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title: "Copied! Second Generation to Own the Business of Audio Product, the CEO of OPOWER with Happy Lin"
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date_published: "2018-03-13T02:00:58+00:00"
description: "GFA218. This week we have Happy Lin! She is a second generation business owner of a factory here in Shenzhen. This show has an interesting discussion about how foreigners copied her! She shares in this podcast how she was copied by buyers and how she innovated. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode218."
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# Copied! Second Generation to Own the Business of Audio Product, the CEO of OPOWER with Happy Lin

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More of our intensive Chinese factory and seller series – this week we have Happy Lin! She is a second generation business owner of a factory here in Shenzhen – which is pretty cool angle. Educated overseas and understanding the Chinese business culture is a powerful thing. and like a previous guest we had – David Wu from Ausdom – she is also building brand while doing OEM.

This show has an interesting discussion about how foreigners copied her! We always hear on the web about Chinese copycats – but it can go both ways – and she shares.

## Topics Covered in this Episode

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#### Introduce Happy Lin
    
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#### How did you get into the business?
    
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#### Your family started this, how has it been to come on board?
    
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#### Marketing and Dealing with Customers
    
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#### What have been ways you are finding customers for the business?
    
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#### Building your own brand
    
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#### How have you developed your own brand
    
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#### And OEM at the same time
    
    But you also can make OEM / white label for people at the same time too right?
    
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#### The story of being copied
    
    So you mentioned you were copied by some foreigners who were potential buyers, can you share?
    
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#### What is your strategy going forward?
    
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#### How can people find you?
    

## People / Companies / Resources Mentioned in this Episode

√ [OPOWER](https://www.linkedin.com/company/opower-development-co-.ltd/?originalSubdomain=ca)  
√ [Opower website](http://www.opower.com.hk/)  
√ [The TV interview of Happy Lin (GFA TV link)](https://globalfromanywhere.com/copied-second-generation-business-audio-product-ceo-opower-happy-lin/)

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## Episode Length 35:46

Thank you Happy- and she lives up to her English name of being Happy. Very positive and energetic, hope some f you can consider doing business with her. And that is what Global From Anywhere is working so hard at becoming – a new way to build relationships between China and overseas – with content, media, and education. Cheers

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