Mind your business: Clint Nagata of Blink Design Group

In Mind Your Business, we speak with business leaders and thinkers who inspire their respective companies and industries. Here, we feature Clint Nagata, founder of Blink Design Group

Striking out on one’s own is not for everyone. It demands a certain steadiness, a willingness to take risks, and an acceptance that failure is part of the process. So, it says much about Clint Nagata, who—despite being the youngest partner at the renowned design firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo—chose to step away and establish Blink Design Group in 2006.

Two decades on, the studio has built an extensive portfolio that spans some of the world’s most exquisite properties, including the refined Six Senses Kyoto, the heritage-rooted Regent Phu Quoc, and the contemporary and sophisticated Banyan Tree Dubai.