Our Cultures & Our World Podcast
Welcome to my podcast! I am the host of this podcast Mei Yang, an intercultural collaboration facilitator working between Europe and China for more than 20 years.
This podcast aims to provide you with a broad knowledge about China, Chinese people, Chinese culture, insights about various business fields, and how to do business in China. I hope the intercultural journeys of my guests, their personal stories, and their business experiences will inspire a lot of people to learn from each other and connect with each other.
At the end of every interview, my guest will share interesting tips about doing business in China and how to connect with Chinese people. I sincerely hope that these tips will support your business journey in China. You can find all the tips on my website: https://iibboo.com/podcast/
New episodes are released on the first and third Wednesday of each month.
Music Waldemar Moes: "Chinese Walz"
Episodes
28 episodes
#23 Dragon Tactics: Insights from a 30-Year China Business Journey with Aldo Spaanjaars
In this episode, Aldo Spaanjaars shares profound insights gained from his 30-year journey through the dynamic and competitive Chinese market, where he held leadership roles at major brands like Adidas and Lacoste. Aldo breaks down the core p...
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Episode 23
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44:53
#22 Leadership Insights: Bridging Dutch Headquarters and Chinese Operations with Frans Greidanus
Welcome to Part 2 of the special Association Netherlands China board members series. In this series, I interview five board members from the Association Netherlands China, VNC – Vereniging Nederland China in Dutch.In this episode, I had ...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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50:10
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#21 Bridging Cultures: The Art of Chinese Interpretation, with Lianne Baaij from China Access
Embark on a journey through the nuances of Chinese business with seasoned expert Lianne Baaij. With two decades of hands-on experience, Lianne shares profound insights on interpreting, overcoming cultural challenges, and achieving success in bu...
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Episode 21
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42:19
China Tips Part 4: How to do business in China and how to connect with Chinese people?
As we wrap up 2023, I'm excited to share insights from my last 5 podcast guests. In Part 4 of the China Tips Podcast, you can listen to tips from:Episode 16: Ian Mote, Finance Consultant, Author of 'From Chicken Feet to Crystal Bath – On...
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19:26
#20 Navigating the Chinese Market: Essential Skills for Success, with Gabor Holch, Author, East-West Leadership Coach
Episode Summary: In this enlightening episode of our podcast, we dive deep into the complexities of doing business in China with the expert insights of Gabor Holsch. As someone who has spent 20 years in China, establishing a successf...
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Episode 20
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54:24
#19 Exploring the Impact of Creative Leadership and Sustainable Actions in China, with Ann Zhang, Expert Bio-based Industry
In this latest episode of "Our Cultures & Our World Podcast," I had the pleasure of talking with Ann Zhang, a good friend and someone I deeply admire.Ann is passionately involved in sustainability and has brought her passion to the ...
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Episode 19
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46:14
#18 Happiness as a Business Strategy: Insights from Peak Performance Coach Janine Jakob
In this episode, we're joined by Janine Jakob, a global citizen born in Germany who relocated to China six years ago to pursue a double master's degree. Janine's transformative journey began when she discovered the profound link between happine...
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Episode 18
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49:52
#17 Navigating Two Worlds: Chinese Families in the Netherlands with Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Jinfeng Shen
Dear listeners, thank you for tuning in to the Our Cultures & Our World podcast. In this heartfelt episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Jinfeng Shen, a psychotherapist born in China who made the Netherlands her home 15 years ago.
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Episode 17
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44:41
#16 One Englishman's Journey in China: Traveling, Parenting, Book Writing, and Navigating China's Financial Industry with Ian Mote
Dear listeners, welcome back to Our Cultures & Our World podcast. I hope you had a wonderful summer. In the first episode of this season, I had the pleasure of talking to Ian Mote. Ian hails from London and has been living in China for 15 y...
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Episode 16
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46:43
China Tips Part 3: How to do business in China and how to connect with Chinese people?
Thanks for tuning in to listen to this special China Business Tips Podcast Part 3! I hope you have listened to Part 2 of the Tips Podcasts and found the tips interesting and useful for you and your business. If you speak Dutch, hope...
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Season 1
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22:54
China Tips Part 2: How to do business in China and how to connect with Chinese people?
Thanks for tuning in to listen to this special China Business Tips Podcasts Part 2!As the summer vacation approaches, I would like to create a few short podcasts to share valuable tips from the guests of this season about doing business ...
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Season 1
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25:57
China Tips Part 1 ( in Dutch): How to do business in China and how to connect with Chinese people?
Omdat de zomervakantie nadert, wil ik graag een paar korte podcasts maken om de waardevolle tips van de gasten over het zakendoen met China via de speciale Tips podcast te delen. Zoals jullie weten, aan het einde van elke podcast vraag ik mijn ...
