Of Course China!

Comedy Magician Geno DeVille talks about show business in China. Geno, a true showman from England, has been an entertainer for most of his life. After doing some shows in China he decided to make it his home back in 2004. Since then he's done various tours with hundreds if not thousands of shows all over the country. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/46fETQGshhQ Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Daniel Dumbrill has been challenging misconceptions about China from around the world by making articulated arguments in his thought-provoking videos on Youtube since the beginning of 2020. After the Hong Kong riots started and due to the growing bias against China in western mainstream media, he took his opinions online trying to change those biases shared by a growing number of people. We discuss a wide range of subjects, such as the Xinjiang genocide debate, the Hong Kong riots, Tibet, the media war, China YouTubers, and much more. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2WzUJcVh_u8 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Webb is a Canadian making custom-made trucks in his big factory in China. He’s an accomplished hands-on kind of entrepreneur who fell in love with China and became the first and only custom-made tow trucks maker in China. His manufacturing company, Metro Tow Trucks, produces impressive, heavy duty trucks for distribution all over the world. In this conversation we discuss his early day of building a business in Canada, coming to China for the first time in 1995, falling in love in the country, opening factories, plans for the future, and much more! Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2K2cb40bW58 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Tony moved from China to California in 1998 for higher education. After graduation he chose to stay in the US and worked in AI and digital innovation at Silicon Valley for a decade. In 2013 he decided to come back to China to open his own AI innovation company, Foocaa, and today he’s responsible for hundreds of smart communities managements in many cities across China. His company is a Founders Space China partner in Songshan Lake in Dongguan. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_gwb_c-l5dk Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Noel Lee’s die cast collectibles items are made in China in small batches, 1000 pieces per model. His brand, Calibre Wings, produces fine and accurate aviation scale models in die cast metal. Noel is a China expat from Singapore who lived in Hong Kong for more than a decade and has been based in Shenzhen in the past couple of years. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B2nCS6ZSRuQ Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Hunter Bliss, an American from South Carolina, tells us about his journey to China via Germany. After he finished high school in the USA, he moved to Germany to attend university, for free! After graduating with a double major in printing and Chinese language, he moved to China and started his stone paper printing business, called Pebble Printing Group. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7if5DnC53L8 Beijing by Foot: https://www.beijingbyfoot.com/ Recommended beginners BOOK on China’s history: China in the 21st Century - What Everybody Needs to Know https://www.amazon.com/China-21st-Century-Everyone-Needs/dp/0199974969 China History PODCAST: https://chinahistorypodcast.libsyn.com/ Barbarians at the Gate PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barbarians-at-the-gate/id1119553188 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Understanding China through its history and culture is the main topic discussed in this episode with Jeremiah Jenne, a writer and historian living in Beijing since 2002. In this podcast, filmed and recorded in a Beijing Hutong, we also discussed his work as a historian in Beijing, learning Chinese as a necessity for his work, China’s long history, his Beijing history tours with Beijing by Foot, and much more. See time stamps below. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XLIMvcvtxE4 Beijing by Foot: https://www.beijingbyfoot.com/ Recommended beginners BOOK on China’s history: China in the 21st Century - What Everybody Needs to Know https://www.amazon.com/China-21st-Century-Everyone-Needs/dp/0199974969 China History PODCAST: https://chinahistorypodcast.libsyn.com/ Barbarians at the Gate PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barbarians-at-the-gate/id1119553188 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Do you know your China accounting well enough? Cathy Zhang is a senior accountant and tax consultant with more than 20 years experience working with foreigners on their China accounting. We talked about income tax in China, setting up companies in China, China green card, China's social security, and much more. Find Cathy via her website: https://cathytax.com/ Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7HDVaQ6y9Tk Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Simon de Raadt, a China dropshipping business development manager, sat with us for a talk to explain dropshipping and discuss the China Dream and opportunities in China. Simon is also a podcast host at the China Business Cast and a speaker at various events. During his 10 year stay in China Simon has become an expert on cross-border trade and logistics from and to China. Although E-commerce has been booming for years there are still many online sellers struggling with their sourcing and shipping out of China. Simon is passionate to make a difference and create a seamless and transparent supply chain to empower online sellers. To learn more about his Simon's dropshipping services: https://www.hypersku.com/ Follow Simon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-de-... Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zdkg_sj4Xs8 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Brazilian football player Mateus Martins moved to China in 2007. He did not speak any English or Chinese when he first got here, but his positive attitude and big personality brought him to new heights in his life in China. After playing professional football in China, he joined Arsenal Football Academy and started coaching under Michael Owen. From that point on, he found his calling in coaching football to Chinese children, and today he runs his own football school with two branches. