渡辺有紗さんプレゼンテーション/ Arisa's presentation

渡辺パイル織物株式会社でご活躍されている渡辺有紗さんが、自社商品のプレゼンテーションをしてくださいました。

有紗さんは、HOPES（インターン）のメンバーとして頑張っているFumiのお姉様で、今回２週間の予定で弊社インターンとしてお越し下さいました。

今治といえば高品質のタオルとして有名ですが、渡辺パイル織物株式会社はタオルだけにとどまらず、国内外のアパレルブランド向けにも綿織物を生産されています。

オーガニックコットンや草木染めを利用した様々な製品は肌触りが良く社員からも大好評。

常に新しいことに挑戦される姿勢に大変刺激を受けました。

有紗さん、Fumiありがとうございました。

感謝

Arisa Watanabe form Wtanabe-Pile gave us a presentation about their mills products.

Watanabe-Pile is a towel company in Imabari, Ehime prefecture.

Arisa is Fumi's sister and she will be staying in New York for 2 weeks and getting a boot camp version of Katsu New York Academy.

Imabari is famous for high quality towels and Watanabe Pile, produces not only towels and but also garment textiles. 

They use organic cotton and natural dye, which give the products a softer hand feel and beautiful colors. 

We inspired by their effort to challenge new markets. 

Thank you so much, Arisa and Fumi!

The KNY Academy, a new intern Fumio Watanabe from Ehime,Japan

Where are you from:
A) I'm from Imabari city, Ehime prefecture in Japan. Imabari is famous for producing towels and navel industory.

Why do you want to work at KNY: 
A) I'm interested in textiles and learning about U.S. market because my father operates a towel company. Also I really wanted to work with Katsu-san and learn not only the business but also manage a company as a good leader and have hospitality to others. In the future, I would like to expand into global markets for my father's company.

What is your goal for this internship: 
A) To be able to meet with customers by myself, have creative suggestions and create new projects that will become successful. I would like to gain new knowledge of textiles and experience through this internship.

What is your goal in 3 years:
 A) I would like to manage projects in various business fields.Therefore, I want to be a key person in the textile industry within three years. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー
 Where are you from:
愛媛県今治市出身です。今治はタオルの生産で有名な街です。

Why do you want to work at KNY
父がタオル工場を経営している影響で、テキスタイルや生地に興味があり、ＮＹでアメリカのマーケットの適正な生地の価格を調査したい、いろんな業務に携わりたいと思いインターンを決めました。また、かつさんに憧れ、ビジネスだけでなく、会社の雰囲気作りやおもてなしなども学びたいと思いました。将来はタオルや生地を世界のマーケットに売りたいと思っています。

What is your goal for internship: 
1人で、ミーティングに行き、クリエイティブな提案や的確な対応ができるようになること。テキスタイルにおける知識と実務的なミーティングやプレゼンテーションを通して、経験を積みたい。

What is your goal in 3 years: 
多くの知識と経験を積みいろんな分野ののプロジェクトを回すこと。将来の繊維産業においてキーパーソンと言われる人になること。

 

Katsu New York Academy

お陰様で、2004年からスタートした弊社のインターン卒業生が、累計100名を超えました。インターン制度を始めた頃は、慣れないこともあり社内で戸惑いもありましたが、何よりも一番うれしいのは、卒業生たちが気軽に遊びに来て近況報告をしてくれる時です。

今後は、Katsu New York Academyとして受入体制のレベルを上げ、引き続き世界中のやる気のある若者たちを受け入れていく所存です。
そして、NYという世界の中心地でのインターンをすることによって、プロとしての現場意識を感じていただき、また我々も学んでいる稲盛経営フィロソフィーと弊社経営理念を通し、一人でも多くの卒業生が「人間として正しい事」を基準に物事を判断できる人間に育っていってくれればと願っています。

感謝


We have been having 100 interns from all over the world, since we started an internship program in 2008.
And we are always so happy to see them when they visit us after their graduation from the program.

