Lily Li (李莉娟) is originally from Chengdu, China, and lives in France. Lily works at Christie's International Real Estate and is an Asian Investment Consultant at Vineyards Bordeaux. Lily shares her incredibly inspiring journey, discussing everything from winning "The Voice of China" to becoming a best-selling author, gaining a successful career in …

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and let us be the first to wish you a Happy New Year! This week, Brendan is catching up on editing and posting Yingying's recent interviews, and for our New Year's show we're very glad to bring you PADDY ROBERTSON. Paddy has been living in Beijing 6 years and is CEO of SmartAir. SmartAir is one of the first register…

WAHED AHMADZAI - 马赫 is a Beijing-based social entrepreneur and community builder with six years of experience working and studying in China, devoted to building platforms for international talents to learn, share and grow together. Wahed Co-founded YOOFU International Culture Education, NHUB business Consulting, and UIBE Alumni Business Club, and c…

Episode 14. The Villisca Axe Murders In 1912, an entire family and their two guests were murdered while sleeping in their beds. The culprit was a vicious killer wielding an axe and a motive that we will never know. This brutal event left their town forever infamous. Ttoday, it has become a hot spot for ghost hunters and paranormal investigators - l…

Welcome back! Please enjoy this BRAND NEW SHOW as Yingying and Brendan get caught up on what’s been happening the last several months, including Yingying’s massive Chinese historical project, Brendan’s new YouTube show, what it’s like for us at the moment in Beijing and Los Angeles, respectively, what’s next, and much more. This episode is availabl…

Episode 13. Yingying Zhang In 2017, a young Chinese student studying abroad in the US abruptly disappeared after missing a bus. Authorities investigating her disappearance discovered that a man on campus noticed her distress and offered her a ride to her destination - making him the last person to ever see her alive. Sources: the Central District o…

In 1976 and 1977, a series of child abductions and murders rocked several Detroit, Michigan suburbs. The families that were left devastated in the aftermath are still fighting for justice today, nearly 4 and a half decades after the fact. With several compelling suspects, authorities believe that it's only a matter of time before advances in forens…

Hey Capable listeners, The show is still re-launching closer to the end of summer or in early fall but I’ve been moved to put together this episode for a fellow podcaster, Eric Carter-Landin, who hosts the wonderful podcast, “True Consequences”. This special episode is about his sweet little brother Jacob, and the justice that he and his family des…

On weeks without a new interview, we’re going to start reposting favorite episodes from our Top 10 most popular shows, in case you missed them, and we’re kicking that off with one of THE best and most timely shows (in retrospect) that we could hope to share with you in our current situation. DAVID THOMAS has a very special history with China. His f…

"Just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD do something.” Timeless words of wisdom, shared here by the ever-insightful Beijing-based MENGFEI LI on a very relevant episode of our show. His perspective - as an international journalist who lived in the US for 13 years and has a lot of love for the country, but who also has the clarity…

This week, Yingying Li talks with BEI WANG in the Netherlands about the Dutch response to COVID-19, how the media business has been changing there already and what to look for post-pandemic, the cultural messaging and other challenges of Europeans trying to reach China and vive-versa, and much more. BEI WANG on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in…

We recorded this show on April 4th, 2020 China time, which was the start of the Ching Ming Festival, aka Tomb Sweeping Day. This date is also now the national memorial day for victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Yingying, sporadic burnings of “hell money” are the only visible sign of the old normal. Brendan shares LA updates, and togethe…

MEMO MATA is an American educator who’s lived in China for more than a decade. He talks with Yingying Li about the various types of Chinese parenting styles, evolution expectations for their children, leadership, COVID-19, and the importance of a holistic approach to raising the future leaders (or just happy adults) that we all hope to see more of.…

Deep nuances of leadership dynamics. AI itself as not being an investible thesis. Knock-on effects of COVID-19 on VC valuations.Talent residing in the team. Entrepreneurial, cultural, and other powerful lessons learned from China, Silicon Valley, and the greater world beyond both. Today BILL REICHERT joins us for a fantastic conversation with Yingy…

David Thomas has a very special history with China. His father Michael was the Attorney General for Hong Kong in the early-mid 80s charged by the UK government with creating what ultimately became known as the Basic Law, and he had a front row seat as it all unfolded. David has been deeply involved with China ever since, and today - in an interview…

In 2011, a local Florida man was ambushed while taking a shower in his Jupiter, Florida home. The two other people in the house at the time happened to be his ex-wife and their son. As the investigation progressed, both mother and son claimed they were innocent while pointing the finger at one another. Each had motive and the means, however, only o…

