The last leg of a recent 3 country Asia trip Singapore, Guangzhou China, and now Hanoi, Vietnam) where it was about attending my first ICANN (Domain) conference and also keeping things fresh with the ecommerce community hosting an ecommerce meetup. Arriving fresh off the plane from China, Monday night I attended the opening networking ceremony to kick off the ICANN …
10 Year Anniversary of FBA4U Amazon Seller Meetups in Canton Fair
My good friends Chris and Cindy have been putting together amazing meetups for the seller community at the Canton Fair since 2015! I have definitely been part of some of the earlier ones and many over the years. It was a pleasure to be there for the ten year anniversary and I took my new camera and asked people about …
Tariff Talks & Cantonese Cuisine with Wen Canton Gal
A week in Guangzhou, China for Canton Fair and business development and arranged a dinner meeting with content creator and local expert Wen (Canton Gal). It was an exciting evening of fire cooked food, and talks about cross border trade. Working on some new business deals with Wen Canton Gal – stay tuned! Fun time and learning – enjoy the …
Canton fair Spring 2025: USA Tariffs & Reactions
Back in Canton Fair, lost count of how many I had been. But laugh at the photograph that is still on my badge – was taken on a pixelated webcam in 2008 and is still used to this day. On this trip, I of course met some of my current suppliers, talked business, and discussed how to adapt to the …
Singapore Business Development Trip April 2025
Typing this up towards the end of this epic and intense Singapore trip. Story starts with one of my best friends from college, Ty, came to town from DC to speak at a legal / IP / lawyer conference and for months has been preparing me to come and hang out with him (as we haven’t seen each other in …
Snorkeling with Family in Pattaya, Thailand
Kids are always eager to make lasting memories, and this snorkeling trip will be one of them. Wendy and the kids wanted to escape the burning season in Chiang Mai, and were “bored” of the regular Hua Hin trip (where I did the mastermind) and picked Pattaya this time. Easy to get to with a 1 hour-ish ride from Bangkok …
Turning 44 Years Old, Decom Night Birthday Party Bangkok
The idea for this birthday party came when I was attending Hong Kong consensus and people were discussing the next round of crypto events – and Southeast Asia blockchain week was brought up. Looking at the dates, it fell right in the middle of my birthday – April 2. So in that moment at the side event afterparty on a …
Epic GFAVIP Mastermind in Hua Hin, Thailand (just before earthquake)
Pushing the limits as usual – and was able to have a great time with just under 10 amazing people at the second GFAVIP Villa mastermind – this time in the city of Hua Hin in Thailand. Kicking off on Wednesday March 26, we had introductions and sharing on what we are working on and where we want to go …
Hong Kong Consensus – Intense Hyper Networking
Headed out to Hong Kong for a bit of FOMO (fear of missing out) on the road to the next stage of our startup Hamza (decom / decentralized ecommerce marketplace). Many of the connections I have been talking to were attending so it seemed needed to make the 2 hour flight up and make the most of the networking. Headed …
Speaking at Nomad Summit 2025! Topic Building Big Ideas
It is a pleasure to be invited to share about “building big ideas” at the Nomad Summit – here in Chiang Mai, Thailand this Saturday Jan 18, 2025. Hope to catch you there! Saturday Jan 18, 2025 – 14.45-15.20 Building big dreams without breaking yourself: Mental wellness for nomadic entrepreneurs Panel Moderator: Geleen Antonio, John Ho, Liisi Org, Michael Michelini …
Family Camping to Bring in the 2025 New Year
A family vlog. Taking you with me as a family of 4 takes an hour’s drive outside of Chiang Mai to go camping. We had a nice pit stop at an elephant cafe where we could enjoy some snacks and drinks and feed the elephants. This was high-end luxury camping though – 2 story house with a full bathroom and …
Shadstone Ninja Retreat 2024 recap – Iloilo, Philippines
Two years ago was our last Ninja team retreat. The ninjas are the code name for our amazing team at Shadstone. Special forces team. This was the longest retreat by far – with 3 full days of activities and an arrival day and a departure day. This was to make sure the most time could be applied to having good …
Elephant Poo Poo Paper Family Trip in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Back with the entire family together, and with Shlomo my old friend from China days – brought our families together to experience some… Elephant Poo Poo… Paper! This is a place I have heard about a few times but is the first time for me to experience. About a 40 minutes drive from our home in Hang Dong – we …
Recap of the last few months (Roadshow, Canton Fair, Cross border Summit, Mastermind)
What a wild few months – and I definitely tested the relationship with my wife, kids, business partners, and many in my network. I consciously decided to push the limits and try to pull this off: And not even mentioning where I type this now – in Devcon With another trip – Ninja Retreat in Philippines with our amazing Shadstone …
Cross Border Mastermind 2024 (Phuket)
Thursday, Nov 7 Friday, Nov 8 Saturday, Nov 9