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24:19
#15 Exploring the Chinese Art Market: Perspectives, Trends, and Artistic Exchange. Selena Yang from Oooit Art
In this episode #15 of🎙️Our Cutlures & Our World Podcast, I had the honor of interviewing Selena, the founder of Oooit Art, a company dedicated to cross-cultural communication through art. Here's what you can expect from our co...
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Episode 15
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51:04
#14 Unveiling China's Equestrian World: Lessons, Challenges, and Triumphs Martine Wijkhuizen from Aqua Dynamics
In this week's podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing a very special guest, Martine Wijkhuizen, an experienced trainer from the Netherlands. Over the course of seven years working in China, Martine gained extensive experience in educating ...
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Episode 14
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47:35
Trailer Our Cultures & Our World Podcast
Dear listener, I'm delighted that you've discovered Our Cultures & Our World podcast! I'm Mei Yang, your host. I was born in China and later moved to the Netherlands after completing my studies. Over the past 25 years, I've been actively in...
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#13 The Journey of Building a Successful Marketing Automation Business in China. Jacco Bouw from WebPower and Agency China
Jacco Bouw is a marketing technology expert who founded WebPower 24 years ago, just 2 years after he graduated from the university. WebPower is a marketing technology company specializing in email marketing. Ten years ago, Jacco also founded Ag...
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Episode 13
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50:10
#12 Building a Sustainable Future through Collaboration between East and West. Hedda Sasburg from Sustainability Included
Hedda Sasburg is the owner of Orange Swallow and Sustainability Included. In this podcast, Hedda shared with us her journey to China, which began in 1997 when she took the Trans-Siberian Express from Moscow to Beijing. As a business economist, ...
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Episode 12
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54:44
# 11 From exchange student to strategic advisor China creative industries. Monique Knapen from China Connector
Monique Knapen has studied social history at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. She also followed Sinology courses at Leiden University and Beijing University. Over 30 years ago, she lived and worked in China for 6 years. Between 2009 an...
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Episode 11
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59:06
# 10 How to work with Chinese people successfully? Rijk Schipper from Galerie Kunstbroeders
Rijk Schipper comes from The Netherlands. He has worked and lived in Shanghai from 2005 to 2008 as Business Group President for all SCA Packaging and Hygiene businesses in Asia Pacific. SCA is a leading Hygiene and Forest Products Company in Eu...
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Episode 10
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53:12
# 9 How do I help my students learn Chinese language and culture? Jessica Sun from China Talk
Jessica Sun (Sun Hui, 孙慧) was born and raised in China, where she studied Linguistics at Xi’an University of Technology. After working in the tourism industry and at an international secondary school in Xi’an for 10 years, Jessica moved to the ...
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Episode 9
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49:49
#8 How is the Chinese fashion industry developing and evolving? Vincent Djen from Cheng Kung Garments
Happy New Year everybody! ✨💫 First of all, I want to thank all my listeners for your time and your support in 2022, and for all my guests for sharing your beautiful stories and your wisdom! 💕In 2023, I hope to bring on exciting guests t...
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Episode 8
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50:19
#7 (Dutch Episode) Het leven in Kunming en de ontwikkelingen in de tuinbouw industrie in China. Henk Vaandrager van Fall Creek
Deze week heeft Henk Vaandrager veel ontwikkelingen in de tuinbouw sector gedeeld. Henk komt uit noord Holland maar woont en werkt al 16 jaar in Kunming, een ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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46:46
#6 (Dutch Episode) Hoe het is om op te groeien als tweede generatie Chinees? Kit-Yu Lo, Specialist Change Management
Kit-Yu Lo is een zelfstandige ondernemer en geeft bedrijven & organisatie advies op het gebied van Organisatie Ontwikkeling, Change management, Business Value Management en proces/product (door)ontwikkeling. Dit doet ze door voo...
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Episode 6
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46:39
#5 How to work together to create social impact? Yan Liu from Systems Innovation Amsterdam Hub
For nearly two decades, Yan Liu has co-founded and taken the lead in many innovation ecosystems and platforms in China, the Netherlands, Australia, and Southeast Asia, to bring people from different sectors, disciplines, and cultures together t...
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Episode 5
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59:06
#4 (Dutch Episode) Outsourcing Insights: Cultuurverschillen en Guanxi Netwerk Opbouwen in China. Jasper Delisse van We R Asia
Achttien jaar geleden vroeg oom Ben die zijn producten liet produceren in China aan Jasper Delisse of hij voor hem naar China wilde, “China, wat kan ik daar gaan doen?” vroeg Jasper. Hij was 22 jaar en net klaar met zijn studie. Maar omdat hij ...
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Episode 4
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