_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Main Interview

1. Let’ s start with an introduction to you and your career history.

I’ m originally from Cobh in County Cork, Ireland. I started my studies at the Cork Institute of Technology and later moved to Shanghai to pursue a master’ s degree in international business. After finishing my studies, I stayed in China and taught English for a while. My plan was always to return to Ireland, but during a visit to a local bicycle factory, I had a lightbulb moment. I realized how sophisticated China’ s manufacturing and e-commerce ecosystem had become.

I tried my hand at reselling bikes back in Ireland. Initially, it didn’ t go as smoothly as I hoped, as most people weren’ t buying online as quickly as I expected. I learned that while selling wasn’ t my strength, supplying products to those who could sell efficiently was. That’ s really where the idea for Lansil Global came from. I returned

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