Podcasts about yingfluence

Yingying Li is a cross-cultural communication and leadership coach, who has over 10 years of experience in operations and business development in the U.S., China, Brazil, India, and Turkey. She is the Founder of Yingfluence, Inc., a Silicon Valley based start-up that empowers professionals to connect and lead their brands cross-culturally. Her clients include high-level executives from companies such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Cisco and Intel. With its mission of fostering empathy and opportunities, Yingfluence's services range from futuristic executive coaching, to creative branding, to advanced communication and global partnerships among multi-cultural communities, such as China, Latin America, and the United States. It also boasts a multilingual talent think-tank of so-called “Yingfluencers”, which empowers cross-cultural professionals to become thought leaders, to create a positive influence, and to move humanity a step forward. Yingying believes that Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is critical for the next generation of global leadership. In addition to her work at Yingfluence, she also co-hosts and co-produces a podcast called How China Works, which helps foreigners become “China-smart”. The show uses a hybrid East-West perspective - crossing cultures, generations, and genders - to find common ground and build understanding. Besides her consulting work and her podcasting activities, Yingying serves as an Executive Trainer and Partner at Founders Space, a top-ranked Global Accelerator for overseas start-ups. She is also the COO at Skive it, Inc., a Deep Learning start-up headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area. For this interview, Yingying joined me from Beijing. She talked about why she believes it's never been more important for global-minded entrepreneurs to stay calm, think big, and improve their understanding of foreign markets. She also discussed how she uses digital channels, including LinkedIn, to help build cross-cultural bridges for herself and for her clients. Catch this fascinating conversation.   Links: Yingfluence, Inc. website Yingfluence, Inc. on LinkedIn “How China Works” Podcast website Founders Space website Skive it, Inc. website Yingying on LinkedIn   This episode was sponsored by Vistatec.

Deep nuances of leadership dynamics. AI itself as not being an investible thesis. Knock-on effects of COVID-19 on VC valuations.Talent residing in the team. Entrepreneurial, cultural, and other powerful lessons learned from China, Silicon Valley, and the greater world beyond both. Today BILL REICHERT joins us for a fantastic conversation with Yingying Li discussing all of the above, and we are glad to share it with you. A must-listen. Bill Reichert BIO: Bill Reichert is co-founder and Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, a seed and early stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley.  He is also a Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, a global venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley and around the world.    Bill and his partners invest in promising emerging technology companies and work intensively with them to help them grow and succeed. Some of Garage’s most successful investments include Pandora Media (NYSE: P), Digital Fountain (acquired by Qualcomm), Coremetrics (acquired by IBM), iNest (acquired by LendingTree), and LeftHand Networks (acquired by HP).    Bill brings experience as a serial entrepreneur to his work with portfolio companies.  Prior to co-founding Garage in early 1998, Bill was co-founder of Academic Systems, a software company funded by Kleiner Perkins, Accel Partners, and Microsoft.  Academic Systems became the leading developer of network-based multimedia instructional materials for colleges and universities, and was acquired by Plato Learning.  Prior to Academic Systems, Bill was a senior executive at several venture-backed technology companies, including The Learning Company, which was the leading developer of educational software in the United States before its acquisition in 1994, and Infa Technologies, a touchscreen computer company that developed many of the concepts underlying the Newton, Palm, and iPhone devices.  Bill also co-founded Trademark Software, which was subsequently acquired by Dow Jones, while in graduate school at Stanford.   Earlier in his career, Bill worked for McKinsey & Co., the World Bank in Washington, DC, and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., in New York.  He has authored and co-authored several articles and speeches on entrepreneurship, venture capital, international trade, and monetary policy.   Bill earned his AB in History and Science from Harvard University and his MBA from Stanford University.  He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and is a former Chairman of the Churchill Club in Silicon Valley. He is also an Advisor to the Women’s Startup Lab, Nordic Innovation House, and the Korea Innovation Center. He lives with his extraordinary wife Michelle and three incredible children in Los Altos, California.  You can contact Bill atreichert@garage.com. 

It’s Sunday, March 1 in China as I post this, so to celebrate the end of a truly dismal February, I give you this humble podcast - wherein two middle-aged expats dissect it all as best they can. We cover the personal, professional, and political aspects of COVID-19, and more. 

David Thomas has a very special history with China. His father Michael was the Attorney General for Hong Kong in the early-mid 80s charged by the UK government with creating what ultimately became known as the Basic Law, and he had a front row seat as it all unfolded. David has been deeply involved with China ever since, and today - in an interview recorded before Covid-19 became a household word - he shares some of his insights from four decades of engagement with the Middle Kingdom. Also: we fill you in on the impact of the current situation on us, and the show.

