Emily Chang, McCann Worldgroup China, CEO

Published: Feb. 28, 2021, 8:37 p.m.

\u201c 'Yes, and...' is a kind of courage. Only failure allows us to begin again more intelligently.\u201d

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Emily Chang, CEO of McCann Worldgroup China. Emily\u2019s a seasoned marketer with 20 years of experience across the US and China. At Starbucks she was the SVP of Marketing, and CMO of Starbucks China. She was the Chief Commercial Officer at Intercontinental Hotels Group, and APPLE\u2019S head of Asia retail marketing. Emily got her start at P&G, spending 11 years working across multiple business units. Emily\u2019s spoken at conferences around the world - including Fortune Most Powerful Women\u2019s Summit, C2 in Montr\xe9al, and has delivered three TEDx talks. Emily\u2019s also the author of the book \u201cThe Spare Room: Define Your Social Legacy to Live a More Intentional Life and Lead with Authentic Purpose.\u201d  Emily lives with her husband and daughter, and over the years, has shared her spare room with sixteen young people, five dogs, one turtle, one guinea pig, and 129 snails. You can learn more about Emily\u2019s work at social-legacy.com. In our candid conversation, Emily shares how her immigrant upbringing, curiosity and willingness to take risks has led her her professional career, and personal purpose.