Joy and Success: 10 Key Lessons Learned from My First 10 Years of Career in the Working World

| My Two Cents upon Reaching the Decade Milestone | 10 years in the workforce is too long to call myself young, but too short to consider myself experienced.  Voyaging from investment banks to an electric car start-up to a Chinese tech unicorn has taught me a few lessons and I encourage you to reflect … Read more

7 Indispensable Lessons For Teenagers that Traditional Education Fails to Teach

| Letter to My Three Nephews | Dear Aden, Adrian, and Ethan, As your uncle, I feel responsible for sharing the most useful lessons that I learned in my early thirties – lessons I wish I knew as a teenager. I also want to provide my candid advice on how you should mentally, psychologically, and … Read more

The Road Not Taken: From Hong Kong to Mexico

| Why I Decided to Take a “Detour” in My Career | For those who are living in developed countries, have you ever imagined yourself working and living in an emerging market?  As a millennial who spent his life shuttling between Hong Kong and San Francisco, I certainly hadn’t. I want to share an unconventional but … Read more

From US Investment Bank to Chinese Unicorn: A Recap of My 10-Year Journey

| How I Progressed Through My Professional Career | It has been 10 years since I walked out of the Hearst Greek Theatre at Berkeley, California, where I received my Bachelor of Business Administration. As a young and driven college graduate, I envisioned a career path with endless opportunities and believed that a strong work … Read more