This week I’m cross-posting an episode of my OTHER podcast, “How China Works”, that I thought was worth sharing even wider. David Thomas has a very special history with China. His father Michael was the Attorney General for Hong Kong in the early-mid 80s charged by the UK government with creating what ultimately became known as the Basic Law, and he had a front row seat as it all unfolded. David has been deeply involved with China ever since, and today - in an interview recorded before Covid-19 became a household word - he shares some of his insights from four decades of engagement with the Middle Kingdom. Also: we fill you in on the impact of the current situation on us, and the show. 

This is my 2nd chat with Chris Vogler, author of the classic book The Writer’s Journey. The 25th anniversary edition of his book discusses using esoterica such as the chakra system, the tarot, and more to get deeper into the truth of your characters, the world of your story, and your audience's emotions - and so do we. GREAT talk. Enjoy!   Chris Vogler blog: https://chrisvogler.wordpress.com The Writer’s Journey - 25th Anniversary Edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1615933158/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_pvKpEbSJ9K83https://www.amazon.com/dp/1615933158/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_pvKpEbSJ9K8 Chris Vogler on our previous podcast: http://ifiknewyoubetter.libsyn.com/christopher-vogler-on-the-writers-journey

Originally I’d planned to release my NEW follow-up interview with Chris Vogler today. But coronavirus gonna coronavirus, so like many others who could, I had to make a dramatic escape from China to avoid possibly being on lockdown for months on end. So today, fellow displaced Beijinger KEVIN GEIGER and I dig into what’s going on, what might come next, and what we are doing in the meantime. 

In this episode of Simplify China podcast, I invited my good friend Yingying Li (李莹莹), founder of Yingfluence to share her insight on how to leverage cross cultural intelligence and communication to empower your team in China, understand the Chinese consumer and grow your brand in China.Support the show (https://simplifyway.com)

Elliott Zaagman has built a professional life as a writer, podcaster, investor in, & consultant to the leaders of some of China’s most famous (& infamous) tech companies. He appears in print & on-air internationally speaking truth about that environment. Ell co-hosts the China tech Investor podcast w/James Hull and has been on my other shows several times too, so we started from a place of comfort and dove deep from there. LINKS: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/knew-resources

Elliott Zaagman has built a professional life as a writer, podcaster, investor in, & consultant to the leaders of some of China’s most famous (& infamous) tech companies. He appears in print & on-air internationally speaking truth about that environment. Ell co-hosts the China tech Investor podcast w/James Hull and has been on my other shows several times too, so we started from a place of comfort and dove deep from there. LINKS https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/knew-resources

Chris Oniya is from Houston, Texas but has been in China 11 years. He's a serial entrepreneur using his insights at the intersection of business and education towards some truly worthwhile ends. This is a high-energy, info-heavy talk and a lot of fun - we hope you enjoy it! Learn more and connect with Chris via our Resources page at https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/resources. 

Xiaoning Lyu was inspired by Frieda Kahlo on a trip to Mexico and created Viva La Vida as a street-art project, but it’s grown into much more. Visit her website or connect with her online to learn more - all links available at https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/resources. 

After our insights from the Global Baku Forum – the forefront example of the international cooperation in-the-making, – we are bringing you a conversation with an individual, whose everyday work revolves around bridging intercultural misunderstandings and facilitating collaboration between the change-drivers from different countries. **Yingying Li (李莹莹)** is co-host of the “How China Works” podcast (https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/), trilingual cross-cultural communication and leadership coach, and founder of the next-generation consulting platform Yingfluence (https://www.yingfluence.com/), who was listed in AACYF "30 under 30“ as Excellent Chinese Entrepreneur in the U.S. 2018. Yingying shared with her personal story of discovering the values of curiousity and open-mindedness in her ongoing journey of making the “East” meet the “West”. From India to Brazil, from the United States back to China, – what does it take to be a thought leader? Is one born to be a self-conscious cross-cultural communicator? What prevents successful business-makers from expanding into Chinese markets – and their Chinese counterparts from “going global”? We hope you enjoy the episode, and don't forget to subscribe!

After our insights from the Global Baku Forum – the forefront example of the international cooperation in-the-making, – we are bringing you a conversation with an individual, whose everyday work revolves around bridging intercultural misunderstandings and facilitating collaboration between the change-drivers from different countries. Yingying Li (李莹莹) is co-host of the “How China Works” podcast (https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/), trilingual cross-cultural communication and leadership coach, and founder of the next-generation consulting platform Yingfluence (https://www.yingfluence.com/), who was listed in AACYF "30 under 30“ as Excellent Chinese Entrepreneur in the U.S. 2018. Yingying shared with her personal story of discovering the values of curiousity and open-mindedness in her ongoing journey of making the “East” meet the “West”. From India to Brazil, from the United States back to China, – what does it take to be a thought leader? Is one born to be a self-conscious cross-cultural communicator? What prevents successful business-makers from expanding into Chinese markets – and their Chinese counterparts from “going global”? We hope you enjoy the episode, and don’t forget to subscribe!

