Asia Business Podcast

We talk with Brandon Hughes, founder of FAO Global and former Strategy and Intelligence Director in the US Army. On providing strategic advice to foreign businesses entering China and Chinese businesses coming to the US.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

We speak with Andy Klump, founder and CEO of Clean Energy Associates. Andy has been in China for 20 years and walks us through the solar industry's development with emphasis on China's role in becoming the dominant industry manufacturer today. We touch on factors affecting supply, demand, and pricing both in China and abroad. And what the future of solar adoption looks like as governments, businesses, and consumers become more and more willing to spend to adopt clean energy solutions.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

We speak with Jarrod Ward, Chief Business Development Officer for the East Asia Region at Yusen Logistics. Jarrod has been in the supply chain & logistics management business for over 20 years including the last five based here in Shanghai. Jarrod helps give us some surprising and unforeseen insights into what has been driving the increasing costs and delays in supply chain management these days, especially with respect to supply coming from China. About as timely and relevant episode as we’ve done to date. You won’t want to miss it.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

We talk with Greg Turner, founder of Shenzhen High Performance Event Management. Greg has been in China for 20 years and build up and operated from scratch one of the leading sports and entertainment venues in China at STU Sports Park in Shantou. We talk with Greg about the history of sports in China and why sports for kids never has seemed to develop in the same way that sports are a part of children's life in the West. We also get into why certain sports have been more successful than others in China, and we of course, also discuss the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. Enjoy a great episode here!Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

This episode is a feature from our sister podcast, the China Digital Tech podcast hosted by Paul Lin. If you live in China, you’ve surely seen NIU electric scooters everywhere, But fewer people know the fantastic success of their international expansion, a shining example for other Chinese-based companies looking to expand abroad. Joe Constanty, Director of International at NIU walks us through how NIU did it, what some of their biggest challenges have been, and how they plan to be part of the global revolution in EV-powered urban mobility solutions.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

We talk with Joel Gallo, adjunct professor at NYU Shanghai and previously senior executive at Deloitte, Dell EMC and E&Y, where he advised more than 100 global financial firms on different strategic projects. Joel shares with us why he sees China opening up the financial sector and the mad rush of major investment banks such as Goldman Sachs taking full ownership of their operations and launching a broader suite of services, including wealth management products. Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

Kim Kirkendall discusses some of challenges Western businesses face coming to the China, and Chinese businesses face going to the US. Kim first came to work in China in the 1980s and has watched China's economy change dramatically. From listening to her speak, you'll quickly be able to see how Kim is a very observant person. Kim shares some of the best stories and best observations she's made on Chinese and Western business culture in this episode. Enjoy.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

We talk with Huihan Lie, founder of My China Roots. My China Roots is akin to the Ancestry.com of China, an online platform primarily for overseas Chinese to build one's family tree, upload historical family records and search for one's ancestors in a genealogical database. Huihan's ancestors over the generations migrated from China to Indonesia and then eventually settled in the Netherlands. We discuss how Huihan's own personal passion to discover his roots in China led him to realize how so many others were in search of the same answers. And how he has now turned his passion into a growing business.Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

We talk with Ming Khor, Founder and CEO of Keru. On getting his MBA from Wharton, interning at Apple, and turning away from the traditional corporate path to come back to his teaching experience as inspiration for his own business in China. Keru is a social enterprise which organizes social impact service learning opportunities for students and professionals to drive change in society alongside mission-driven organizations. Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts

As part of our continuing Ganbei series “Built in China”, we talk with Lucas Englehardt, Founder and CEO of xixilab.com - which offers direct-to-consumer teeth straightening with invisible braces in China. Prior to that Lucas was Founder and CEO at WaimaiChaoren, an O2O food delivery startup bought by Delivery Hero. On how international entrepreneurs can best attract, retain, motivate talent here in China. On doing the things that don't easily scale but are necessary in order to build a successful business in China. On adapting proven business models that have worked outside of China to the local market. Producer Jacob Thomas Follow Us LinkedIn Apple Podcasts