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.