Han Tianqi is International Co-Chair and President of the China branch of the G20 Young Entrepreneur’s Alliance, CEO of APEC Voices of the Future (China), a Forbes "30 Under 30" honoree, and our guest this week on the show. Great talk!  MORE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/resources

Switzerland-based Diego Gilardoni joins Yingying in Beijing for a great talk that flies by far too fast. Brendan chimes in at the end and likewise hopes for a Round 2 with all of us, in person. Diego has a lot to say, and we were honored to have him join us to say a little of it.  MORE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/resources

Brendan & Yingying have a quick catch-up that’s packed full of info. It's a little like our Season 1 shows, but more relaxed, like we are now in Season 2. It’s UNEDITED, fun, and fast. We hope you like it! Another interview coming next week. MORE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/resources

Rami Blachman is a US/Israeli tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist based in Shanghai and Tel Avi. He is founder of China Israel Innovation Accelerator, a business partner and mentor in several accelerator programs, and an advisor for international business development. Rami talked with Yingying and Brendan and shared excellent insights into the East-West business conversation that offered fresh food for thought. Great talk! MORE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/resources

Mike Sui is most well-known as a comedic actor, having found fame in TV, viral videos, and in such films as THE WANDERING EARTH, currently the 2nd highest grossing Chinese movie of all time. But Mike also has great insights into both himself and the two cultures - American and Chinese - that most shaped him. This week he shares his thoughts with Yingying in Beijing, while Brendan checks in from Paris. A really fun, great talk - enjoy! VISIT: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/resources LISTEN - APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

Our shared human civilization is much more intriguing, much deeper and more complex than was previously imagined. China’s modern reimagining of the historic Silk Roads through its Belt and Road Initiative reveals remarkably deep connections between Asia and Europe and, even more profoundly, deep sub-strata of ancient civilizations which cooperated dynamically with each other – in what was, in fact, a community of shared humanity. In this HCW episode with Prof. Don Lewis, we discuss the three ancient civilization zones of China, India, and Southeast Asia – and a fourth civilization zone in the Mediterranean. These were the true cradles of human civilization. The civilizations interacted freely and constructively with each other – engaging in trade – while also sharing ideas, culture, philosophy and religion, arts and sciences, as well as technology. Like the modern Belt and Road Initiative, such ancient interactions occurred along established trade and transport corridors – including by rivers, roads, and sea routes. The open cooperation which was a defining hallmark of our original civilizations offers the hope and promise of a peaceful and prosperous future for all humankind – with the three civilizations of Asia, in particular, acting as torchbearers lighting the way. LISTEN - APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

Steve Hoffman is known in both Silicon Valley and now China by his nickname Captain Hoff. He is the Founder and “Captain” of Founders Space, a leading tech incubator and the largest foreign one in China. He’s also a best-selling author and has spoken to millions of people live or on webcasts about East-West cooperation and the opportunities therein. So it was a pleasure and an honor to have him join us on “How China Works”! Note that Yingying and Brendan are traveling right now and there is a little noise in our intro and wrap up but that the interview sounds good, so please bear with us. Thanks!  LISTEN - APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

The future people live depends on the stories they tell themselves - or believe - now. Prof. Kerry Brown - Professor of Chinese Studies and Director at the Lau China Institute - joins us today from London for a deeply thoughtful chat about “this extraordinary moment” in China relations right now, and much more. Many of today's topics are what people tell us privately they care about the most. Great talk, links below; please enjoy! APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / SHOW NOTES: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-notes / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

Welcome to Season 2 of the show! To get started, we asked listeners what THEY were thinking about related to China as the new year got underway, and we present the results to you here. We’re coming to you from 4 countries this week! Enjoy.  APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

What do the Sun, Moon, & stars have to do with meetings in a government office in China? And how can our past episodes #006: “High-Context vs. Low-Context”, #007: “Modesty, Humility, Hierarchy”, & #008: “Negotiation” from Week 2 help? Enjoy THIS show to find out!  APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

This week we discuss successfully navigating high-stakes official meetings in China, especially those involving government officials & agencies. Today we give deep background + useful modern tips on mianzi or face, & share ideas & experiences aplenty. Enjoy! APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

Haus of Lily are Beijing’s finest drag queen revue. Three of the nine current queens were in the studio tonight, and we may not break the internet, but we DID kill the wine before the show even started. We have fun, get real, laugh our heads off, and talk about damn near everything you can imagine. NOTE: I put the “Explicit Language” rating on this for a REASON. Consider yourself warned - and enjoy!

