SwedCare: Lockdown Mood Booster

Founder, Peak Performance Coach, Intercultural Consultant Janine Jakob from Germany is the founder of Full Potential Partners Shanghai who moved to China in 2017. After 7 years of work experience at global Fortune 500 IT company Hewlett-Packard, she founded the Happiness Association and ByeByeBorders in Suzhou. In parallel, she studied in a double Masters degree in International Business at German Munich Business School and French SKEMA Business School in Suzhou. Janine lived, studied or worked in France, the USA, Finland, China. Janine is a passionate founder and former event host of several networking organizations like Girl Gone International Suzhou. She bridged intercultural relationships at InterNations Suzhou. In her 2,500 people online community Monday Morning Motivation China, she offers daily support on well-being, motivation and mindset. Industry Experience: 12 yrs in Hospitality, 8 yrs in Consulting, 8 yrs in IT, 5 yrs in Education, 5 yrs in Manufacturing, Automotive & Life Sciences, 3 yrs in Finance Qualifications: • Positive Intelligence (PQ) Coach • NLP Practitioner & Coach • ICF ACC Coach • ICCI certified Career Advisor • Communication & mediation in international & virtual teams • Fluent in German, English, French; studying Mandarin 创始人，幸福感与成功教练，跨文化交际顾问 来自德国的Janine Jakob从2017年移居到中国，她是上海潜智公司的创始人。在世界福布斯500强惠普公司任职7年后，她在苏州成立了幸福感协会和无国界协会。同时，她也在德国慕尼黑商学院和法国SKEMA商学院攻读联合硕士学位。Janine有众多国家生活、学习和工作的经历，包括法国、美国、芬兰和中国。 Janine是一个激情澎湃的创业家和曾经众多社交组织的支持人，包括苏州的国际化女性社团。Janine在苏州InterNations活动中搭建跨文化关系的桥梁。她在联合创办的拥有超过2500人的“周一晨励”网上社区给成员提供幸福感、动力和思维等方面的支持。

Désiree, with her multi-faceted entrepreneurial and corporate management experience, has seen firsthand how easily people hit mental burnout – and did not know it. Wanting to change this, she presently works as the Director of Business Growth and Expansion at BEARAPY. Bearapy’s mission is to make mental wellbeing the forefront of companies’ agenda for the organization and individual executives. Desiree is responsible for further promoting the Bearapy presence in China by focusing on business development growth through foreign companies, chambers of commerce, embassies and non-profit organizations. Based in Beijing, Desiree works with multinationals, governments, and start-ups to advocate awareness of emotional and mental health issues in organizations and advise senior leaders on strategies to improve the resilience of the organization as a whole – not just a one-off workshop but a comprehensive plan to promote change in mindsets and behaviours. With a marketing background in the software, telecommunications and retail space, she has seen how easily people experience mental health conditions and not know what to do or where to find support, in addition to affecting team collaboration and dynamics. Moreover, with personal family experience in clinical depression, Desiree understands those in similar plights, bringing empathy to her conversations with clients. Having grown up as an expatriate child and now continuing to move around as an adult, she is a familiar with the journey of a trailing spouse and the challenge of having to re-invent yourself in new settings, and how to build resilience through these changes whilst maintaining an equilibrium between all the priorities in life. Previously, Desiree was the founder of a textiles company focused on marketing and distributing handwoven textiles for the Beijing retail market. During her time in Istanbul, Desiree worked as a freelance photographer. Desiree also worked as the Senior Marketing Manager at Oracle Corporation in their California headquarters and their EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam. She held various business development roles at start up technology companies including Justice Telecom and Laborum whilst living in Santiago, Chile. Desiree’s international experience and ability to transform herself with agility is what makes her unique. She is a natural leader and is skilled in creating communities, organizing events, connecting people, and identifying marketing opportunities for her customers. To maintain her mental well-being, Desiree regularly teaches fitness classes at KOBOX Fitness Center– a boutique fitness studio in Beijing. Desiree has lived/worked in 14 different countries, and is fluent in English, Spanish, French and Dutch. She enjoys traveling (off the beaten path), hiking, skiing, playing golf and many more outdoor sports. She is an avid reader and loves tackling crossword and jigsaw puzzles. Desiree is married with three teenage daughters.

- From London but working in China for last 20 years. - Founder of AgileWorld – building platforms for education and wellness. - Previously Director of EU SME Centre, Head of Research and Consultancy CBBC. - Wide range of experience in MNCs, government and small- businesses. - Mindfulness Practice for last 18 years. - MBA Warwick University, MSc Chinese and Business Leeds University.

Danni Shen, from SwedCham's Shanghai Team, is a licensed Zumba Instructor at Supermonkey, also certified for Zumba Kids and Strong Nation.