Ashlee Chin is the chief operations officer of K.C Consulting, a specialist Asian marketing and channel development agency, and is also the head of events for the Irish Chinese Society Galway, a non-profit organisation in the West of Ireland.
In her role as COO, Ashlee helps companies of all sizes to plan and implement their Asian marketing projects by assessing new Asian markets and improving their Asian marketing presence.
Ashlee was nominated for JCI Galway’s ‘Outstanding Young Person of the Year Award’ in 2017 and also worked with a number of large corporate brands. Here she talks to ThinkBusiness.
What is the Irish Chinese Society Galway?
The Irish Chinese Society Galway was founded in 2011 and it’s a non-profit organisation, open to Chinese people, as well as Irish and other ethnic communities. It aims to protect the rights of Chinese people in Galway, to enrich the cultural life of the overseas Chinese, and to preserve Chinese culture and traditions among the Chinese in Galway, especially among the younger generation. The Irish Chinese Society Galway also seeks to help the Chinese community integrate into Irish society and help the Irish people learn more about Chinese culture.
“I believe there are massive opportunities for trade between Ireland and China.”
What would be a typical day for you?
A typical day for me would start at 5:30 am where I wake up to talk to my boyfriend who is currently working as a lawyer in Hong Kong. I would then get ready to go for a jog near the River Corrib around 6.30 am. I usually start work around 8 am. A lot of my work involves liaising with clients face-to-face, as well as Skype and phone calls or emails to discuss contract terms between different parties. I have to travel a lot to Dublin, London, Hong Kong and China to meet
