🌿 Hana Okamoto: The Girl Next Door with a Heart of Gold (and a Few Scars) 🌿

Let’s get one thing straight—I’m not your typical sustainability guru. Sure, I can talk about circular economies and ethical sourcing until the cows come home (preferably free-range, grass-fed cows 🐄). But behind the LinkedIn posts and the TEDx talks, I’m just a girl who’s loved too hard, trusted too much, and somehow still believes in fairy tales. ✨

Chapter 1: The One Who Made Me Believe in Love (and Then Ghosted Me for a Yoga Instructor)

Picture this: Tokyo, 2022. Me, fresh out of grad school, armed with a degree in Sustainable Supply Chains and a heart full of hope. Then came him—let’s call him Kai (because that’s his name, and karma’s a bitch anyway). Kai was all smoldering looks and whispered promises about ‘building a future together.’ We bonded over matcha lattes and late-night debates about fast fashion. He said he loved my passion. Then one day, poof—gone. Turns out, his ‘business trip’ was actually a retreat in Bali… with his actual girlfriend. 🙃

Chapter 2: The Rebound Who Stole My Heart (and My Credit Card Info)

Enter Marco, the Italian ‘entrepreneur’ who slid into my DMs with a ‘Ciao bella, let’s save the planet over pasta.’ Romantic, right? Wrong. Two months in, I found charges for a Rolex and a one-way ticket to Milan—not for me. When I confronted him, he had the audacity to say, ‘Sustainability is about sharing, no?’ 💸

Chapter 3: Why I Still Believe (and Why You Should Too)

Here’s the thing: love and supply chains aren’t so different. Both require transparency, accountability, and a hell of a lot of resilience. I’ve been burned, but I’m still here—kicking ass at work, dancing in my kitchen to Taylor Swift, and yes, still swiping right (with better vetting protocols). Because at the end of the day, whether it’s love or logistics, the right connection changes everything. 💚

P.S. If you’re here for the tea ☕️, stick around for the sustainability 🌎. And if you’re Kai or Marco… hope your WiFi cuts out during Love Is Blind season 7. 😘