Podcast appearances and mentions of zak dychtwald

The defining characteristic of the environment in China has been its pace of change. And that has its impact on the latest generation of Chinese entrepreneurs who need to innovate to meet the tough demands of Chinese consumers. The message is: adapt or get washed away. It's like constantly swimming with piranhas, says Zak Dychtwald, our guest on this episode. The skill to adapt to people's always evolving demands, is increasingly making Chinese companies globally competitive. Zak is the founder and CEO of Young China Group, a consultancy decoding China's market, workforce, and geopolitical shifts. Fluent in Mandarin and based in Shanghai, he brings over a decade of firsthand experience to his work as the author of Young China and a contributor to Harvard Business Review. A sought-after speaker invited to events on six continents, Zak combines data-driven research with deep cultural insight to help leaders navigate China's future.This episode is from Asia Society Switzerland's STATE OF ASIA podcast, bringing you exclusive, engaging conversations with leading minds on issues that shape Asia and affect us all. More info and other episodes: https://asiasociety.org/switzerland/podcast-state-asia.  

The defining characteristic of the environment in China has been its pace of change. And that has its impact on the latest generation of Chinese entrepreneurs who need to innovate to meet the tough demands of Chinese consumers.The message is: adapt or get washed away. It's like constantly swimming with piranhas, says Zak Dychtwald, our guest on this episode. The skill to adapt to people's always evolving demands, is increasingly making Chinese companies globally competitive.Zak is the founder and CEO of Young China Group, a consultancy decoding China's market, workforce, and geopolitical shifts. Fluent in Mandarin and based in Shanghai, he brings over a decade of firsthand experience to his work as the author of Young China and a contributor to Harvard Business Review. A sought-after speaker invited to events on six continents, Zak combines data-driven research with deep cultural insight to help leaders navigate China's future.Stay up-to-date on all events and activities at Asia Society Switzerland: subscribe to the newsletter and support our work by becoming a member. -STATE OF ASIA is a podcast from Asia Society Switzerland.  Season 8, episode 14 - Published: May 13, 2025Hosts: Serena Jung, Nico Luchsinger, Asia Society SwitzerlandEditor: Remko Tanis, Managing Editor, Asia Society Switzerland

Zak Dychtwald is the author of "Young China" and the founder and CEO of the Young China Group, a think tank focusing on the evolving East and West millennial mindset and the effects of China's young generation on the global marketplace, workplace and international politics.  He is a fluent mandarin speaker from northern California, TED talker, writer for the Harvard Business Review and speaks at forums and summits across the world on the topic of a people-first approach to China.  Today we talk about the existing culture of pressure on China's youth and the pushback we are seeing on what it means to live "a good life".  We talk about generational identity, burnout, trauma, priorities and the redefinitions of success.  We discuss "China speed" and how the country's remarkable and rapid growth has defined an entire generations psychology, worldview, sense of self and expectations.  We talk about unrelenting pressure from family and society to be successful.  We talk about the concept of freedom and which freedoms matter more and which matter less when it comes to living unshackled by a narrow set of expectations. _____________________ If you enjoy this show don't forget to leave a rating! Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehonestdrink_/ Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Find us on: Spotify, Apple, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Ximalaya, 小宇宙, 网易云音乐, Bilibili or anywhere else you get your podcasts.  

Zak Dychtwald is the author of "Young China" and the founder and CEO of the Young China Group, a think tank focusing on the evolving East and West millennial mindset and the effects of China's young generation on the global marketplace, workplace and international relations. He is a fluent mandarin speaker from northern California, TED talker, writer for the Harvard Business Review and speaks at forums and summits across the world on the topic of a people-first approach to China. Today we talk about the existing culture of pressure on China's youth and the pushback we are seeing on what it means to live "a good life". We talk about generational identity, burnout, trauma, priorities and the redefinitions of success. We discuss "China speed" and how the country's remarkable and rapid growth has defined an entire generations psychology, worldview, sense of self and expectations. We talk about unrelenting pressure from family and society to be successful. We talk about the concept of freedom and which freedoms matter more and which matter less when it comes to living unshackled by a narrow set of expectations.____________________If you enjoy this show don't forget to leave a rating and subscribe!Follow Us On Instagram: @thehonestdrink_Join Us On WeChat: THD_OfficialEmail: thehonestdrink@gmail.comFind us on: Spotify, Apple, Google Podcasts, YouTube, 小宇宙, 喜马拉雅, 网易云音乐, Bilibili or anywhere you get your podcasts.