Our week on Making Friends starts with a hopefully fresh take on guanxi, the most traditional (and overdiscussed) style of Chinese network & relationship building. The rest of the week we’ll look at Chinese social media, tips for creating lasting bonds, & much more.  APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

What do AliPay, Apple Pay, WeChat Pay, and other cashless apps have in common? For one thing, they all make payments super easy and convenient - but sometimes, TOO convenient. Join us today to dig in! And guess what rhymes with “cashless apps”…?  APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

Filial piety, the concept of being respectful to your parents, cuts across cultures. But the meaning of this in China (xiao) goes deeper and has far greater implications than it does for most people in the West. Today we get into it, PLUS - introducing the “HCW” Drinking Game!

Everyone has probably heard of China’s historical relationship to paper money. But we blow past that in the first minute or so to get into how the VALUE of money here shaped the culture, and many more interesting tidbits. Happy Monday!  APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

On Brendan's OTHER podcast, he & Yingying Li talk about lessons learned from doing “How China Works”, plus how the crazy and ever-changing US-China dynamic is affecting us, our friends, our plans, and how we are changing our trajectories as a result. Search "Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom" wherever you get THIS show, or follow the link below... BLOG: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/yy-sd-nov30

On this week’s Side Dish, Yingying Li and I talk about lessons learned from doing “How China Works”, which is at the halfway point of Season 1 as of today - but this isn’t a promo. It’s a jumping-off point for some real talk about how the crazy and ever-changing US-China dynamic is affecting us, our friends, our plans, and how we are changing our trajectories as a result. BLOG: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/yy-sd-nov30

What even IS a “Super Digital Life”? How did China go from being the 77th country on the internet to the 2nd most powerful in record time? And what does it all mean? We look at all this, plus wrap Week 4, tease Week 5, and drop a SURPRISE too... APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

The focus today is mostly on FEMALE leadership and accomplishment. Did you know that 70% of Chinese woman billionaires are self-made? And that China leads the world in the percentage of top execs who are female? Wow!  APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

Meredith Sides is the kind of effortlessly funny that makes her a freakin’ joy to talk with - so much so that I had to edit 15 minutes of me rambling and BSing with her out of the raw interview (which is on me and not her for sure). But she’s also deadly serious about a topic near and dear to her heart: nut butters. She's an addict, and along with her friend and co-founder Katie, she created and runs NAKED Nut Butters to bring the joys of all-natural blended nut products to the Beijing market and beyond.  BLOG: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/msides

Chinese millennials are caught right in the middle of traditional versus modern cultural values. Also today: marriage markets, zhi nan vs. nuan nan men, policy impacts, materialism, and how Confucius fits into all this, too. APPLE / iTUNES: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes  / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / ANDROID & EVERYWHERE: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / WEBSITE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

Love is in the air on this week’s bundle of shows! Today, Yingying and Brendan discuss some of the many differences between China and the West when it comes to romance & dating, and how to bridge the giant gap between the two. APPLE / iTUNES: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes  / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / ANDROID & EVERYWHERE: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / WEBSITE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

Today I’m dropping this hot take on my recent trip to LA as my November solo show. The actual details of the project I was there for are under wraps for now, but the trip itself is the star of THIS show - so I hope you enjoy my sleep-deprived  tangential ramblings. BLOG + ALL LINKS: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/bd-nov18

Nillah is a journalist from Kenya who came to China and developed a strong career in radio. She does several shows on CRI including “My China Story”, which will have me on as a guest on the Friday that this episode releases. We discuss issues of home, local versus regional versus national identities, how the arc of her career has developed and where she might go next. Great talk! BLOG: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/nillah

Q: How do you pay someone a sincere compliment in China and have it be well-received - and how (and WHY) does this differ from the way you’d do it in the West? A: It’s all about modesty, humility, & hierarchy. And today’s show will explain it all.  APPLE / iTUNES: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes  / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / ANDROID & EVERYWHERE: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / WEBSITE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

We kick off Week 2 with a focus on decoding Chinese communications. China favors “high-context” strategies, whereas the US and most European countries are “low context”. What’s all this mean, and how will understanding it help YOU to win the future? Listen and find out!  APPLE / iTUNES: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes  / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / ANDROID & EVERYWHERE: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / WEBSITE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

