About Us

At Your Side is a new company established in 2009. It’s a joint venture between the East and the West and a partnership between two business professionals from Shanghai and Zurich.

Jingwen An was born in Shanghai and raised in a traditional Shanghaiese family. An studied English and Japanese at SISU, one of China’s most prestigious language universities. She possesses rich experience as a tour guide, mandarin interpreter and teacher. An has a passion for literature, especially the works of Eileen Chang and has developed a broad palate for her hometown’s culinary delights. She enjoys traveling, a little modeling work and has just started to learn the piano.

Pius Walker was born in Switzerland and studied at the Zurich University of the Arts. He is owner and CEO of Walker, a small Zurich based advertising agency. In 2008 he was awarded Advertiser of the Year, helping his company to become one of the world’s most creative agencies. Before founding the Walker in 2001, Pius worked in the marketing and advertising worlds of London, Hamburg and Berlin. He is an extensive traveler, visiting various countries in Asia, Arabia and Europe, and fall in love with Shanghai after just one visit. Pius is fluent in both English and German.

An and Pius founded AtYourSide with the aim of opening the door to the real Shanghai so that the western world can experience this often impenetrable city through a more personal, tailor-made service.