1.6x Sales with Zero New Hires. Study Session Featuring favy CEO Takumi Takanashi on Managing Operations with Generative AI, Held on May 17 (Sun) and May 23 (Sat)
Keiei Sanbo Inc., operator of the business community bar "Sanbo BAR," will host a seminar featuring Takumi Takanashi, CEO of favy Inc., on May 17 and 23. The seminar will focus on a next-generation management model that achieved 1.6 times sales with zero new hires by leveraging generative AI, addressing the impact of AI on Japan's labor market and strategies for high productivity with small teams.
📋 Article Processing Timeline
- 📰 Published: May 11, 2026 at 22:00
- 🔍 Collected: May 11, 2026 at 13:31
- 🤖 AI Analyzed: May 11, 2026 at 14:47 (1h 15m after Collected)
Keiei Sanbo Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kenji Shintani), which operates the business community bar "Sanbo BAR," will host a seminar titled "1.6x Sales with Zero New Hires! The Inside Story of a Startup Managing Operations with Generative AI" at Sanbo BAR Shinjuku on Sunday, May 17, 2026, and Saturday, May 23, 2026. The seminar will feature Takumi Takanashi, Representative Director and CEO of favy Inc., as a lecturer, where participants can learn about a next-generation management model that achieved 1.6 times sales with zero new hires by utilizing generative AI.
*The content of the seminar is the same on both dates.
Background of the Event
Currently, for the first time since the war, Japan's labor market is experiencing an anomaly where the effective job offer-to-applicant ratio is declining despite a healthy economy. The biggest factor behind this is the rise of "generative AI." The number of companies that "don't need to hire people in the first place" is increasing due to business automation, and an era has begun where companies that cannot adapt to generative AI and rely on traditional labor-intensive methods will soon be eliminated.
While the conventional wisdom that "hiring is essential for business expansion" is crumbling, favy Inc. has achieved rapid growth with 1.6 times sales, yet with zero new hires. Behind this lies a next-generation organizational structure that can be operated by a small number of people by fully utilizing generative AI.
In this seminar, Mr. Takanashi, the company's Representative Director and CEO, will take the stage to reveal the secrets of dramatically improved productivity that drives business growth without new hires. He will provide a detailed explanation of the next-generation management model, from how to delineate tasks that should be entrusted to generative AI to building an organization where humans can concentrate on creative work.
This seminar is a must-attend for business owners struggling with generative AI adaptation and business leaders fighting for survival.
Seminar Features and Highlights
- Explanation of the background of the post-war first anomaly where "the effective job offer-to-applicant ratio declines despite a healthy economy," and the turning point for companies that will be eliminated versus those that will survive in the generative AI era.
- Mr. Takanashi, the president himself, will share favy Inc.'s real-world example of achieving 1.6 times sales with zero new hires.
- Learn how to delineate tasks that should be entrusted to generative AI and design a next-generation organization that can be run by a small number of people.
- Take away methods for creating a management model that allows humans to concentrate on creative work without relying on hiring.
- Direct discussion with speakers and participating executives at the networking event after the seminar.
Event Overview
Venue: Sanbo BAR Shinjuku
Adhoc Shinjuku 5F reDine Shinjuku, 3-15-11 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
(Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7AWUYrTvTqNSgvmp8)
Participation Fee: 5,000 yen (includes all-you-can-drink and light meals)
Target Audience: Business owners struggling with labor shortages and hiring challenges, executives and management who want to implement generative AI in their operations.
Schedule: (*The content is the same on both dates)
(1) Date & Time: Sunday, May 17, 2026, 16:45 Doors Open / 17:00-19:00
Click here to apply: https://luma.com/hmwjsxef
(2) Date & Time: Saturday, May 23, 2026, 12:45 Doors Open / 13:00-15:00
Click here to apply: https://luma.com/5u2ffzkh
Guest Speaker Profile
Takumi Takanashi
Representative Director and CEO, favy Inc.
At 19, he founded a web production company, then led the digital marketing industry from its dawn by launching SEM/SEO businesses. He has a track record of supporting business development and digitalization for over 1,000 companies, from listed companies to startups.
He himself started his career as a small business and SME owner, but with the vision of "creating a world where restaurants don't easily fail," he established favy Inc. as a startup in 2015, embarking on a major challenge.
Currently, he is leading store DX by developing and providing OMO (Online Merges Offline) tools and subscription systems, and operating shared food halls. In recent years, he has quickly focused on the business implementation of generative AI, promoting drastic reforms in his own company's operations by fully utilizing "generative AI." He is at the forefront as an expert in practical generative AI utilization.