This episode describes an academic career path as a China watcher with a strong focus on Young China, the Post-90s generation, and Chinese companies going global. 1) Why is Fluent Chinese so important to a flexpat career? 2) How can you start an academic career as a China watcher? 3) How do you make a living as a China watcher? 4) How are Chinese companies going global, do they hire flexpats? 5) What is the key to success for flexpats in the next decade? Zak Dychtwald is the author of the critically acclaimed Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World and founder of the market insights firm, Young China Group. A fluent mandarin speaker with a decade in China, Zak is an expert in dissecting the intersection between China's evolving identity, the economy, and consumer trends. Zak has been invited to share his expertise with audiences on six continents at events such as the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit, Aspen Ideas Festival, and Google Talks, as well as for major financial institutions and global brands. He is a contributor to Harvard Business Review and his work is frequently cited in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, BBC, Fortune, Barron's, and others. Zak started out in China only because of a love of Science Fiction and a want to see where people were saying the future was unfolding. Based in Chengdu, he became fixated on the gap between how China was perceived back home in the US and what he was seeing and experiencing on the ground. Find Zak's recent video with Harvard Business Review on "China's New Innovation Advantage" or his TEDx talk here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ump7Kge05ZE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myChmWNbBQc Website: www.youngchinagroup.com; www.zakdychtwald.com LinkedIn: Zak Dychtwald You might also want to check out Peter Hessler, his book River town is really well-known in China writing circles. We recommend the following episodes to get more input on learning Chinese, working for Chinese companies, or working in consulting: 75 Learn Chinese 99 Work for Chinese companies abroad And some more: 31 Work for Chinese company in China 31 Work for Chinese company abroad 39 How to differentiate from Chinese professionals 43 Work at Alibaba 54 Work at Alibaba 65 Work in Consulting __________________ About learning Chinese (by Sofia and Francis): The next episode will be a LIVE webinar, recorded on Thursday, January 12 at 9 pm Chinese Time. Please contact Francis on Wechat: Flexpat2020, to join this episode. Warmly invited! The ZOOM dial-ins are: Meeting ID: 860 0921 7545 Passcode: 4689330 Contrary to popular belief, mastering Chinese doesn't have to be a slow, hard process. Our book "Chinese On Your Terms" gives you access to the big picture of learning Chinese. Find your WHY. Take Action. You can get the eBook on Amazon for 9,99 EUR. In case you prefer a printed version in China, you can reach out to Francis The book can be sent by SF express within China for 100 RMB.

