China Business Cast

China Business Cast is a podcast featuring experienced entrepreneurs and business people making things happen in China. If you want to learn from on the ground accounts of how business actually gets done in China, this is the program for you.

Ep. 61: Getting Empowered Through Practical Training and Getting Admitted to Top Business Schools with AJ Warner from Touchdown.

May 15, 2017

AJ warner is the founder of one of the top 5 education consulting firms in China.

AJ founded Touchdown! to provide expert admissions consulting to China’s brightest and most ambitious students and young professionals. AJ works in close collaboration with clients to get admitted to top business schools, masters programs, universities, colleges, boarding schools, and private high schools. AJ makes the seemingly impossible possible, enabling every client to score his or her own “Touchdown” by getting admitted to the best possible program or university. Most Recently, AJ is empowering Chinese students studying in the USA to gain practical training through internships in NYC for SMEs.

Ep. 60 Comparing Startup Ecosystems Around the World and Asia With Rebecca Fannin From Silicon Dragon

April 27, 2017

Rebecca Fannin Is our guest for this episode. She is a Journalist, author and media entrepreneur She is the founder of Silicon Dragon which organizes events and research. Rebecca writes a weekly column about innovation and venture investment trends at Forbes.com

She wrote two books about China; Silicon Dragon and Startup Asia.

Ep. 58: Becoming an Influencer and thought leader, China Vs. the west with Josh Steimle from MWI

March 30, 2017

Hey All, It's been a little while as I (Shlomo) was traveling. We are back on track now and we've got a new episode for you.

This time Mike hosted Josh Steimle speaking about becoming an influencer. He has a global marketing Agency in the US, Hong Kong and Shenzhen and is helping other people becoming influencers.

We are also glad to say we launched our Patreon page, where you can support the CBC podcast & be more involved in our growing community. You can become and Avid follower, a super contributor or the China man! (or woman). Take your pick, and help us grow.

Ep. 57 What It Takes To Be A Serial Entrepreneur In Beijing with James Lalonde from Yoli

February 18, 2017

Today's show, we have James Lalonde who co-founded and ran or helped run 3 successful startups all operating today employing over 500 people and growing. He shares with us how to be a serial entrepreneur in Beijing.

Ep. 55: Chinese Regulation Updates in Cross-Border Investments with Bruno Bensaid from Shanghaivest

January 21, 2017

Today's show, we have Bruno Bensaid for the 2nd time. What we are going to talk about this time is about how outbound investments are being affected. Because of regulations the Chinese government, there are constrains over outbound investment.

Ep. 54: Starting Out With a Job in China with Nick Lenczewski

January 6, 2017

How Nick Lenczewski went from not knowing Mandarin upon arrival in China to working as a Mandarin medical interpreter and translator. Nick ended up staying for 6 years in China and has published, "The Ultimate China Guide: How to Teach English, Travel, Learn Chinese, & Find Work in China".

Ep. 53: Marketing With Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in China With Kim Leitzes from ParkLU

December 29, 2016

Ready for the last episode of 2016?!

This episode is quite different from the ones we did before as it's a recording from a talk given on one of Mike's Global From Asia Hong Kong trips given by kim Leitzes from ParkLU. ParkLU built a platform that connects brands and SME's with key opinion leaders (KOLs) in China.

So, don't expect an interview, but it's still really interesting. Have a look at the show notes, lot's of topics there.

To all our listeners have a Happy 2017!!

Ep. 52: Buidling a business on wechat - How chatting works within businesses today with Mickey Chee from Fresh Prints

December 8, 2016

Hey All, this episode is another interview that Mike made in the CHat conference back in Shanghai Interviewing Michael Chee from Fresh Prints

You thought you need a website and different social media channels to run a startup? Think again, because the weeks guest does it ONLY using WeChat.

Mike and myself (Shlomo) have sometimes hard time coordinating the recordings. we are not on the same time zone.

This time when recording the intro we were really in a rush. I'm sure you can hear this in our voices :)

Also, Mike had a chance to meet two of our listeners (Tim from Australia and Phillip from Beijing) in shenzhen which is great. For the rest of you, let us know if you are around!

Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Ep. 51: The Evolution And Future of Western Entrepreneurs in China with Ryan Shuken from Chinaccelerator

November 28, 2016

Ryan Shuken is a growth hacker in residence of Chinaacelerator in Shanghai as well as the program director of MOX which is a mobile Only Accelerator. He's been in China for 12 years now building and helping startups (...and failing like all entrepreneurs do).

Ryan is also a co-host at The China Startup Pulse

Mike got him for a chat at the CHat conference in Shanghai speaking about how western entrepreneurship in China evolved and what's next for tech entrepreneurs boldly coming to China to build their company.

