In July 2021, with a ridiculously expensive one-way ticket, countless number of nasal swabs and a blood test, I was finally on board a plane heading home to Shanghai from San Francisco. This is a story of how a Shanghainese native who did not spend much of his life in this city, found his way back…

A graduate of the CEIBS MBA Class of 2015, Felix Zhu has had a long and varied career that has taken him from China to the US and back again. Today, he and his wife Morgan are the pulling power behind one of the newest beverage brands to hit Shanghai’s bars, Hard Candy. We caught up with Felix…

China has long been fertile ground for expats wanting to develop their careers and make an impact within their organisations. But, for many or even most expats, China is a temporary home, and the expectation is that one day they will eventually move on to new opportunities elsewhere. The question…

James Hsu is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Stream Sage, a new data-driven livestreaming platform that shows its clients how they can understand, and connect with, their audiences on a much deeper level. A current CEIBS student in the Global EMBA 2020 class, James has made the switch…

It is December 2021, approaching the end of the first term of our CEIBS MBA journey. Amidst the pressures of assignment deadlines and preparation for the exams, I have just received a package with a gift I ordered for one of my classmates, as I am his “secret angel” for Christmas – yes, we do have…

In the summer of 2011, I set off with just a backpack to meet a university friend that had been living in Shanghai. It was my first trip to another continent and happened completely by chance. I was a broke undergrad student and unexpectedly had the opportunity to travel to China. Having wanderlust…

Lesson #1: When receiving advice, determine whether the advice was given with your best interest at heart “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right” – Henry Ford “You are making the wrong decision. As a lawyer, a law firm is the only environment where you can thrive, and y…

   In addition to being a current member of the CEIBS Global EMBA 2020 cohort, Jacquelien Postigo Brussee is a mother of two, and recently became the very first China CEO of the international design-led creative company Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR). Balancing these three spheres of commitm…

Welcome to the Business Adventures series. Here, we examine the ways in which CEIBS alumni partner together to achieve remarkable things. Each story provides actionable takeaways designed to inspire you on your career journey. In this episode, we talk with Global EMBA alums David Moreno and David S…