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kz33UQf9LY8 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Dr. Zavel Mojica, from Costa Rica, has been a foreign dentist in China in the past six years. He has seen the industry develop quickly while treating China expats and a growing Chinese clientele. His stories of fixing bad dentistry for his clients and the questions they ask him are both amusing and remarkable. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FcaWfEEgL5o Subscribe to our channel to ensure you don't miss our podcasts. Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Loren Heinold has been a long-time China expat. He lives in Beijing and loves it. After coming to China as an investment banker, he expanded his interests and his businesses, opened a chain of Mexican restaurant and co-founded Baozza, a combination of Baozi and Pizza, making the ultimate pizza snack. In this long form conversation we discuss the ins and outs of starting and running various businesses in china, getting Mark Cuban to invest in his business, and much more! Subscribe to our channel to ensure you don't miss our podcasts. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FcaWfEEgL5o Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Stand up comedian Joe Wong talks about his humble beginnings. From moving to America for his PhD in Biochemistry to improving his English and starting in stand up comedy in Boston. In our conversation, he mentions roasting Joe Biden 10 years before he becomes the President with a hint to Kamala Harris, and discusses hosting his show on China's CCTV. This interview was held in Dongguan, immediately after Joe did an hour of Chinese stand up comedy, and just before going up to do another hour in English. Subscribe to our channel to ensure you don't miss our podcasts. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z4ycPqAJe2A Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Jerry Grey is a British-born Australian who has been living in China since 2004. After a recent biking trip to Xinjiang (not his first time), his experience and recollections gathered a lot of attention as he started debunking western misconceptions about the controversial north-western province. In this episode we talk to Jerry and his wife Ann about the journey they've made, the things they've seen and the recent online popularity Jerry has been getting. Subscribe to our channel to ensure you don't miss our podcasts. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Q2Byz9NN7pc Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Sophie Yuen came from very humble beginnings in a far countryside in Chongqing. Her upbringing made her tough and strict, a personal style she displayed throughout her career. After coming to South China in search of financial independence, she advanced quickly and became the HR and admin manager of Paramount, the first big Brazilian shoe manufacturer in Dongguan, managing shoemakers in China. Bridging Chinese and Brazilian shoemakers was her mission in those days in a company that employed 100 Brazilians in Dongguan. Being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 made her realize her true self and become much softer and kinder to herself and to others. Today she's a life and career coach through her company, Sophie's Dream Studio. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zysddqr_cXw Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Bram Vandendriessche's family make and sell high quality furniture for almost 70 years. Since 2008 they're also making furniture in Dongguan, China and Bram has been living in China and running the Up2Date Medalounger factory since 2012. Growing up around furniture stores gave him a special insight for the trade and today he's become an expert on the furniture manufacturing process. In 2019 he launched a super comfortable and elegant recliner brand called Modulax. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/f-Fuq2yAbyk Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Florian Benchea is a Romanian deli owner and chef in Shenzhen, China. His enthusiasm about keeping the deli tradition alive is inspiring, while making many foreigners and Chinese customers all over China happy. His homemade sausages, smoked meats and preserves are a rare find in a country that has only few options online for authentic Balkan food. We loved sampling his delicatessen food items and even more, the great conversation. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LlzDpm9VrJQ Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Karl Long is an Irishman making candy in China. He is the general manager at Zed Candy factory in Zhangmutou, Dongguan, where he manufactures candy such as gum balls and jellybeans, and export it to 50 countries around the world. Zed Candy was founded in Ireland in 1992 and moved its factory to China in 2008. Karl has been living and working as an expat in China since 2002 in Harbin, Beijing, Hangzhou, Hefei, and now Dongguan. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Fze_Y7_LVIA Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Fuat Koroglu is a Turkish hotelier working in the hospitality industry since 1990. He first worked for Kempinski Hotels for 24 years in Turkey, Dubai, Egypt (during the 2011 Arab Spring) and China. In 2015 he made the move to Wanda Hotels and Resorts, one of the fastest growing brands in China, as GM of Wanda Realm Beijing and later in 2018 he became GM at Wanda Vista Dongguan. In our conversation, we discuss the traits and habits that make a good hotelier, Fuat's remarkable experience running the Kempinski Hotel in Cairo during the revolution, and the hotel industry measures of survival during the recent 2020 pandemic. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wMZTO_kZDIM Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Shirley Wang is an impressive young entrepreneur who self-published a book—Business Insider with a Teenager—earlier this year (2020). This talented 15-year-old is a writer, photographer, coach and businesswoman who is very inspiring for the young generation of ambitious teenagers. In this conversation we dive into teenage business ideas, the experience she gained in the last few years, what makes such a young person so ambitious, and how can parents motivate their kids to be more proactive and go-getters. Buy Shirley's book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Business-Insider-Teenager-Teenage-Entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B086V6KKZZ Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WZbEe9ECW98 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

