[lang_en]January Featured People: Cindy Mao
Interview &Translation / Steffi Chen
1. Welcome to Xindanwei.com, please introduce yourself. Could you tell us where you’re from and how you got started in the field?
Hello everyone! My name is Cindy Mao and I’m very glad to have this opportunity. I was born and raised in Shanghai. I always think I’m more of a liberal arts person, but I also had an interest for architecture. In my early years of career spent in the Swiss exhibition company I found a very interesting crossover between those two subjects. After 8 years in this industry, I established HIOS with my partners.
2. Can you tell us some of the interesting projects of your company？
This is kind of a difficult question to me, because it is our job to make projects interesting. Audience’s experience is the key to projects. The car show exhibits the top creativity in the car industry every year. We just finished the Expo Museum project in the Wuxi Expo area last year, which was a meaning milestone as the end of the Expo project for us. We are also involved in a few other museum projects, for example the Shanghai technology parks exhibition in Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. In the next two year we will possibly take on a Disney project on top our regular projects.
3. What keeps you going in this industry?
I’ve always been responsible for marketing of my company. The clients’ feedback is the most important. This industry has been fast developing in the past 10 year in China, but there are still a lot of problems. The purpose of starting HIOS is to provide the most creative design, the most reliable structure and most attentive service to our client. We want to make each project easier for our client. It all comes from our passion for this industry as well as our commitment to innovation and quality.
4. How do you feel along the way of setting up this company? What are your advices to other entrepreneurs? What plans and vision do you have for your company?
Establishing a company is a process of growing together. HIOS is a tight team, we hope in future, every member of this team can work happily and efficiently, have a work-life balance. We want to create a model different from the convention that allows us to grow as a lively team. Only a team can create a snowball effect, and we will endeavour to achieve that.
Our advice is: Remember your dream, and hold on to it until you achieve it.
5. How did you know about Xindanwei? Why did you choose Xindanwei as your workplace?
I heard about Xindanwei from a friend at first. Afterwards I attended a few events in Xindanwei and I realized it is a great platform for start-ups. And I like the deco style so I chose it. I hope this open, cooperative atmosphere will help us grow!
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[lang_cn]人物（一月）： 毛晓琼
采访和翻译／ Steffi 陈
问：欢迎来到xindanwei.com，请向我们的读者介绍下你自己。你来自哪里？又是如何在现在这个领域开始发展？
答：很高兴有这样的机会，大家好我是cindy Mao，上海是我出生成长的地方，我小的时候，一直都以为自己是个适合人文学科的人，但我喜欢有趣的建筑.最初工作的那些年，我在瑞士公司的工作机会让我发现这两者之间非常有意思的碰撞.在从事八年业内工作后，我和我的伙伴们一起创建了HIOS。
问： 能给我们介绍一下你们公司目前有哪些有意思的项目吗？
答：这个问题对我们来说有些难回答，因为我们的工作就是使项目有趣有意思，参观者的感官与体会是项目的关键。每年的车展是业内创新汇聚的所在，去年刚刚完成了世博浦西园区的纪念馆项目。这个项目对我们意义重大，意味着两年来世博项目终告一段落。另外我们也在参与不同类型博物馆项目，例如目前科技馆正在进行的关于上海高科技园区最新动态的展出。在未来两年内我们的工作重点除了常规外可能会是一个与迪士尼有关的项目。
问：是什么力量使你在这个行业一直坚持下来？
答：一直以来，我所负责的范畴都是市场营销，来自客户的声音是最强有力的感受，这个行业在过去的10年飞速发展，但也由此伴随一些不足，HIOS成立的初衷就是让我们的客户感受到大胆富有想像力的设计，安全细致的结构，放心周到的服务，让每一场活动都精彩轻松。 这来自于我们对行业的热爱和经验，并想为之保持不断创新与品质的坚持。
问：在创业过程中你有怎样的感想？对其他的创业这有怎样的建议？对于您的公司，您有什么未来的规划和愿景？
答：创业是共同成长与历练的过程，需要不断的坚持，HIOS是一个紧密的团队，未来，我们希望在这个团队里，每一位成员都能快乐的工作，生活而非生存，高效专业的工作状态，前提是快乐满足的生活状态，我们希望开创一种全新的模式，突破常规，随着时间的推移，成为拥有生命力的公司，只有团队才能产生滚雪球的效应，我们将为之努力。
我们的建议是，牢记你的梦想，坚持是实现的关键词。
问：您是如何接触到新单位，又是为什么选择这里作为工作地点？
答：最初来到这里是通过朋友的介绍，随着参与新单位的创交空间活动，发现是非常有帮助的平台，硬件设施也是我们喜欢的风格，所以选择了这里。希望这个开放、合作的氛围能够帮助我们的成长！
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