After graduating university in Boston in 2008, in the midst of the largest financial crisis the world had seen since the 1930s, I was completely lost on what to do next. The job market was in shambles. I had lived my whole life between England and Chile, and at that point neither seemed like viable options to go back to.

After analysing all of my options, I came to the realization that China was growing at nearly 10% that year, while the rest of the world seemed to be contracting. I signed up to a 6-month language course and a couple of weeks later was on a flight to Shanghai.

12 years ago, I arrived in Shanghai without a clear idea. I heard about China’s impressive economic growth and that was enough said for me.

Having studied Business and communications and having lived in five different cities around the globe made my transition relatively smooth. Once I met my business partner with a similar background the mission became clear to us, we would act as a connector to companies and people who wanted to import from China, offering a western service, while limiting their risk, and obtaining all the benefits of doing business with China.