In the latest episode of Looking Outside, we explore Exploration itself, and what it means to be truly curious about people, places and the future, with Zak Dychtwald, Founder of Young China Group and author of Young China. Zak shares how he approaches exploration: from visiting countries that are ‘misunderstood', to immersing himself in stories about the far off possible future, to building an ‘intimacy' with foreign cultures, places and people that you wouldn't get from descriptions by outsiders. Zak and Jo also discuss their love of science fiction. It was Zak's love of sci-fi that drove him to study, live and start a company in China, a place he found more unique and exciting than any other part of the world, more indicative of the future, and greatly misunderstood by foreigners. Jo and Zak also speak to the responsibility of science fiction to craft more positive futures, vs the dystopian ones we're used to fearing, because those visions are, as Zak says, ‘seeds into the consciousness of the world'; they help others imagine what could be and ultimately influence the futures that are created. -- To look outside, Zak likes to read (a lot). When Zak is about to travel, he likes to read stories, narrative non-fiction or modern fiction, written by authors from those places he's about to visit. Zak believes in the power of stories to impact people. -- On the show we mentioned: https://www.amazon.com/AI-2041-Ten-Visions-Future/dp/B08SFL53HL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NHX5KF58Z12S&keywords=2041&qid=1660509383&sprefix=2041%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-1 (AI 2041) by Kai-Fu Lee & Chen Qiufan https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ray+Bradbury&i=audible&ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_1 (Ray Bradbury) https://www.amazon.com/Abundance-Future-Better-Than-Think/dp/145161683X/ref=asc_df_145161683X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312710253827&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2789654842507937244&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003566&hvtargid=pla-405693451805&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61681020945&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312710253827&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2789654842507937244&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003566&hvtargid=pla-405693451805 (Abundance )by Peter Diamandis (co-founder of Singularity University) https://www.amazon.com/The-Three-Body-Problem-audiobook/dp/B00P00QPPY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ON9KG2U2RBC8&keywords=the+three+body+problem&qid=1660509621&s=audible&sprefix=the+three+body+problem%2Caudible%2C72&sr=1-1 (The Three-Body Problem) by Cixin Lu https://www.amazon.com/Waste-Tide-audiobook/dp/B07R7RPG34/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16J68AWH5B1A9&keywords=waste+tide&qid=1660509690&s=audible&sprefix=waste+tide%2Caudible%2C74&sr=1-1 (Waste Tide) by Chen Quifan https://www.amazon.com/Young-China-Restless-Generation-Country/dp/1250078814 (Young China )by Zak himself Great Sci-Fi including Minority Report, Solaris, Star Trek, Interstellar. -- Zak Dychtwald is the author of critically acclaimed Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World and founder of market insights firm, Young China Group. Zak's work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, and many other platforms. A fluent mandarin speaker with over a decade on the ground in China, Zak is an expert in dissecting China's consumer trends and cultural norms and making China approachable and actionable for global thinkers, companies, and teams. Zak has been invited to share his expertise for audiences on six continents at events such as the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit, Aspen Ideas Festival, Google Talks, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, TEDx and more. Find out more on Young China Group https://youngchinagroup.com/ (youngchinagroup.com) and Zak https://zakdychtwald.com (zakdychtwald.com)....

From 2018 - Zak Dychtwald, author of "Young China: How the Restless Generation will change their country and the world." It's an intriguing look at how young adults in China will change - and to some extent are already beginning to change - their country.

In this "HBR Minute Rewind" HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) explores the recent HBR video, "China's New Innovation Advantage." See the video here: https://youtu.be/ump7Kge05ZE. Video Overview: "China is achieving a new level of global competitiveness, thanks to its hyper-adaptive population, says Zak Dychtwald, author of "Young China" and founder of Young China Group. The video covers the following points and questions: The future of the Chinese economy is in innovation. What's behind China's new innovation advantage? We shouldn't be so focused on the innovators. Why do people in China adopt new technologies so readily? China is an outlier in a very important way. What's so powerful about having all these early adopters? What can companies in other countries learn from China? To understand what's powering the global rise of Chinese companies, we need to recognize that China now has at its disposal a resource that no other country has. That is: a vast population that has lived through unprecedented amounts of change and, consequently, has developed an astonishing propensity for adopting and adapting to innovations, at a speed and scale that is unmatched elsewhere on earth. It's that aspect of China's innovation ecosystem—its hundreds of millions of hyper-adoptive and hyper-adaptive consumers—that makes China so globally competitive today. In the end, innovations must be judged by people's willingness to use them. And on that front China has no peer." Check out Dr. Westover's new book, 'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/bluerthanindigo. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/leadershipalchemy. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/hci-magazine. Ranked #6 Performance Management Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ Ranked #6 Workplace Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/ Ranked #7 HR Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ Ranked #12 Talent Management Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ Ranked in the Top 20 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/

