meet our Leader

At the heart of our company is a firm belief: Nepalese talent belongs on the global stage.

As CEO of a multidisciplinary organization based in Kathmandu, I lead a team dedicated to building meaningful bridges between Nepal and Japan, two nations rich in culture, innovation, and mutual respect. Our work spans multiple sectors, including animation, 3D modeling, strategic research, and community-focused initiatives such as assisting Nepali workers returning from Japan in reclaiming their pensions.

We are proudly advancing two high-potential yet underdeveloped industries in Nepal:

• Strategic Research : In collaboration with leading Japanese firms, we deliver actionable insights to top global companies.
• 3D Animation & Character Modeling : We create high-quality digital assets for the global creative economy, positioning Nepal as a competitive player in this fast-growing field.

These two ventures are distinct in focus yet deeply connected in purpose, each contributing to our broader mission of transforming Nepal’s professional landscape. Our strategic research division works closely with top Japanese firms to generate actionable insights for global businesses, while our creative division develops world-class 3D animation and character modeling for international clients.

Through both, we aim to build sustainable industries that create new career pathways, foster innovation, and elevate Nepal’s role on the global stage.

Tuan graduated from Virginia, USA-based College of William & Mary with an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship with a Mason Scholarship and from New York, USA-based Saint John's University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance Summa Cumme Laude.

He started his career as a foreign exchange trader at Tien Phong Bank, a prominent bank in Vietnam. He then moved to Dream Incubator, a Tokyo-headquartered consulting and investment firm, as a Senior Associate and then advanced to Country Manager, Business Intelligence Division. At Dream Incubator, he built a logistics, healthcare, and agriculture database to provide insights and recommend tactical and strategic actions for local and international clients. Tuan also acted as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategist at Dr.OH, a Singapore-domiciled health tech startup where he helped the company raise bridge round funding. Tuan also led Investor Relations, Market Intelligence, and Business Intelligence functions.

• Yui worked as a business development expert at European and North American companies in the automobile sector.
• Implemented business development in Japan e.g. technology installation into Japanese companies incl. subsidiaries in other countries, launch, and facilitation of joint development projects.
• Also, he was an Executive Officer at a Japanese company developing a business matching platform and providing global technology search/research services:
• Launched various businesses, built corporate structure/system, and managed operations.
• Now, he is an Executive Officer at N&S Partners and a Chief Managing Officer at N&S Partners Nepal, both are research & consulting companies in the Asia region.
• Engaged in supporting overseas and new business development supporting of major companies in automobile, construction (machinery), logistics, and consumer goods sectors through analysis of the global market environment and trends (incl. companies and technologies), consideration of market entry strategies for new countries and business strategies for new businesses, analysis/selection/negotiation of candidate companies for alliances and acquisitions, etc.
• In parallel, engaged in launching regional research hubs and facilitating business development in the global market.

After graduating from the Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo, he joined Dream Incubator. After engaging in strategy consulting, staying at a venture company, and listing one company, he started an in-house business. He started up a research company in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia and served as its representative. After that, in 2017, he opened a Tokyo office (now N&S Partners) and became independent through MBO in 2019. Served as a business strategy discussion partner, mainly for customers in the automotive, entertainment, and consumer goods sectors.

Also active as a novelist. His novel "Survive" won the 120th Bungakukai Newcomer Award, and "Share" and "Capital" (both published by Bungeishunju) were nominated for the 154th and 156th Akutagawa Awards. Other publications include "Sea Turtles" (Shinchosha).

Seunghul Seo is the Founder and President of Projeteam, Inc. He has extensive international experience both in for-profit and non-profit settings, including in the US, South Korea, Myanmar, Fiji, Switzerland, Uganda, and Rwanda. He is fluent in Japanese, English, and Korean.

A graduate of Waseda University and the University of Michigan, where he earned his first master’s degree, he started his career in the field of international development. Working for international organizations as a field officer, he gained experience in organizational and human resource development in the context of developing countries.

He then joined Bain & Company and honed strategic analysis and planning skills through his involvement in consulting projects in a wide range of themes and industries at Bain’s Tokyo and Chicago offices.

After he earned MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, he entered the internet service industry and held a variety of executive positions, including at Groupon Japan, Medina (KDDI Group company), and AIP (currently Rakuten Insight Global).

Hiro graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics & Harvard Business School with a joint degree in Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Administration.

He started his career at Mitsubishi Corporation in the food industry Group. Then at Dream Incubator, Inc., he provided management consulting services to information technology, finance, healthcare, and investment funds.

Hiro acted as Representative Director of Aoyama Shachu Co. Engaged in management consulting and policy research, mainly in the field of government relations. Lecturer for MBA program at Graduate School of Management, Globis University.

Hiro is currently President of Linkers International Corporation, Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Japanese Studies, University of California, Berkeley