[April Dream] From 'Nobody' to Business Manager in 6 Months: How I Won a New Graduate Business Pitch with 'Zero Track Record'

We support the 'April Dream' initiative, which aims to make April 1st a day to share dreams. This press release is the dream of 'PROUDERS'. Yugo Fujinuma, a PR intern at PROUDERS LLC (HQ: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Piro Uchida), vows on April 1st to create a world where athletes can restart their careers with pride by building achievements through 'My TOP'. Fujinuma aimed to be a professional soccer player from elementary to high school but faced setbacks. After coaching abroad and failing to launch his own business due to lack of knowledge, he felt stuck. Meeting CEO Piro Uchida changed everything. The process he experienced became the prototype for 'My TOP'. Over 6 months, he used a 3-step strategy: 1. Verbalizing his past as assets, 2. Turning passion into strategy through project planning, and 3. Adopting a management perspective. This led him to win a business competition among 50 new graduates. He now helps others turn their 'gaps' into 'unique achievements'.