Posts in Business
Ep 252 - Sourcing With Seven-Figure Seller

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Interesting one on one with SourceFindAsia CEO Rico Ngoma and Gary Huang - Founder of 80/20 Sourcing and the 7 Figure Seller Summit.  Gary has helped thousands of e-commerce entrepreneurs save time and money sourcing product from China and scale their businesses. He talks about selling online on Amazon, eBay, etc., but most specially the 7 Figure Seller Summit which you wouldn’t want to miss. Check out this video to find out why.

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Ep 251 - What Is Up With Rico

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In this episode, Rico shares with us what happened with his company last year and plans for 2023.

Rico will take us through his company's accomplishments in 2022 and give us insights into his company's vision for 2023, including new projects and initiatives they plan to undertake.

In the Q&A portion, Rico will answer questions from our listeners:

  • Difference between Western New Year and Chinese New Year the people do not know.

  • Percentage of clients that recommend SFA’s services

  • How long will it take for SFA to become familiar with a client’s account to take over the function

  • Which of Rico’s businesses he enjoys and would keep

  • Rico’s profession if he were not an entrepreneur

Whether you're a business owner looking to manufacture your products in China or simply curious about the Chinese manufacturing industry, this episode is for you. Join us as we delve into the world of Chinese manufacturing with Rico Ngoma on the Made in China Podcast.

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Ep 250 - Footwear Design, Dealing with China Remotely & High Volume (w/ Ryan Flynn)

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#FromTheArchive

This week's episode was a first! We got the chance to interview a fan of the podcast, he reached to us via email, Rico met him for drinks in the Guangzhou IFC Tower and now he's guest on the show. His name is Ryan Flynn, he's a designer in NYC, who works for a multi-national sportswear brand as their Design Director - specifically in their athletic footwear department. 

Topics Discussed Incl:

  • When working with Chinese trading companies is actually the best option for you
     

  • What happens when your factory switches out materials on you
     

  • Dealing with China remotely
     

  • Ensuring you get the best out of your designs when certain materials are expensive
     

  • How he gets high volume orders done with insane time constraints

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EP 249 - Setting Goals for Business Success

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#FromTheArchive

Goals are important for business people. Goal setting is a method of determining what you would like to achieve in life and the specific actions you will take to reach your goals.

As we approach the new year, Rico and ChinaMike talk about the importance of setting goals for the entrepreneurs.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • One goal they succeeded and one goal they failed at last year and why.

  • What they've learned about goal setting through trial and error

  • Balancing realism and optimism

  • How announcing your goals publicly holds you accountable

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EP 248 - Rico and Alan on Hiring Personal Assistant

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Here Rico and Allan discuss a few topics like hiring a personal assistant and Rico’s sales experience.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • Rico’s goal of getting a personal assistant

  • How his PA make his life more efficient

  • Rico’s sales experience as a teen

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EP 247 - Media in China with Aladin Farré Part 2

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Rico talks to Aladdin Farré about the media industry in China. Aladin is a content producer who has worked in both China and France. He moved to China in 2015 and some years later founded a company called China Compass Productions with the aim to help content and stories cross borders.

Rico and Aladin discussed what are the criteria in producing a good documentary and the difference of French and Chinese media.

POINTS OF DISCUSSIONS

  • Western media vs Chinese media

  • China’s Dragon Stamp

  • Foreign movies in China

  • Where is China’s media industry going?

  • Making content in China

  • Useful skills in the media industry

  • Aladdin’s recommendations (podcast, book, series)

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EP 246 - Media in China with Aladin Farré Part 1

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Rico talks to Aladdin Farré about the media industry in China. Aladin is a content producer who has worked in both China and France. He moved to China in 2015 and some years later founded a company called China Compass Productions with the aim to help content and stories cross borders..

Rico and Aladin discussed what are the criteria in producing a good documentary and the difference of French and Chinese media.

POINTS OF DISCUSSIONS

  • Types of documentary

  • Moving to China

  • Why Aladin got interested in documentaries

  • Rico plans on making a documentary about his father

  • What are the qualities of a good documentary

  • How to stay relevant

  • Aladin’s struggle in China

  • Doing media in China versus other countries

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EP 245 - China Is Everything, Everywhere All At Once Part 3

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If you’re searching for something to watch or listen to, Rico and ChinaMike talk about the movies, series, and podcast that hooked them recently.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • How young people use Discord

  • Joe Rogan with Yeoman Park

  • Rico and China Mike’s recommended content

  • SFA Discord

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EP 244 - China Is Everything, Everywhere All At Once Part 2

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What’s going on in China now? Rico and ChinaMike talk about random things about China.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • Situation of Basketball in China

  • Viewing Covid as common disease

  • What the banks are doing during Covid

  • Where is China going?

  • Why Rico wants to stay in the Philippines for business?

  • Business transitions in Covid

  • Where SFA is heading?

  • The SFA Discord Community

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EP 243 - Brutal Buddha Product Launch

EP 243 - Brutal Buddha Product Launch

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Rico talks to Evan Tate of Brutal Buddha before the launch of their new product line. Check out the great deal!!!