Ep. 50: WeChat Engagment for Brands & SME in China with Philip Beck from Dubeta - 多倍达投资

November 10, 2016

This week we've got an interview for you with Philip Beck who has 38 year career at C-Level positions in SME’s and publicly-listed companies across the advertising, digital media, eCommerce, marketing, recruitment and traditional media sectors in China, Asia-Pacific, the UK and Ireland.

Here is a quote I think says it all about building your business in China:

So the biggest issue i find with major brand is just they just too slow and in china compared to the rest of the world What happens and in china, in a space of one year is equal to 7 years in any other market so you have to move quickly and if you don’t move quickly you just get smashed - Philip Beck

Hope you enjoy this episode and don't forget to join our WeChat group. Either send a request to 'shlomof' or 'michelini'

Ep. 48 Smart Product Differentiation with Chris Dobbing of Cambridge Masks

October 7, 2016

After several years living between the UK and China, Chris has developed an intermediate grasp of Mandarin and developed a strong understanding of the business culture and people management methodology needed to propel a business forward.

EP. 47: Building a Chat Concierge WeChat Platform with Swan Huang From Ringy

September 23, 2016

Today we have Swan Huang, is the founder and CEO of Ringy. Mike got her for a one on one interview. Pretty amazing how she managed to build this network of volunteers who are so passionate about her platform.

You will also hear about Mike's teaching experiences in shenzhen. I guess it's impossible to avoid being an English teacher in China.

Also, Shlomo is talking about big events coming up on China Israel front next week.

Enjoy!

Ep. 46 Chinese Investor & Beijing Startup Insights

September 10, 2016

Nils the CEO of a startup called Traintracks, which is a big data company. He comes from the gaming industry . He is frequent speaker at conferences and quoted on gaming magazines. Tune in!

Ep. 45: How to Improve Your Chinese Language Learning Skills in Fast and Efficient Way With Anthony Metivier From Magnetic Memory Method

August 25, 2016

“We are driven by passion - so no, we are not learnings the same way. “

This week we host Anthony Metivier who is a memory expert from Memory Magnetic Method. This is an in person interview I (Shlomo) made with him in Tel Aviv which was very interesting.

Our goal is that you'll gain new tools to be more efficient in your learning through this episode.

We've got two special links with a mini course and a discount code for you. So scroll down to the episode mentions

Ep. 44 Cross Border Investment Between China and Portugal

August 12, 2016

This week, we have Joao Monteiro who has an interesting venture doing cross border investment between China and Portugal. This show will talk about Portugal / Europe and China startups.

Ep. 43 How a Small Businesses Can Leverage Wechat for a Chinese Business

July 22, 2016

This week we are talking - wechat! The king of Chinese internet - how can small businesses tap into it? We have Matt Brennan from China Channel giving us some tips and insights on today’s show.

Ep. 42: Jump Into The Water! Build an HR Company Right Out Of School With Samantha Kwok from Jing Jobs

July 8, 2016

Note from Shlomo: We didn't have China's internet spirits with us this time at the recording, so we are not happy with the quality it came out. Still, we feel that there is still value for our listeners and hope you still enjoy this episode.

This week we have Samantha Kwok from Jing Jobs, tell us about her war stories in China. Samantha started the company as her first job right after school and got great results so far with just jumping into the water.

While for us, Mike is back from a long trip in Europe on a jet-leg mode & Shlomo is still busy with moving his hous

Ep. 41: Building an iOT accelerator in Hong Kong With Nick Ramil from Brinc.io

June 23, 2016

(Special QR code to join our WeChat community inside)

RISE conference ended a few weeks ago. I (Shlomo) flew to Hong Kong to the conference and met Mike as well. It was a good chance to do our very first in person episode recording. This one is with Nick Ramil from Brinc.io accelerator. We went to their cool space and managed to find the time to talk right before continuing to the next drinking event. Enjoy!

Ep. 40 China Market Entry Tips & Tricks From SME to MNC with Sam Goodman

June 10, 2016

Today's guest is Sam Goodman, author of Where East Eats West: The Street - Smarts Guide to Business in China. Sam is a seasoned market entry and greenfield strategist and advisor, he helps companies to strategically market themselves across various industries. He has established and built businesses for restaurant, manufacturing, internet and Cleantech projects in China and is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese.

Ep. 39 Building an Electric Motorcycle Business in Beijing with Nathan Siy

May 27, 2016

Today we have Nathan Siy, in the show. Nathan , is running a high speed electric Bike company, he is also a TV host and a voice over artist. He tells about his (REALLY!) unique company, why he decided to build it and how. It's a chance to see how a small company grows in China from scratch.