Meet the Founders
It’s NEO’s Anniversary Month! All throughout March, we’ll be taking a look back at NEO’s journey over the past four years: the early days, the growth, and the people behind it all. This week, we’re starting with our fearless leaders and the vision that brought NEO to life.
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Innovation on the Move
From robotics to bold new concepts, the NEO Search Partners team experienced the full spectrum of innovation at CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)‘s Venture Café Tokyo Innovation is here, and we’re seeing it in action. Laurens Schaberg Mieke Aarsman Yusei Takashima
Down the Drain After 100 Days: Why Experience Alone Isn’t Leadership
A high-profile CEO exit after 100 days reveals why hiring based on experience alone fails in executive talent acquisition. NEO Search Partners shares insights on CEO hiring, leadership assessment, and executive search best practices. Boards often treat experience as a shortcut in executive talent acquisition. A seasoned resume offers comfort. It reassures stakeholders, supports decision-making, […]
Powering Connections
We’re keeping the momentum strong across this year’s community events, showing up with intention, reconnecting with partners, and building meaningful new relationships along the way. From New Year events to coffee catch-ups, our presence reflects what we value most. Being part of the conversations that shape our industry.
Kicking Off 2026, NEO Style.
A strong start to 2026! The NEO Search Partners team officially kicked off 2026, sharpening strategy and setting the tone for a high-impact year ahead. We’re just getting started. Stay tuned for what’s ahead. Laurens Schaberg John Camilleri 🔹 Japan Recruitment Sarah Balbarona Ralph Saunders Jurriaan Meischke Jonathan Naylor Marla Aquino-Aguilar Elyssa P.
Entrepreneur / SME of the Year Nominees: BBA 2025
NEO Search Partners Inc. has been shortlisted for SME of the Year by the BCCJ – The British Chamber of Commerce in Japan at the 2025 British Business Awards. We built this firm on a simple belief: you can do executive search with integrity, transparency and long-term thinking and still win. Seeing that approach recognised […]
Rionne McAvoy’s new documentary, “The Ones Left Behind: When Tomorrow Feels Impossible”
NEO Search Partners Inc. is now an official corporate sponsor of Rionne McAvoy‘s new documentary, “The Ones Left Behind: When Tomorrow Feels Impossible” This second installment in his docuseries about social issues covers youth suicide in Japan. 513 children took their lives in 2023 almost tying the record of 514 in 2022. In 2024, that […]
Deshima Business Awards 2025
NEO Search Partners Inc. congratulates Fernando Lira and JML Group Japan on winning the Deshima Business Awards 2025. Welcome to the pantheon of Japanese-Netherlands business champions! Our extended gratitude to the Minister of Foreign Trade, Reinette Klever for her inspirational message, and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan for graciously hosting […]
Visiting OsakaEXPO on our National Day.
Good times at the OsakaEXPO. Visiting our National Day was His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, bringing an inspiring message about unity and global fellowship in times when these ideas seem to have gone out of fashion. A special thanks to our valued customer Waldorf Astoria Osaka, unofficial NEO Search Partners Inc. HQ in […]