Born in Japan in an unconventional family, Misaki realized from a young age that, in a society famed for following rules, in order to achieve her dreams, those rules had to be broken. Delicately toeing the line between austere Japanese tradition and the American dream, she blazed a trail from the countryside to the heart of Tokyo where her entrepreneurial career took off. Her outgoing approach accumulated a vast spectrum of industry connections that continue to bring prosperity and opportunities to brands all over the globe.