Epic Penthouse Launch Party for Alpha Rock Capital The morning after, typing this up from inside a massive 6+ bedroom penthouse in downtown Bangkok. The team at Alpha Rock Capital wanted to make an impact at DCBKK and we invited various people in the network to come and join – to meet us and learn what we are up to. …
Launched Amazon FBA Acquisitions Podcast
We Launched a New Amazon FBA Acquisitions Podcast So this is finally happening! About 2 months ago, I got onboard Alpha Rock Capital, a digital acquisitions firm and good things have been happening since. We just launched our very first podcast and brace yourselves for more! Check the podcast in Alpha Rock Capital’s podcast section on the website here or …
My Chinese Friends Are Asking to Hire Americans!
My Chinese Friends Are Asking to Hire Americans! One thing that has been coming up over the years is Chinese ask me for a lot of stuff. A bit overwhelming at times, but there is opportunity in this as well. One of the requests is to help find a USA based sales rep / distributor partner who can help them …
Wrapping Up Another Training Workshop in Shenzhen!
Wrapping Up Another Training Workshop in Shenzhen! Always enjoy doing this workshop for David from Asia B Consulting. He comes to China a couple times a year with a group from South America – Colombia, Ecuador, and other countries to show them China business and the overall lifestyle. We have had the great opportunity to host a workshop for them …
hey, did you know about my Cross Border Summit Event?
Hey – Did You Know About My Fourth Annual Cross border Summit? Connecting Personal blog more to my business. Some of the readers on Mike’s blog are not clear what I actually do for a living. I forget that many do not know all the other websites and businesses that I am running – with our main event of the …
Preparing For a Business Speed Dating Event
Preparing For a Business Speed Dating Event This Saturday – Sept 21, 2019 in Shenzhen, China my blog Global From Asia will be partnering up with Trustrade and hosting a speed dating round table event in Terrace Bar of Seaworld district of Shenzhen, China. Steve Walker is the founder and operator of Trustrade and we are excited for this first …
We Bought a Shoelace Amazon Business
We Just Bought a Shoelace Business (example of what I’m doing lately) To give people on the personal blog a bit of an example, at Alpha Rock Capital we just purchased a business selling elastic shoelaces on Amazon. They previous owner had been building it up for a couple years and it is a top ranking product in the re-usable …
Chatting Investments with Kevin Shee in Hong Kong
Chatting Investments with Kevin Shee in Hong Kong What an intense weekend it has been! While doing networking, catching up w Marc, and getting work done – over the weekend was able to catch up w/ Kevin Shee, an experienced entrepreneur for 15+ years and a new host of the Kevin Shee show! We caught up at the Kerry Hotel …
Focusing on Smaller and More Quality Gatherings
As I get older and busier, I want to focus time with quality people. With limited time, and more focused idea of what we want – having massive meetups with everyone from everywhere there is less interesting to me. Traveling back and forth to China, Hong Kong, and Thailand, focusing on getting people involved in the community things of Global …
Upgraded The Chinese Blog For China Business Development
Upgraded The Chinese Blog & Chinese Business Development As a lover of blogging and content, I am proud to say the Chinese blog has gone through a much needed upgrade and refresh. The domain is my Chinese name – Mai Li Ni 迈理倪 – and it is the pinyin version – https://www.mailini.com for you to check out if you so …
Old Business Connections in Chiang Mai
A good couple days with friends from Shenzhen moving and visiting Chiang Mai, Thailand. It really does feel that a lot of foreigners are leaving China and Thailand has been a hot spot for them! Steve from Trustrade and I had a business meeting. We are looking for ways to collaborate with our networks (doing a joint event in Shenzhen …
Taking a Loan or Selling Shares for an Investment
I see a growing entrepreneur in my network – a female entrepreneur in the Philippines – which makes me even more excited to help her and mentor her to get to the next level with her business. She asked me for help in deciding how to handle people interested to invest in her business, and what the difference is between …
Making a Bigger Impact
Making a bigger impact. Donald Trump, the man with even more attention than he did in the TV days – one quote I really like from him is: If you’re doing to do something, do it big! A quote I am trying to live by more. It is true, if you are going to do a business, why aim small? …
New Life (blogger + investor)
Adjusting to the Life of Blogger and Investor With the recent news of selling Sisitano to Alpha Rock Capital – an Amazon FBA acquisitions firm, and joining as Director of Business Development – I am now a blogger, podcaster, and investor. Being on the other side of the table, I do miss being an entreprener. Yet I am already helping …
Lead An Interesting Life
Leading a Pretty Interesting Life Typing this up on my lap in a cramped HK Express flight from Hong Kong to Chiang Mai. Spent a few days in China, paranoid to get searched when entering the border – nervous about what I said on my social media accounts, hearing varying perspectives on the Hong Kong situation – from Beijing side …