The bridge between China and emerging markets
Omair Shad
I sit between Chinese factories and the world's brands, and I make both sides money.
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About
The bridge between China and emerging markets
I sit between Chinese factories and the world's brands, and I make both sides money.
Over a decade in China turning factories into brands. I run Lightspeed International, sourcing and distributing across Pakistan, the Philippines, Bangladesh and the Gulf. I help manufacturers and founders on both ends of that chain build something worth owning.
Arrived in China.
Civil Engineering at Wuhan University of Technology, funded by flipping iPhones.
Built a VPN and shut it down.
Built Lightspeed.
Opened Lahore.
Went back to China.
Mandarin fluency plus twelve years on the ground gives the factory side. Four operating markets give the demand side.
Factory identification, vetting, negotiation and QC. Inside the plants, in Mandarin, before money moves.
Identity, packaging, positioning and launch. A unit becomes a brand or it stays a 4% margin.
Chinese supply on one side, emerging-market demand on the other. I'm the trust layer between them.