Post by Mizuho Nakamura

Honored to receive the Okta Japan FY26 Q4 MVP Award! 🏆 Joining Okta last August as the first Customer First Enablement in APJ was a unique challenge. Unlike my global teammates who focus on specific roles, I cover the entire post-sales roles in APJ region - making me the only member of my team physically based here. It was a first for me to be a "team of one" in the region, but that distance only pushed me to build deeper roots within the Japan team 😊 This award isn't just mine; it belongs to the incredible community that welcomed me: ⭐ To Okta Japan CF Team: Thank you for letting me into your meetings and treating me like one of your own. Your openness allowed me to understand the front-line needs and made me feel like I truly belonged. I am so proud to work with you and all members in your team. Makoto Ichihara Kishio Ushida Tsuboi Yuki ⭐ To my CF Enablement Global Team: You are the most wonderful colleagues. Even though I'm miles away, you always listen to my voice and make working together a joy. Brittney Enfinger Megan Hasse Sophia Kaleem Josh Mintus Brietta O'Leary and welcome to our team Marty Caise, Jr. Ali DiMaggio ARTJOMS STUPELS Hubert Baysa ⭐ To my Enablement Partners: A huge thanks to the Sales and Partner Enablement teams in Japan for being my go-to guides during my ramp-up. Koko H. Hide Ozawa ⭐ To my rockstars who helped me ramp: Without your help, I could not get ramped quickly. Thank you Hiromi Tokoda Koji Tsunematsu Takahito Miyazaki ⭐ To my cross-functional Team: Mika K from Workplace, Akiko Ikeda from EA, Chief Party Officer Norimasa Okada, Nobuko Yamashita from HR, and our Japan country manager Takashi Watanabe for helping me soak up the company culture. ⭐ Special thanks to Breann Pope for your incredible inclusiveness and you are absolutely my rock star to get ramped together. ⭐ To the Okta Japan 5th Year Anniversary Internal Event Team: It was so lovely working together! Makoto Ichihara Hiromi Tokoda Kazuma Kizawa Motoki Isaka ⭐ Last but not least . . to Jordan Watson: Thank you so much for hiring me and managing this wonderful team! This MVP award is a reflection of the collaboration between the CFE team, my stakeholders, and the entire Japan organization. I’m excited to keep building together! 🚀 #Okta #OktaJapan #Enablement #CustomerFirst #MVP #LifeAtOkta