (up to 50km)

Freelance
Business developer
CULTURE
January 2022 - Today (4 years and 5 months)
Tokyo, Japan
SUMMARY
- 3 years of experience in project consulting and management for AI sales consulting company in US
- 2 years of experience in management of my own consulting company for foreigners in Japan.
- 4 years of experience in C to C sales, B to C sales and management of a language learning school.
- 4 years for management and translation expertise to technical and legal documents.

Achievements:
- Recognized by the Japanese embassy and TICAD for a successful project, with our tech supply chain development adopted by UNDP and my proposal of AI automation project for grain protection in Africa adopted by UNDP. (VP of biz development as AI dev company 2022 -Present)
- Raised 6 million, formed alliances with 24 partners, increased monthly sales to 500,000, created a document manual, and reached 120 members before suspending due to COVID-19. (CEO as consulting company 2020 - 2022)
- Maintained a 95% new acquisition rate in 2017 and increased overall rate to 40% in 2018, created document application manuals, planned alliances with 20+ companies, and led in corporate development and event operations in 2019. (Cooperative sales manager 2016 - 2020)
- Digitized documents, reducing creation work by half, and organized manuals and legal documents for training new employees. (Legal affairs 2012 - 2016)