Topics Discussed and Key Points:●      What brands can do if they want to succeed in China among the millennial and Gen-Z cohort●      Major events that have impacted Chinese millennials similar to the Great Recession in the U.S.●      What are the differences between millennials who grew up in the Mainland and those who studied abroad?●      How prevalent is conspicuous consumption in the life of the average 25-to-30-year-old Chinese individual?●      What makes a good brand in China?●      How environmentally conscious and focused on diversity and inclusion are Chinese millennials? Episode Summary:Today on The Negotiation, we continue our conversation with Zak Dychtwald, Founder and CEO of Young China Group, a think tank and consultancy with a focus on the emerging influence of China's millennial generation on the marketplace, workplace, and international politics.Zak is the author of Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World (2018). The book explores questions of identity impacting China's young generation, specifically the 420 million or so people born after 1990.Asked about what separates the winning foreign brands from the rest of the pack when it comes to finding millennial and Gen-Z fans in China, Zak says that it comes down to “empowering your local Chinese team to drive strategy.”However, the difficult task for local teams when working with multinationals is that they will almost always work slower than native Chinese teams with native Chinese executives who understand, intuitively, what the Chinese market looks like.Another point is to “stop creating products and thinking about marketing to Tier 1 cities.” Trends do not necessarily trickle down from Beijing or Shanghai to Hangzhou or Chongqin. Recognizing trends that do not originate in Tier 1 cities will give a company a head-start over other global brands whose thinking is still mired in that Shanghai bubble.Zak goes on to peel back the curtain into the mind of the Chinese youth, from how a restructured education system in the post-Tiananmen era divided generations around how they perceive history, to how the 2008 Beijing Olympics created a newfound sense of national pride and modernization for China, and finally to how Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign in 2012 served as a huge pivot towards meritocracy for the whole country.He then explains why Chinese students who study abroad now have greater incentives to return to China after graduating; why conspicuous consumption has moved from a need to look wealthy to a need to develop an identity; and current attitudes toward environmental friendliness, diversity, and inclusion. Key Quotes:“Empower the heck out of your local China team and do it so that they can be fast enough to compete with local brands.” “The problem with the city tier visual is we imagine trends cascading downwards from Tier 1. [...] That's not necessarily the case, and I think it's a little bit of linguistic determinism. I think that's the fault of the tiered idea.” “[Conspicuous consumption back then] was a way to posture, particularly around the wealthy class. What you have now is conspicuous consumption oriented toward brand tribes and identity.” “A lot of our definitions of what it means to be ‘Chinese', even within China, are based on the past. No longer. This generation is deciding what it means to be Chinese in modernity and going into the future.”

Topics Discussed and Key Points:●      Who are China's millennials, and how do they differ from millennials in the Western world?●      The downstream effects of the one-child policy on today's market●      The state of mental health among China's youth●      What employers expect from millennial hires Episode Summary:Today on The Negotiation, we speak with Zak Dychtwald, Founder and CEO of Young China Group, a think tank and consultancy with a focus on the emerging influence of China's millennial generation on the marketplace, workplace, and international politics.Zak is the author of Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World (2018). The book explores questions of identity impacting China's young generation, specifically the 420 million or so people born after 1990.Having first arrived in China in his early 20s, Zak was amazed by the “vast chasm” between the China he was always told about, and the China he was experiencing at that moment. He was inspired to bridge that chasm, and so began his multifaceted career journey around the country.“We believe in a people-first perspective on China for a better world,” says Zack, referring to the thesis of not only his book but of his work as a whole.Listen in as Zak defines the unique gap in China between the strict traditionalism of the previous generations and the modernization of the new, and the “identity formation anxiety” that the youth face in trying to reconcile “the pressures of tradition and the needs of modernity”.He also speaks on China's education system as undervaluing innovation and people skills, and how this translates into a workforce currently in transition. Key Quotes:“The China that gets described to us versus the China that I was seeing and experiencing on the ground—there is a pretty vast chasm between the two.” “We believe in a people-first perspective on China for a better world.” “I call this young generation the “Restless Generation” for a reason: It's because they are in charge of defining China's modern identity.” “In order to understand the children, you have to understand the parents.” “In China, the biggest investment that most families will make is in their children.” “When we're talking about consumption in China, it's not a matter of where you're from, but when you're from.”

Zak Dychtwald, founder of the advisory firm Young China Group, believes that the perception of China as a copycat and not an innovator is outdated. Instead, he argues the willingness of Chinese consumers to try new things is powering the country’s new innovation economy. Technology adoption rates in areas such as mobile payment are extremely high. He says non-Chinese companies can learn important lessons from this rapidly changing market and potentially use it to jump-start their own innovation engines. Dychtwald is the author of the HBR article "China’s New Innovation Advantage."

