Travel | Technology | Transformation
At Ascent Partners, we do high-intensity transformation projects that require cultural skill and a creative technology application. Building on our destination management projects with the State of Hawaii, we help our clients navigate the complex reality of digital transformation and destination management.
The governments of the US and Japan have named 2024 as the Year of Tourism. This is the first time the two nations have celebrated a Tourism Year, which seeks to promote greater travel, business, and tourism in both directions. The goal of this initiative is to continue to regrow travel and tourism flows, enhancing social and economic cooperation and mutual understanding between both countries.
This will also be our professional and personal focus in 2024. We hope you will join us in making 2024 a stellar year for US-Japan travel and hospitality. Let us know if we can help.
Way of Transformation
The inspiration for our transformation projects springs from our direct personal contact with leaders and their organizations seeking to find and sharpen the creative edge of change.
Most recently, we worked with private and public sector leaders in Hawaii to design, build and implement destination management tools for some of the world’s most visited destinations. Our project with Diamond Head State Monument has become a signature effort.
Diamond Head State Monument
Leading media outlets such as Bloomberg News and The New York Times have covered these efforts, noting how they have played a key role in the reimagination of tourism in the State of Hawaii.
Meet Mayumi and Mike
Together, we bring true bilingual capacity with real business world experience and skills to your project.
Mayumi has a long and distinguished career in the software and Internet fields that included a 10-year stint as CEO of a major software company in the Seattle area.
Mayumi Nakamura Birt, MBA 
Mike has flown millions of miles around the globe for his work as a professor, entrepreneur, director, and advisor in the health and technology fields.
Mike Birt, PhD