Podcasts about wandersnap

Jen Loong is a venture builder in Asia passionate about supporting founders to reach hyper-growth and social impact. Over her career, Jen started helping to bring lululemon and TOMS to China, and grew Alipay to US and Europe. She also founded her content startup WanderSnap, with creative services offered across SEA. She joined HYPE Asia as a Managing Director for the Greater China region, where she worked with portfolio founders in Carousell, Bakebe and Eatigo to expand into new regions. She is currently the Head of Portfolio Management at C Ventures, New World Development Group's investments arm. Jen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenloong/ C Ventures is a venture capital firm bridging the West and the East, curating a global cultural ecosystem targeting the Millennials and the Z Generation, with a focus on disruptive businesses in technology, lifestyle and media. C Ventures's website: https://www.c-venturesfund.com/en/

This week, Juliana spoke with Jen Loong, the managing director for Greater China at HYPE. Prior to her work in venture capital, Jen led Hong Kong and China market entries for Groupon, Lululemon, and TOMS. At Lululemon, she built the initial retail team and showroom presence while introducing yoga as a concept and practice at events throughout Hong Kong and China. At TOMS, she launched the brand through retail distribution of more than 28 flagship stores, an ecommerce setup, celebrity endorsements, and grassroots shoe-giving partnerships to activate social giving as a lifestyle. She recently founded WanderSnap, a company that connects creatives with families and businesses to create original content for roughly 58 cities in Asia. Jen also discusses her roots in Shanghainese culture, the critical importance of mental wellness as an entrepreneur, and her perspective on the early days of Alipay.  

This week, Juliana spoke with Jen Loong, the managing director for Greater China at HYPE. Prior to her work in venture capital, Jen led Hong Kong and China market entries for Groupon, Lululemon, and TOMS. At Lululemon, she built the initial retail team and showroom presence while introducing yoga as a concept and practice at events throughout Hong Kong and China. At TOMS, she launched the brand through retail distribution of more than 28 flagship stores, an ecommerce setup, celebrity endorsements, and grassroots shoe-giving partnerships to activate social giving as a lifestyle. She recently founded WanderSnap, a company that connects creatives with families and businesses to create original content for roughly 58 cities in Asia. Jen also discusses her roots in Shanghainese culture, the critical importance of mental wellness as an entrepreneur, and her perspective on the early days of Alipay.  

Jen Loong is the founder of WanderSnap, a service that connects families and businesses with local creatives to capture everyday photos, videos, and moments across over 45 different cities. In this episode, Jen and I discuss how WanderSnap helps businesses create original content for life. She explains that WanderSnap is comprised of a community of creatives, and started by serving families and moms and then eventually started helping small and medium-sized companies to curate original content affordably. They partner with local creatives and provides them with full freedom to define their worth, price point, and time, whereas other “middle-man” companies dictate the worth of each creative. Resources Mentioned Wandersnap Sponsors Gifyyy Booth Freedom Edits -   I have covered your first order…yep, it's FREE.

Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia. Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency. We spoke to Jen Loong, the Founder of WanderSnap, which she humbly describes as an Airbnb of travel photography connecting travelers with local snappers to create selfie-free memories and purposeful jobs. For every booking, 5$ will be contributed towards photography training of underprivileged groups, as a way to inspire the next generation of visual storytellers. Jen is and has been innovator...whether for brands entering Asia / China or through her social impact activities. Jen is constantly looking for new ways to do things and new things to accomplish. Her energy is contagious and boundless. Podcast Highlights: [00:08] Welcome Jen Loong from Wandersnap [00:51] Jen shares her background & why she started Wandersnap [04:50] Defining "Wandersnap" and where it has reached today. [08:45] How Wandersnap acts as a platform for content creators and customers [11:21] Why visual contents are important for businesses & travelers and what role Wandersnap plays here. [17:35] Rationale behind scaling up the business fast & covering major metropolitan areas [19:23] Challenges faced & measures required to standardize customer experience across all the regions [22:49] How can the creator of Wandersnap improve quality of work and what points they look after? [26:00] Jen tells about an amazing experience of how wandersnap creators helped a client with his mother's reunion at Kinmen Island [30:10] Why Wandersnap created a live photo android app to provide instant delivery of professional photographs [35:28] The important role post-production plays in photography [41:25] What are the future possibilities of photography market? [46:03] How Wandersnap can actually use their reach to provide live photos [53:00] How Wandersnap can make big difference by teaching photography and create more job opportunities.

We spoke to Jen Loong, the Founder of WanderSnap, which she humbly describes as an Airbnb of travel photography connecting travelers with local snappers to create selfie-free memories and purposeful jobs. For every booking, 5$ will be contributed towards photography training of underprivileged groups, as a way to inspire the next generation of visual storytellers. Jen is and has been innovator…whether for brands entering Asia / China or through her social impact activities. Jen is constantly looking for new ways to do things and new things to accomplish. Her energy is contagious and boundless. Podcast Highlights: [00:08] Welcome Jen Loong from Wandersnap [00:51] Jen shares her background & why she started Wandersnap [04:50] Defining "Wandersnap" and where it has reached today. [08:45] How Wandersnap acts as a platform for content creators and customers [11:21] Why visual contents are important for businesses & travelers and what role Wandersnap plays here. [17:35] Rationale behind scaling up the business fast & covering major metropolitan areas [19:23] Challenges faced & measures required to standardize customer experience across all the regions [22:49] How can the creator of Wandersnap improve quality of work and what points they look after? [26:00] Jen tells about an amazing experience of how wandersnap creators helped a client with his mother's reunion at Kinmen Island [30:10] Why Wandersnap created a live photo android app to provide instant delivery of professional photographs [35:28] The important role post-production plays in photography [41:25] What are the future possibilities of photography market? [46:03] How Wandersnap can actually use their reach to provide live photos [53:00] How Wandersnap can make big difference by teaching photography and create more job opportunities.

