听 Michelle 讲述美国故事

混序部落不是商业机构，不是企业，不是非盈利机构，不是社会团体，也不是一般定义的社群。混序部落创始人李文博士把它定义为“社会网络生态组织”，它用网络把成千上万的社会各专业和阶层的能人，尤其是想通过创业改变自己创造未来成就他人的人连接起来，通过智能手机创造出一个崭新的网络生态社会系统。李文博士为什么要做混序部落，未来希望把它带到那里去？在混序部落里都有些什么样的人，他们为什么要“混”在这里？

这次访谈一共分成三期节目播出。请在喜马拉雅APP里订阅我的节目“听Michelle讲述美国故事“，您就能够听到之前和之后的节目了。期待与您下期再见！

最近这几期节目是我对混序部落创始人李文博士的访谈，一共分为三期播出，今天是访谈的第二期。上一期，李文博士介绍了他的个人职业历程、他在中国上市公司天士力制药集团任CEO时推行的企业内部项目管理、以及怎样创立了混序部落。这一期，我请他通过一些实际的例子介绍混序部落到底能够干什么，“混序”的创业方法是什么样的，这几十万人的部落又是如何运营的。

请在喜马拉雅APP里订阅我的节目“听Michelle讲述美国故事“，您就能够听到之前和之后的节目了。另外，我已经把一些音频节目提炼成文章以便阅读，请搜索微信公众号“Michelle美国发展指南”，点击关注，就可以了解更多在美国工作和生活的信息及观点了。期待与您下期再见！

混序部落创始人李文博士海归回国后走出了这样一条路：35岁，成为中国上市公司最年轻的CEO；36岁，登上美国《福布斯》杂志，被称为“将现代管理智慧融入传统企业的人”；37岁，获得首届“亚洲青年华商十大管理创新人物”称号；38岁，代表中国企业家随时任国家主席胡出访美国；42岁，荣获“中国上市公司最佳CEO”。12年间，他把天津天士力制药股份有限公司的市值从1亿做到500亿，45岁急流勇退。2015年他创立了混序部落，帮助成千上万的创业者在虚拟社区中连接碰撞，分享共创。

这次访谈一共分成三期节目播出。请在喜马拉雅APP里订阅我的节目“听Michelle讲述美国故事“，您就能够听到之前和之后的节目了。期待与您下期再见！

In today's interview, I invited a US Top 1% real estate agent Janice Cai to share with us some insights she has gained in the residential real estate side. More importantly, Janice will help you understand what the cultural differences are between American and Chinese people, and how important it is to understand the differences to make business and negotiation more effective. 

About Janice Cai

Janice Cai (Weijing Cai), Top 1% real estate agent in the US, and named one of America's Best Brokers by Real Trends. She is the founder of Seattle Top Properties and is the first Chinese to be on the CBS real estate show named “American Dream”. CBS is one of the three major television networks in the United States. She is also a guest speaker on "Today's Focus" which is a monthly Real Estate Talk show on US Chinese Radio. She was ranked as a top broker in the whole country and named one of America's Best Brokers by Real Trends. Janice Cai was a professor in China before moving to the US in 2000. Prior becoming a real estate agent, she worked for a US accounting firm and a large US insurance company as a CPA. Janice's mission statement is "Dedication and Commitment to First Class Client Care, Delivered with Integrity, Professionalism and Education, while making friends along the way". She can be reached by [email protected], and by phone +1 425-691-6998.

前两期节目都是我的好朋友蔡薇晶“蔡姐”Janice Cai的故事，在50岁之后她开始做房地产中介，居然几年内做到了全美的前0.5%，还被邀请登上了美国主流电视台CBS房地产电视节目“AmericanDream(美国梦)”。这一期我继续挖掘她在行业里的专业知识来分享给大家，透过表象看本质，了解她做事做人的理念与敬业是取得这样成就的主要原因，当然还有天时和地利，抓住了好的时机。

想了解西雅图房地产及生活方面的信息，可以搜索蔡姐的微信公众号“西雅图房地产”。

最后，我想通知大家，我已经把一些音频节目提炼成文章以便阅读，请搜索微信公众号“Michelle美国发展指南”，点击关注，就可以了解更多在美国工作和生活的信息及观点了。期待与您下期再见！

上一期，获得“全美最佳房地产中介”荣誉的蔡薇晶Janice Cai分享了她是怎样从大学老师及美国注册会计师的职业偶然进入了房地产行业，在50岁之后找到了自己热爱的事业方向，认真学习专业，开心地工作，在行业内取得令人瞩目的成就。这一期是我们谈话的继续，我请她介绍了在行业中取得成就的做事理念和方法。

