Hilary Corna

Darer, Opportunist, Kaizen Leader

About Hilary:

Hilary drinks water at room temperature (without ice), knows how to serve Chinese tea, and feels joy in her heart when people take the time to read her business card. Adventurer, survivor, new lover of Twitter (@HilaryCorna), Hilary is a Columbus native who had dared to venture to other lands after graduating from Columbus Public Schools, and has now returned home years later. She is driving a 2012 Prius PHV to high schools and colleges to speak about her first book One White Face, in partnership with Toyota Motor USA. Kaizen Leader was Hilary’s first job while working for Toyota in Singapore. She is a 2003 Coca Cola Scholar, studied at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan, graduated from Elon University with a B.S. in International Business, a B.A. in Asian/Pacific Studies and a minor in Japanese. She has been featured in a Pearson Business Communication textbook, worked in six Asian countries, and traveled to even more. Hilary speaks conversational Japanese.