How China Works

How China Works

By Brendan Davis and Yingying LiSociety & CultureBusiness
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How China Works episodes

  • LILY LI | Chengdu Girl in Bordeaux
    Lily Li (李莉娟) is originally from Chengdu, China, and lives in France. Lily works at Christie's International Real Estate and is an Asian Investment Consultant at Vineyards Bordeaux. Lily shares her incredibly inspiring journey, discussing everything from winning "The Voice of China" to becoming a best-selling author, gaining a successful career in France, as well as building cross-cultural bridges between China and Europe. Don't forget to subscribe, listen and share it within your communities!
    32 min
  • 2020 NYE Show with guest PADDY ROBERTSON
    Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and let us be the first to wish you a Happy New Year! This week, Brendan is catching up on editing and posting Yingying's recent interviews, and for our New Year's show we're very glad to bring you PADDY ROBERTSON. Paddy has been living in Beijing 6 years and is CEO of SmartAir. SmartAir is one of the first registered B-Corps in China and has been recognized and awarded as a leading Social Enterprise / Impact company. Happy New Years from us here at the show! We'll see you in 2021.   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQUgEABdkmWbWfmDmXhJpQ   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smartairfilters/   Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Thomas-Talhelm   Twitter: @smartairfilters   Facebook: @smartairfilters   Zhihu (Chinese): https://www.zhihu.com/people/thomas-talhelm/   Weibo (Chinese): https://weibo.com/1562428855   Youku: https://i.youku.com/i/UMTQ3NTc5NDExMg==
    42 min
  • WAHED AHMADZAI - 马赫 | Social Entrepreneurship

    WAHED AHMADZAI - 马赫 is a Beijing-based social entrepreneur and community builder with six years of experience working and studying in China, devoted to building platforms for international talents to learn, share and grow together. Wahed Co-founded YOOFU International Culture Education, NHUB business Consulting, and UIBE Alumni Business Club, and currently is doing his MBA at the University of International Business and Economics. 

    In this episode, MA HE has shared his unique cultural intelligence about living and working as a multilingual entrepreneur in China, his suggestions to Chinese parents who are raising the future of China.. as well as his "New Insider Hub"--Nhub" for foreign talent to grow in and outside of China. Please tune in and enjoy!

    47 min
  • Fall 2020 Catch-Up Show | BRENDAN DAVIS and YINGYING LI

    Welcome back! Please enjoy this BRAND NEW SHOW as Yingying and Brendan get caught up on what’s been happening the last several months, including Yingying’s massive Chinese historical project, Brendan’s new YouTube show, what it’s like for us at the moment in Beijing and Los Angeles, respectively, what’s next, and much more. This episode is available as both an audio podcast AND a multi-cam VIDEO show on YouTube at https://youtu.be/z5_bbkFR3C8 or howchinaworkspodcast.com for more info!

    38 min
  • Top 10 Repost: DAVID THOMAS | Four Decades of China Engagement

    On weeks without a new interview, we’re going to start reposting favorite episodes from our Top 10 most popular shows, in case you missed them, and we’re kicking that off with one of THE best and most timely shows (in retrospect) that we could hope to share with you in our current situation. 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. 

    55 min
  • MENGFEI LI | Focusing on Solutions in Unprecedented Times

    "Just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD do something.” Timeless words of wisdom, shared here by the ever-insightful Beijing-based MENGFEI LI on a very relevant episode of our show. His perspective - as an international journalist who lived in the US for 13 years and has a lot of love for the country, but who also has the clarity of someone trained to be a detached observer - has led him to many insights we’re glad to share. We discuss, among other things, how political reactions affected the spread of COVID-19 in different countries; the near-term futures we can anticipate; the power of engaged citizenship; and most provocatively, the meaning of the word FREEDOM. We’re cross-posting this show on “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” this week to reach as wide an audience as possible. Please share, SUBSCRIBE, and enjoy.

    42 min
  • BEI WANG | Branding and Story Shaping Across Cultures
    This week, Yingying Li talks with BEI WANG in the Netherlands about the Dutch response to COVID-19, how the media business has been changing there already and what to look for post-pandemic, the cultural messaging and other challenges of Europeans trying to reach China and vive-versa, and much more.    BEI WANG on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bei-wang-王蓓-06a54a2a/
    58 min
  • BRENDAN DAVIS and YINGYING LI | Tomb Sweeping 2020 (So Far)

    We recorded this show on April 4th, 2020 China time, which was the start of the Ching Ming Festival, aka Tomb Sweeping Day. This date is also now the national memorial day for victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Yingying, sporadic burnings of “hell money” are the only visible sign of the old normal. Brendan shares LA updates, and together they discuss challenges of the present, hopes for the near-term future, and some of the bigger broader potentials for the post-pandemic world.

    49 min
  • MEMO MATA | Using Holistic Education To Instill Self-Reliance
    MEMO MATA is an American educator who’s lived in China for more than a decade. He talks with Yingying Li about the various types of Chinese parenting styles, evolution expectations for their children, leadership, COVID-19, and the importance of a holistic approach to raising the future leaders (or just happy adults) that we all hope to see more of. Memo was featured in Malcolm Clarke’s film BETTER ANGELS, and we are very glad to have him join us this week.
    54 min
  • BILL REICHERT | Evolutionary Thinking In Action

    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 at[email protected].
    44 min

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Yingying Li & Brendan Davis use a hybrid East-West perspective to help foreigners become China smart and Chinese people go global.