On a train from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, Nick Nerov, a rapidly expanding Amazon FBA player - shares him experiences globe trotting and explains his decision to move to China to kick his FBA business into 5th gear.
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* The benefits of investing (time) in China in 2018
* Doing business in China just takes longer, be patient
* How being on the ground makes your a priority to suppliers
* Some of the "fuckery" that goes on behind the scenes
* Learning from people A few steps ahead of you
Happy 2018 & Happy Anniversary Made in China Podcast! Episode 50!
This time you will have a chance to hear Rico’s and ChinaMike’s choices for their top 5 episodes of the Made in China Podcast (Rico cheated with "honorable mentions"). You will hear what was the most fun for them, from whom they learned a lot and how their have guests affected their business and lives. Enjoy!
Read MoreRico and Noam strike again! In this episode, two old friends recap the period since their last podcast. They talk about business, vacations, health and life in Thailand/China.
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*Rico & Noam's Company Updates
*When You Should Get A China Business Licence
*Revenue Growth
*Post-vacation Productivity
*The Entrepreneurial Roller Coaster Ride
In this episode Rico is interviewing Matthew Brennan, experienced marketing expert, WeChat guru and all around awesome guy!
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* Who is Matthew and why he is so awesome.
* How Online Marketing in China is so far ahead of the West.
* WeChat Marketing Basics
* Beginnings and first clients
* Launching the China Tech Talk Podcast
* His Process to Producing content.
In this weeks episode, Rico does an in-depth analysis of the processes required in registering your company in China. He talks pros and cons and reveals a few pro tips to make your business life
in China much easier.
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In this episode Rico interviews his marketing intern Marcello Di Pierro, aspiring entrepenur and future marketing expert.
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In this episode Rico and one of his best friends Noam Lightstone - Author, Entrepreneur, Digital nomad, ruminate about personal growth, philosophy and mindset.
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Second part of our interview with Nick Ramil, founder of Enter China and founding team member of Brinc.io
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In this two part interview Rico talks with Nick Ramil founder of Enter China and founding team member of Brinc.io. Nick is one of Rico's China business mentors and one of the main reasons why he moved to China.
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In this episode, Rico chats with CrossFit trainer/entrepreneur Gus Mello, co-founder of HELE Fitness in Hawaii while sitting on the 91st floor of the Park Hyatt in Shanghai (hope you like the deep house in the background).
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"Lower your expectations so you can get results that you want in China," is one of the most memorable quotes from Rico's first ever turn as a podcast interviewee.
In this special episode (originally posted by the Four Seas One Family Podcast) you'll get to learn a bit more about the personal elements throughout Rico's life - that led him to leave the comforts of Canada and head to China:
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In this episode Nick Nerov, a big time Amazon FBA player making 5 figures a month in profit (USD) selling on the platform - will share pearls of wisdom with Rico and his listeners. These two good friends will share advice, laughs and experience.
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The sequel to the #ThisIsChina #T.I.C. series. In this episode, find out what kind of adventures you'd find yourself in while traveling to mountain villages in China.
How NOT to order beer in when a small town bar up in North China how Chinese culture always seems to have a new surprise for Rico and ChinaMike.
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* When you`re 6 ft tall in the middle of a Chinese village.
* How to say no to cigarettes and keep saying no, again and again and again.
* Ordering Heineken's and getting...well, something else.
This episode was inspired by an article I wrote for Enter China called "Do Contracts Matter in China?" I actually interviewed Andy Church (a 15 year China vet) for that article but, ultimately felt that he had so much more to knowledge to share than what ended up in the article.
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In this historical episode, Rico spoke with Heather Shuster (the podcast's first ever return guest) about her successful and ongoing (as of April 6th, 2017) OLLI Fair Trade Rubber Flip-Flip Kickstarter campaign.
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In this episode ChinaMike & Rico dig deep to share their successes, FAILURES from 2016, what they learnt and their goals for 2017.
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In this episode we interviewed Nick Lenczewski (Len-chess-key) the author of Ultimate China Guide: How to Teach English, Travel, Learn Chinese & Find Work in China. He writes books and makes movies to help people discover the incredible life that living and traveling in China brings. Made in China Podcast listeners can download the first 30 pages of Ultimate China Guide for free here.
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A short episode where Rico and Mike remind us of that good old #T.I.C., "This Is China." The guys discuss some of the off the wall situations they find themselves in living and working in the Middle Country (Zhong Guo).
Stay tuned for:
* Sights and sounds of a Chinese gym
* The Smokehouse aka the office bathroom
Read MoreIn our first episode of 2017 (which was recorded in 2016), Rico sat down with Harrison Bevins - whom you might remember from Ep 19 Inside Rico's Private Mastermind - to discuss what life lessons you might learn in your first year in the wild wild East.
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What happens as your business grows to the next level? Rico and ChinaMike talk about what to look out for as business expands and how to manage the growth.
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