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. The post What It Is Like To Start and Run a Chinese Factory with Bryant Zhang appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Aug 14, 2018
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. The post Choosing a New Location to Live for Family – Factors To Consider with Chris Osborne appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Aug 07, 2018•52 min
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. The post Management Structure Review For Online Founding Teams, 1 CEO vs Multiple Department Heads? appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Jul 31, 2018
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. The post Starting Up and Developing a SaaS business with Renaud Anjoran appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Jul 24, 2018
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. The post Amazon FBA CashFlow Realities – Fully Invested in Inventory appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Jul 17, 2018
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. funded software startup The post Journey From a bootstrapped business to a funded software startup in Asia with Chris Rawlings appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Jul 10, 2018•49 min
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 post Optimizing Our Amazon Listing With Zack Franklin appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Jul 03, 2018•35 min
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. The post The Story of Neat Hk Developing in Hong Kong to Help the Banking Market with David Rosa and Igor Wos ap...
Jun 26, 2018
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. The post Structure and Optimization: Let’s Talk PPC appeared first...
Jun 19, 2018•37 min
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. The post Building an SEO Company and Conference From Bali, Indonesia with Brie Moreau appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Jun 12, 2018
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 post That Anxious Time When It Is Almost There appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Jun 05, 2018
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. The post The Opportunity of Latin America Expansion & Bridging China with Esteban Kadamani appeared first on Global ...
May 29, 2018
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.. The post Spelling Mistakes, Tweaks, Shipping 1000 Pieces appeared first on Global From Asia ....
May 22, 2018•29 min
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. The post Inspiring Trends in your Import/Export Business To Differentiate Yourself with Dwayne Jeffries appeared first on Global From Asia ....
May 15, 2018•46 min
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. The post 8 Reflections After Re-Entering Amazon FBA and E-Commerce appeared first on Global From Asia .
May 08, 2018•19 min
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. The post A New Way To Sell Goods Into China And Abroad with Happy Tom and VK appeared first on Global From Asia ....
May 01, 2018•41 min
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. The post New Business Partner, Negative Review, And Record Sales in the Amazon FBA Business appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Apr 27, 2018•34 min
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. The post How Amazon FBA Prep From China Works with Forest Shipping ap...
Apr 17, 2018
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 The post First Full Month of Amazon FBA Sales Data appeared first on Global From Asia .
Apr 13, 2018
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. The post Leveraging Instagr...
Apr 10, 2018•45 min
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. The post Vietnam Insights in Product Design & Manufacturing with Danny Simmons appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Apr 03, 2018
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. The post All Main Amazon Systems On – Shift Into Optimizing appeared first on Global From Asia .
Mar 30, 2018
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. The post Dealing with Certifications and Regulations when Product Sourcing in China and selling Globally with Fredrik Gronkvist from Chinaimportal appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Mar 27, 2018
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 post Case Study – Building a Travel Agency in Japan with Andres Zuleta appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Mar 20, 2018•42 min
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. The post The Product Is Live on Amazon & More Team Restructuring appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Mar 16, 2018
GFA218. This week we have Happy Lin! She is a second generation business owner of a factory here in Shenzhen. This show has an interesting discussion about how foreigners copied her! She shares in this podcast how she was copied by buyers and how she innovated. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode218. The post Copied! Second Generation to Own the Business of Audio Product, the CEO of OPOWER with Happy Lin appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Mar 13, 2018
GFA217. In this episode, we have Ricardo Li, a veteran in the Chinese cross-border export ecommerce space. Helping get eBay into China and Shenzhen - working alongside Chinese ecommerce sellers for years, he has unique insights and perspectives. In todays show we talk about Chinese Amazon history, the challenges the sellers face, and the opportunities in today’s market. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode217. The post History Lesson on Chinese Amazon FBA Sellers with Ricard...
Mar 06, 2018
GFAE027. Episode 27 of Ecommerce Gladiator here for you today. This is one of those where I remind myself and listeners some of the risks when I made that first post announcing this venture - that I would have tough decisions to make with friends and fans of GFA. Today Roland and I talk about the progress of the shipment into Amazon, de-thawing after Chinese New Year and getting into the spring season, our virtual team getting established and more. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.c...
Mar 02, 2018•33 min
GFA216. This week’s show we have the CEO and Founder of YunExpress logistics - Jack Peng. This is a company that was born from following the motto listening to customersso many people here but don’t always follow. Jack shares the journey of starting the logistics company as well as gives us some insights on logistics and export B2C ecommerce from China, enjoy! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode216. The post Listening To Your Customers To Create An International Logistics C...
Feb 27, 2018
GFA215. Today is about OEM to brand podcast. We are continuing our Chinese factory interview series, for today’s show - we have David Wu - a second generation family factory owner. David shares the story and process of making a brand from a Chinese factory. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode215. The post A New Generation of Chinese Factories – From OEM to Brand with David Wu of Ausdom appeared first on Global From Asia ....
Feb 21, 2018•23 min