GANG LU is the Founder and CEO of China’s leading English-language tech-focused media company TechNode, China’s answer to TechCrunch. They offer analysis in print, on video, and on their podcasts including China Tech Talk and China Tech Investor. Learn more about technode.com and visit howchinaworkspodcast.com for more info about our show!…

For our annual Year In Review / Look Ahead episode, Yingying and Brendan wanted to also do a video version, showing you exactly how (and where) we brainstorm on guests and episodes. Problem: it was New Years Eve, we didn't have proper cameras or lights, and my friends who do were all unavailable. Solution: two webcams, one old Canon Powershot, and …

MARCUS FREITAS is a visiting professor at the China Foreign Affairs University. Prof. Freitas brings a fresh perspective to our show as our first Brazilian guest (and the first with whom Yingying could practice her Portuguese). Our show topic only hints at the range of our talk; we had an engaged, eclectic conversation, and look forward to having h…

DAVID CHUNG is the US Head of AI for Carewell, a medical devices and solutions company focused on heart health. David is using AI to help create wearable devices to monitor a wide spectrum of factors for at-risk people to provide an early-warning system to help avoid and treat a heart issue BEORE it happens. He’s doing the good work and we were gla…

Cordell Carter is a lawyer, former Eisenhower Fellow, tech founder, and a graduate of The Socrates Program who now works at The Aspen Institute himself, helping to train emerging leaders. In his own words, he’s entirely “self-contrived”, having harnessed an innate desire to maximize his impact to build an impressive life and career for himself. He’…

Jay Thornhill is a co-founder of Baopals, a website designed to help English-speaking expats in China access the wonderful world of shopping available on Chinese-only Taobao and its sister site, TMall. Their success story is really inspiring, and Jay’s insights gleaned along the way are priceless. Also this week we debut a NEW FORMAT for the show t…

Yingying sat down with Frank Müeller on the sidelines of the 2019 Horasis China Meeting to discuss his company, The Bridge To Luxury, a consulting firm assisting companies working in high-end products and services markets. It was a brief but fascinating talk, densely packed with Müller’s insights into not just the luxury industry but the changing l…

Today’s show was recorded live at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and features Greg LaBlanc and Bob Upham. This is our 3rd live show from our Fall visit to the US. Visit howchinaworkspodcast.com for more.By Brendan Davis and Yingying Li

Today’s show was recorded live at Stanford University and features our guests Vincent Yip and Peter Chen. This is the 2nd of 3 live shows we did in the US this Fall. Don’t forget to visit howchinaworkspodcast.com for more! SEARCH our show everywhere or LISTEN to “How China Works” here: APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-china-works/id…

This episode is Part 2 in my 2 part series about the Wineville Chicken Coop murders. I highly suggest listening to part one if you haven’t already, before proceeding with this episode. I also want to let you know, that in pretty much all of the resources out there on this subject, one of Stewart’s victims is frequently and primarily referred to as …

Welcome to the first of 3 “How China Works LIVE!” shows we did while in the US this Fall. Today we bring you our chat with Mike Kehoe of Onepiece Work (where we recorded this) and Bin Li. We also have video of the event plus bonus materials to share in the next few weeks, so keep an eye on howchinaworkspodcast.com and visit the Show Notes page for …

In between 1926 and 1928, a series of abductions and murders of young boys occurred in Riverside County, California in a town called Wineville. The killer was a sadistic psychopath, whose own mother enabled his behavior. She was so devoted to him, that she took part in one of the murders and tried to help cover up the others. This killer would even…

“Behind cultures, we all want the same things”. Li Xu founded and runs International Mergers & Acquisitions (IMA), a company whose principal work is indicated by their name. But Li Xu’s diverse experience and perspective brings added value that extends far beyond their stated scope of work. Yingying Li sat down with her on the sidelines of the Hora…

Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski is the founder of Global Women Career Lab. She has extensive global corporate experience as an author, researcher, and senior executive coach with a focus on helping mentor and train women for senior management leadership roles. Yingying Li interviews her in front of a live audience and they have a focused, intensive t…

On the morning of April 22nd, 2016, police officers in Piketon, Ohio discovered that eight members of a single family had been shot execution-style and killed overnight, while they slept in their beds. The killings occurred in four different homes all within miles of one another. Their deaths triggered what became Ohio’s largest homicide investigat…

This week we have a quick solo show, with Brendan giving you an update on the next few weeks - including an announcement about two upcoming “How China Works LIVE” events he and Yingying are doing, in San Francisco and at Stanford. MORE INFO: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/By Brendan Davis and Yingying Li

SIMON YOUNG is the founder of Red Circle Network, a full-service advisory designed to help businesses get China ready. Simon lived in Shanghai for years but spoke to us from New Zealand to give us his perspective and share tips and tactics to succeed across borders. Visit https://www.redcirclenetwork.com to learn more, and enjoy the show! SEARCH ou…

