"I came to Stanford because even though I was happy as a consultant in China, I felt there could be things I'd love even more.

I was right.

What really helped me clarify my goals and objectives were the many face-to-face conversations with entrepreneurs in Joel Peterson's Managing Growing Enterprises course, the numerous discussions with business leaders on campus, and the insights offered by senior executives in the "View from the Top" speaker series.

These interactions helped me a great deal, and I became confident about the idea of starting a company.

Together with my business partner—classmate Ming Lei, MBA 2005—we founded our own company, Yeelion, right after school.

Yeelion provides software and online digital music services for internet users in China.

As COO, I'm responsible for everything from business development and marketing to government relations.

As a result of my MBA education, I feel confident about leading, being led, and working with teams.

During my two years at Stanford, I gained a wealth of skills for managing a growing enterprise, including critical challenges like how to hire and fire, manage, and inspire people.

Leading a company is all about people—something I learned at Stanford.

I regularly use my training from Interpersonal Dynamics—an experiential course in which 12 classmates and I discussed and practiced difficult communication issues in a risk-free environment—to understand my employees' demands, give feedback, communicate with my partner, and maintain group morale.

I also keep in mind the most important lesson I learned at Stanford: don't try to please everyone; you can't. This helps me relax on really tough days.

Working with a wonderful group of students from all over the world while at the GSB was the best part of all.

My advice to any new student is: get to know people you wouldn't ordinarily meet."

Chelsea Qi Huai, MBA 2005
Undergraduate: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Bachelor of Engineering
Pre-MBA: Consultant, A.T. Kearney, Shanghai
Post-MBA: Co-founder and COO, Yeelion, Inc., Beijing

来斯坦福是因为我觉得在这里可以找到自己更热爱的东西，尽管在中国做一个顾问我也过得很开心。

事实证明我的选择是正确的。

这儿的许多活动的确让我认清了自己的目标和人生理想，比如在乔尔.皮特森的《成长型企业管理》课中多次与企业家面对面的交谈，与校园中的商界领袖的无数次辩论，和可以从企业高级官员中学到很多知识和洞察力的<<高端视野>>（《鸟瞰》）讲演系列，等等。

这些交流活动对我帮助很大，让我对自己开一家公司的想法变得自信起来。

毕业后不久，我跟我的同学，也是我的商业伙伴，2005届的雷鸣一起马上就创建了一个公司，Yeelion。

Yeelion为中国因特网用户提供软件和在线数字音乐服务。

作为COO（首席运营官），我负责从商业开发，市场到与政府关系的所有工作。MBA课程结束后，我觉得自己无论是作为领导者或被领导者，或是团队中的一员，都非常自信。

在斯坦福的两年时间里，我收获了许许多多管理成长型企业方面技能的财富，包括对关键性挑战的处理，比如如何雇用和解雇人员，如何管理和激励别人等。

领导一家公司完全就是关于如何对待人的一门科学——这就是我在斯坦福学到的东西。

在《动态交际》课里，包括我在内的12名同学可以在毫无风险的环境下自由地讨论关于人际交流中遇到的各种困难，并做相应实践。我经常运用我从中学到的知识去理解我的职员的需求，反馈别人的问题，与搭档沟通，提高团队士气。

我牢记着在斯坦福学到的最重要的一句话：不要试图去讨好每一个人，你根本无法做到。这句话让我能够从容应对碰到的许多困难。

在斯坦福研究生商学院与来自世界各地的同学在一起工作是我感到最为激动的事情。

我给每个学院新生的忠告是：去了解那些你平时不大可能见得到的人们吧！

切尔茜.齐淮，MBA2005届毕业生，上海交通大学，工学学士。

就读MBA前：上海A.T.Kearney公司顾问。

MBA毕业后：北京Yeelion公司创办人之一，首席运营官。