Cicy Zhang, Co-founder of YouthPower (China), Chief Human Resource Officer (BrainCo), & Life Coach

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cicyshengnanzhang/"><strong>Cicy (Shengnan) Zhang</strong></a> graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2018, wherein she focused on areas such as Education innovation and social entrepreneurship, and more. She is also the Chief Human Resource Officer (Chief "Heart" Resource Officer she will say) at BrainCo and a life Coach. She has studied at the Yangming Philosophy Academy, which she elaborates more on in this episode.&nbsp;</p> <p>One of the amazing things about the Yangming Philosophy Academy is a 10-year plan that guides its participants to develop a vision of their lives in the next 10 years. Cicy provides a very clear and insightful description of that in this episode as well. &nbsp;</p> <p>Cicy grew up in China and later on attended the Beijing International Studies University. After some work experience, &nbsp;she applied twice and then got admitted in her second attempt into the Harvard Graduate School of Education (She has a really interesting story here on her second attempt and such a key life lesson to pay attention to).</p> <p>Cicy is also the co-founder of YouthPower. YouthPower was founded in 2012 by three college students who aspired to transform China’s traditional test-oriented education system by embedding leadership and social innovation into school curriculums. Through experiential extracurricular activities, implementation of yearlong social projects, and intercultural exchanges, YouthPower’s mission is to nurture responsible citizens who can bring positive change to China’s society as future leaders of tomorrow.&nbsp;</p> <p>Initially started in Beijing, YouthPower has expanded to 27 cities all over China and currently works with more than 700 high schools, impacting over 30,000 high school beneficiaries.</p> <p>Cicy's life journey and commitment to a cause is an example of a "Doer in an Emerging Market" and someone whose mission is to help others fulfill their life purpose through education and practicing philosophies such as the Yang