What Was Your First Impression of China? Mike’s Blog 098 So what did you think during your first trip to China? Did you like it? The food, the environment ? Whats your favorite part, your least favorite part? Today I am back at the Amazon FBA meetup in Guangzhou and want to ask some of these questions. Many of the …

I always get a bit of a rush, a bit of blood flow to the brain when I meet newbies to China. Today I attended the Enter China biyearly meetup in Guangzhou (disclosure, I’m an equity holder) to share stories and connect with old and new members. Seeing the images and chat history on Wechat being shared. One woman made …

Playing around with this drone really gets me thinking – humans are screwed! Seriously – I am looking at the delivery guys on their electric bikes and thinking they will be replaced with a drone in the near future. Food delivery too. Its an exciting time, and I really wonder what the mass majority of people will do when they …

How Did You Get Started on E-Commerce? Mike’s Blog 094 Back at the Amazon FBA Canton Fair meetup in Guangzhou – always a good chance to connect with people. The coolest part was I bumped into quite a few people who listen to my podcast and watch the video blogs. So sweet of a feeling. The theme I picked for …

Recovering From An Amazing Cross Border Summit The pressure is on for April 2018 – the team at Cross Border Summit really upped the game in 2017 with our second annual Cross Border Summit in Shenzhen, China from April 21-22, 2017. I have never pushed myself so hard as I did – especially day 1! We had multiple rooms running …

As the Cross Border Summit event is fast approaching (actually post-editing it was last Friday!) I’m getting super busy – and of course many people are just hearing about it for the first time. I am a creator, more than a sales person. Many of my friends have identified my strength as a marketer – someone who can build awareness …

Celebrating Easter Sunday in China It is hard to be religious while living in China. Especially living in a Chinese household (father in law, wife, kids mostly localized) – but I do try to recognize the holidays I grew up celebrating. So there is a Easter Sunday celebration at the Abnet community -which is a weekly business networking lunch community …

How do you stay energized throughout the day? Today’s video blog I was so tired to even record it – but then it sparked the idea to go around and ask people how they keep high energy levels consistently throughout the day. Coffee? Sleep? Mindset? Supplements? Natural? Music? Seemed a wide range of ideas and concepts. Also I was able …

Be the Man in the Arena One of my favorite poems and blog posts here – The Man in the Arena by Teddy Roosevelt. Let me read it out loud to you. So it is that – to not be a critic of what others are doing. Be the gladiator in the arena. Instead of saying “wow, Mike could do …

Pushing The Limits How do you feel about getting outside of your comfort zone? I don’t know if anyone likes it – but I can tell you – the times I have is the time I have seen growth in my life and my business. I’m going through it right now actually. We have our biggest event to date coming …

Today’s video blog originally started about my being on a panel about personal branding, but somehow turned into how people will remember you when you’re dead. I guess there actually is a connection between the 2. A brand is something that people say about you (or your company, or your product) when you’re not in the room. At your funeral, …

How do you deal with multiple cultures and languages? For years, I have seen things in my life constantly get lost in translation. It is the challenge but also the opportunity. Living in Asia, bouncing around between Hong Kong, China, and some parts of South East Asia I often lose my mind. Because you are switching your thought process, your …