The Rich Robinson Show - Season 1 - At the Speed of China
Candid and fun interviews with my amazing guests – entrepreneurs, operators, experts - that will help you unlock actionable insights around the Asia region and the entrepreneurial activity that defines it.
Season one is titled At the Speed of China, like at the speed of light. The idea is that there are both outdated and clouded views on China while there is much to be learned from China's rapid rise after opening but even more importantly the lightning quick pace of business execution, consumer adoption and scale.
Episodes
44 episodes
The Architect of Chinese Advertising: Chris Reitermann's Legendary Career
From the Dotcom Boom and Bust all the way to the global Olympic spotlight, Chris Reitermann, CEO of Oglivy APAC & Greater China and President o...
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37:10
Tiff Roberts' Odyssey from Big Sky Country to the Big Smoke
Buckle up for a wild ride with Tiff Roberts, former Bloomberg Businessweek China correspondent and current Director of China Affairs at the
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40:34
Navigating China’s Rapidly Evolving Consumer Tech and Fitness Landscapes
In this episode, Olivia Plotnick, Founder of Wai Social, shares her journey from learning Mandarin in high school to launching her own agency help...
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43:27
An American Entrepreneur's Journey in the Middle Kingdom
Join Rich Robinson as he interviews his longtime friend Mitch Presnick about his decades-long journey as an American entrepreneur in China. Mitch shares how a family trip to China in the ...
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1:18:43
Young China: Unraveling the Rapid Transformation and Cultural Shifts with Zak Dychtwald
Zak Dychtwald is one of the leading experts on youth in China. He founded the Young China Group and wrote a book called “
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Crossing Borders and Building Bridges and Pillars: Greg Pilarowski From English Teacher to International Law Firm Founder
Greg Pilarowski is the Founder of Pillar Legal, a boutique international law firm with offices in Shanghai and the San Francisco Bay Area p...
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Peter Winn on Upping the Game in the Education Space in China
Peter Winn founded and sold Talent Education Group, one of China's fastest-growing education enterprises. He previously founded and headed up EF Professional English (China), a part of EF Edu...
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1:02:35
Joseph Constanty on how Niu is establishing itself as a leader in the EV space
Joseph Constanty is the Global Strategy and Corporate Development Director at Niu, the largest smart-mobility firm in the world - leading the chang...
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44:30
Unpacking XR innovation in Greater China and globally with Alvin Graylin Wang
Alvin Graylin Wang is the China President and Global VP of Corporate Dev at HTC. He has managed tech companies for over 20 years.
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1:00:24
Peng Ong, on the ‘In-It-To-Win-It’ mindset: how decisions and faith help
Serial entrepreneur, Peng Ong, is Co-Founder and Managing Partners of Monk's Hill Ventures. He was previously a Venture Partner at
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35:24
Kaiser Kuo on Creating a Wave of Innovation in Chinese Journalism and Technology
Kaiser Kuo is the Host and Co-Founder of the Sinica Podcast, which talks about China’s current affairs. Kaiser was a profess...
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51:03
Kapil Kane on how innovation propelled Intel into new heights in China and beyond
Kapil Kane is Director of Innovation for Intel in China. He also worked his way from being an intern at Apple to becoming a Product Design lead.In this episode, Kapil talks about his entrepreneurial journey from Goa to Stanford and how h...
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52:30
Andrew Collins shares the Winning Formula Behind Mailman's Success
Andrew Collins is the Founder and CEO of Mailman, a company started in Shanghai that provides services to the top sports leagues and tea...
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1:16:03
Dhiren Amin shares how China's consumption-driven culture shaped the country's rapid innovation
Dhiren Amin is an Indian-national and former Asia CMO of the Shanghai-based Kraft Heinz.In this episode, Dhiren talks about his path from advertising to the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (...
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Pascal Coppens on why entrepreneurs should be confident with China’s fast-paced innovation
Pascal Coppens is an international keynote speaker, sinologist, and technology entrepreneur, who lived in China for almost 20 years. He is the author of both "China's New Normal" and the newly published "Can We Trust China?"In this episo...
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Jeremy Goldkorn on the difficulty of breaking into China's media industry
Jeremy Goldkorn, a writer and editor, started Danwei and is now the Editor-in-Chief of SupChina. Along with Kaiser Kuo, he also hosts the Sinic...
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Ben Hu on the secret behind Liulishuo's triumph in helping Chinese learn English
Ben Hu is the Co-Founder of Liulishuo, an AI-powered English learning solution for Chinese people to learn English.In this episode, Ben shares h...
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Shameen Prasantham on How Chinese startups learned to dance with gorilla businesses
Shameen Prashantham is an Author and a well-known International Business Strategy Professor at CBEIS (China Europe International Busine...
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40:44
Take a look at how Nathan Siy's enthusiasm drove Evoke Electric Motorcycles to success
Nathan Siy is the founder and CEO of Evoke Electric Motorcycles which designs, manufactures, and leads development in smart mobility with safer...
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Finding out what sparked China's entertainment business success with Peter Loehr
Peter Loehr is a famous American film producer and executive who worked in China for most of his career. He also produced "The Great Wall," which earned a record-breaking $334,900,000 at the...
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Exploring China's technological initiatives and innovation
Matt Sheehan is a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he studies the development of China's AI industry and its implications for the country's technological future...
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59:05
Tech serial entrepreneur Bertrand Schmitt on deciphering China's rapidly developing Tech industry
Bertrand Schmitt is a tech entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in technology in the US, Europe, and Asia. He is also a co-founder of App Annie, which provides an easy-to-use pla...
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Porter Erisman, former head of comms for Alibaba and director of the documentary Crocodile in the Yangtze, talks China Speed
Porter Erisman is an award-winning filmmaker, e-commerce consultant, and entrepreneur who has lived in the Middle Kingdom for more than 20 years.In this episode, Porter talks abou...
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