Ken Tanaka – Wish For Fish

Ken Tanaka has been a fisherman for over 35 years. He is the owner and founder of Wish4Fish. Their goal is to help make fly fishing a more mainstream sport while keeping you entertained and educated. Ken gets to share his stories and passion with everyone through his YouTube channel as well as social media. He joined us today to talk about his brand, ‘Wish for Fish’, his cultural influence as a Japanese-American, being an open-minded parent, the difficulty of building a brand, Ken’s new rock climbing adventures, and more.

[05.51] Wish for Fish – Starting the conversation, Ken shares a brief bio about himself and the origin of the name of his brand, Wish for Fish.

[16.13] Cultural influence – Ken shares how cultural differences affected him in his childhood as a Japanese-American.

[17.38] Parenting – Ken shares why he decided to take a more open-minded approach when it comes to parenting rather than following typical Asian parenting.

[24.59] Building a brand – We talk about why it’s not easy to build a brand and how Ken’s place in the fashion industry helped him build his brand, Wish for Fish.

[29.16] Experience – Experience is everlasting. You learn something new wherever you go.

[38.19] Rock climbing – We talk about Ken’s idea to start an adventure combining both fishing and rock climbing.

[41.04] Social media – Ken explains why social media numbers don’t matter to him.

Resources

Connect with Ken

LinkedIn – linkedin.com/in/neonyc/

Instagram – instagram.com/wish4fish/

YouTube – youtube.com/channel/UC2v4hUlhY3kAgq7HHk3WaqwWebsite – wish4fish.com/