In this "HBR Minute" HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) explores the recent HBR video, "China's New Innovation Advantage." See the video here: https://youtu.be/ump7Kge05ZE. Video Overview: "China is achieving a new level of global competitiveness, thanks to its hyper-adaptive population, says Zak Dychtwald, author of "Young China" and founder of Young China Group. The video covers the following points and questions: The future of the Chinese economy is in innovation. What's behind China's new innovation advantage? We shouldn't be so focused on the innovators. Why do people in China adopt new technologies so readily? China is an outlier in a very important way. What's so powerful about having all these early adopters? What can companies in other countries learn from China? To understand what's powering the global rise of Chinese companies, we need to recognize that China now has at its disposal a resource that no other country has. That is: a vast population that has lived through unprecedented amounts of change and, consequently, has developed an astonishing propensity for adopting and adapting to innovations, at a speed and scale that is unmatched elsewhere on earth. It's that aspect of China's innovation ecosystem—its hundreds of millions of hyper-adoptive and hyper-adaptive consumers—that makes China so globally competitive today. In the end, innovations must be judged by people's willingness to use them. And on that front China has no peer." Check out Dr. Westover's new book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/leadershipalchemy. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/hci-magazine. Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg covers the widespread inconsistencies when battling the pandemic among states, the COVID-19 vaccine and the concerns people might have and China's weathering of the pandemic with U.S. Travel Association President & CEO Roger Dow, The New York Times Travel Writer Tariro Mzezewa and Young China Group Founder Zak Dychtwald.

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg covers the widespread inconsistencies when battling the pandemic among states, the COVID-19 vaccine and the concerns people might have and China's weathering of the pandemic with U.S. Travel Association President & CEO Roger Dow, The New York Times Travel Writer Tariro Mzezewa and Young China Group Founder Zak Dychtwald.

This week’s episode of the Eye on Travel Podcast with CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg brings you reports on COVID-19’s current impacts on traveling and the future of the airline industry with A Beginner’s Guide to Japan Author Pico Iyer, Young China Author and Founder of Young China Group Zak Dychtwald and Author, Advocate and Journalist Chris Elliott.

This week’s episode of the Eye on Travel Podcast with CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg brings you reports on COVID-19’s current impacts on traveling and the future of the airline industry with A Beginner’s Guide to Japan Author Pico Iyer, Young China Author and Founder of Young China Group Zak Dychtwald and Author, Advocate and Journalist Chris Elliott.

Imagine getting a call from your friend about an upcoming trip you have planned to Wuhan, China in which he tells you, ‘hey buddy you might want to wait a couple weeks and see how this whole virus thing shakes out.’ That’s exactly what happened to Zak Dychtwald, a self-proclaimed Coronavirus Refugee. But Zak’s relationship with China goes back way farther than last December, Zak is an expert on the post 90’s generation in China (what we call millennials in the states). In fact, he’s done Ted Talks on it (google it, it’s amazing), he’s written a book on it and he’s even started a company about it (The Young China Group). This week we’re honored to have Zak join Lee Peterson where they discuss many things including the cultural divide between Hong Kong and mainland China, the sea change in China in the past years and how we’re seeing both the best and the worst of the Chinese government in response to Covid-19, and the stress test taking placed between young people and the Chinese government.

Zak Dychtwald is the author of "Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World." Zak, a second-generation Esalen thought leader, came to Big Sur as part of Esalen's Conversations on the Edge Series, where we bring together leading experts and visiting teachers to explore a pressing issue of our time. Zak is a leading expert on youth culture in China. Together we discussed many aspects of Chinese millennials, including common misconceptions on either side, how the project of childhood functions in China, how the Chinese real estate market is propped up in many ways by the marriage market, what it’s like to be young and gay in China, Chinese hip-hop, censorship, internet, the culture of dissent, how Chinese mllenials have redefined the marketplace internationally, who their sports heroes are, why Steph Curry is a more relatable NBA hero than Lebron, what Chinese millennials might think of their United States counterparts, and what the next hundred years may bring for us all.

