1 year back in Shenzhen – and it is time to move on. Processing the visa for the wife and kids was a true nightmare – and something I will not even begin to explain until all 4 of us are approved to leave the exit border at China customs. So with just a couple days left – I invited …
Art Gallery Show in Dafen Artist Village, Shenzhen, China
My friend and business partner in Excalibur Brothers brand, Luciano, has a lot to celebrate – he has his art pieces on display at an art gallery – alongside blue chip artists’ work! As I prepare to leave China, I wanted to make sure to support Luciano and attend this art gallery beforehand. It took place in the DaFen oil …
Join Our Amazon Hustle Meetup in Shenzhen, China August 10
Planning First In Person Meetup in a While – Amazon Hustle – at Mambo Bar in Shui Wei area of Futian district. Literally writing this blog post from my locked down apartment (can’t leave for the next 3 days) – but hope by next week we are able to be released! The event is mostly going to be networking – …
NowShenzhen Re-Launch: Making It Happen
As we come to a wrap on the year 2021, one big project we’ve been working on is taking over the site NowShenzhen (formally known as Shenzhen Party) that started this past summer. After tons of rebuilding, reworking, and analysis, the new site (we call it version 1.5) is live and we decided that what better way to get people …
NamesCon’s Handshake Track Recap
Still catching up on rest from an intense 3 day NamesCon.online conference this past Sept 22-24, 2021. I am proud to say I was one of the MC hosts and organizers of the first ever dedicated Handshake (HNS) track at NamesCon. We were able to put together speakers and sponsors for 2 days of 4 hours of content plus a third day …
Join Us For the EXW Conference on Amazon FBA & E-Commerce Selling
I am very excited and happy to announce that I will be a speaker at the EXW Conference. The EXW Conference is an annual online conference that takes place this coming September 5, 2021. Attending the conference is an opportunity to learn from the very best brand owners, sellers, and marketers. Here, you can learn about the tools and best …
Speaking in Quezon City
I have often said that what I love to do is content creation. But behind all that is the desire to share what I have learned in cross border trade, e-commerce and life in general. Hopefully, I get to help others do some innovation in their ecommerce businesses. Here’s a clip of me speaking in an event organized by a …
Hosting Global Sources Webinar
The right product, the right price at the right time. This was the sub-theme of Global Sources’ Webinar on Omni-channel E-commerce held on October 15, 2020. I had the pleasure of hosting the said webinar and to moderate the panel. Learned more about Omni-channel and the cross border trade in general. Didn’t even notice that it got dark in my …
Speaking at the East x West Online Seller Conference
East x West, Asia’s Premier Online Conference for Amazon Sellers will be holding its regular gathering of Amazon product owners, sellers and marketers on April 25, 2020. The entire conference will be done virtually by streaming all the live sessions direct to your device. You will have the opportunity to ask speakers questions live as well as participate during the …
Speaking at Work From Home Initiative Online Forum
The Free Online Forum last April 20, 2020, hosted by Work From Home Initiative was a very informative and productive one. We discussed the topic, Post-Pandemic: Defining and Preparing for the New Normal. Really learned a lot from this forum. Here are some grabs: Work From Home Initiative will be hosting a Free Online Forum with the topic, Post-Pandemic: Defining …
Speaking at Global Sources Virtual Summit
The Global Sources Virtual Summit last April 21 – 22, 2020 was a success! The discussion on how to OPTIMIZE YOUR SOURCING in the current uncertain time was indeed insightful. In the summit, we also talked about sourcing masks and other medical devices. So timely and valuable. Here are some of my colleagues in the summit: I’m honored to share …
Watch a Budding E-commerce Community Grow – Trip To Baguio, Philippines
Catching my breath after two 7 hour bus trips to Baguio and back in a few days- but it was quite the experience! Note – if you go to Baguio – bring a light jacket – it is cold. 5,000 meters above sea level, you will take a coach bus for 7 hours and towards the last hour you will …
True Passion – Sharing and Teaching People How to Earn a Living
“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 …
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 …
Speaking At First Ever Taipei East Meets West Cross Border Ecommerce Summit
Speaking at the first Taiwan e-commerce summit sharing about content creation and marketing for ecommerce businesses.