About Jin

Born and raised in China, Jin moved to Alaska after her sophomore year at China University of Petroleum.  After receiving her bachelor’s degree in accounting and her MBA from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Jin pursued a public accounting career for three years before forming Alaska Skylar Travel in the spring of 2015 to develop the largest Chinese-focused tour operation in Alaska.   

In Spring 2020, Jin successfully exit the company and designed a multifunction travel blanket – The Planeket. The assemble warehouse is in Anchorage, and trademarked with the US Patent and Trademark Office. It is a product featured on Conde Nast Travel and Bloomberg Business. 

Jin founded Brilliant Connection Consulting in 2020. It is the first of its kind offering trade consulting between China and U.S, in Alaska. Brill-Con has extensive experiences in helping businesses getting products and services into the Chinese market, finding direct suppliers for Alaska businesses to cut down operation cost. Brill-Con also provides full service in business purchase and sell process. Following her passion for travel, she launched vacation home and campervan management company Alaska Vacation Management LLC and Vanderlust Vans. 

Since her first start-up at 17 years old, Jin's passion has been helping new businesses take off and optimize existing businesses.  

Jin serves on the board of directors of Visit Anchorage and Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, on the Alaska Tourism Industry Association marketing committee,  and as Commissioner for Anchorage’s Sister City partnership with Harbin, China.  She regularly appears as a guest speaker at her alma mater the University of Alaska Fairbanks. 

Jin was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Anchorage Young Professional Group in 2021.

Outside of work, Jin's favorite thing to do are travel, diving and do anything with her fluffy American-Eskimo dog Jasper.