James Mann is the founder and director of the Dongguan Dragons Baseball Club, bringing baseball to China for free with his non-profit program for kids of all ages to learn, practice and play the game. The Dongguan Dragons baseball club has become an official Little League chapter back in 2018. The program has over 300 kids, mostly Chinese kids, playing baseball every weekend. Jim is also an ex minor league player who played in several baseball leagues in Asia and a former race walker. He competed for the American national team for eight years before he started his career in shoes with Nike, which is the reason he moved to Asia at the end of the 80s. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GSj2ymAKtCI Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Tim Page is an Australian living in China. He had a long career as a video game developer, starting with the first Nintendo team in Australia back in the 80s, then EA Sports, then THQ. He moved to Shanghai in 2008 to live with his expat family in China in order to develop video games for THQ from Asia, and then moved into his second career in smart displays for SoundWedge, among other things. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SLQUfPBA0_o Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Lily Jiang is a modern Chinese young lady who went through an education path most Chinese youth could only dream about. She bypassed the "gaokao" (China's notorious National College Entrance Examination) by going to high-school and then university in the USA, and she also studied in Hong Kong and London. After graduation, she moved to Shanghai to start her career, then Spain, and soon she's starting a new job as a marketing manager at a start up in Germany. Is she the "new" Chinese? Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jvM_QTaSZds Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Jason (Komit is his online persona) Chen is a dance studio owner, bar owner (Muzika), English teacher, Chinese Visa agent, fashion model, actor, and the list goes on and on. In this conversation we discuss how China is not what people back home think, freedom in China and the West, taking his Chinese wife's last name, and much more. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eUQDZ_yApkI Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Billy Lam grew up in Hong Kong, studied in the U.S. and worked in a corporate job doing sales for IBM for eight years after graduating. His life took a 360 degree turn when the dot-com bubble burst, so he decided to do what he always loved--party. He moved to Beijing and became a co-owner and occasional DJ at the famous Suzie Wong nightclub. Today he's the business director of HERE! Media & Marketing and an avid vlogger on Douyin (Chinese TikTok) and other social media. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-GZUjIu2Mtk Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Miguel Alves has been living in China since 2002. He opened his first restaurant in 2003 and since then opened about 10 more F&B establishments. In this episode we discuss the restaurant business in China extensively, as well as tell many China expat stories from the old days. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QI13mCN2gW8 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Rachel Zhang started her career as a translator in a fashion company in Guangzhou years ago. Through taking designers and clients around to factories, she learned the business quickly and got promoted. After a few more jobs with other companies, in higher positions, her ability to learn fast made her a founding partner in a growing denim fashion company. Today, her company supply denim to many jeans brands around the world. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/f6SipxdvYgg Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Washington-Hangzhou-Chang'an. Mitchie Perrine is not an ordinary China expat. He moved here for a graphic design job, and still works as a designer at an American furniture company during the days, but at nights...he has become a legend with his bar Ziggy's in "small town" Chang'an, in south China. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3QFGR6LIj_U Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

