#113 Special: Understanding Young China with Zak Dychtwald

<p>This episode describes an academic career path as a China watcher with a strong focus on Young China, the Post-90s generation, and Chinese companies going global.</p> <p>1) Why is Fluent Chinese so important to a flexpat career?</p> <p>2) How can you start an academic career as a China watcher?</p> <p>3) How do you make a living as a China watcher?</p> <p>4) How are Chinese companies going global, do they hire flexpats?&nbsp;</p> <p>5) What is the key to success for flexpats in the next decade?</p> <p><br></p> <p>Zak Dychtwald is the author of the critically acclaimed Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World and founder of the market insights firm, Young China Group. A fluent mandarin speaker with a decade in China, Zak is an expert in dissecting the intersection between China’s evolving identity, the economy, and consumer trends.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Zak has been invited to share his expertise with audiences on six continents at events such as the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit, Aspen Ideas Festival, and Google Talks, as well as for major financial institutions and global brands. He is a contributor to Harvard Business Review and his work is frequently cited in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, BBC, Fortune, Barron’s, and others.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Zak started out in China only because of a love of Science Fiction and a want to see where people were saying the future was unfolding. Based in Chengdu, he became fixated on the gap between how China was perceived back home in the US and what he was seeing and experiencing on the ground.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Find Zak's recent video with Harvard Business Review on "China's New Innovation Advantage" or his TEDx talk here.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ump7Kge05ZE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ump7Kge05ZE</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myChmWNbBQc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myChmWNbBQc</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Website: <a hr