Deana GaoQiong
Managing Director
China market entry & growth expert with a TRIUM EMBA, based in Dubai, UAE.
About us
We turn interest in China into customers and partners.
China Gravy was founded in 2013 by Deana and Jon, fresh off successfully launching their own company in China. They'd watched other capable companies get China half right — ambition in place, but marketing running Western playbooks, and partnerships stalling without real relationships to close them.
Since then, we've run digital marketing and business development for 80+ companies — from Six Senses and RIT to China Life Singapore — working as a hands-on extension of their team in-market, not a one-off consulting engagement that ends at the strategy deck.
Areas of expertise
- Education
- Hospitality
- Professional Services
- Real Estate
Leadership
The people you work with
Jon Frank
Managing Partner
Global business strategist with a Harvard MBA, based in Chicago, USA.
Janice Zhang
Director of Operations
China operations specialist with a BA in Business English, based in Tianjin, China.
Where we are
Three offices, one team
Chengdu, China
235 Tian Shun Road, High Tech District, Chengdu, China
Dubai, UAE
1801 CreekSide, Tower A, Creek Harbour, Ras Al Khor, Dubai, UAE
Chicago, USA
1629 S. Prairie Ave, Suite 2403, Chicago, Illinois, USA
In their words
“China Gravy has been an important and reliable partner for our university in the Chinese marketing space since 2015. They have helped guide, grow and manage RIT's communications and social media in order to increase our brand-name recognition and presence in China.”
“We are delighted with China Gravy. They provide us with great opportunities to connect with some of the biggest brands in China, and the service they provide has significantly contributed to our business growth within the region.”
Next step
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