Founder + Host + Curator

Sasha (Charlemagne) Nakane

I’ve spent 15+ years at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and culture — guiding Fortune 500 companies through transformation, leading startup operations, producing for film, TV, and brand creative, and teaching graduate-level strategic design.

Working across industries and contexts has shaped a uniquely integrative approach — one that bridges business and imagination, structure and story, insight and intuition. I help brands, communities, and creators imagine new possibilities — and bring them to life through research, storytelling, and experience design.

My work spans consulting, brand strategy, foresight, content creation, and program design, from leading first-in-kind innovation projects to crafting immersive experiences that connect people through curiosity, creativity, and care.

I founded Bureau of Play, a living studio and social playground™ for creative exploration — where brands and communities experiment, learn, and co-create more beautiful futures.

Based in New York City, working globally.