Zak Dychtwald (@zakdychtwald) is the Founder of think tank and consultancy Young China Group and author of Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World. What We Discuss with Zak Dychtwald: At 417 million strong, China has more millennials than North America, the Middle East, and Europe combined. Chinese millennials and its younger generations are experiencing -- and influencing -- a society and culture changing at 10 times the speed of what Western millennials have experienced. What this breakneck rate of change means for the childhood of someone growing up in modern China and the effect it has on his or her resulting worldview. Whether we view it as a collaborator, competitor, or consumer, this "Young China" is the single most important rising actor on the world stage. How Zak became fluent in Mandarin -- considered by the CIA to be the hardest language to learn in the world -- at the highest level in two and a half years instead of the customary six. And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://jordanharbinger.com/293 Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course! Don't let a botched below-the-belt trim snag your summer plans -- Manscaped has precision tools for your family jewels! Go to Manscaped.com and get 20 percent off with free shipping by using code JORDAN at checkout! UNTUCKit makes casual shirts that are designed to be worn comfortably on the outside of your waistband without looking sloppy. Go to untuckit.com or visit one of the 50 stores across the US and Canada and use promo code JHS at checkout for 20 percent off your first purchase! [Please note: Old code JORDAN no longer works! Use JHS instead!] ButcherBox delivers healthy 100% grass-fed and finished beef, free-range organic chicken, and Heritage breed pork directly to your door on a monthly basis. Get two pounds of ground beef a month for the life of your ButcherBox membership by going to butcherbox.com and using the discount code JORDAN at checkout! Does your business have an Internet presence? Save up to a whopping 62% on new webhosting packages with HostGator at hostgator.com/jordan! Stance Socks embraces the spirit of individuality through a unique product offering featuring artist series, performance, and lifestyle socks.

Today we hear from Zak Dychtwald, author of the book “Young China” and Founder of the think tank Young China Group. In this episode we dive deep, trying to understand young Chinese people and what they are all about. Zak shares some of the defining characteristics of the post 80s, post 90s and post 00s […]

Today we hear from Zak Dychtwald, author of the book “Young China” and Founder of the think tank Young China Group. In this episode we dive deep, trying to understand young Chinese people and what they are all about. Zak shares some of the defining characteristics of the post 80s, post 90s and post 00s consumers, how they differ from older generations, as well as common misperceptions international companies have about this highly sought-after consumer group. If you’re working for an international brand in the China market or one that’s looking to enter the China market, I highly suggest you listen to this episode and check out some of the videos of Zak’s speeches that I have linked below. To learn more about influencer marketing in China, sign up for our new newsletter: The China Influencer Update!   Notes: Zak shares his China journey and how he became interested in this topic Why he chose to live and write the book in Chengdu Chengdu and Chongqing are leaders for Chinese youth-culture trends Easier for people in lower tier cities to look up to lifestyles Chengdu and Chongqing than Beijing and Shanghai Key misperception: tacit expectation Chinese want to Westernize, but now this is less and less true. Concept of Easternization. We need to accept that other countries will not always orbit us, we might not continue to be the center. As Chinese consumers mature, they want more distinctive brands, less about those big names that everyone recognizes Quality of life is being valued more and more China doesn’t have ‘millennials’ – stop trying to shove them into Western generational frameworks Key differences between various generations of Chinese consumers Most of the time we tend to focus only on the top 10% of Chinese consumers and miss opportunities Why you cannot expect to understand Chinese consumers if you haven’t spent much time outside of Beijing and Shanghai   Guest: Zak Dychtwald Email: zak@youngchinagroup.com Website: https://www.youngchinagroup.com/ TEDx speech  Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Speech BBC World Program on Millennials (password is BBC. Necessary for folks outside of the UK)  Host: Lauren Hallanan Website: www.chinainfluencermarketing.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-hallanan/ WeChat: H1212118514 Check out my book: Digital China: Working with Bloggers, Influencers and KOLs ------- Thanks to our sponsors PARKLU: www.parklu.com and TMG Worldwide: www.tmgworldwide.com For additional information and show notes head over to www.chinainfluencermarketing.com If you like this podcast and know someone who might find it interesting, please share! 

After living and working in China, Zak Dychtwald wrote "Young China: How the Restless Generation will Change their Country and the World." By 'restless generation,' Dychtwald is referring to China's young adults in their twenties.

