SMBC × Chronicle Launch New Video Podcast 'Co-creation Frontline: Innovation Catalysts' Strategy Meeting'
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Podcast Studio Chronicle announce the launch of a new video podcast series starting April 23, 2026, exploring the behind-the-scenes reality of new business creation with top innovators.
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Podcast production label "Podcast Studio Chronicle" (Representative: Takafumi Nomura, hereafter "the Company") will start distributing a new program, "Co-creation Frontline: Innovation Catalysts' Strategy Meeting," hosted by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), on various audio platforms and YouTube starting Thursday, April 23, 2026.
This program is a brand video podcast by the Digital Strategy Department of SMBC. Members of the SMBC Digital Strategy Department and freelance announcer Chiaki Katagiri will serve as MCs.
Each episode welcomes "innovation catalysts" from different backgrounds—such as entrepreneurs who build businesses from scratch and drivers who move massive organizations—to delve deeply into the "behind-the-scenes of decision-making," moving beyond superficial success stories.
■ Viewing "Co-creation" as a Will for the Future to Breakthrough Japan's Stagnation
In many organizations, new businesses are still often consumed as "transient projects" or "opportunities to create visible results." However, inherently, it should be a process of "co-creation" to rewrite the corporate contours and implement new value in society together with various partners.
Broadcasted from the business co-creation facility "HOOPSLINK," this program explores ways to break through Japan's stagnation. Rather than being owned media functioning merely as a place for corporate promotion, it aims to be a podcast that serves as an open dialogue space for the world, starting strategy meetings with various "innovation catalysts."
Distribution begins on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Listening to it will change your resolution on "business co-creation."
■ Highlights of the First Episode: Exploring the "Iron Rules of Winning" with New Business Creator Minoru Moriya
#01 The essence of new business is "will." The common trait of those who move forward even with 10 wins and 90 losses (Guest: New Business Creator Minoru Moriya)
The first guest is Minoru Moriya, a new business creator who has led numerous businesses to success and IPOs. He says, "It's not that the batting average of success is high, but simply that there are many at-bats." What does he value most when launching a new business? Drawing on his experiences at Raksul and Carepro, he talks about the mindset required to see through new businesses with low success rates without giving up.
■ Program Overview
Program Name: Co-creation Frontline: Innovation Catalysts' Strategy Meeting
Cast: Members of the SMBC Digital Strategy Department, Chiaki Katagiri (Freelance Announcer)
Start Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Frequency: Every Thursday
Distribution Platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Voicy, YouTube, etc.
■ Distribution Platform URLs
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YSEbgvmGCsvzGJVemKTtH
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1893554854
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.jp/podcasts/3c053a38-b9cc-4b3c-9732-7488a34fa7af
Voicy: https://voicy.jp/channel/821478
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL33xL50DB6WaCjvUnNF6Qdrttj6vlSq7o
■ Cast Profiles
Minoru Moriya (New Business Creator)
New Business Creator®. After working at MISUMI, he founded M-OUT, a company specializing in new business development, with MISUMI founder Hiroshi Taguchi. In 2010, he established Minoru Moriya Office. He participated in the founding of Raksul and Carepro as Vice President. In 2018, Boutiques and Raksul were listed on the stock exchange for two consecutive months. He has served as an advisor for Hakuhodo, JAXA, a guest professor at the Institute of Science Tokyo, an expert committee member for the Cabinet Office, and a senior AI consultant in Shandong Province. His recent books include "Management that Always Creates New Businesses," "Entrepreneurship is 100% Will," and "DX Startup Revolution."
Chiaki Katagiri (Freelance Announcer)
Born in Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture. Joined Akita Television in 2005. Became a freelancer in 2011. She served as an assistant on TBS Radio's "Arakawa Kyokei Day Catch!" for six years starting in January 2013 and has appeared in numerous programs, primarily on the radio.
