A little more about me

I grew up in Caotun, a township in Nantou County that most people can't place on a map. I went to a public high school, not one of the famous ones in Taipei. My family situation meant I had to be strategic about every opportunity I pursued — but I'd resist the word "hardship." It was just the reality I worked with.

EdYouth — building from nothing

In my first year at NTU, the 108 curriculum reform had just launched. I was part of the first cohort of students it affected — and I didn't understand what was happening to me, let alone why. That confusion became a question, and the question became EdYouth Taiwan.

What started as a small research initiative turned into a 30-person team across 22 counties, a million NTD in funding, and policy reports cited by 19+ legislators and referenced in Taiwan's CRC international review. The most important lesson wasn't the scale. It was learning how to talk to people who disagreed with you — and how to make them want to work with you anyway.

Consulting — thinking in frameworks

My time at a top consulting firm sharpened something I'd been building instinctively: the ability to step back from a problem, define what actually needs to be solved, and work backward from there. The phrase "begin with the end in mind" sounds simple until you realize how rarely people actually do it.

I can't share specifics, but the habit of asking so what? after every slide and what's the decision this enables? before every analysis — that's the part that stayed with me.

What's next

In September 2026, I'm joining Cake as a Business Development associate. Cake is an AI-powered talent platform focused on the Asia-Pacific market. I'm drawn to the intersection of product and commercial strategy — and to the specific challenge of helping a tech product find its footing in markets where context matters enormously.

I also speak Japanese at a working level, which I'm continuing to develop. The Japan market is part of why I wanted this role.