Janine found her purpose in life while doing a double Masters degree in Germany and China and while working for Fortune 500 company Hewlett-Packard for 7 years. So she quit her job and stayed in China to open her own company in Shanghai focusing on coaching, training and consulting. 

Janine Jakob from Germany is the founder of Full Potential Partners Shanghai who moved to China in 2017. After 7 years of work experience at global Fortune 500 IT company Hewlett-Packard, she founded the Happiness Association and ByeByeBorders in Suzhou. In parallel, she studied in a double Masters degree in International Business at German Munich Business School and French SKEMA Business School in Suzhou. Janine lived, studied or worked in France, the USA, Finland, China.

Janine is a passionate founder and former event host of several networking organizations like Girl Gone International Suzhou. She bridged intercultural relationships at InterNations Suzhou. In her 2,500 people online community Monday Morning Motivation China, she offers daily support on well-being, motivation and mindset. 

Industry Experience: 12 yrs in Hospitality, 8 yrs in Consulting, 8 yrs in IT, 5 yrs in Education, 5 yrs in Manufacturing, Automotive & Life Sciences, 3 yrs in Finance 

Qualifications:

• Positive Intelligence Coach

• NLP Practitioner

• ICF ACC certified Coach

• ICCI certified Career Advisor

• Communication & mediation in international & virtual teams

• Fluent in German, English, French; studying Mandarin

Why did you wait before, and why are you not waiting anymore?

It’s all related to self-esteem. When you are high on self-esteem, then it’s easy to act.