Firsthand Network

Asia

Eugene in Soeul, South Korea

Eugene is a fantastic woman who works for herself as a translator in Soeul. With her ear to the ground she knows what is going on and where – indispensable when it's hard to know your way around an ever-changing city and culture. But more than this, Eugene is an accomplished trend-spotter who really knows her way around the latest technology to hit the streets. She is young, enthusiastic and ambitious – and pretty much epitomizes the 21st Century spirit of South Korea. Definitely one to watch!

Fujiko in Tokyo, Japan

Fuji and firsthand have worked together for over five years. Having grown up in the US and 'done the corporate thing' Fuji is now located in Tokyo where she runs her own 'work-life' business called Project Kobo. Fuji performs simultaneous translation on our Japanese projects and helps us find the most interesting and diverse people to include in our user research. Her crowning moment was finding the “Porsche Monk” – quite literally a monk who owned two $250,000 racing cars. Hallelujah!