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EP13: From Shenzhen to Manila and Building a Lifestyle Brand ft. Jake Zimmerman
In this episode of the Millennials in China podcast we interview Jake Zimmerman, an American Millennial who originally moved to China to teach English, and is now running a sales team at a multinational conglomerate in Manila, the Philippines. Jake shares the hilarious stories from his journey, talks about the adventurous mentality required to step outside of your comfort zone, and shares his secrets to sales and networking.
Show Notes:
- Jake introduces himself and his background growing up in Wisconsin and getting his first exposure to different cultures from his fraternity.
- Jake’s early dabbles with entrepreneurship and the non-profit organization he set up, called Global Smilez.
- Lessons learned from running an NGO and the travel bug that won’t go away.
- How Jake decided to return to Asia and land in Shanghai with a teaching job at English First (EF).
- Hilarious stories from Jake’s first year in Shanghai, which he aptly called “a lucid dream,” including having a pet pig while living on the 30th floor of an apartment building.
- Why Jake went to London for business school, and what he got out of it the most.
- Jake’s grind on a job in financial services in Shenzhen, and why it was not for him.
- The transition from Shenzhen back to the US and then to the Philippines, and what Jake is doing now.
- Sustainable eco products from rice, and how Jake and his team is trying to build a new lifestyle brand.
- Interesting stories from running a sales team and some unique interview methods!
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Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/millennials-in-china/id1503870294
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0MwEJZnnZ2sNWje7wP0GaW?si=tWqgkgwoQCueTrEfeI3-6g
Listen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL21pbGxlbm5pYWxzaW5jaGluYS5jb20vcnNz
Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm6jqVbJ1SR_g9iTLFxyF1g
Podcast Website: http://millennialsinchina.com
Podcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/millennialsinchina
Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/MillennialsCN
Chris' Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisWood1821
Hope's Twitter: https://twitter.com/hope_freiheit
Hope’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/hope_freiheit
Hope’s Website: https://hopefreiheit.com
Jake’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pelicanwing/
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By Millennials in ChinaIn this episode of the Millennials in China podcast we interview Jake Zimmerman, an American Millennial who originally moved to China to teach English, and is now running a sales team at a multinational conglomerate in Manila, the Philippines. Jake shares the hilarious stories from his journey, talks about the adventurous mentality required to step outside of your comfort zone, and shares his secrets to sales and networking.
Show Notes:
- Jake introduces himself and his background growing up in Wisconsin and getting his first exposure to different cultures from his fraternity.
- Jake’s early dabbles with entrepreneurship and the non-profit organization he set up, called Global Smilez.
- Lessons learned from running an NGO and the travel bug that won’t go away.
- How Jake decided to return to Asia and land in Shanghai with a teaching job at English First (EF).
- Hilarious stories from Jake’s first year in Shanghai, which he aptly called “a lucid dream,” including having a pet pig while living on the 30th floor of an apartment building.
- Why Jake went to London for business school, and what he got out of it the most.
- Jake’s grind on a job in financial services in Shenzhen, and why it was not for him.
- The transition from Shenzhen back to the US and then to the Philippines, and what Jake is doing now.
- Sustainable eco products from rice, and how Jake and his team is trying to build a new lifestyle brand.
- Interesting stories from running a sales team and some unique interview methods!
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Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/millennials-in-china/id1503870294
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0MwEJZnnZ2sNWje7wP0GaW?si=tWqgkgwoQCueTrEfeI3-6g
Listen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL21pbGxlbm5pYWxzaW5jaGluYS5jb20vcnNz
Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm6jqVbJ1SR_g9iTLFxyF1g
Podcast Website: http://millennialsinchina.com
Podcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/millennialsinchina
Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/MillennialsCN
Chris' Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisWood1821
Hope's Twitter: https://twitter.com/hope_freiheit
Hope’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/hope_freiheit
Hope’s Website: https://hopefreiheit.com
Jake’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pelicanwing/