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Steven Gan was the founder and president of Advance & Associates Co., Ltd. in Tokyo from 1992 – 2004. Advance & Associates was the first foreign owned credit and collection agency in Japan.

Steven subsequently established Stellar Risk Management Services, Inc., a credit risk management consultancy, in 2006 in Chicago to support businesses by increasing their cash flow, expanding sales safely, and minimizing the risk of selling on credit. Stellar has also expanded its service line to support credit and collection providers for their social media and content creation needs.

In 2016, Steve wrote the book, “Making it & Breaking It in Japan — My True Story of Songs, Sins, and Solitary.” The book was on Amazon’s best seller list in the category of Foreign Cultures, and has become a wonderful guide for many educators, professors, and business professionals who are trying to understand the intricacies of Japanese business, their legal system and society.

Steven Gan is a native of Chicago, Illinois, graduated from the University of Illinois with a BS in Electrical Engineering, and graduated from the Thunderbird – Garvin Graduate School with a Masters of International Management. Mr. Gan is also a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Credit Executive, and a Licensed Insurance Provider. Finally, Mr. Gan has been the only American to pass the Japanese Insurance Licensing Exam.