Typing this up the day after the regular Chiang Mai ecommerce meetup we do. Was going to leave my vlog camera home but my smart and amazing wife Wendy said I should take it with me. And glad I did. One of our favorite meetups to date – 25ish people from all over the world, all different levels of ecommerce …
Brussels for EthCC! Path to bridging web2 + web3 ecommerce
Feels like a couple of early chapters in this book – the stage where we have been working so hard and long on a demo for our Hamza ecommerce multi-vendor marketplace on web3 – and are ready to showcase it to all the early adopters and users in the world. And realizing – either we are too early or they …
Back in Hanoi, Understanding the Vietnam Market More
When I came to Hanoi in April of this year, I didn’t expect to make a second trip so soon. But there is just so much to do in Vietnam. After an intense week in Ho Chi Minh City, on Monday, June 10 took a domestic flight to Hanoi (about 2 hours) The first time I went to a domestic …
Euro Trip Summer 2024: Germany + Brussels, Belgium (EthCC)
They say the best time to visit Europe is the summer, and this year will be able to check the checkbox. Heading to Germany and then Belgium for more events and teambuilding and networking. Here’s the lineup July 5, 2024 – Quarter Finals Match , Dusseldort Get some European soccer (futbol ? ) In – Emily from WorldFirst got us …
Planning Another Trip – China / Vietnam / Thailand May-June 2024
Had a bit trouble sleeping last night – so many ideas. So much growth. Just holding on as best I can but this is the vision, this is the dream since 2007 or even earlier. What is the plan – make amazing things happen. Working triple as hard as ever, 43 years old and woke up in the night – …
Reviving Original Ecomm Site, Photo Shoot, and more!
Saturday afternoon and the hustle and grind never stops – we have been preparing for a photo shoot for one of our main brands on Amazon – Esatto Products – and made it a fun little event at the same time. As we keep plowing through the ecommerce “gladiator” arena on Amazon, we realize we must go to multi-channels, and …
Featured on the Chiang Mai Podcast by Ash Pemberton
It is an honor to be one of the first guests on Ash’s podcast – CNX Podcast (Chiang Mai Podcast) The Chiang Mai Community Podcast. Where businesses, brands and interesting people get heard. Hosted by MC Ash Pemberton Links: facebook.com/CNXpodcast https://www.youtube.com/@CNXPodcast/videos
Sharing About Individual Vs “The Group” on Blunt Clarity Podcast
Mom, I’m sorry if you don’t agree with me on the points I share on this podcast. Probably many of my friends from my hometown may not even agree. Maybe I have become some crazy conspiracy theory person during my 17 years in Asia. But today I am sharing a podcast where I was a guest speaking about thoughts on …
Delhi, India Sourcing Trip (First Time To India)
Finally – a trip to India! Meghla and the team at India Sourcing Trip have been doing amazing things with the event and conference and this time I was able to participate and share with the group! What an intense place and experience! Landing late on Saturday night and arriving at the hotel about 2am local time – Sunday we …
(Our Loss, Your Gain) Need a Favor – Amazon Lost Our Shipment
As an ecommerce seller, there is never a dull moment. Over the years we have been through the good, the bad, and the ugly (aka ecommerce gladiator). One of our newer brands, Plumepas, has taken a headshot right in the first round of the ecommerce gladiator battle, right at the kickoff to 2024 in early Jan this year. Amazon logistics …
Unboxing: Plumepas Pampas Bouquet Set For Home, Office, & Wedding
Looking for some nice decor for your home, bathroom, office, or to use as wedding decorations? The Plumepas pampas bouquet set is what we are showing you today in this unboxing video. Made in Thailand, from various local farmers, and assembled and prepared at a specialized flower and dried grass facility, this is a combination of assorted flowers and grass …
CBS2023, Cross Border Summit, As It Is Happening
Feels great typing this up because IT IS OVER! Ha, such a stressful and high-anxiety thing to do – put together a conference. The build-up to the event almost cracked me this time more than any other conference we have done and it made me doubt and question everything. But you know what – we made it, and in my …
Phuket Mastermind (On the fly) to Start Networking Again
Just go with the flow sometimes. After a lot of networking in e-commerce in Thailand, got connected with Kyle an Amazon seller based in Bangkok. Connected while he was visiting Chiang Mai and mentioned how he’d just love to get a few of us together for a few days to share ideas and get to know each other. He’s careful …
Bangkok Factory Trade Show (Is It Like Canton Fair?)
On the road AGAIN – and as always – here’s a vlog of the Mega show BKK deep in the summer of 2023. Last minute trip, in our Chiang Mai Ecommerce Whatsapp group (join at https://events.globalfromasia.com/chiangmai ) Jason Green mentioned about a factory trade show he saw in Bangkok happening – and I figured this is a great chance to …
Singapore with the Family in July 2023
Wendy wants the kids to be true international travelers – and took them to Kuala Lumpur while I’m here grinding in the summer of 2023. Yet she can’t have all the fun on her own – and as she and the kids travel over to Singapore I booked a flight to meet them for a few days before we all …