Daren is the President of Winery Productions, an entertainment consultancy and production company based in Japan that specializes in bridging the business, creative, and network gaps between the Japanese and global film industries.He is a certified sommelier, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Japanese from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and is a sought after public speaker and executive coach for many of Japan's corporate leaders.Daren devotes his non-work time to spending quality time with his family, organizing dinner and film parties for his friends, and researching the Japanese and global film industries. His future focus is concentrated on developing film projects out of Japan that are bankable globally.