In this special English edition of the Chinalogue – China Podcast, the host, Sabrina Weithmann, talks to Zak Dychtwald author of the bestseller “Young China”. In his book he explores the post 90s and how this restless generation will change their country and the world. In this interview, Zak gives insights on why this generation is so important when trying to unpuzzle the future of China. You can find Zak's book titled "Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World" by clicking on the title or directly through https://amzn.to/2DDWJTn. If you want to watch the video podcast with Zak and Sabrina, go to the website: https://weithmann.com/blog/2018/11/16/young-china/ Für alle die mitmachen möchten, als Dialogpartner mit einem spannenden Thema oder auch als Sponsor, wendet auch am besten direkt an hallo@chinalogue.de. Alle Infos zum Podcast findet ihr außerdem unter www.chinalogue.de oder auch auf dem Blog unter https://weithmann.com/blog/2018/06/25/der-chinalogue-podcast/. ---> Außerdem jetzt noch zum Seminar anmelden: https://weithmann.com/blog/2018/09/19/interculture-china-day/ Ihr möchtet noch mehr Bilder zum Podcast? Dann folgt 'Chinalogue' auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chinalogue/

What does it mean to be Chinese? 415 million Chinese millennials in China wrestle with crushing pressure to live up to a cultural identity and societal ideal. What are they? How do they cope? What are their biggest fears? Check out Part 2 of my interview with author/public speaker Zak Dychtwald  “This Chinese Life: What does it mean to be Chinese?” Music used: Brad McCarthy's "One in a Billion Theme" Jason Shaw's "Acoustic Meditation" Doctor Turtle's "Wherever I Lay My Hat, That's My Wife" Andy G. Cohen's "Space (Full)"

He grew up in a predominantly white suburban town in California. His parents would take him travelling around the world for work since he was a child. Then one day, he stumbled upon a movie - “Enter the Dragon” (starring Bruce Lee) that would strike his fancy about another world - China. That’s where Zak Dychtwald decided to go right after he graduated from Columbia University six years ago. Without a word of Chinese or a drop of Chinese blood, he went in search of himself. Why China? Check out my interview with Zak in a 2-part series “This Chinese Life: As a 28 year old white American in China” (Part 2 will be released 9/18). Currently, Zak Dychtwald is author of “Young China - how the restless generation will change their country and the world.” He is CEO/Founder of “Young China Group” - a think tank offering educational and cultural insight about millennials in China and America. He splits his time between New York and Chengdu. Music and Audio Credits: Brad McCarthy's "One in a Billion Theme" Andy G. Cohen's Oxygen Mask Philipp Weigl's "Even When We Fall" Jahzzar's "Playtime" Chris Zabriskie's "Your Mother's Daughter" Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" John Boswell's "Bruce Lee Remix- Be Water My Friend"

Original Air Date Wednesday, May 2, 2018 In this week's episode you will learn about:  ⦾ Distinct differences between "New China" and "Old China" ⦾ Why millennials are motivated to work harder and be better  ⦾ Social media influencers - what they are and why they matter ⦾ Millennial attitudes on social consciousness and speaking up & out

Original Air Date Wednesday, May 2, 2018 In this week's episode you will learn about:  ⦾ Distinct differences between "New China" and "Old China" ⦾ Why millennials are motivated to work harder and be better  ⦾ Social media influencers - what they are and why they matter ⦾ Millennial attitudes on social consciousness and speaking up & out

Zak Dychtwald is an American millennial. And while he has great faith in his fellow countrymen, he is quite impressed with those his age in China. They are many times larger in number than their American counterparts and determined to help China achieve very ambitious goals in their lifetime. And while they may be different … Continue reading EP 108 HOW RESTLESS CHINESE YOUTH WILL CHANGE THE WORLD

Zak Dychtwal is the 27-year-old author of the new book YOUNG CHINA: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World. In the book Zak examines the future of China through the lens of the Jiu Ling Hou – the generation born after 1990. Through his writing, speaking, and consulting, Zak’s overarching goal is to enrich and advance the way the world understands China. He has recently relocated to New York City where he is the Founding CEO of the Young China Global Group - think tank and consultancy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As China's trillion dollar "Road and Belt" infrastructure initiative continues working to re-shape global trade, a new book, Young China, works to bring a new understanding of China to the world - especially of Chinese millennials known as the Restless Generation. In this edition of In The Author's Voice, WSIU's Jeff Williams talks with author Zak Dychtwald about his book and his experience with China and its people.