另外，我已经把一些音频节目提炼成文章以便阅读，请搜索微信公众号“Michelle美国发展指南”，点击关注，就可以了解更多在美国工作和生活的信息了。期待与您下期再见！

这期节目我想送给那些还在寻找自己事业方向的朋友们。出国前曾经是大学老师的蔡薇晶Janice Cai，90年代留学攻读博士、考取美国会计师并在一家大保险公司做了15年的财会工作。在50岁之后她找到了自己热爱的事业方向，从零开始，每天快乐地工作着，在大西雅图地区的华人都称她为“蔡姐”。她被评为“全美最佳房地产中介”，房地产销售量在全美140万经纪人中位居前0.5%，在华盛顿州近3万经纪人中名列第17位。她还是美国主流电视台CBS房地产电视节目“AmericanDream（美国梦）”中的第一位中国人，每月在节目中介绍房地产方面的知识。

我希望蔡姐50岁后的事业转型与对自己工作的热爱能够激励更多人，无论你是工作了20年还是30年，我们都可以继续探索自己的道路，让人生过得更精彩。

如果你想了解更多中美信息，请搜索我的微信公众号“Michelle美国发展指南”，欢迎关注。

Intellectual Property Protection is one of the major hot negotiation points in the US and China Trade Talks. What is the IP protection situation today in China? What can foreign companies do to protect its IP? What are the different categories of intellectual properties you should consider protecting? In this episode I have invited International Business Attorney Ian Yanhui Yang back to the show, to share his knowledge and real cases about IP protection strategies when going to China. Ian has many years’ experience in advising foreign investors to set up business in China. 

You can also find the interview and more interviews at https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/116256/how-to-protect-your-intellectual-property-in-china.

In the past decade, Chinese investment in the US commercial realestate market was like riding a roller coaster, rising up rapidly from theground in 2011, peaked at $16.2B in 2016 then dropped over 55% in 2017 afterChina's government announced efforts to restrict outbound investments inforeign real estate, according to Cushman & Wakefield.  Holly Yang, senior vicepresident of Kidder Mathews, the largest private commercial real estate companyin the west coast of the U.S., shares her experience and knowledge about theindustry, and tips on working with Chinese investors such as Create World Groupin commercial real estate projects.  Toseize the opportunities with China, Holly founded the China Services Group atKidder Mathews Seattle to provide bilingual brokerage solutions to US andChinese developers, investors, and owners in the Great Seattle region.  Over the past few years, the team hassuccessfully represented over 300 transactions with near $1 billion values inthe region.

Ms. Holly Yang is a senior vicepresident and shareholder of Kidder Mathews, the largest private commercialreal estate company in the west coast of the US.  She grew up in China, came to the US forhigher education in the 1990s, earned the CPA certification, and worked as a financialauditor and consultant in one of the Big Four Accounting Firms Ernest &Young.   Holly enteredthe commercial real estate in 2007 after her family moved to Settle, and sincethen she has earned multiple national recognitions as a leader and influencerin the field.  She started the ChinaServices Group at Kidder Matthews in Seattle, and teamprovides bilingual brokerage solutions to US and Chinese developers, investors,and owners in the Greater Seattle region. Besides her professional service, Holly is actively involved incommunity services and serves on the board of multiple NGOs such as WashingtonState China Relations Council.

上一期节目中，KidderMathews基德公司高级副总裁及股东、国际注册商业地产投资师Holly Yang杨晓红为我们分享了她的职业发展道路，也解释了为什么西雅图地区成为华人投资和移民的热门城市。顺应这个趋势，她成立了基德大西雅图对华服务团队，这几年来带领团队利用自己的专业知识和对中美文化的深度了解，帮助了很多中国投资者在西雅图买卖商业地产，也帮助美国的开发商和客户与中国投资者成功交易。这一期是我们访谈的继续。我请Holly讲讲中国投资人到美国来购买商业地产应该有哪些需要注意的地方？整个投资过程要经过哪些步骤？专业的商业地产中介能够提供什么样的服务？

中美两国在商业地产体系上非常不同，中国人和美国人的文化及思维方式也很不一样，所以在美国做地产投资有必要请合格的专业人士提供服务。如果您想了解西雅图商业地产投资方面的情况，可以联系Holly 寻求帮助。

希望我的美国故事能够给大家带来一些人生品味。欢迎订阅和转发我的节目，帮助更多的人从别人走过的道路得到启发。