China Flexpat – Details, episodes & analysis

All you need to know about the greencard

- how the community helps us to learn from each other

- where to find more information

- Prepare for the biggest challenge in the application process

- Future of the greencard

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Dave came to China 20 years ago during university and made it all the way to General Manager in his industry.

He always wanted to apply for the greencard and got the chance in 2018. Since then he has been very active in helping others to learn about it.

Contact him, he can add you to the greencard groups.

Connect with Dave:

Wechat: davelektor

Linkedin: David von Schwerin

Please also tune in to episode

29 Dave tells his whole story

148 Retire in China

127 Expats leave China

136 China-focused future

Feel the entrepreneurial flexpat life. Building a business in China, becoming a CEO, adapting to new challenges and finally a business expansion and personal relocation.

Highlights:

Deep dive in an entrepreneurial journey in the F&B industry

Speaking Chinese as an add-on to people skills

Changing leadership skills and other challenges

Opportunities through relocating to Hong Kong

and some of the best learning from a career woman who designed her life and business since 2009 in China mainland and Hong Kong.

Connect with Lina through

Personal appointment: https://litaogroup.com/cta/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linabartuseviciute/

Find Verena on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/verenalupprian/

Listen to the following episodes

84 Market Entry (with Lina as well)

153 Entrepreneurship & Leadership

151 Relocate to Vietnam

145, 142, 133, 132, 85 Entrepreneurship

Build a successful horse riding business in Shanghai. Learn what it takes to transform your passion into a profitable business. Highlights 1. Sigrid provides her highlights of choosing and maintaining a business partner     * Find someone you can trust     * Both your skills and knowledge need to be complementary     * Assign tasks to each others respective abilities 2. Top three advices to have a successful business     * Plan thoroughly before starting a business     * Build up a good network     * Invest in good marketing 3. Her key messages for success     * Have a flexible mindset     * Act fast and agile     * Do not lose your focus     * Find the courage to do it Follow and connect with Sigrid on Social Media: XiaoHongShu ID：9452320746 Wechat: sigridwinkler Find Verena on LinkedIn: Verena Lupprian Please also tune in to episodes for entrepreneurs 133 Start your own flexpat business 132 Jump into Entrepreneurship 85 Start your own service business 64 Build a global business in China

• Por que estudar na China? Como essa experiência pode te diferenciar de outros profissionais?
• Há muitas bolsas de estudo disponíveis?
• O mandarim é uma barreira?

Essas e outras perguntas serão respondidas nesse episódio focado no público brasileiro. Nele mostraremos o crescente interesse da China pelo Brasil e como isso pode ser uma ótima oportunidade para os estudantes brasileiros na China, hoje. Também falaremos sobre as diferenças e similaridades dos sistemas educacionais em ambos os países e como é estar dentro da melhor universidade da China, a Tsinghua.

Quer saber sobre uma iniciativa que une professores e estudantes do BRICS? Visite https://thecatalyst.mn.co/

Escute pelo (se você está na China, use o VPN para evitar problemas).

French FinTec expert, Yassine Regragui, has worked at Alibaba and Alipay for several years and was responsible for launching the multi-lingual version of Alipay. This task has been a huge challenge, which Yassine succesfully overcame because he had the right mindset and was able to embrace change quickly. He adapted to Jack Ma's core values. To succeed at Alibaba you need an IQ, EQ and the LQ. What exactly these values are, we have discussed in an exciting 16 minutes episode. This episode has a strong focus on soft skills which are crucial for your success in China.

Food for thought:

• Ask yourself - do I have a network and do I add value?
  
• Having a foreigner in a Chinese company system is a positive provocation and keeps the system developing!
  
• Beside my hard skills - do I have the necessary soft skills?
  
• Am I emotionally intelligent?
  
• Can I adapt to new teams 12 times in a short time?
  
• Can I speak to people in their mother tongue?
  

Follow Yassine on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yassineregragui/

www.yassineregragui.com

Three successful flexpats are sharing their advice and experience in one episode! 27 minutes well spent for your China preparation!

1) How a Chinese professional comes to Germany to study and work for a large German company. How she plans to eventually go back to China (after 15 years), with her family. Back in Germany she starts her own consulting business and also teaches at a university.

2) How a German expat family leaves Germany, goes to Slowakia and then China, working for a large German company and finally starts her own company, back in Germany, to help female expats to plan their career.

3) How a European architect is attracted to China, gets international experience and wants to start his own business with a global design network.

4) How business women in China can combine career and family. Its so much easier than in Europe.

5) How European students and professionals can prepare for a career in China.

6) Don`t just dream of a great career and family. Do it!

Born in Albania, raised in Italy, Ervis Micukaj is now a successful small business owner in China. After 5 years of working in different jobs in Shanghai, Ervis decided to start his own business in the IT service industry. His experience of 7+ years in China allows him to compare working for others in China and starting your own business. Now, after more than two years of being an entrepreneur, here is his advice to the next generation of foreigners entering China for the first time or returning after the pandemic.

This is what you'll learn in 25 minutes:

• Failed intercultural communication at work
• Working for others or starting your own business?
• For which tasks you’ll be needed in China
• Not yet networking nor studying Chinese? Mistake!
• Why the workforce will be fully localised in 5 years
• Good reasons to stay in China long-term

Connect with Ervis on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ervismicukaj/

Check out Ervis' business:

https://www.jetservices.com.cn

German Expat Career and Life coach, Rebecca, lived in China for 7 years, working as a flexpat at a Volkswagen joint venture. She has not only managed to grow from an entry level position in HR into a management position, but also dealt with a busy family life together with her husband and 4 kids. Overcoming many expat and flexpat related challenges over the years made Rebecca start her own business "SheExpat" which helps women go abroad, thrive abroad and successfully return home later. In this 30 minute episode you'll learn about crucial aspects of careers in China with a focus on combining family and work. This is what you'll learn: How flexible must flexpats be to get good jobs? Why it feels natural in China to have both kids and career How "SheExpat" helps women go abroad and thrive. Why 2-5 year expat-assignments will disappear. Why repatriation needs to be planned from the beginning. Visit Rebeccas's website: https://www.sheexpat.com Connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-lüppen-b401b489/

Adina Deacu is an Environmental Psychology Researcher & Consultant and has been living in China since 2012. As a foreign entrepreneur in the service industry in China, it is extremely hard to get customers' attention, trust and therefore, business leads. Adina has found ways of distinguishing herself by attending purely Chinese networking events, accessing vast sources of information, only available in Chinese language and understanding her Chinese counterparts from their point of view. In this compact 13 minutes episode, you'll learn about the impact of learning Chinese on your business and how you can learn the language, even as a busy flexpat.

This is what we talked about:

• How to stand out as a foreign entrepreneur
• How to make it as a coach or service provider
• How to solve problems in a Chinese context
• The importance of information only available in Chinese
• How to learn Chinese as a busy flexpat

Connect with Adina on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adinadeacu/

Amelie and her partner have found work opportunities in China. He was an expat, she worked on a local contract at Bosch in Suzhou! In this episode, Amelie explains the process of getting hired at such a prestigious company and how the job on a local contract worked out for her. The difference to expat packages is huge, but as a couple in this situation, it can be a real win-win. This is what you’ll learn in 30 minutes:d Moving to China as an ambitious couple Working on local contracts as an expat spouse How to convince someone to hire you Adapting to new language, new industry and tasks Why salary is not most important Work conditions on local contracts Planning life back home after the expat life Connect with Amelie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amelie-vollmer/