Upcoming Career Webinar! Entrepreneurship After JET
Interested in entrepreneurship, freelancing, or exploring a new career direction after JET?
Join us for a 90-minute webinar with JET alum Daniel Lowe (Chiba, 2011-2013), founder of Boston Intercultural Consulting and JapaneseCircle.com, as he shares how entrepreneurship can be used as a low-risk way to test ideas, build experience, and create new professional opportunities after JET.
Dan will discuss and share how starting a small project, freelance venture, or side business can help you gain hands-on experience, develop marketable skills, and strengthen your resume while discovering what kind of work genuinely interests you.
During the webinar, participants will learn how to:
• Validate a business idea in a single weekend
• Get your first paying customers without a website or ad spend
• Build real experience that shows up on your resume
Whether you’re seriously considering entrepreneurship or simply curious about alternative career paths after JET, this session will provide actionable strategies to help you get started.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Location: Zoom (register to receive the meeting link)
Pricing
• $5 for USJETAA members
• $10 for general public
About Daniel Lowe (Chiba, 2011-2013)
After returning from JET, Daniel Lowe came back with decent Japanese skills, a strong network, and uncertainty about how to turn those experiences into a long-term career path. Since then, he has explored a variety of professional avenues, including earning an MBA from Babson College while working full-time in international higher education at Showa Boston Institute, working in corporate strategy and consulting at Optum, and eventually launching his own Japan-focused business.
JET played a major role in shaping Daniel’s approach to cross-cultural work, and staying active in the alumni community through leadership roles such as New England JETAA President and JETAA USA Country Representative has been an important part of his professional journey.
Outside of work, Daniel is building JapaneseCircle.com, an accountability community for Japanese learners, while continuing his personal goal of visiting all 47 prefectures of Japan, with 40 completed so far.
Dan is also a mentor in our JET2JET Career Chat program, and can be reached through our webpage for anyone who would like to connect or learn more.
