Canadian author, consultant finds niche in China
Canadian Jason Inch planned to stay in China for five years when he first came to the country. Now the 43-year-old is considering a third “five-year plan” as a social entrepreneur and writer.
As the general manager of his own company, Loft of Health and Urban Sustainability (LOHAUS), as well as the author of two books about opportunities in China’s economy, Inch devoted himself for half a decade to learning, thinking, writing and doing to help other people.
Inch’s relationship with Asia could date back to his early days. Born in Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, Inch has seen Asian communities and cultures since he was young.
Driven by a curiosity to know about life across the ocean, Inch spent five years working between the US and Japan after he graduated from college with a degree in Pacific and Asian studies in 1997.
“Connecting to China and Japan has always been my desire, and I felt I haven’t achieved that yet,” Inch tells Shanghai Daily when recalling his determination to come to China. “So I enrolled in an MBA program in the Richard Ivey School of Business, which has a strong China connection.”