Vivi Lin Vivi Lin, a.k.a Lin Wei, is an award-winning TV Journalist, TV Host, innovation advocate, producer and entrepreneur. She is inspiring because of her active advocacy in the power of communication and connection, which breaks down barriers between countries, cultures and races. Vivi has worked for the world’s top media, including Reuters, BBC, and CCTV. Just when people thought she was at the sweet spot as a popular TV personality on national television and global media networks, she left the comfort zone to pursue her dreams as an entrepreneur. She aims to help the small and medium-sized startups across the world with storytelling, so that they could better connect them with their customers and the investor communities across the world. She combined her unique knowledge and experience in business journalism and understanding in storytelling, and applied them in the cross-border innovation and investment space between China and the world. Her two TV shows - “Vivi in the Valley” and “On the Blocks with Vivi Lin” , which she produces and hosts, became powerful platform for connection and communication in the entrepreneurial communities. “Vivi in the Valley”, featuring global innovators, showcases their technologies, business models and human stories, and broadcasts in Iqiyi, Netflix’s China partner and inspires millions of viewers. The other show “On the Blocks with Vivi Lin”, aims to bring the opaque world of blockchain and tokenomics to a wider audience of general public, as she believes innovation and new technology like blockchain should not be limited to the geek and elite community, the masses are entitled to enjoy the benefits of the innovation as well. With her active advocacy in innovation and effective storytelling through her TV and video Shows, Vivi has helped connecting numerous US Startups with Chinese investors and partners. When people from different cultures and countries understand each other better, trust will grow and so do the business and opportunities. That’s exactly what happened - the business of the American companies profiled in Vivi’s shows has flourished and thus created more job opportunities. Currently Vivi is working on a new book based on her years of experiences in the cross-border TV journalism and business storytelling, in which she will unveil the unique system and methodology. She is also blending a course for western entrepreneurs on inside secrets of doing business and how to succeed in China. She is hoping to help more global entrepreneurs and businessmen, as she is invited to TEDx Shanghai, to share her expertise and stories to motivate and inspire millions of audiences across the world.
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