GORDON DUMOULIN’s passion for herbs led to his career sourcing, trading, using, and exporting natural ingredients and botanical raw materials for pharmaceutical, health, food, skincare and cosmetics applications. He is also an educator, by way of his and his wife’s Easton Bridge Education center, and a writer and commentator, via his 5iZ China blog…

Located in Los Angeles, California is one of the most alleged haunted buildings in the world. In the neighborhood known to many Californians as Skid Row lies a hotel, a hotel associated with suicide, murder and rooms that played host to two of history’s most notorious serial killers and to one of recent history’s most mysterious deaths.…

“How China Works LIVE!” this month comes to you from the US-China Comedy Center in Beijing, where we were joined by its proprietor, comedian JESSE APPELL. Jesse and his venue are dedicated to exploring both English- and Chinese-language comedy by way of standup & improv performances. Jesse is also a student of Chinese xiangsheng or “crosstalk” come…

We are very pleased to present the VIDEO version of our 1st “How China Works LIVE!” event, recorded at The Bookworm in Beijing, China on August 20, 2019. Businesswoman, artist manager, & filmmaker Fu Han presents her documentary “Isabel Crook: Childhood Memories From Bailuding” and then we interview her for our show, along with guest Mark Levine, w…

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SHU CAO MO lives at the intersection between art, education, and the public sphere. Her work merges cultural diplomacy, civic engagement, and community development both for & through the arts. The three of us had an introspective, philosophical conversation, and we hope you enjoy it. Visit https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/resources for more.…

Today we bring you our very first “How China Works Live!” event, featuring Chinese businesswoman & force of nature, FU HAN, w/ special guest Mark Levine. We discuss Fu Han’s collaboration with Mark, plus her documentary film about an incredible lady named Isabel Crook. Isabel is 103 years old, born in Chengdu to Canadian parents in 1915, and she jo…

MARK LEVINE is an American professor who has made quite an impression on China. He moved here ahead of the 2008 Olympics, and his love for his new home inspired him to write & perform original folk songs based on tales from the land and the people. He's both a China green card holder AND a recipient of the Friendship Award, which is the highest civ…

A new lawsuit claims that a fraternity brother pushed 5 people to kill themselves during the 2016 - 2017 Truman State University school year. Read the Law Suit DocumentationBy Laura Davis

This new video episode is ALSO a do-over for Episode 0001, our Introduction to the series - which is the first thing most people hear when they subscribe. Since we’ve evolved and improved the show substantially, we wanted to record a fresh take on what we’re all about and WHY we do it. Please enjoy, & share / rate / SUBSCRIBE! VISIT: https://www.ho…

Kelvin Liu is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, a Masters graduate of both Johns Hopkins and Cambridge, where he is also finishing his Doctorate. He has been a researcher at Tsinghua and Stanford, and he’s applied insights gleaned from his diverse educational experiences to found Illume Technology, an e-learning company using cutting-edge applied scien…

This case is heartbreaking and there are no winners here. To find out more about this case and to see the documents and crime scene photos, visit the Facebook group run by Sleuth Coup “What happened to Brandon Nathan Tyson?” I am not affiliated with them, I just got all the court documents and police statements from there. *I apologize for the 911 …

Joey Yang is a respected up-and-coming author, maker, doer, and thinker in the areas of philosophy, politics, & economics, among others. He’s also just 17 years old. Joey’s ideas are often brilliant, and his talents & ability to execute them are prodigious. We had a wonderful time talking with him in this very in-depth interview, and we look forwar…

VIDA ZHANG FARGIS is an etiquette expert with a special focus on preparing children who will live global lives for their journeys, and on empowering their mothers to be a modern Chinese woman. Vida uses the home environment as a laboratory, updating traditional roles to best meet the future. LINKS: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/resources “Ho…

OLIM ALIMOV is a consultant, entrepreneur, and a co-founder of SCOLAR. The SCOLAR Network is a platform aimed at bringing together young leaders from 18 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries to strengthen connectivity, promote dialogue, and contribute to regional development. Olim sits down with Yingying Li to share some of his many exc…

Caution, this episode contains graphic content about gruesome crimes and also involves sexual violence. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Thank you to my husband Ryan, for reading the parts of Brendt.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimecorner/support

MALCOLM CLARKE is a 2-time Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. His new film BETTER ANGELS examines the world’s most consequential relationship - that of the US and China - in a powerful, moving, & candid way. This week Yingying Li talks with him about the film, lessons learned, & much more. A fantastic talk. https://www.howchinaworkspodcas…