Retired P&G Vice President of R&D and SASE celebrity Dennis Hirotsu joins Jason and Jenny on The Adult Table this month to break down his career, his biggest lessons learned throughout his journey and how post-work/retirement life has been treating him.
The episode starts with all the things Dennis has worked through in his 6 years of retirement. Dennis has been involved in a variety of work including his involvement with angel investing with start-ups through the Queen City Angels, his role in his local Planning Commission, and all types of social groups focused on his various hobbies (1:50).
His career and time at P&G spanned multiple P&G businesses; Baby Care, Feminine Care, Household Cleaners, and Hair Color. His global experience includes 13 years located in Asia building P&G’s Baby and Fem business in the region, and the launch of Ultrathin diapers in Europe. Dennis also led innovation capability for the R&D function reporting to P&Gs Chief Innovation and Technology Officer. With such a long, successful career at P&G, Dennis is able to offer so much wisdom and perspective on the progression in his career through different generations, cultures, and locations (13:18).
Dennis brings his lively energy and honesty to the podcast, while fielding all of the professional questions Jenny and Jason can think of, spanning from the topics about mentorship, what he does during retirement, his experience working in different regions of the world, and his progression in growing and taking on more responsibility in the corporate world.
Dennis also comes with lots of experience giving presentations and talks at P&G and SASE. He breaks down his mindset and his preparation going into talks, and leaves some advice for public speaking. (39:52)
We end the episode with a classic rapid fire segment to get to know Dennis more personally (1:10:32)
Tune in for one of our favorite episodes to date, and catch all the invaluable advice Dennis offers at The Adult Table.
