Our Cultures & Our World Podcast

Feb 20 2024

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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"

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#22: Leadership Insights: Bridging Dutch Headquarters and Chinese Operations with Frans Greidanus

Feb 20 2024 50 mins

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 the pleasure of conversing with Frans Greidanus. Frans studied physics and received his PhD from Leiden University in 1982. In 1982 he joined Roy

#21: Bridging Cultures: The Art of Chinese Interpretation, with Lianne Baaij from China Access

Jan 18 2024 42 mins

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 business engagements.Key Highlights:1. Lianne's Expertise: Unpack the wealth of knowledge from Lianne's extensive Sinology backgroun

China Tips Part 4: How to do business in China and how to connect with Chinese people?

Dec 19 2023 19 mins

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 – One Englishman’s Travel in China' and 'Ginger in Her Socks – One Englishman’s Parenting in China'Episode 17: Jinfeng

# 20: Navigating the Chinese Market: Essential Skills for Success, with Gabor Holch, Author, East-West Leadership Coach

Nov 28 2023 54 mins

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 successful consulting career and a family, Gabor brings a wealth of experience and knowledge about intercultural leadership and the nuances of the Chinese busi

#19 Exploring the Impact of Creative Leadership and Sustainable Actions in China, with Ann Zhang, Expert Bio-based Industry

Nov 21 2023 46 mins

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 educational field with the X school in Suzhou, China. This unique educational initiative, inspired by her transformative experiences at th

#18 Happiness as a Business Strategy: Insights from Peak Performance Coach Janine Jakob

Oct 17 2023 49 mins

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 happiness and success. Following her instincts, she decided to stay in China and establish her coaching business Full Potential Part

#17 Navigating Two Worlds: Chinese Families in the Netherlands with Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Jinfeng Shen

Sep 19 2023 44 mins

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.This episode holds a very special place in my heart because over the past year, I've had the honor of volunteering with the non-profit Founda

#16 One Englishman's Journey in China: Traveling, Parenting, Book Writing, and Navigating China's Financial Industry with Ian Mote

Sep 05 2023 46 mins

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 years now.In our delightful conversation, we delved into the origins of not one, but two of Ian's books. His writing journey commenced w

China Tips Part 3: How to do business in China and how to connect with Chinese people?

Jul 04 2023 22 mins

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, hopefully, you also listened to Part 1 in Dutch.This is the last part of the Tips Podcast series. I hope these Podcasts have provided you with valuable insi

China Tips Part 2: How to do business in China and how to connect with Chinese people?

Jun 27 2023 25 mins

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 with China. As you know, at the end of each podcast, I ask my guests to share their tips. Last Wednesday, I published Part 1 in Dutch, and next wee