Returning champion Elliott Zaagman is back, and this week he lights it UP! He gives us the quick info about HIS new show with James Hull that’s powered by TechNode, the “China Tech Investor Podcast”, we discuss MY new show with Yingying Li called “How China Works”, he fills me in on the legend of the GeekPark Mafia, AND as a palate cleanser from all the love up to that point, he goes HARD at Bytedance. Dude! Don’t miss this one. BLOG & LINKS: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/zaag2

Today we talk all about KTV, China’s version of karaoke. There are lots of reasons people turn up: to rock the mic, to improve their social or professional relationships, or maybe just to find a little romance (ooh!). Plus, Yingying & Brendan bust out some Bon Jovi and give you a recap of Week 1. APPLE / iTUNES: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes  / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / ANDROID & EVERYWHERE: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / WEBSITE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

Today, Yingying shows off her drumming skills to show us what NOT to do with your chopsticks, Brendan explains what summoning a demon has in common with table manners, and we learn the right way to fill those liquor & tea cups you’re going to get so much practice emptying. Enjoy! SUBSCRIBE at APPLE / iTUNES: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes  / / / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / / / ANDROID and EVERYWHERE: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com or on our WEBSITE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com 

What do a South Korean billionaire, the Confucian concept of li, and the development path of the Chinese internet all have in common? Tune into today’s show and find out! We also discuss bridging gaps between “acquaintance” versus “stranger” societies, how to use WeChat to build guanxi, and more. Jia ge weixin ba? SUBSCRIBE at APPLE/ iTUNES: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes  / / / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / / / ANDROIDand EVERYWHERE: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com or on our WEBSITE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com 

It may seem like a small thing, but where you sit at a Chinese business dinner is a BIG deal...almost as big as knowing where, when, why, how, and - most importantly - WHO to toast. Join us as we cover the basics and much more! Also: our NEW website is in progress; you can check it out here: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com  You can find us at APPLE / iTUNES: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes  / / / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / / / ANDROID and EVERYWHERE: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com

Yingying Li is the founder at Yingfluence and Your "China Green Pass."  Born and raised in China, she is a trilingual and multicultural world citizen who has lived and worked in India, Turkey, Brazil, Finland, Mexico and now the U.S.  Her mission is to become a lifelong culture explorer, change-maker, an international entrepreneur and an influential bridge between China and the world.   She has extensive multicultural experience with the ability to develop relationships with local stakeholders and implement coaching, consulting, PR/marketing and business tactics to generate substantial results. ​Yingying shares how a trip to India helped realize her capabilities of solving hard issues which has given her purpose and drive to continuously build bridges cross culturally.    Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Yingying's episode, Yingying's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

This week I am SUPER EXCITED to be sitting down with my friend YingYing Li to announce the project we have been hard at work on: “How China Works”! It’s a new daily podcast designed to help foreigners become “China-smart” and to help Chinese people better understand the outside world, in 15 minutes or less per day. The goal is that Yingying and I will use our combined, hybrid perspective - crossing cultures, generations, and genders - to help find common ground and build better understanding between East & West. The Intro episode drops November 1 and the full series launches November 5. More information coming soon!    YingYing Li on “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom": https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/2018/8/8/yingying-li   All links at the BLOG POST: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/yyl-hcw

Yingying Li is an expert in cross-cultural leadership and the founder of Silicon Valley-based startup Yingfluence. Yingying’s credentials are impressive: she has a decade of experience working in the U.S., China, Brazil, India and Turkey, and is trilingual in Chinese, English, and Portuguese. Her clients as a cross-cultural management consultant include billionaires and executives from Facebook, LinkedIn, Cisco and Intel. Yingying also serves as a mentor at Founders Space, the top global accelerator for overseas startups, which was founded by Steve Hoffman (guest #5 on the podcast).  Yingying and I had a fairly epic talk, covering topics ranging from her childhood in Kaifeng, China to her journey ever farther west, and concluding with her thoughts on how to build all the needed bridges between China and the rest of the world to enable the best possible future for all of us. This is one of my favorite shows yet, and I hope you enjoy it. Find all links at the BLOG post here: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/2018/8/8/yingying-li

Yingying Li, Founder of Yingfluence, a cross-cultural leadership training and consulting company based in San Francisco, discusses how to create greater world harmony through Cultural Intelligence (CI), diversity thinking, and cross-cultural communications. Listen as the passionate Yingying, who was named Class of 2018 "30 under 30" Chinese entrepreneurs in the US by AACYF, shares her views on global leadership, digital intelligence, AI, and bridging the cultural differences between Chinese and Americans for business and GUANXI relationships. https://www.yingfluence.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/liyingying727