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • Brutal Buddha’s Mission

  • Business journey and changes last year

  • Lessons from the past year

  • Business growth during Covid

  • Product launch details

  • Important qualities of leaders

  • The story behind the new products

  • Product line, Product deals

  • What’s in the next 5 to 10 years

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EP 242 - What Ex Employees Learnt From SFA Part 4

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Rico talks to former employees, Luc and Vincent. They look back at their SFA days and how are they now.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • Blockchain in Africa

  • Frustrations in doing business in developing countries

  • Living in different countries

  • Why the Philippines is interesting to live in?

  • Productivity in remote work

  • Work from home or rent an office?

  • Business milestones during the pandemic

  • Changes in Rico’s work-life balance

  • Dealing with burnout

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EP 241 - What Ex Employees Learnt From SFA Part 3

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Rico talks to former employees, Lucy and Vincent. They look back at their SFA days and how are they now.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • Pros and Cons of living in 2 different countries as a kid

  • On Relationships: finding someone with the same mindset

  • Starting a company and Investments

  • Love-Hate relationship with China

  • SFA customer base

  • Digital Assets

  • Marketing Shift

  • Expanding to the Philippines

  • Rico talks about personal long term plans

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EP 240 - What Ex Employees Learnt From SFA Part 2

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Rico talks to former employees, Lucy and Vincent. They look back at their SFA days and how are they now.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • Axie Infinity, Crypto in the Philippines

  • Keeping in touch with former colleagues

  • Ego, Foreigners, and English Teachers in China

  • Issues of living and doing business in China today

  • Guangzhou during the pandemic

  • Digital Relationships

  • How Covid affected their life and career

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EP 239 - What Ex Employees Learnt From SFA Part 1

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Rico talks to former employees, Lucy and Vincent. They look back at their SFA days and how are they now.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • How they got the job at SFA

  • Experience in Asia and working for SFA

  • What they learned from SFA

  • What are they up to

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EP 238 - China Is Everything, Everywhere All At Once Part 1

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Rico and ChinaMike talk about business payments in China. With all the stricter rules and regulations when it comes to payment transactions, it is becoming a greater challenge day by day.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • Forecast about upcoming business difficulties in China

  • Why China will still be significant in businesses for years to come.

  • Anti-China vibe in the US

  • How to manage mass production as a company with no presence in China.

  • SFA on Discord

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EP 237 - Successful Joint Project with Alan Scanlan (Update Part 2)

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Rico and Allan share more about doing business with Event Fuel and PayPal. On the side note, they also talk about wedding plans. No, it’s not Rico’s (yet).

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • Big companies take time to make payments

  • Why Rico enjoys working with “in between” companies

  • Allan’s assessment with Events Fuel project

  • Talking about Company Values: Fairness in Business

  • Personal Stuff: Allan’s wedding plans

  • Stoicism, Journaling, and Digital Detox

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EP 236 - Successful Joint Project with Alan Scanlan (Update Part 1)

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Rico and Alan share updates about working on a project, Events Fuel and PayPal.

They discuss the challenges they had to go through especially the shipping.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • Issues with taxes in the Philippines

  • Big problem with the freight industry and the supply chain

  • Advantage of having an employee from the country where you’re doing business.

  • Major Obstacle: Shipping

  • Cultural barriers in business

  • Difficulty of starting sourcing business

  • Working In Your Business VS Working On Your Business

  • Another PayPal project for Christmas

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EP 235 - Connecting People in the Philippines Part 2

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Part 2. In this episode Young Jaymee shares how she met Rico and eventually started working for SFA. And get to know what’s very special about our Content Manager.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • Young Jaymee “The Plug”

  • How Young Jaymee’s passion to help got her started working with Rico

  • Importance of Connections (part 2)

  • Young Jaymee as SFA Content Manager

  • Her unique skill set that landed her the job

  • Jaymee and Rico’s friendship over the years

  • How crazy can Jaymee get when helping others

  • Source Find Asia Discord Group

  • Young Jaymee on her future plans

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EP 234 - Connecting People in the Philippines Part 1

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Part 1. Get to know “Young Jaymee”, the newest addition to Source Find Asia’s family. Young Jaymee is the Content Manager from the Philippines.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • Jaymee’s passion to help people

  • Wanting freedom, running away from home, and more about her colorful background

  • Importance of connections in life in general

  • How and why she started her freelancing journey

  • How working online gave her a more balanced life

  • Common issues of hiring staff from Southeast Asia

  • How to find good online employees

  • Story of a wasted opportunity

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EP 233 - State of China with Michael Michelini

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Two years into the pandemic, Rico asks Mike about the current business atmosphere in China where he is based. How different is the situation now in Asia’s economic giant for foreign businesspeople?

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

  • How the pandemic affected the Podcast release

  • What’s up with Mike almost a year after the last MIC podcast

  • Why it’s getting more difficult for high profile people in China

  • Why Rico won’t talk politics to Chinese people

  • Lockdowns in Shanghai and Shenzhen

  • Where is China heading?

  • How will China’s covid policy affect businesses?

  • Don’t depend on China alone

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