Summary
Jon Long is an instructor and designer with 11 years of experience building structured, accessible Chinese language courses and digital learning products. As founder of Chinese Zero To Hero he has grown a community of learners—8k YouTube subscribers and hundreds of paid users in under two years—by turning HSK curriculum into a self-paced, affordable system that reliably takes beginners to certified proficiency. With a background in web and graphic design, branding, and app development from roles at Voxel Creative and ABBARCH, he blends pedagogy with practical UX and tooling to create engaging courseware. His early training in architecture, French, and East Asian studies informs a visual and cross-cultural approach to instruction that emphasizes measurable outcomes. Based in Coquitlam, BC, Jon’s mission-driven work focuses on scaling language education through clear structure and accessible digital design.
11 years of coding experience
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
BA (completed 3 years out of 4), Architecture Major, French Minor, East Asian Studies Minor, BA (completed 3 years out of 4), Architecture Major, French Minor, East Asian Studies Minor at University of Toronto
Chinese, English, French, Korean, Japanese, Russian