We spoke to Jen Loong, the Founder of WanderSnap, which she humbly describes as an Airbnb of travel photography connecting travelers with local snappers to create selfie-free memories and purposeful jobs. For every booking, 5$ will be contributed towards photography training of underprivileged groups, as a way to inspire the next generation of visual storytellers. Jen is and has been innovator…whether for brands entering Asia / China or through her social impact activities. Jen is constantly looking for new ways to do things and new things to accomplish. Her energy is contagious and boundless. Podcast Highlights: [00:08] Welcome Jen Loong from Wandersnap [00:51] Jen shares her background & why she started Wandersnap [04:50] Defining "Wandersnap" and where it has reached today. [08:45] How Wandersnap acts as a platform for content creators and customers [11:21] Why visual contents are important for businesses & travelers and what role Wandersnap plays here. [17:35] Rationale behind scaling up the business fast & covering major metropolitan areas [19:23] Challenges faced & measures required to standardize customer experience across all the regions [22:49] How can the creator of Wandersnap improve quality of work and what points they look after? [26:00] Jen tells about an amazing experience of how wandersnap creators helped a client with his mother's reunion at Kinmen Island [30:10] Why Wandersnap created a live photo android app to provide instant delivery of professional photographs [35:28] The important role post-production plays in photography [41:25] What are the future possibilities of photography market? [46:03] How Wandersnap can actually use their reach to provide live photos [53:00] How Wandersnap can make big difference by teaching photography and create more job opportunities.

Jen Loong (龙晓灵) is the snap-happy founder for a new type of travel tech startup that marries photography with social impact. Jen’s vision is to start an empathy movement, where vanity can create social good with real income opportunities in developing communities.Living truly as a global citizen tracing her upbringing in HK, Vancouver and Shanghai, Jen has since travelled to 42+ countries photographing underprivileged communities, and speaking five languages in total. Her stories from the road can be seen in the Huffington Post, VICE, Globe and Mail, just to name a few. You can view more of her experiences in running the inaugural North Korea Pyongyang Marathon, farming in a Nepali women’s co-op, and dancing in the matriarchal Mosuo tribe in Yunnan on Instagram @loongstoryshort.To marry her passions for deeper social impact and story-telling, Jen is launching her own venture, Wandersnap – a travel photographer for-hire platform as a means to offer job opportunities around developing worlds. Creativity should not be a first-world privilege. Jen’s venture has been accepted as one of 24 from around the world as part of UPenn Wharton’s Global Social Impact House cohort for 2016, through which the venture will come into full fruition.At 28, Jen leads by example in how millennials can make a difference in communities around the world. CampaignAsia most recently nodded her as one of the “Top 20 Women to Watch in Asia,” crediting Jen for both her career and personal pursuits. In her spare time, she teaches indoor spinning in Shanghai, and is currently the Asia brand ambassador for Kfit (Asia’s ClassPass-like platform), encouraging more Asians to partake in sweaty adventures. Beyond fitness, she had also previously served as a Child Rights Ambassador for HK to the United Nations in Geneva. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia in Finance and Economics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jen Loong is the creator of the Wandersnap, an online service that allows people in a location to connect with local photographers for everyday and event photos. She traveled a lot with her family growing up, which helped fuel her love for travel and led her to accepting a job in Shanghai soon after she graduated from university. After some initial culture shock, Jen grew to love her new home and made it a priority to visit as much of China and Asia as she could. After working for a few major North American companies and an experience on a photography project in Nepal, Jen realized she wanted to pursue a career path where she was able to make more of an impact, which led her to start Wandersnap. She and her team developed the service always keeping people in mind, and pride themselves on prioritizing usability for the client and bringing creative jobs to people who may otherwise not have the opportunity to pursue them, as well as helping to provide vocational training for these individuals. On this episode we talk about Jen’s experience moving to Shanghai, some of the more unique experiences she’s had in Asia (like running a marathon in North Korea!), how she started Wandersnap and the mission and values that drive the company as it expands through Asia. Enjoy! You can also check out our new travel community on Facebook where you can ask questions, get travel recommendations, and find community members in your area! Music Credits: www.bensound.com

Jen Loong is the founder of Wandersnap which affordably connects travellers with local snappers to create travel editorials and purposeful jobs. Having launched both Lululemon Athletica and TOMS into China after growing teams at Alibaba and Groupon HK, she is ready to stir the next happiness movement by connecting travellers with photographers alike to help communities. Her mission is to start an empathy movement where travel and story-telling meets to inspire good. Jen talks about quiet confidence and how it has helped her work from within instead of seeking outside factors to be the successful social entrepreneur that she is today. She also shares her tips on how it can help you in your own inner journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Jen's episode,Jen's website, resources, gifts and so much more.