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International SOS Clinic Manager, Sandra Fuld, was born in Belfast to an Irish mother and a Dutch father. She grew up in Germany where she also trained as a nurse. After graduation she moved to London where she worked in Infectious diseases and HIV, while simultaneously training to be an Acupuncturist. It was this interest in eastern medicine that led her the first time to Kunming, China in 2005 to learn more about this country. In the same year she moved to Saudi Arabia, met her French future husband and followed him to Indonesia where they had 2 kids together who are now 7 and 5. She started to work for International SOS, a medical assistance company, but left them after 4 years to follow their dream of opening a fine dining restaurant in the Caribbean. After only one year she and her husband decided that some dreams better remain a dream and relocated back to Asia, this time Hanoi, Vietnam. Tune in to hear how Sandra got from Hanoi to Shenzhen, China where she and her family have been for 18 months...

Aaron is Founder and General Manager of JING Digital, which designs and develops e-Commerce websites, web applications and most recently, and advanced social marketing WeChat platform. Originally from New Mexico, Aaron has been in Shanghai for 8 years and still maintains long-time client relationships in the U.S. He and his wife have been married for five amazing years.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the 36 victims of the New Year's Eve tragedy that took place on Shanghai’s historic Bund. Today in light of this incident, join Ally in a brief discussion on health and safety while living in China as a precursor to next week's interview with International SOS Clinic Manager, Sandra Fuld. Sandra will share with us step-by-step plans to drafting a medical emergency plan while living abroad.

A certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) trainer and Certified Hypnotherapist, Jeff holds a master's degree in Professional Counseling. He has been in China for 9 years and prior to starting his company, REV, he served 26 years with distinction as a combat helicopter pilot and flight instructor with the Singapore Air Force, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. As a trusted life coach to many of his clients, Jeff specializes in coaching, counseling and hypnosis therapy, all accomplished with a healthy dose of NLP–which just means that his clients are offered practical suggestions to guide them on their journey to personal excellence.

Originally from France, Sebastien and his wife have been in China for 4 years and have a 9-month-old baby girl. He has a background in pharmacy and business and worked in a leading pharmaceutical company for 12 years in corporate business development and marketing in various markets, including the US, France, Mexico and China. Sebastien has since left the corporate world and is the founder and CEO of The CareVoice. The CareVoice is a bit like Yelp for health care, so it's a review-based platform to review medical services and treatments in China.

Emma was born in the UK and educated in South Africa. She came to China after receiving a bursary from winning a foreign languages competition. She currently works as a sales associate for Cartier in Shanghai. Tune in to hear Emma's take on life in China as a young professional and listen in for her tips and tricks to successfully launching your career in China.

Joe, affectionately nicknamed 'Fish', has been in Shanghai for 8 years. Originally from New Zealand, and having spent 6 years in the UK, he's now in Shanghai and quite like myself, a bit of a serial entrepreneur. Over the past 8 years in China, Fish has moved from the commercial real estate industry, to media and now into corporate strategy and business development. Tune in to hear Fish discuss major challenges he's faced and why tenacity and guts top his list of must-have personal attributes to succeed in China.

Need to put some extra gratitude in your tool kit as you begin 2015 in China? If so, tune in to this week's wrap up as your host, Ally Mona walks through 9 different ways to consider gratitude.

Cherie is a wife, mother, coach, entrepreneur, teacher, pioneer, adventurer and woman of faith. Originally from California, she has spent 9 years living overseas in Thailand, Indonesia and China. Cherie has wonderful little boys age 2 and 4 and an awesome husband. They currently reside in Shenzhen, China, but also spent 1.5 years in Guangzhou. Cherie spends her days managing our home as well as an international nutrition product distribution business. Tune in to hear how Cherie used her gift of time as an expat supporting spouse to benefit her family and others.

Lexie hails from the UK, and studied Mandarin at the University of Cambridge, before heading into what she thought would be a dream job in the corporate world in London. The brief stint there convinced Lexie that it was not her cup of tea at all, and so she moved to Beijing in late 2009 to setup the city’s first cupcake bakery, the Lollipop Bakery. Last year, having gained a reputation for consistent fresh deliciousness, Lollipop brought its cupcakes to Shanghai as a co-partner of the Pantry, and has now expanded its range to include other cakes and cookies. At the same time, Lexie also started an ice cream shop in Nanjing with a business partner, and splits her time between the three cities.