Ernest Parker Greer, a Tennessee native, has worked globally from Asia since 1995, while living in Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Thailand. He has led companies in Europe and North America and in 15 countries in the Asia Pacific region. For years, he was a senior executive with Steelcase Inc., most recently as President, Asia Pacific. He holds over 40 patents, and lectures at universities and symposiums around the world. He founded g+, a Hong Kong based consultancy which employs user-focused design methodologies to help clients develop innovation and globalization strategies.

An astute observer of the impact pricing and currency practices have on economies and the businesses they support, Ernie shares his views on their importance to China’s continued growth. We cover many topics in this episode: why Trump is regarded as a media star by many Asians; shortcomings of China’s efforts at innovation; how the use of smart phones has reduced interaction between Chinese parents and children; the fraught relationship between Hong Kong and Mainland China; how young entrepreneurs need to relate to traditional Chinese business leaders; and proliferation of fake news everywhere.