Passionate, self-driven and strongly committed, Gary takes great pride in his self-made background. The fact that he had to drop out after only the first semester of high school did not stop him from aiming high and dreaming big. In the following 7 years, he completed high school, college and graduate studies in English language by himself while working as an accomplished high-school English teacher for 4 years.His business career started in 1992 as Secretary to GM with a Sino-Spanish JV in Huizhou, Guangdong. Despite this humble beginning, he worked hard through corporate ranks and eventually became one of the highest ranking Chinese nationals in Sony and DuPont. Looking back at his career and life, Gary contributed his success to a burning desire to make a difference in everything he does. He actually thinks what Larry Page, Google's co-founder, says about Google's success best sums up his values and beliefs: "Optimism is important. You have to be a little silly about the goals you're going to set. There is a phrase I learned in college called, 'Having a healthy disregard for the impossible,' that is a really good phrase. You should try to do things that most people would not."In April 2006, after 14 years with corporate, he followed his heart and founded MindSpan. With more than 500 experienced coaches including 50 former CEOs, MindSpan is today Asia's largest executive coach network and market leader in China for executive coaching. We proudly serve 500+ global and local clients including 141 Fortune 500 companies in 24 countries. Advocating that human beings should take full control of their destiny and we can all achieve success through Initiative, Drive and Generosity (IDG), Gary declares that most people use only a fraction of their potential and stands to be a catalyst for people to express their full capabilities and reach their greatest success.Gary is a chapter contributor to 2 books, Leadership Coaching in China, published by Fielding University Press, and Coach Me! Your Personal Board of Directors: Leadership Advice from the World's Greatest Coaches, published by Wiley. In addition to producing the industry-revered China Executive Coaching Conference, Gary is also Chair for APAC2022, which will be remembered as one of the most successful conferences in APAC history.A passionate student of personal development, Gary is an avid runner having run more than 19,600 KMs in the last 11 years. Motivated by his goal to run 100 marathons before age of 80, he has run 28 marathons and 275 half marathons despite a few body disadvantages.