Unwilling to be complacent with the status quo,
Irene defied the suppressive conventions of her traditional Japanese upbringing, and its relegation of women to the background, to pursue her dreams. While providing financial support for her parents and brother, and funding her brother’s Ivy League education, Irene bootstrapped her way through court reporting school. In the ten years that followed, she garnered a reputation which put her in high demand and allowed her to generate a six-figure income. She overcame racial biases by becoming the first Japanese American Official court reporter for the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
“I am not merely a survivor, I’m a thriver.”
“Now I live my life for me, not merely doing things in order to please others.”
When a cancer diagnosis threatened her life, Irene faced it with the same tenacity she had the societal and cultural pressures leveled against her.
She stared it down and won. Her diagnosis propelled her to make drastic changes in her life – leave a toxic work environment, end her selected marriage and start her own business. The journey brought about a new clarity; one she channels not only into her personal life but her professional one as well.
Her battle with cancer gave her the power to step out of her comfort zone and tell her story, something she would have never done due to fear of judgement and anxiety.
An out-of-the-box thinker
For the next several decades of societal evolution who need a dynamic influencer to inspire and empower people today to shake off cultural stigma, overcome historical underpinnings, and stop falling victim to limiting beliefs and instead step into leadership.
The Transformational Leadership and Getting Unstuck Expert that delivers a new generation of talented and diverse transformational leaders to flood the workforce, build impact businesses, and solve world problems because moving the needle on equality isn’t easy, but somebody’s got to do it.
“We treat each case,
no matter the size, as if it were our only one.”
Irene Nakamura is the founder and CEO of iDepo Reporters and iDepo Hawaii
A full-service, nationally certified court reporting and litigation support company with offices in three states. Irene has built a nationwide team of more than 1,000 court reporters by offering a personal and professional work environment that values the individual first. iDepo Reporters and iDepo Hawaii are empowered to personalize and customize services for each client.
An out-of-the-box thinker
For the next several decades of societal evolution who need a dynamic influencer to inspire and empower people today to shake off cultural stigma, overcome historical underpinnings, and stop falling victim to limiting beliefs and instead step into leadership.
The Transformational Leadership and Getting Unstuck Expert that delivers a new generation of talented and diverse transformational leaders to flood the workforce, build impact businesses, and solve world problems because moving the needle on equality isn’t easy, but somebody’s got to do it.
“We treat each case,
no matter the size, as if it were our only one.”
Irene Nakamura is the founder and CEO of iDepo Reporters and iDepo Hawaii
A full-service, nationally certified court reporting and litigation support company with offices in three states. Irene has built a nationwide team of more than 1,000 court reporters by offering a personal and professional work environment that values the individual first. iDepo Reporters and iDepo Hawaii are empowered to personalize and customize services for each client.
