“Back at it” – The Alpha Rock Capital partners have let me loose and to do what my passion is – to share and spread the good word. Alexa and I took a trip to Quezon City (my old home from 2010!) to speak at Ace and Andi Estrada’s Manila Mastermind e-commerce event. A few hundred attendees there, all local …
First Week in Manila: Volcano Hit, Studio Work
Been a week now in Manila and I know I’ve been quiet. Busy – rested up last weekend after a rough flight w/ bad connecting flight. And Monday morning started off the week with a volcano eruption Welcome to Manila! So in today’s video blog just a walk through some of BGC / Makati and meeting the team I’m working …
Hosted a Panel on Ecommerce in Thailand @ Neat Entrepreneur Meetup
Hosting a Panel on Amazon FBA, Lazada, and Shopify Ecommerce Differences & Opportunities In today’s thumbnail photo – is co-founder, CEO of Neat HK – David Rosa with Mike Michelini from Mike’s Blog! What a week! After MOX mentoring in Taipei – headed straight down to Bangkok on FridaY Nov 22 to host a panel for the first Neat HK …
Hosted Workshop at MOX Taiwan on Content Marketing
Amazing time Mentoring at MOX Accelerator in Taipei Back in Thailand after an amazing few days in Taipei, Taiwan! Much colder than I expected, winter season seems fully in effect! Went up to mentor the startups at the MOX Accelerator. TR Harrington, the Co-director there and an old friend from China online marketing days invited me to share. I did …
Choosing: Mastermind, Coach, or Accountability Partner?
As the new year approaches, we should all have someone – either a group, or another individual, who is pushing us forward and making sure we are doing what we say we are going to do. Should you join a mastermind or hire a business coach or here is something new I just heard about I’m thinking about finding an …
Will Be on Bloomberg Radio Soon
Coming soon – Bloomberg Radio More exciting PR stuff – I know – some say PR is a waste of time but I do enjoy it. The last few months Bloomberg has been following up with me about the China / US trade wars – I was already included in an article there -but the reporter – Shelly – wants …
In The Midst of Cross Border Summit
Entering Day 1 of Cross Border Summit (Let’s Do This!) It is quite intense today- but we will do it. In a couple hours our fourth annual Cross Border Summit is getting set. The nerves are still up and down now even after all these years doing this event. Will add photos and other tidbits to this post as the …
Epic Alpha Rock Launch Party in Bangkok
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 …