■ About SMBC Digital Strategy Department | Business Co-creation Facility "HOOPSLINK"
The SMBC Digital Strategy Department is an organization that promotes new business development utilizing the latest technology across the group and drives DX for the entire group. "HOOPSLINK," located in the Shin-Marunouchi Building in Tokyo, is a business co-creation facility operated by the SMBC Group. It supports Japan's re-growth through interaction and proof-of-concept experiments with diverse players such as startups, large enterprises, and government agencies.
This program is a brand video podcast by the Digital Strategy Department of SMBC. Members of the SMBC Digital Strategy Department and freelance announcer Chiaki Katagiri will serve as MCs.
Each episode welcomes "innovation catalysts" from different backgrounds—such as entrepreneurs who build businesses from scratch and drivers who move massive organizations—to delve deeply into the "behind-the-scenes of decision-making," moving beyond superficial success stories.
■ Viewing "Co-creation" as a Will for the Future to Breakthrough Japan's Stagnation
In many organizations, new businesses are still often consumed as "transient projects" or "opportunities to create visible results." However, inherently, it should be a process of "co-creation" to rewrite the corporate contours and implement new value in society together with various partners.
Broadcasted from the business co-creation facility "HOOPSLINK," this program explores ways to break through Japan's stagnation. Rather than being owned media functioning merely as a place for corporate promotion, it aims to be a podcast that serves as an open dialogue space for the world, starting strategy meetings with various "innovation catalysts."
Distribution begins on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Listening to it will change your resolution on "business co-creation."
■ Highlights of the First Episode: Exploring the "Iron Rules of Winning" with New Business Creator Minoru Moriya
#01 The essence of new business is "will." The common trait of those who move forward even with 10 wins and 90 losses (Guest: New Business Creator Minoru Moriya)
The first guest is Minoru Moriya, a new business creator who has led numerous businesses to success and IPOs. He says, "It's not that the batting average of success is high, but simply that there are many at-bats." What does he value most when launching a new business? Drawing on his experiences at Raksul and Carepro, he talks about the mindset required to see through new businesses with low success rates without giving up.
■ Program Overview
Program Name: Co-creation Frontline: Innovation Catalysts' Strategy Meeting
Cast: Members of the SMBC Digital Strategy Department, Chiaki Katagiri (Freelance Announcer)
Start Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Frequency: Every Thursday
Distribution Platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Voicy, YouTube, etc.
■ Distribution Platform URLs
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YSEbgvmGCsvzGJVemKTtH
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1893554854
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.jp/podcasts/3c053a38-b9cc-4b3c-9732-7488a34fa7af
Voicy: https://voicy.jp/channel/821478
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL33xL50DB6WaCjvUnNF6Qdrttj6vlSq7o
■ Cast Profiles
Minoru Moriya (New Business Creator)
New Business Creator®. After working at MISUMI, he founded M-OUT, a company specializing in new business development, with MISUMI founder Hiroshi Taguchi. In 2010, he established Minoru Moriya Office. He participated in the founding of Raksul and Carepro as Vice President. In 2018, Boutiques and Raksul were listed on the stock exchange for two consecutive months. He has served as an advisor for Hakuhodo, JAXA, a guest professor at the Institute of Science Tokyo, an expert committee member for the Cabinet Office, and a senior AI consultant in Shandong Province. His recent books include "Management that Always Creates New Businesses," "Entrepreneurship is 100% Will," and "DX Startup Revolution."
Chiaki Katagiri (Freelance Announcer)
Born in Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture. Joined Akita Television in 2005. Became a freelancer in 2011. She served as an assistant on TBS Radio's "Arakawa Kyokei Day Catch!" for six years starting in January 2013 and has appeared in numerous programs, primarily on the radio.
■ About SMBC Digital Strategy Department | Business Co-creation Facility "HOOPSLINK"
The SMBC Digital Strategy Department is an organization that promotes new business development utilizing the latest technology across the group and drives DX for the entire group. "HOOPSLINK," located in the Shin-Marunouchi Building in Tokyo, is a business co-creation facility operated by the SMBC Group. It supports Japan's re-growth through interaction and proof-of-concept experiments with diverse players such as startups, large enterprises, and government agencies.