{"id":53037,"date":"2017-07-14T16:41:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T08:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/?p=53037"},"modified":"2019-03-21T18:07:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T10:07:48","slug":"expat-businesses-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/expat-businesses-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #23: Why Expat Businesses Fail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of the podcast I sit down with one previous guest and one new one, both knowledgeable on what it takes to run and sustain an expat-facing business in Chengdu. In this episode we talk about what it takes to run and sustain a business in Chengdu as a foreigner, why some local bars and restaurants flourish and others flounder, and what exactly happened to Johnny 5 Donuts.<\/p>\n<h2>Guests<\/h2>\n<p>Johnny: in just over two years, Johnny opened the eponymous Johnny 5 Donuts shop in Tongzilin and established himself as a staple in the city&#8217;s expat food scene.<\/p>\n<p>Chris: since dedicating himself to resurrecting Chengdu dive bar mainstay Dave&#8217;s Oasis a year ago, the bar has recently enjoyed its most prosperous month since Chris took leadership. Dave&#8217;s Oasis has been open for 16 years.<\/p>\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/daves-oasis\/\">2017 Interview with Chris about Dave&#8217;s Oasis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcast-ep-10-johnny-5-donuts\/\">2015 Podcast with Johnny about Johnny 5 Donuts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Download &amp; Stream Links<\/h2>\n<p><em>Note: this podcast has chapters which you can use to navigate to different topics in the conversation. These will appear only if you are listening to the podcast app which supports chapters. If you are using an iPhone, we suggest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.overcast.fm\">Overcast<\/a> which is a free download.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast23.mp3\">Download Podcast #23<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Or click below to listen to the podcast now through your browser.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-53037-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast23.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast23.mp3\">https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast23.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>You can also search for the podcast in your favorite podcasting app (ours is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Overcast<\/a>, which we highly recommend for iPhone users).<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy the podcast, please share it!\u00a0Follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chengduliving\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chengduliving\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date with Chengdu Living content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This episode, recorded with proprietors of Johnny 5 Donuts and Dave&#8217;s Oasis, reveal what&#8217;s behind expat businesses in Chengdu which flourish and flounder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":53038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[96480,460,122],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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