Team
Leadership
ITO, Noriaki
Managing Director, COO
Born in Nara in 1975, he joined NKB Corporation in 2000, where he played a key role in launching and managing a regional information site in partnership with Tokyo Metro starting in 2004. In October 2007, he joined Gurunavi, Inc., managing SEO, social media strategies, web analytics, content marketing, and advertising for Gurunavi. He joined JADE in 2020 as the managing director.
NAGAYAMA, Kazushi
Founder, CSO
Born in Kyoto in 1987, he graduated from Doshisha University with a degree in Law and earned an MSc in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
He has extensive experience in spam and abuse prevention, having worked at Google Search, Google Play, and Twitter. At Google, he was deeply involved in Trust & Safety for both Search and Play, focusing on product analysis. He also supported Japanese webmasters as a Webmaster Trends Analyst, offering office hours to share search engine best practices and improve Google services based on trends in Japan. He founded JADE in 2019.
KONISHI, Issei
Director, CCO
Born in Gunma in 1980 and raised in Kanagawa, he spent nearly nine years in various sales roles, including music production, office supplies, promotional materials, and online advertising. While facing challenges in direct ad sales, he found his stride in managing listing ads, which inspired him to focus exclusively on this area. This led to the founding of High-Pass, a company specializing in listing ad management, in-house support, and training for ad agencies.
From the start of his independent career, he actively sought learning opportunities, organizing study sessions that evolved into SEM Cafe in 2011. In 2012, he was recognized as a top-level user in the AdWords Help Forum (now Google Ads Community Gold Product Expert). He continues to drive best practices in advertising through his community involvement and ongoing events. He joined JADE in 2019.
Our team also includes other talented professionals, each contributing unique skills to our consulting services. Together, we combine our expertise in SEO, web advertising, data analysis, and content marketing to drive sustainable growth for our clients.