David is CEO of Dotsub, a New York based online video start-up. He is also a member of the faculty of Singularity University, a joint venture between Google and NASA that studies exponential technologies, and the Founder of Network Society Research, a London based global nonprofit. David does quite a bit of travel and splits […]

Vitto is the managing Partner of Pacific Prime. She helped bring the company from Hong Kong to Shanghai in 2003 and has been in Shanghai now for 13 years. Under Vitto’s lead, Pacific Prime has grown into an international company with five offices in four countries in East Asia and the Middle East. She is […]

Natalie has been working in the HR field for 8 years and is currently HR Manager Asia Pacific for Austrian company, ams. Also an academic, she enjoys providing career coaching for professionals while working on completing her own PhD thesis. The youngest ever member of the Rotary Club in Shanghai, Natalie considers herself a social […]

A French architect and interior designer with 12 years of experience in France, Canada, the US and China, Lili can hardly rely anymore on her original culture. 124 concepts, 52 projects, a thousand vortexes of new knowledge, 500 deaf conversations, and millions of food delicacies later, China has become home for Lili and she is […]

Born in the US, Michelle has lived overseas for over 30 years and has worked in the education, global relocation and media industries. An 11-year resident of Shanghai, she is a frequent guest on ICS Culture Matters and most recently went back to her roots in education as the Director of Students for American Baby […]

Driven by purpose, Cindy found her calling and moved from corporate American to the not-for-profit sector just last year, as the CEO for Chunhui Children’s Foundation. Today, Cindy is going to share with us her transition from the executive fast track to leading one of China’s most recognized NGOs, the importance of a personal mission […]

Spending most of his days helping small businesses, Veli has a unique window to what’s common among start-up owners and how Shanghai is experiencing a wave of innovations driven by the SMEs. Tune in to learn how a small amount of support can produce great success in the SME realm and how things you might consider ordinary are actually […]

Grace is originally from Shandong province and spent 7 years abroad in the US, Switzerland and London. She has worked an executive in a number of fortune 500 companies and has recently returned to China to start her own entrepreneurial venture called Viva nutritional product. In this episode, Grace shares with us the incredible opportunity […]

Christina was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, and she immigrated to US at the age of ten. Having grown up in a small town suburb of Illinois, Christina believes that solid family relationship and supportive community are foundations in shaping one’s character. For the past 6 years, Christina has been working for SEB Special […]

An authority on international education, Jason is currently the Managing Director for ELS Educational Services (ELS), a subsidiary of Berlitz Corporation and Benesse Corporation, one of the world’s largest education holding companies. ELS prepares thousands of students each year for university success in partnership with over 650 universities and 83 campus locations world-wide. Jason is […]