GFA232 + GFAE Bonus Announcement. Welcome to this week’s show, loyal listeners! Today we brought Bryant Zhang, co-founder of Ennoplus factory. They are a manufacturer and designer of solar powered outdoor LED lights. I am inside the factory to do this show, and discuss some insights of how they started and grew so fast. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode232.
Choosing a New Location to Live for Family – Factors To Consider with Chris Osborne
GFA231. Today’s show definitely is going to be in the podcast’s lifestyle category. Chris Osborne is an amazing entrepreneur and he and I are both adjusting to “digital nomad family” lifestyle. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode231.
Management Structure Review For Online Founding Teams, 1 CEO vs Multiple Department Heads?
GFAE038. What is the right way to structure a team working remotely – all as partners? With five equity partners in five different countries, Roland and Mike discuss the challenges and benefits for how things have been going for almost the past year with the company setup. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/ecommerce038.
Starting Up and Developing a SaaS business with Renaud Anjoran
GFA230. Interested in starting a SaaS business? Then today you are in for a treat! Renaud from Syncontrol, a QC inspection software is on the show and we are talking customers: ‘rabbits’, ‘deers’, ‘elephants’ and the 4 stages: ‘build’, ‘nail’, ‘grow’, ‘milk’, and the slow growth of revenue and the need for financing. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode230.
Amazon FBA CashFlow Realities – Fully Invested in Inventory
GFAE037. In today’s show we have our CEO of the Amazon business, Roland Bernath, and he and I share the progress of being almost fully invested in inventory and the pressure of balancing this “feast and famine” style of getting new inventory from China, loading it up in Amazon, and selling it – the cash flow balancing.
Journey From a bootstrapped business to a funded software startup in Asia with Chris Rawlings
GFA229. This week we have Chris Rawlings, CEO and Founder of Judo Launch a hot new startup helping Amazon sellers launch their products. We got him on the show today to talk about his journey from a 7 figure Amazon seller to a funded software startup and coming to China. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode229.
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Optimizing Our Amazon Listing With Zack Franklin
GFAE036. We have in this episode Zack Franklin from AMZ Kungfu helping us with our amazon listing improvement. We will take a look at our current moka pot listing and for our listeners serious about Amazon, I hope you will learn from this and won’t get discouraged. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode036.
The Story of Neat Hk Developing in Hong Kong to Help the Banking Market with David Rosa and Igor Wos
GFA228. This week’s show we have a hot FinTech startup here – Neat HK – I call them a “bank” but they won’t say they are. They have been working hard on a personal and business financial services solution in HK for years and today we have 2 of the founders on the show to talk about the story and explain their solution more. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode228.
Structure and Optimization: Let’s Talk PPC
GFAE035. We are preparing for the main product launch We are thirty five shows deep here at the Global From Asia sub-series Ecommerce Gladiator – and as I type this the moka pot has finally shipped from China. The team nerves are being tested and Cadrian has been studying closely the PPC campaigns. He is using various software and one is Bid X a new kid on the block. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/ecommerce035.
Building an SEO Company and Conference From Bali, Indonesia with Brie Moreau
GFA227. Today’s topic is building an SEO company from Bali, Indonesia. We have Brie Moreau, an SEO expert, who shares some internet marketing strategies – but more on the lifestyle and adjustments of working online in a remote, tropical paradise. Enjoy! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode227.
That Anxious Time When It Is Almost There
GFAE034. Anxious Ecommerce. So we are pushing through, Roland is bouncing back and forth between China and Europe like a ping pong ball it seems – he is here in China and we got to meetup while he was in Shenzhen. Seeing the photos of the moka pot and the photographer sending various versions is getting us on the edge of our seats! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/ecommerce034.
The Opportunity of Latin America Expansion & Bridging China with Esteban Kadamani
GFA226. Welcome to another Global From Asia Podcast! We are keeping up our promise to keep you guys up to date with wild and amazing new business trends and today I am so excited to share with you – Global From Asia is investing in the Latin America market – big time. Find out more about our Latin America expansion! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode226.
