Maria Ozawa started her career in the adult film industry and became one of Japan’s most recognized cultural exports. Then she walked away. Since retirement, she has rebuilt from the ground up, becoming a restaurateur and co-owner of more than seven F&B establishments across Asia.
This is a rare, no-holds-barred conversation about what reinvention actually looks like. How do you rebuild a personal brand when your past follows you everywhere? What does it take to move from one of the world’s most visible industries into the grinding, margins-thin world of F&B? How do you build across borders?
We are hosting this intimate fireside at Maria’s own bar at 8A/G4 Thái Văn Lung, Quận 1. A limited number of questions will be taken from the floor. The conversation will be facilitated by Gabby Thao, EO Vietnam’s president-elect.