In this week's podcast episode we talk to Mr. Peleg Lewi, the Israeli Consul General to Guangzhou and the former Ambassador to Paraguay. In our interview we cover a wide range of topics such as his 26-year diplomatic journey, including his posts in Colombia, Hungary and Paraguay, China-Israel diplomatic and economic relations and much more. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JOAStWCPRj0 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Born in France and moved to Hong Kong when he was 2-month-old, Ludovic had a lot to talk about in this week's full length podcast. In this podcast we discuss his father being a "serial expat," witnessing the UK-China HK handover in 1997, studying hospitality in Lausanne, working in F&B in the hotel industry in Maldives and Dubai, and much more. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xE3TZuajni4 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Andy Rossi came to China in 2004 after graduating in Chinese language at the University of Rome. His language skills opened up doors and gave him opportunities to learn the trades and advance his career over the years. He's also the lead singer of Revolution, a local expat band of three Italians and a Kiwi, and had the chance to perform their rock n' roll music all over Chima. In this long-form conversation we discuss Andy's China expat path, from culture socks to making it his home and raising a family. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uPSeMulRpO8 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Anna Grinvald is not the classic stay-at-home mother. While raising four kids, she’s always found a way to do business, from Israel to Thailand, and in China for more than a decade. Nowadays, she owns and manages GTS Group and Roxan, a footwear and lifestyle brand utilizing scrap materials and producing zero waste. In this long-form conversation we discuss the life journey that brought her to this day in which she’s extremely involved with sustainability across various industries. Zero-Waste Fashion - Making Shoes From Scrap Materials / What is Stone Plastic and Why it Can Change the World / A New Kind of Respiratory N95 Mask - A Sustainable Solution / The Fashion Pact Coalition for Less Pollution in the Industry Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UAA2_iz7XYA Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ofcoursechina Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Paul worked his way up and had a succesful career in the hotel industry back home in California. He went through every possible hositality department and eventually ended up in management where he started to feel bored and out of place, which led him to the decision to make a full 180. This is how he ended up in China. Today he runs a YouTube channel and goes by the (on-screen) name Walkabout Rojo (he explains the name in the podcast). In this wide-ranging conversation, Paul talks about the hotel industry, both in the U.S. and in China, including very good advice on how to get the best deals and even free upgrades. We also discuss his Zhongshan university campus life and the recent social distancing situation that resulted with him being locked down alone on campus for a few weeks. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AL2vLj032sU Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ofcoursechina Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

John Graham Harper arrived in Shenzhen as a teenager with his dad and younger brother (they are six brothers in the family!). In the 20 years since, he has been a personal trainer, gym(s) owner, boxing federation founder, UFC promoter, and a real tough hustler. In this wide-ranging conversation with John we discuss his past and present passions, and his current legal situation as he's unable to leave the country after being blacklisted following a verdict from a trial he did not attend. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/trKlsGl_F2s Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

