What is your favorite travel memory?
No doubt about it, my first trip to Beijing! It was 2010 and I was called to attend a semester abroad at Capital Normal University (CNU). At that time I had been learning Chinese for 2 years and I still remember the excitement in finally getting the chance to see with my own eyes what I had been learning of for so long. Still, I had no idea that trip would have finally changed my life and given me a new home!
What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?
I believe a successful company equals to a successful working team. And no team is more successful than a team that loves its job. That's why here in TopEDU we are much more of a group of foreigners in love with China and a group of Chinese interested in Western cultures. We love what we do and we love the people we work with; we believe in our mission and in realizing our client's dreams. And I guess that's what matters most!
How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?
When I entered TopEDU for the first time, I was an intern with lots of dreams but also lots of fears to get things wrong. I didn't have any solid experience in marketing, business development or project management, but I was very willing to learn about anything. Before joining TopEDU, all my positions were involving somebody above me telling what to do and how to do it.
This company gave me the priceless chance to start flying on my own and to understand that one day you may get things wrong but you can always make them right. TopEDU taught me hard work always pays back and, if combined with some self-initiative, will reward you with success, that the happiness of your clients is your happiness as well so you better always protect it and that people should not be scared to start flying on their own.
What unique qualities does your company possess?
TopEDU is a service-oriented company that has Clients, Partners & Customers interests always at heart. That’s why we put all our efforts in offering just the best tailored-made and personalized services.
Describe a time when you felt especially proud to be part of your current team.
Every time we host short-term interns ( we do it actually on a regular basis, as they give us precious help in managing our educational programs) and, at the end of the internship, they don't wish to go back home anymore cause here in TopEDU they have found a second family. Seeing them proudly part of our company and, most of all, seeing them putting all their efforts every day in improving our company's performance really gives a satisfaction words can't explain!