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Numa cofounder, Jane, shares her thoughts on doing business with her daughter and as a first-generation immigrant. Tune in for stories and snippets of wisdom - these stories have been minimally edited in order to keep her authentic voice.
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This is Jane Xie, I am Joyce's mother. I started a Numa business with Joyce more than 4 years ago. During this period of time, the most questions which I received was how do you work with your daughter?
It seems that working with a daughter is the most challenging job in the world for most mothers, the short answer is: I have a great attitude when I work with Joyce, in the business she is my boss, in real life, I am her mother. I shift these two roles smoothly now after a lot of time practicing.
"I have a great attitude when I work with Joyce, in the business she is my boss, in real life, I am her mother."
Meanwhile this question makes me want to share my stories with other mothers, how do I do business with my daughter! I have so many stories which I wanted to share with other people’s special mothers.
It is interesting for a lot of people to know why and how to start a business with my daughter.
I am first [generation] immigrant in my family, I came to USA at late 20th century from China, when I came to USA I was not only can't speak English but also didn't fit in new life; after many years learning and trying, my mind was totally changed. I found out that the US education is more focus on finding your passion doing something you like, the China education is more focus on academics and follow the successful people's step.
When Joyce tried a few careers after she came out college, one days she told me that she wanted to work for a startup company, I said why don’t you start your own company, I can support you, she said are you sure, I said "yes"! This "yes" not only change Joyce life but also mine, I had to say that bit had most toughest four years in my life so far, but I am not regret.
The most reward thing is that I knew Joyce more, and we have been building a friendship, something I feel that we are sisters.
“The most reward thing is that I knew Joyce more, and we have been building a friendship, something I feel that we are sisters”
Next time, I would like to share with you how we picked up this business. Meanwhile, you are also welcome to let me know which stories you want me to share with you more. Talk with you next time!
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Chinese (Original):
我是Jane Xie，我是Joyce 的妈妈，4 年多前和Joyce 一起做Numa 的生意，这段时间，我收到的最多的问题就是你是怎么和你女儿一起工作的？
对大多数妈妈来说，和女儿一起工作似乎是世界上最具挑战性的工作，简短的回答是：我和乔伊斯一起工作的时候态度很好，在事业上她是我的老板，在现实生活中我是她母亲。经过大量时间的练习，我现在可以顺利地移变这两个角色。
“我和乔伊斯一起工作的时候态度很好，在事业上她是我的老板，在现实生活中我是她母亲。”
我非常想和其他妈妈分享我的故事，我如何和我的女儿做生意！
我是家里的第一个移民，19世纪初从中国来到美国，来到美国时不仅不会说英语，而且不适应新的生活，经过多年的学习和尝试，我慢慢适应新生活我的想法改变了许多，我发现美国的教育更注重找到你喜欢做的事情，而中国的教育更注重学术和追随成功人士的脚步。
乔伊斯大学毕业后尝试了一些职业，有一天她告诉我她想在一家初创公司工作，我说你为什么不自己开公司，我可以支持你，她说你确定，我说“是的”，这个“是”不仅改变了乔伊斯的生活，也改变了我的生活，不得不说那是我迄今为止最艰难的四年，但我并不后悔
最大的收获是我更了解Joyce在 四年期间，我们建立友谊，我觉得我们是姐妹
“最大的收获是我更了解Joyce在 四年期间，我们建立友谊，我觉得我们是姐妹”
下一次，我想和大家分享一下我们是如何开展这项业务的，同时也欢迎您让我知道您希望我与您分享更多的故事。下次和你谈谈。