We will continue to upgrade our internship program, and we appreciate all our interns for their time with us.

Cheers for their bright future!

The KNY Academy, a new intern Jules Kiratzis from Pennsylvania, US

Jules joined us as an intern from September for 4 months!
He is a student at State College Pennsylvania. And his major is supply chain and logistics.

Why do you want to work at KNY?: I want to work at Katsu New York because it is a great opportunity and I will learn a lot about business by working with it hands on in the real world.

What is your goal for internship?: My goal for this internship is to get a better understanding of the supply chain and financial aspect of the business.

What is you goal in 3 years?: My goal in 3 years is to be finishing up college at Penn State University.

The KNY Academy, a new intern Yusuke Saito from Japan

Yusuke joined us as an intern in September for 6 months. He is a senior at Waseda University, Japan, and is absent from the university to join this internship. His major is English Literature and Linguistics, but this is his first visiting to the US.

Why do you want to work at KNY?: It is because I love fashion and I was attracted to the entrepreneurship of our president, Katsu. I have doubts about the future of Japanese economy, so I want to learn from Katsu how to do business at foreign markets and how to be a global leader.

What is your goal for internship?: My goal is to make what I want to do in the future clear, and to get our new business, Katsu Kafe, on track. I think this period will be a great step to my future.

What is your goal in 3 years?: As I mentioned above, I cannot see what I will do in the future clearly. However, in any case, I want to obtain a job where I can contribute to the development and conservation of Japanese high quality manufacturing.

この9月から6ヶ月間、インターンとしてYusukeが加わります。彼は早稲田大学に在学中で、このインターンに参加するために休学しています。専攻は英文学・英語学ですが、実はこれが初のアメリカ滞在だそうです。

なぜKNYで働こうと思ったんですか？: ファッションが好きなのと、社長であるKatsuさんの起業家精神に惹かれたからです。私は日本経済の未来に疑問を感じていて、海外市場でのビジネスやグローバル・リーダーになるノウハウをKatsuさんから学びたいと思っています。

このインターンでのあなたの目標は何ですか？: 自分が将来何をしたいのかを明確にすること、そして新規事業であるKatsu Kafeを軌道に乗せることです。この6ヶ月は私の将来にとって大きなステップになると思います。

3年先までの目標は何ですか？: 先にも述べたように、私は自分が将来何をしているのか青写真が描けていません。しかし、いずれにせよ日本の高品質なモノづくりの発展・保全に貢献していけるような仕事に就きたいと考えています。

The Intern of Katsu NY, Yena Lee from Korea

Yena joined us as an intern in August for 3 months. She graduated from Koomin University with Management Information System degree. Please check about Yena. Hope she will learn a lot from us.

I was born in Seoul, Korea and now live in Pangyo where is a new town near Seoul. I am a participant in Korea WEST, which is an international exchange program of the U.S. and South Korean governments. I studied English in San Diego for 4 months before coming to New York. And It has been 8 months since I came to New York.

Why do you want to work at KNY: When I looked for internship, I saw KNY wants people to see their philosophy on the website before applying for the internship. When I first saw the philosophy, the first thing that comes to my mind was how KNY people put all their effort on their company's success. Under their philosophy, I thought this is the only company that i can widen my horizons and improve myself by working. Also, In order to have a job in fashion industry in the future, I need to learn practical experience in business and see how fashion business works. Assisting with the sales team at KNY can let me understand our business well.

What is your goal for internship: Firstly, I want to know how Katsu New york operates and how their philosophy affects their business. Also, even if I am working here as an intern, I want to be blended with the KNY family. I want to interact with them and share our thoughts. Thus, I hope i could completely understand the whole process of fashion company at the end of my internship.

What is your goal in 3 years: Because I already graduated university before I came to the U.S, I would like to have a stable job in fashion industry with my internship experience. For the next couple or three years, I will be working and gaining experience. But because I am enjoying working in the U.S. now,especially working with many international people who are from different countries, I would find a way to work in the U.S. fashion market after I go back to Korea.