In this episode snippet, John talks about the concept of white collar boxing federations and how he started WCFN in Shenzhen as a marketing and charity platform. Learn about John and the "parent" company's (Fire Now) motivation behind these events. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nQ1Ec_I6-5s Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Coming to China as an English teacher can be the perfect gateway to doing other, perhaps more desirable, jobs later on. Rome talks to Ziv and Fernando about discrimination in the teaching industry, being half black, half white, and his life-long passion, stand up comedy. Find out how Rome started as a stand up comedian in China by joining open mic nights in several cities, and much more in this long-form conversation. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a8JZp6DyX48 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

In this podcast snippet we discuss discrimination and racism with Jerome "Rome" Bryant. Listen as we slowly realize that the fact (some) Chinese calling black people 黑人 (hei ren) is maybe not as bad as we previously thought. Watch the video of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JD0lDv_7PH0 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Listen to the full long-form conversation with Rachel Rommeswinkel packed with loads of content we didn't share before. If you wish to skip previous parts, use the timestamp below. Monday podcast (00:00 - 12:00) / Tuesday podcast (21:18 - 32:05) / Wednesday podcast (32:06 - 42:34) / Thursday podcast (1:08:35 - 1:29:08) . Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nTXkAeNE0qg Watch Rachel's videos on Bilibili: https://space.bilibili.com/283732813 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

In today's episode, Rachel R 星星 shares with us her experience attending public Chinese schools. She also shares anecdotes from her parent-teacher meetings and how her siblings played a key role in those. The information Rachel provides related to Chinese university scholarships available to foreigners is another gem you'll find in today's episode. https://www.chinesescholarshipcouncil.com/ For more content from our podcast with Rachel R 星星, make sure to join us on this channel every day, Monday to Thursday for short snippets and on Friday for the full 90-minute video. And what better way to ensure you don't miss any part of than to subscribe to our channel. Watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/qrVe_Fdv27A Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

In the third snippet from our podcast with China's foreigner KOL, Rachel Rommeswinkel (星星), we talk business: how to take care of it and how to grow it. She shares with us the gear she chooses, the key improvements to her videos, legal and taxation pointers, as well as time management. She also shares why she doesn't do LIVE streaming and why big brands hinder creativity. For more content from our podcast with Rachel R 星星, make sure to join us on this channel every day, Monday to Thursday for short snippets and on Friday for the full 90-minute video. And what better way to ensure you don't miss any part of than to subscribe to our channel. Watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/qrVe_Fdv27A Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

In the second snippet from our podcast with China's foreigner KOL, Rachel Rommeswinkel (星星), we talk money. She shares with us how several Chinese social media differ from western platforms when it comes to earning money vis-a-vis your subscriber count, i.e.: how much and how. She also shares her stepping stones when considering moving up in the KOL world: product placement, strategies, agents, contracts, and even how she blew up in China's KOL. For more content from our podcast with Rachel R 星星, make sure to join us on this channel every day, Monday to Thursday for short snippets and on Friday for the full 90-minute video. And what better way to ensure you don't miss any part of than to subscribe to our channel. Watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/4CNXiF-cmoo Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

In this podcast, we interviewed Rachel Marie Rommeswinkel (星星). She’s a foreigner KOL (influencer) in China with over one million followers on Weibo and Bilibili. She shares with us how she went from 10 views on her first video to 10 million on her most watched one. She also shares strategies for new vloggers such as finding a niche, finding a frequency of posting that works for you, as well as some legal copyright advice. After all, she's doing a Master degree in law at the University of Xiamen. For more of our conversation with Rachel R 星星, make sure to follow us daily, Monday to Thursday for short snippets and on Friday for the full 90-minute video. And what better way to ensure you don't miss any part of than to subscribe to our channel. Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

In our first episode, we would like to introduce our new podcast, "Of Course China!" Find out a who we are, why we've decided to start this podcast, why we chose this name and more about what to expect on the road ahead. Help us grow by subscribing and if you like what you hear, let your friends know as well. If you'd like to watch our videos, check out our YouTube channel, and be sure to comment and share our videos right after subscribing! Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/CourseChina --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message