Gary Young
Gary Young, 10 year veteran of Vistage, is CEO of Avela Corporation, helping companies source products and services in China for over 9 years; with offices in Houston Texas and Shanghai China. Starting his company in 1984 as an advertising agency, one trip to China in 2001 with his then TEC 812 group changed Gary’s life forever. “I just could not walk away from all the energy and excitement that China had to offer, so I figured that I could turn my CEO contacts in advertising to sourcing and change my company’s business model in two weeks.” Well, two months later I had my first $280,000 deal and I have never looked back.” Gary is glade to answer any questions you might have about China as it is his favorite subject. Gary can be found on LinkedIn. Information on his company, Avela Corporation can be found on their website http://www.avela.com.
Recent Posts by Gary
So what does business transparency have to do with Sourcing in China? I will get to that in a minute, but let me set the Read More
I was thinking about my job and what it really represents. It struck me that sourcing products and services in China is all about change Read More
Instead of talking strictly about sourcing products and services in China, lets talk breakfast. I usually make 4-5 sourcing trips to China each year that Read More
I try to never miss my monthly Vistage ™ 812 CEO group meeting . We Read More
I received an email from a buddy of mine, Gary Murphy, (http://www.garyknowsco.com ) about printing in China. Gary also frequently sources from China for Read More
I do a lot of traveling back and forth from Houston to Shanghai as part of my job as CEO of Avela Corporation. My trips Read More
I believe that there are a few basic principles that are essential to having success sourcing in China. They are showing up, having patience and Read More