ChinaFlexpat

Quote: "Face Your Fears and Take Decisions for Your Future!” 


Barry Kirkwood
International Headhunter
Experienced Flexpat
ICF Career Coach 


Relocate to Vietnam
1 Preparing to leave China
2 Financing the transition
3 Networking and Job Hunting 
4 Defining a suitable salary and role
5 Understand your new surrounding
6 Integrate and Settle down and look to the future


Barry Kirkwood is now based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam after a decade of living in China. Barry currently works in Executive Search recruitment, supporting international businesses with their hiring needs in China and Southeast Asia. In addition, he is an ICF Coach and Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and has experience of leading teams in Asia and was previously the Chair HR Committee at the British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai.


Connect with Barry:
WeChat: barrymk81
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrykirkwood/ 
Email: [email protected]

Please also tune in to episode 
88 Flexpat career planning (by Barry as well)
127 Expats leave China
119 Returning home after 10 years
136 China-focused future
80 Flexpat career planning

Bring your partner and family to China! What does this mean for your partner?

●How does a businesswoman transform into an expat spouse?
●What is it like to raise child in China?
●How do you spend your day without work?
●How can you find a job and get a visa?
●How can you prepare for returning back home?
●What is the value of an expat assignment for the whole family?

LinkedIn: Chloris Liu
Wechat: chlorisliu
Company Info : Michael Page Suzhou - Head of commercial segment

Please also tune in to episode 80, where Chloris explained salaries in China!

Other episodes:

49 Expat Spouse finding work in China

10, 111 Prepare your expat assignment

82 Career Opportunities for women in China

150 Mental Preparation for Your Family Relocation 

Quote:  "Don`t be afraid to ask for help!” 

Jovana Babic

Mental Health Professional 

Research Psychologist

Speaks 4+ languages

Relocating your family involves many decisions, they have to be prepared. 

1. Which problems arise when relocating?

2. Prepare and Prevent

3. Start early to engage with your future environment

4. Deal with child behaviour issues

5. Prepare to leave your location

6. Ask for help, accept help

Jovana has been living abroad since she was 18, relocating first for her studies and then for work opportunities. She completed her masters in research psychology, followed by a training and exams for a clinical psychologist licence. She is trained in rational emotional & cognitive behavioural therapy and believes in lifelong learning. Jovana has been living in China for two years and is now preparing for a new adventure. 

Connect with Jovana:

WeChat: jovanab282

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/jovanababic282

Please also tune in to episode 

127 Expat Spouse

49 Expat Spouse finding work in China

10, 111 Prepare your expat assignment

82 Career opportunities for women in China

Quote: "Think about what makes you different and turn that into your strength”

Start your academic career in China. Learn from a real expert of both international and Chinese academic ecosystems.

1. Study/get your PhD in China

2. Find academic jobs

3. Compare international vs. Chinese university system

4. Start and scale your own company

5. Work in Chinese vs. English

6. Find your own flexpat career path

Pippa Morgan, PhD

International academic; Entrepreneur; 10 years in China

Pippa fell in love with China on her first visit in her early twenties, and decided to build her career in academia here. Over the past 10 years in China, she has gotten a PhD from Fudan University, one of China's top schools, taught Chinese and international students in Sino-US joint venture universities, and most recently started Discovery Hub, a higher education consultancy with a mission to bridge between the Chinese and Western academic worlds.

Connect with Pippa:

WeChat: Pippa9

WeChat Official Account: 探索枢纽 Discovery Hub

Email: [email protected]

X: @discoveryhubedu

Instagram: @discoveryhubeducation

YouTube: @discoveryhubeducation

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116, 123, 131 Professor in China

85 Start your own service business

112 Plan your flexpat career

64, 132, 133 Entrepreneurship

138 European values

Build your own corporate startup in an international company in China. Lessons Learned.


1. When/Why a Corporate Startup makes sense
2. How can corporate and startup work together
3. What is the role of the Startup Founder?
4. How to be successful with a Corporate Startup in China
5. Value of flexpats for international companies


Florian is a German mechanical engineer who has been building factory automation teams and businesses in China for more than a decade. He is pursuing alternative paths, for example, by co-founding a software company as a corporate startup. In addition, as an investor, advisor, and mentor, he is helping startups, companies, and students leverage his experience to succeed in China.


Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: Florian Wei hard
Wechat: FLORIAN-80
Find Francis on Wechat: Flexpat2020


Please also tune in to episode 
143 Flexpat Entrepreneur Coach
133 Start your own flexpat business
132 Jump into Entrepreneurship
139 Coach your team
138 European values
85 Start your own service business

Learn about climate change and China's effort to stop it. 

1. What is ESG and why is it important
2. How has China developed since the last 20 years and where does it stand now in terms of environmental protection
3. Which challenges do companies face to understand and act upon environmental regulations
4. What does the 5 years plan indicate to do in order for China to thrive
5. What can flexpats do who are deeper involved into that topic in order to be best prepared
6. How to setup good relations with government officials and get the right support
7. Would a good environmental protection also help a company's marketing
8. What about water pollution and waste management
9. Where will China stand in 10 years with environmental protection
10. Johnny also published a White Paper on the Internet of Sustainability Data that explores ESG and carbon standards: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7155491808465059840


Johnny, an environmental expert and consultant, was 20 years in China seeing the country going through all phases from an environmental protection newbie to a real decarbonization pioneer. Until now he is consulting Chinese and international firms in China and the western world to understand respective policies and react accordingly. There is something for everyone to learn in this episode, knowing that Johnny only shared like 5% of what he is capable of. Reach out if you want to learn more.


Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: Johnny Browaeys
Find Verena on LinkedIn: Verena Lupprian


Please also tune in to episode 
64 Solar energy entrepreneur
133 EV entrepreneur

Check out #145 of the China Flexpat Podcast: Riding your business to success 101


https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-flexpat/id1514659021?uo=4
 
Build a successful horse riding business in Shanghai. Learn what it takes to transform your passion into a profitable business.

Highlights
1. Sigrid provides her highlights of choosing and maintaining a business partner
    * Find someone you can trust
    * Both your skills and knowledge need to be complementary
    * Assign tasks to each others respective abilities
2. Top three advices to have a successful business
    * Plan thoroughly before starting a business
    * Build up a good network
    * Invest in good marketing
3. Her key messages for success
    * Have a flexible mindset
    * Act fast and agile
    * Do not lose your focus
    * Find the courage to do it

Check out #144 of the China Flexpat Podcast: "Flexpats add value to Chinese teams"


https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-flexpat/id1514659021?uo=4
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� Enter the flexpat job market after graduation
�� Importance of learning Chinese
� Key added value of flexpats
� Soft skills are very important
� Fit into a Chinese team
� Start your own business
� Apply for your own visa
� Help Chinese professionals to go international
How can Chinese professionals adapt an open mindset?


Dasol Kim (from Korea) started her own coaching and consulting firm in China helping Chinese professionals and flexpats to find clarity and courage to navigate their international career.


Find Dasol Kim on Wechat: lilykim626

Check out #143 of the China Flexpat Podcast:

How can German and Chinese values fit together?


https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-flexpat/id1514659021?uo=4
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How can you return to China after 9 years abroad and then fit into the Chinese economy? What are the key international values you can bring, and what are key Chinese skills you need to master?


� Reasons to go abroad for Chinese professionals
� Reasons to return to China
� Challenges for Chinese returnees "Haigui"
� Main differences between German and Chinese values
Key skills required for both flexpats and returnees
� Start your own business
� Learn to be an entrepreneur


Boyang lived in the US and Europe for over 12 years. Working at the German insurance company Allianz Group in a very international environment, he had the opportunity to return to Shanghai. In 2023 he founded Glopen, with the vision to discover the real China, connecting the world. 


Find Glopen on LinkedIn, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and share it with your friends who want to explore China.


Find Boyang Shen on Linkedin and Wechat: bojan101323


Please also tune in to episodes


39 eCommerce for international brands in China
120 Cross Border Interpretation 
115 Cross-Border Thought leader
135 China Marketing for Brand success in China
138 European values
126 Create an international company culture in China