Dynasty Resources Inc. provides cross cultural guidance to American firms that want to market their products and services to China. Our seasoned professionals, including many raised in China’s foremost cities, use their skills to facilitate business between the United States and China, with an emphasis on bridging the cultural gap.

      With offices in Shanghai and New York’s Chrysler Building, and partnerships with corporations on both sides of the Pacific, Dynasty prides itself on its track record of improving communication, streamlining business and fostering better relations between two great nations.

      Josh Bobley, a principal of Dynasty, has been a Sinophile since 1981 when he first traveled to China. Fluent in Mandarin, which he studied at National Taiwan University, Josh lived and worked in Shanghai for several years, where he edited the Shanghai Daily and helped American telecoms enter the local market.

      Earlier, he obtained a master’s degree in Chinese literature from Yale and a master’s from Columbia’s School of Journalism. Before co-founding Dynasty Resources with partner, Ken Meyers, Josh worked for B.I.E., an import-export company. In the 1990s he was a writer for CNBC.
 

      Ken Meyers,  a principal of Dynasty, helps companies outside the United States adapt to the New York business culture. An experienced international marketing consultant, he works closely with Chinese and American companies that seek to establish themselves in a new business environment. Ken graduated from Cornell University, where he majored in government and international law. He resides in New York City from where he directs Dynasty’s US operations.

     Hong Cheng, director of Dynasty Entertainment, specializes in bringing American talent to China -- pop stars, jazz and classical musicians, dance performers and acrobats have benefited from her expertise. CEO of her own firm, AIM Entertainment, Inc. Ms. Cheng’s productions have been featured at Las Vegas hotels, in New York and Shanghai.

      With over ten years’ experience in international corporate business, Ms. Cheng develops strategy for global companies that want to establish a presence in China.
She holds an MBA from York’s Stern School of Business.

      Jeff Chen, Managing Director of our Shanghai office, provides on-the-ground support for Dynasty’s clients, working closely with China business contacts, government officials, delegations and joint venture partners. A graduate of NYU’s Stern School of Business, Jeff worked for several years as a financial analyst with Cathay Financial and as a regulatory analyst for Deutsche Bank. Fluent in Mandarin and English, he resides in Xuhui District, Shanghai.

      Dr. Daxi Li, head of the Dynasty Incubator Program for Chinese firms entering the US market, received his Ph.D. in physics from CUNY in 1985, and was an Assistant Professor at McGill University, CCNY, and NYIT from 1985 to 1991.

      Dr. Li, who has a personal friendship with former President Jiang Zemin, President Hu Jintao and Premier Zhu Rongji, has participated in the China National Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, one of China’s most powerful organizations, where his suggestions to improve the nation’s eleventh Five-Year Plan were well-received.

      Dr. Li founded the China Association for Science and Business in 1997 to promote hi-tech development, venture capital and banking reform in China. He is also co-founder and Vice Chairman of the Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Student Venture Park, a joint-venture with the Shenzhen city government, which hosts 250 tech startups. Dr Li worked for a decade at some of Wall Street’s premier investment banks, including Salomon Brothers and Lehman Brothers. He is currently Director of the Board of United Orient Bank, where he oversees investments and auditing.

   Robin Sanderson, head of Dynasty’s US marketing, advertising and PR division, supports Chinese firms that want to establish a presence in the United States. Robin’s guidance enables Chinese corporations to adapt smoothly to a new business environment.

As head of The Sanderson Group, Inc., a New York-based, full service marketing consulting, marketing communications and event/promotion marketing firm, Robin has been successful in working with a broad spectrum of clients to deliver innovative marketing solutions. Clients have included Advanta, American Express, Canon, CardinalHealth, Citigroup, and Molton Brown among others.

Prior to forming The Sanderson Group, Robin was the Executive Vice President of MarketSource Corporation. In her fourteen-year tenure, she was responsible for growing the company from a $6 million to an $80 million business through new product introduction and business development. She holds a BSBA degree in Accounting from Bucknell University and an MBA in Marketing from Fordham.

   Qin Qin Tang manages Dynasty’s outsourcing operations, assuring clear communication between US clients and their Chinese counterparts – high-tech industrial design centers and manufacturers in Shenzhen. Before joining Dynasty, Qin Qin provided project management and consulting services to Western and Chinese firms, including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Lenovo, Citibank, UBS, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Beijing Finance Street, MetLife and 3Com Corp. Fluent in Mandarin and English, Qin Qin obtained her master’s in International Business from the University of California, Berkeley, and her bachelor’s from Nanjing University. She was born and raised in Shanghai.

      Wei Huang, Director of Dynasty’s US-China Business Forum, is a sought-after international consultant whose cross-cultural expertise has been recognized by major corporations, including Exxon Mobil, Aramco Overseas, China National Petroleum Co. and Novartis.

      In addition to directing the Dynasty Forum, held at New York’s Cornell Club, Wei, fluent in English and Mandarin, spends much of her time in China where she helps Western firms negotiate business and implement marketing strategies. Wei earned her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from CUNY and a master’s in Organizational Psychology from NYU. She lectures frequently on cross-cultural issues at New York’s China Institute and other venues throughout the United States.

      Michael A. Zakkour is the founder and Managing Director of China BrightStar LLC, a leading Sino-American manufacturing, sourcing and consulting company and Dynasty’s partner for all manufacturing and sourcing projects. Mr. Zakkour leads the day-to-day operations of China BrightStar from the company’s headquarters in New York City and manages its factories and offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Dubai and Orlando. Prior to founding China BrightStar Mr. Zakkour was Vice President of Manufacturing and Business Development for Beijing Gongmei/Shanghai Direct, a Beijing-based manufacturing and sourcing company.

      Mr. Zakkour spent a decade working in high technology and corporate marketing, including Microsoft, Mapquest and Continental Airlines among others. In addition to running the operations of China BrightStar, LLC Mr. Zakkour is a sought after consultant and public speaker regarding Chinese culture, Chinese business culture and protocol, manufacturing and sourcing, supply chain management, and cross-cultural understanding.