CEO, Nexthing

Hi, I’m Milan.

Entrepreneur, brand builder and podcast host, with more than three decades across advertising, digital innovation and cross-border business.

Milan Chiang, CEO of Nexthing
30+years in
marketing
30+ years

in advertising, digital innovation and cross-border business

Founder

and former CEO of Verystar Linked by Isobar

Top 100

recognised among China’s Top 100 Digital Marketing Leaders

Career at a glance

From China’s digital boom to Nexthing

1

Verystar Linked by Isobar

Founded and led as CEO, a digital marketing and advertising agency in China.

2

Dentsu Group network

The agency became part of the Dentsu Group network, one of the world’s largest.

3

Nexthing

Now CEO, connecting companies and ideas between East and West.

The story so far

Helping brands make the jump to digital

In China’s fast-moving digital marketing industry, Milan helped global brands move from traditional advertising into the internet and mobile era.

She has led many influential marketing and digital transformation projects across China and Asia, for international brands and leading regional companies alike. At Nexthing, she brings that experience in entrepreneurship, brand strategy and cross-border business to the company’s work on technology, media and global innovation.

TopDigital Innovation Awards China Content Marketing Awards China’s Top 100 Digital Marketing Leaders
Portrait of Milan Chiang
商业茶泡饭 (Business Ochazuke) podcast cover

On the mic

商业茶泡饭 (Business Ochazuke)

Milan’s Chinese-language podcast finds the business logic behind everyday life in Japan, from how TOTO built a semiconductor business to why Calbee sold its snacks in black-and-white packaging.

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