Akiko Nakashima

I%27m a global marketing executive with 24 years of experience across Ogilvy, Netflix, and Accenture — on both the agency and client side, in both the US and Japan.
My career tells a deliberate story. I started at Ogilvy, where I was trained in world-class creative and brand discipline — the foundation of everything. From there I crossed over to the client side at Netflix, one of Silicon Valley%27s most demanding and innovative marketing cultures, where brand thinking meets data, speed, and global scale. Then I took that depth into Accenture, where I added a business consulting lens — learning how to connect marketing strategy to real business outcomes, organizational transformation, and enterprise-level operations.
That arc — creative excellence, Silicon Valley innovation, and business consulting rigor — is what I bring to advisory relationships. I don%27t just think about marketing. I think about how marketing connects to business strategy, company structure, revenue growth, and long-term positioning.
I%27ve led teams of 2 and organizations of 150. I%27ve built brands in the US and navigated the deeply nuanced, relationship-driven market of Japan. I take on a small number of advisory engagements where I can be genuinely useful — showing up with honest counsel, senior-level experience, and meaningful connections.