Spelling Mistakes, Tweaks, Shipping 1000 Pieces
GAE033. Just ship it. This week we have Roland and Mike sharing about the moka pots are FINALLY ready to ship – since maybe September/October we have been talking about this product. A mistake also slipped through the cracks, we dealt with it – sooner than later- and are shipping these bad boys to Amazon FBA. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/ecommerce033..
Inspiring Trends in your Import/Export Business To Differentiate Yourself with Dwayne Jeffries
GFA225. Trends! How do you stay ahead of the curve in today’s fast paced product development world? Today’s episode, we have Dwayne Jeffries who is going to talk about import export business trends and give us insights on some trends he is seeing grow and develop over the years. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode225.
8 Reflections After Re-Entering Amazon FBA and E-Commerce
GFAE032. We have recently made changes to the show schedules so today’s podcast is about some of my reflections on what we have been learning and what I am noticing in Amazon FBA in 2018. Here are my solo reflections in re-entering Amazon FBA.
A New Way To Sell Goods Into China And Abroad with Happy Tom and VK
GFA224. I’m excited to share today’s podcast, it was a fun one to make! We have Happy Tom and VK to discuss with us about living in China, being motivated and business particularly a new way to sell goods into China. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode224.
New Business Partner, Negative Review, And Record Sales in the Amazon FBA Business
GFAE031. So many updates on this week’s show – new business partner, new products, new negative reviews, new positive reviews, record sales. This is truly the ecommerce gladiator arena that we promised you and I hope it motivates you to get in the game and enter the arena yourself – now let’s tune in. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/ecommerce031.
How Amazon FBA Prep From China Works with Forest Shipping
GFA223. In today’s episode, we are bringing on Forest Zhang, founder of Forest Shipping who has an amazing FBA shipping prep business based here in Shenzhen, China. She is doing exceptional in growing and scaling this focused business on the Amazon FBA prep niche and today she shares insights on what Amazon sellers should know when preparing for their Amazon orders. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode223.
First Full Month of Amazon FBA Sales Data
GFAE030. Our first full 30 days are complete – ecommerce gladiator is ALIVE! Cadrian, Roland, and Mike share their Amazon sales data, business partner updates, moka pot finally ready and more! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/ecommerce030
Leveraging Instagram To Grow Your Ecommerce Business with Zach Benson
GFA222. This week we are talking Instagram! Something that I keep hearing more and more about, we are lucky to have a true guru on the show – Zach Benson who has built businesses off of it and worked with major brands. I was surprised on some of the insider hacks and tricks he shares with us today, and recommend you get out a pen and paper, as he talks about how to leveraging instagram for ecommerce, enjoy! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode222.
Vietnam Insights in Product Design & Manufacturing with Danny Simmons
GFA221. This guest is our supplier in the e-commerce gladiator series – Para Living Inc, who will give us some insights about the differences in manufacturing in Vietnam vs China. Talking about Vietnam manufacturing is Danny Simmons who was also introduced to us by our last week’s guest- Fredrik.
All Main Amazon Systems On – Shift Into Optimizing
GFAE029. In today’s episode we are discussing some of the steps we have been taking in getting things rolling, some of the financial management ideas, reports, pipeline, amazon optimizing and more. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/ecommerce029.
Dealing with Certifications and Regulations when Product Sourcing in China and selling Globally with Fredrik Gronkvist from Chinaimportal
GFA220. Today we are talking about fun stuff – product certifications and regulations! Today’s guest is Fredrik Gronkvist who is an expert in the product sourcing world as a founder at China Importal. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode220.
Case Study – Building a Travel Agency in Japan with Andres Zuleta
GFA219 We have a travel agency japan podcast this time. We welcome Andres on our show. I finally get to interview him for our podcast. He’s been on my radar since his great talk in Europe about how he standardized and grown his Japanese boutique travel agency. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode219.
The Product Is Live on Amazon & More Team Restructuring
GFAE028. In today’s episode we discuss our mini and short celebration of the product being live, the pressure to have it “launched”, various feedback we have been receiving on the right way to launch. Tune in as we tell you more about our amazon listing live! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/ecommerce028.