Facilitator
Kenji Shintani, Representative Director, Keiei Sanbo Inc.
Organizer of the business community bar "Sanbo BAR"
For 10 years, he was involved in consulting for SMEs at Deloitte Tohmatsu Group, participating in the launch of 5 businesses. He then became independent and established Keiei Sanbo Inc. While providing extensive management support, he also serves as the representative of CRAFT TEA Inc., which develops the Japanese tea brand "CRAFT TEA." Based on his own management experience, he is dedicated to operating a community that supports the loneliness of business owners.
About the business community bar "Sanbo BAR"
A community where business owners and business leaders gather with "business" as their common language.
*The content of the seminar is the same on both dates.
Background of the Event
Currently, for the first time since the war, Japan's labor market is experiencing an anomaly where the effective job offer-to-applicant ratio is declining despite a healthy economy. The biggest factor behind this is the rise of "generative AI." The number of companies that "don't need to hire people in the first place" is increasing due to business automation, and an era has begun where companies that cannot adapt to generative AI and rely on traditional labor-intensive methods will soon be eliminated.
While the conventional wisdom that "hiring is essential for business expansion" is crumbling, favy Inc. has achieved rapid growth with 1.6 times sales, yet with zero new hires. Behind this lies a next-generation organizational structure that can be operated by a small number of people by fully utilizing generative AI.
In this seminar, Mr. Takanashi, the company's Representative Director and CEO, will take the stage to reveal the secrets of dramatically improved productivity that drives business growth without new hires. He will provide a detailed explanation of the next-generation management model, from how to delineate tasks that should be entrusted to generative AI to building an organization where humans can concentrate on creative work.
This seminar is a must-attend for business owners struggling with generative AI adaptation and business leaders fighting for survival.
Seminar Features and Highlights
- Explanation of the background of the post-war first anomaly where "the effective job offer-to-applicant ratio declines despite a healthy economy," and the turning point for companies that will be eliminated versus those that will survive in the generative AI era.
- Mr. Takanashi, the president himself, will share favy Inc.'s real-world example of achieving 1.6 times sales with zero new hires.
- Learn how to delineate tasks that should be entrusted to generative AI and design a next-generation organization that can be run by a small number of people.
- Take away methods for creating a management model that allows humans to concentrate on creative work without relying on hiring.
- Direct discussion with speakers and participating executives at the networking event after the seminar.
Event Overview
Venue: Sanbo BAR Shinjuku
Adhoc Shinjuku 5F reDine Shinjuku, 3-15-11 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
(Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7AWUYrTvTqNSgvmp8)
Participation Fee: 5,000 yen (includes all-you-can-drink and light meals)
Target Audience: Business owners struggling with labor shortages and hiring challenges, executives and management who want to implement generative AI in their operations.
Schedule: (*The content is the same on both dates)
(1) Date & Time: Sunday, May 17, 2026, 16:45 Doors Open / 17:00-19:00
Click here to apply: https://luma.com/hmwjsxef
(2) Date & Time: Saturday, May 23, 2026, 12:45 Doors Open / 13:00-15:00
Click here to apply: https://luma.com/5u2ffzkh
Guest Speaker Profile
Takumi Takanashi
Representative Director and CEO, favy Inc.
At 19, he founded a web production company, then led the digital marketing industry from its dawn by launching SEM/SEO businesses. He has a track record of supporting business development and digitalization for over 1,000 companies, from listed companies to startups.
He himself started his career as a small business and SME owner, but with the vision of "creating a world where restaurants don't easily fail," he established favy Inc. as a startup in 2015, embarking on a major challenge.
Currently, he is leading store DX by developing and providing OMO (Online Merges Offline) tools and subscription systems, and operating shared food halls. In recent years, he has quickly focused on the business implementation of generative AI, promoting drastic reforms in his own company's operations by fully utilizing "generative AI." He is at the forefront as an expert in practical generative AI utilization.
Facilitator
Kenji Shintani, Representative Director, Keiei Sanbo Inc.
Organizer of the business community bar "Sanbo BAR"
For 10 years, he was involved in consulting for SMEs at Deloitte Tohmatsu Group, participating in the launch of 5 businesses. He then became independent and established Keiei Sanbo Inc. While providing extensive management support, he also serves as the representative of CRAFT TEA Inc., which develops the Japanese tea brand "CRAFT TEA." Based on his own management experience, he is dedicated to operating a community that supports the loneliness of business owners.
About the business community bar "Sanbo BAR"
A community where business owners and business leaders gather with "business" as their common language.