Enjoy Less Effort & More Impact
in Your Work & Life
An expert-led community for women in business in Japan.
The #LessEffortMoreImpact Movement for Women in Business (LEMI) is an uplifting community for growth-minded women in Japan and beyond to do brilliant work without sacrificing our personal lives.
When is the event?
⏰ Saturday, January 25 2025, 12-3 p.m.
📍 ristorante della collina, Ebisu
We’ve booked out the entire restaurant to start 2025 off with a bang! Come join us to welcome a year full of connection, care, and courage, LEMI style. We’ll be enjoying a course meal of imaginative and scrumptious Italian cuisine.
Sign up and reserve your spot today!
The price includes a delicious 4-course meal, tea/coffee, and 2 drinks
What do I bring?
- Business cards (if you’d like to exchange them)
- A big appetite!
Welcome To LEMI
If you're like many women in business in Japan, you're busy, you work hard, and you put other people first. The #LessEffortMoreImpact Movement for Women in Business (LEMI) is here to bring you fresh perspectives, inspiring role models, and a warm welcome.
Our uplifting events and practical resources are centered around:
Connection
Members enjoy connecting across industries and nationalities, sharing fresh perspectives and possibilities for professional women.
Care
With selfcare as a success strategy, we explore and embrace practical ways to enjoy less effort and more impact in our work and lives.
Courage
We inspire each other to develop the courage to step out of our comfort zones, so that we can stop depleting ourselves through physical, mental, and emotional overdoing.
This is how we can start enjoying our work and life to the fullest!
Apply to join“Surround yourself with people who are going to lift you higher.”
- Oprah Winfrey
Here's a bit of what we get up to...
What women in Japan say they love about LEMI
○ Perspective shifts - making work and life easier!
○ Practical and instant takeaways from various topics
○ From negative to positive thinking
○ Intercultural exchange (11 nationalities!)
○ Honne (not tatemae)
○ A safe space
○ True friends
○ No pressure to attend events - be there when you can
○ Comprehensive writeups and resources
One LEMIer said it was like A Confidence Vitamin!
「ポジティブな女性に出会いたくて」
- Akiko
「私の知らない世界を教えてくれる」
- Mayumi
"Room full of positive, energetic, and inspiring people"
- Aya Jean
「色んなお話を聞いて、やっぱりもっと自分も色々挑戦していきたいなと」
- Emi
「一つ自分の殻を破ってみたくて」
- Yuki
「普段はこんなにたくさんの素敵な女性に会うことがないな」
- Yumiko
"Get some great inspiration and ideas"
- Sarah
「本当にどなたでも女性の参加すべきイベントだと思います」
- Fumiko
"Helen's events create a space for like-minded women to connect, share stories, and inspire one another, leaving a lasting impact on everyone involved!"
- Emi
「LEMI では、様々なバックグラウンドの女性達と繋がりを作れることに期待します。共通点は英語、海外に興味があること、働く女性であることでしょう。ヘレンさんのもとで、素敵なコミュニティの誕生に立ち会えることを楽しみにしています。」
- Yumiko
"I'm thrilled to be part of this amazing event, unlike anything you'll find elsewhere. Connect, engage in honest conversations, and discover endless inspiration. We know Helen is the visionary who can turn this dream into a reality."
- Miyako
"I’m passionate about realizing digital and sustainability transformation in large-scale companies. I’m interested in discussing with other women at the event creative and practical ways to bring change to society – especially by leveraging technology, re-engineering operations, and reshaping organizations. Less Effort More Impact!"
- Mari
「ヘレンさんが主催するコミュニティは、いつでも安心できる優しい雰囲気に包まれているところに魅力を感じます。悩みに共感したり、新しい考え方のヒントを得られたり、様々なメンバーとの交流で得られる体験にワクワクしています。」
- Fumiko T
“So happy to meet fabulous professional women who can be or are the fantastic role models for less effort and more impact, so much needed concept for women in Japan."
- Fumiko Y
FAQs
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Any other questions? Contact Team Sasuga! here.
Upcoming LEMI events
2025 EVENTS
- 1月25日 - New Year Lunch @ Della Collina, Ebisu
- 2月8日- Communication workshop with Natsuyo Lipschutz, a New York-based international keynote speaker, competitive ballroom Latin dancer, and breast cancer survivor
- 3月 (date tbc) - Panel discussion
- 4月 (date tbc) - Ohanami picnic
- 5月10日 - #IAmRemarkable workshop with Jennifer Shinkai, PCC
- 6月 (date tbc) - Panel discussion
Below are our past events (writeups and call replays available in the LEMI Member Library).
2024 EVENTS
- 2月 - Lead A More Confident And Secure Digital Life with Nikki Vote
- 3月 - Ohanami Brunch Picnic
- 4月 - Creating Space with Helen Iwata
- 5月 - Instantly Improve Your Next Presentation By Avoiding These 3 Body Language Mistakes with Heather Dobbin
- 6月 - LEMI’s 1st anniversary of Connection, Care, and Courage for Women in Business in Japan
- 7月 - Syncing Success: How Hormone Cycles Shape Workplace Performance with Helen Iwata
- 8月 - Women in Business: Strategies for Corporate and Entrepreneurial Success with Tomoe Ueyama, Reiko Kusunose, Alisaun Fukugaki, and Heather Dobbin
- 9月 - Outdoor Adventure with Alison Beale
- 10月- Being At Your Prime In Perimenopause And Menopause with Miyako Hazama
- 11月 - Reflect and Reset Retreat And Early Christmas Extravaganza
2023 EVENTS
- 7月 - The Power of Giving Up with Noriko Suzumura
- 8月 - Speak Up and Stand Out (in a good way) as a Woman in Business with Kyoko Takeyama
- 9月 - Learning From The Failures of Successful Women with Jun Masuyama, Tracey Northcott, Akiko Chinju, and Heather Dobbin
- 10月 - One-day Founding Members’ Retreat
11月 - Be More Disappointing! with Lana Suvorova - 12月 - Beyond Tokyo with Helen Iwata
LEMI is sponsored by
Maya Angelou said
“Family isn't always blood. It's the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what.”
