Cynthia Dearin & Stacey Martin: “China, Middle East and wearing body armour to the office!”

Stacey Martin from Expat Advisors Community and our Managing Director, Cynthia Dearin recently caught up to talk about international business, opportunities for SMEs in China and the Middle East and what it’s like working in war zones.

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