When a business opportunity presented itself to trained midwife, Alison Nantz, she took a leap of faith and dove right in. Originally from the US, Alison has spent almost half of her life in Asia and even met her husband, Josh, when they were kids growing up in Taiwan. They’ve been married and living in Shanghai for over five years now and welcomed their first son into the family earlier this year. Ali works as a doula and lactation counselor and is the co-owner of Shanghai Doula, an entrepreneurial venture started in Shanghai seven years ago. In this episode, Alison shares more on the limitless possibilities for expats in China and her unlikely entrepreneur journey.