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​​Meeting 15 of the “Shadstone Ninjas” on the Philippines Company Retreat

In blog, Events, motivation, travel, vlog by Michael Michelini

Many who follow my blog don’t even know about our main “operations and creation” company Shadstone. Since 2007 it has existed as a B2B agency for Asia business and boutique marketing. Since Covid, we have really doubled down on BUILDING LEADERS. Janette Toral has been coaching us and we have made some hard adjustments but am proud of the team …

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My Son Wants to be a YouTuber

In blog, family friends, vlog by Michael Michelini

It has been an ongoing discussion since we were in Shenzhen. Miles, my son, wants to be a Minecraft youtuber. Or a gamer youtuber, as he has other games he likes too. Wendy and I have been discussing it – this means we’d need to get a gamer laptop. Even my mac I’m typing isn’t powerful enough to do youtube …

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Experiencing “Sensation” in Mediation with The Living Crystal

In blog, motivation, productivity, vlog by Michael Michelini

Over the years on Mike’s Blog, we have talked about meditation, my temple experience, and diving deeper into productivity and focus with Pomodoro timers. Today, I got to experience what I am calling “sensation mediation” with a product my friend (and now business alliance in the upcoming crowdfunding campaign) John gave me in late November 2022. I only had 25 …

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Dinner Meeting with Amazon Global Selling, Thailand + Southeast Asia

In blog, business, e-commerce, Events by Michael Michelini

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, I had the pleasure to be accepted to attend a private Amazon Global Selling Dinner event in Chiang Mai, Thailand. There were quite a few representatives from Amazon there from all parts of Southeast Asia – Thailand (their office is in Bangkok), Singapore, Vietnam, and some people from the Philippines and Malaysia. It was more …

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Need Your Input – Logistics Quotes To Get Out Of Nightmare

In blog, business, e-commerce by Michael Michelini

Need your help and Input! One of our Amazon investments is in a logistics nightmare – and we need to get more quotes on receiving a container to a LA warehouse to show our old warehouse (it’s stuck there) Check out the full story at www.globalfromasia.com/logistics-nightmare and if you have data/quotes you can share about your 3PL rates – please …

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Book Review – Ecommerce Reimagined: Retail and Ecommerce in China

In blog, Books, Reviews by Michael Michelini

Here’s my writeup of Sharon Gai’s book, Ecommerce Reimagined: Retail and Ecommerce in China – a great read for anyone targeting Chinese consumers – online as well as offline! Helpful and Logical Flow to Understand Intricacies of Chinese ecommerce Sharon’s experience both on East and West – having been born in China and gone through both education and work experience …

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Family is an Investment

In blog, family friends, vlog by Michael Michelini

Life just keeps throwing things at ya and you need to react and adjust. But one that I am set on is to be the best father and husband I can be. Some have noticed the struggle and pain I went through sticking it out in China for 2.5 years (even returning in March 2020 in the first place). Staying …

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​​Unboxing Videos As An Amazon Influencer

In blog, business, e-commerce by Michael Michelini

The thing about creating, there will never be an end for it. Building, making, tweaking, improving. And today’s blog is no different. My buddy and advisor and business partner at Blimp Method – Meir – gave me some tips on using all the product videos and unboxing I have been making and apply it to my Amazon influencer account Over …

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Rest in Peace, Uncle Bill

In blog, family friends by Michael Michelini

Got word from my dad that Uncle Bill has passed away – 9:45pm EST on Oct 18, 2022. 87 years old, and will live on in our minds and our hearts. I will take some previous blog posts and photos I’ve collected over the year and use this blog post as a reference for me, and anyone else, to remember …