The Day After – Recap of Border Crossing Into Shenzhen (China Visa) Wow, what a trip! Typing this up “the morning after” and we are going to give some highlights here. After landing in Hong Kong and the excitement – I felt I should get a new visa? Why – my 10 year (2019-2029) was cancelled due to covid – …
Japan Amazon Seller Conference Mastermind
First Trip To Tokyo, Japan – Mastermind on Selling on Amazon JP Intense intense trip. Leaving on my forty second birthday on a trip via Taipei, I arrived to Tokyo on Monday evening for a two day intense mastermind conference on learning all things on importing and selling in the Japanese market. My friend Gary Huang worked super hard to …
On The Move Again – Singapore Trip Speaking at Amazon
We are kicking off the “hyper travel” in Asia times that I recall pre-covid. Another amazing fact – while I was awaiting to board my flight in Chiang Mai airport, Google reminded me that 3 years to the day I was desperately trying to get into China to reunite with my family and enter a 14 day quarantine. This time …
Mike’s Travel Plans The Next Few Months
As China and Asia “defrost” from the years of lockdowns and travel restrictions – the next couple months I may finally be “back on the road” like the “good old days”. Curious what I’m up to? Want to join me on some of these events and travels? Here is the lineup for those curious: As of March 5, 2023, currently …
Speaking On External Traffic for FBA At Amazon Global Selling
Want to learn insights and strategies for using external traffic to drive sales and improve exposure on your Amazon listing and brand? Join us as Mike Michelini speaks at a free meetup in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Friday, March 17, 2023, from 5pm to 9pm. Many amazing people from the Amazon Global Selling team will be there, along with networking …
Slowly “Warming Back Up” (Cross Border Summit 2023 coming)
Last vlog was about getting back to “normal” in 2023 and networking and attending events. Now we are going to take a big risk and make a leap for our “annual” (well up until covid) Cross Border Summit – to go ahead and move it from China to Thailand and host it in Chiang Mai on November 16th and 17th, …
Welcome 2023, New Year, Networking Normal?
The last few years have been a turning point for many, lives adjusted, businesses adjusted – and we keep pushing forward. Entering a new year is always a fresh start feel, and to me, 2023 is the year I feel covid will be mainly behind us. Especially due to heavy involvement with China in multiple businesses we do, it has …
Photo Shoots, Content Creation, Brand Building
Many people ask me how to sell online. How to make a website, how to make a brand. Should they do drop shipping? Amazon FBA? Etc. To me, all that is forged in my mind is to make a brand. The way to sell is just an output of the product. A channel, that is it. Today’s vlog, just a …
Dinner Meeting with Amazon Global Selling, Thailand + Southeast Asia
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 …
Need Your Input – Logistics Quotes To Get Out Of Nightmare
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 …
Future of Baby Management? Launching Smart AI Baby Camera BeckyAI
My kids are too old for this – but it is something all parents in the future age (feeling old) should know about and consider. A smart baby camera – not just one of those that you can remotely dial in and watch them from your phone – but one that knows if the baby has rolled over, is overheating, …
Looking for Online English & Business Teachers for our GFA Kids Club
Wendy, my amazing wife and better business person than me by far, is doing amazing with the approximately 1 year old GFA kids and online learning club initiative. Over 120 students now recurring and a great team and group of teachers. She is asking for my help to find more teachers! English teachers are in biggest demand, but also have …
Unboxing Videos As An Amazon Influencer
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 …
Relaunching the old New York Bar Store
One of the first e-commerce businesses I ever started (technically there was 1 or 2 that didn’t make it too far before – part of the process ha!) – New York Bar Store – we are bringing it back to life. This business is a labor of love for sure. Started in a New York City studio apartment with Andrew …
Speaking at Scaleup Impact Summit on Metaverse + Ecommerce
I was lucky to be invited to speak and host 2 panels at Whub’s SIS2022 (Scaleup Impact Summit) for these 2 times lots: RSVP today