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In today’s episode please welcome back to the show Jason MacDonald from Intrepid Advisory and one of his awesome business partners, Trent Taylor. We all caught up at SSF last year and thought it’d be great to have them on the show.

You might remember my interview with Jason back on Episode 128 where we talked all things EMDG grants for Australian Amazon Sellers.

Well, in this episode, we dive into the importance of transitioning from an ‘Amazon Seller” to becoming a “Business owner” by mastering the 3 C’s. The aim is to become financially confident so you can make the best decisions for your business.

If you’d like to learn more about their upcoming 4 x weekly 1 hour webinars in Feb and March of 2023, hosted live on Zoom, head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/roadmap

It’s highly likely that Jason and Trent will be joining us at the upcoming Amazon Collective Mastermind Regina and I are holding in June this year, between the 18^th and the 22^nd in beautiful Ubud, Bali. You’ll be joined by our invited VIP guests, Kirsty Verity, Leo Sgovio, Bradley Sutton and Steve Simondson. In previous events, we’ve had VIP Attendees like Jamie Paros from End Game, the Bearded one, Norm Farrah, Paul Baron and the one and only Amy Wees.

To apply, simply head to www.theaustralianseller.com/bali where you can read all about the trip and Apply to join us!

Every Collective Mastermind we’ve held has sold out and this one won’t be an exception.

Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook

And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction!

If you own or work for a consumer products brand and need help setting up or running your Amazon business, feel free to get in touch with me – I have a new agency, www.Amasphere.com.au – an official Amazon Service Provider.

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In today’s episode I’m chatting to Amazon PPC legend George Meressa from Clear Ads – a UK-based company that manages Amazon Advertising for sellers.

Aside from regular sponsored advertising, George has one of the few agencies in the world with access to Amazon’s DSP, which enables his team to Advertise to customers both on (and crucially), off Amazon.

I have to admit I know nothing about DSP, so in today’s episode George breaks the whole concept of DSP down into plain english and explains who it’s for and its Pro’s and Con’s.

George will also be joining us at the upcoming Amazon Collective Mastermind Regina and I are holding in June this year, between the 18^th and the 22^nd in beautiful Ubud, Bali. You’ll be joined by our invited VIP guests, Kirsty Verity, Leo Sgovio and Bradley Sutton. In previous events, we’ve had VIP Attendees like Jamie Paros from End Game, the Bearded one, Norm Farrah, Paul Baron and the one and only Amy Wees.

To apply, simply head to www.theaustralianseller.com/bali where you can read all about the trip and Apply to join us!

Every Collective Mastermind we’ve held has sold out and this one won’t be an exception.

Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook

And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction!

If you own or work for a consumer products brand and need help setting up or running your Amazon business, feel free to get in touch with me – I have a new agency, www.Amasphere.com.au – an official Amazon Service Provider.

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I’ve been a bit slack… actually it’s kinda been the opposite… I’ve honestly been so busy that the Podcast has had to take a back seat these last couple of months.

Anyhoo – today I’m chatting with my Partner in Crime, and good friend Regina about our 2023 Amazon Collective Event that we’re planning, to be held in beautiful Ubud, Bali between the 18^th and the 22^nd of June 2023.

In previous events, we’ve had VIP Attendees like Jamie Paros from End Game, the Bearded one, Norm Farrah, Paul Baron and the one and only Amy Wees.

For June 2023, we have seriously landed some incredible VIP guests to join you in Ubud. You don’t want to miss this.

To apply, simply head to www.theaustralianseller.com/bali where you can read all about the trip and Apply to join us!

Since we recorded this episode yesterday, in addition to the VIP guests we announce on the episode, I can announce right now though that Norm Farrah has jumped at the chance of coming back. So he and several other VIP guests will joining you if you come in June.

Every Collective Mastermind we’ve held has sold out and this one won’t be an exception.

Before we jump into that conversation, I did want to take a moment to thank Meghla, Margaret and Kevin for hosting me again in New Delhi as a coach at the recent and fabulous India Sourcing Trip. It was such an amazing trip and I loved every second. If you get a chance to go next year, you must.

Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook

And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction!

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Just got back from Southern Seller Fest which what was undoubtedly the most amazing Amazon event I’ve ever been to, not just here in Australia, but in the world.

It was an absolute credit to Michael and Jamie who pulled off an incredible event jammed packed with amazing speakers with incredible content. A really big thanks to them both.

One of the big announcements they made during the event was the official launch of their new supply chain management software www.SKUdrop.com – this will be a total game changer for Amazon sellers exporting from China to the USA. Instead of shipping all your goods to Amazon directly or to a 3PL in the USA, you ship your goods after production to one of their Chinese warehouses and generate small-medium daily, weekly or monthly Amazon shipping plans for just-in-time inventory replenishment. They gave us a live demo while they were on stage, including a live cross to one of the warehouse teams in China. This is going to save sellers $1000’s of dollars per year. Looking forward to having Jamie on the podcast in the coming months to talk you through.

While I was there, I whipped out the microphone and had an impromptu chat with Meghla, Tim and Marg. Of course we chatted about the very exciting upcoming Ecommerce India event happening between the 10^th and the 11^th October as well as the India Sourcing Trip which is coming up fast between the 12^th through to the 19^th October 2022.

If you’d like to learn more head over to: www.theaustralianseller.com/india

Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook

And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction!

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Had an awesome chat today with Julian Fishman from my hometown, Melbourne Australia. Julian and his business partner Shane have several huge Amazon businesses doing mid-7 figures per year, as well as consulting to 8-figure Amazon businesses.

He started his career in banking, before starting a bike shop in inner-city Melbourne called Velo-Cycles (if you live in Melbourne, you’ll know they’re one of the city’s largest). He sold that business and headed to Silcon Valley, getting involved in a software startup.

From there he learned about Amazon, saw a product being spruiked on Social media and decided to give it a try. In month one he’d sold over $120K worth of product and was off to the Amazon races.

Today we talk about what it takes to build a 7 figure Amazon business for an exit.

Speaking of 7 figures … If you’re a 6, 7 or 8 figure seller, please join a small group of big Australian Amazon sellers to mastermind and take your business to the next level. To learn more, and apply for a spot, head over the www.theaustralianseller.com/collective. The Amazon Collective Mastermind is brought to you by Payoneer. It’s happening this coming weekend, (apologies if you’re listing in the future!) on the 29^th – 31^st of July 2022 – get your skates on, there are only a handful of spots left.

Also, don’t forget about the upcoming India Sourcing Trip 2022. I am so excited to be invited back by Meghla as a coach this year, so please join me and dozens of other Amazon and eCommerce sellers on the experience of a lifetime in New Delhi on the 12^th to the 19^th of October 2022. Register your interest by heading to www.theaustralianseller.com/india

Hoping to see you at Jamie and Michael’s SellerFest in September in Sydney as well!

Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook

And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction!

If you own or work for a consumer products brand and need help setting up or running your Amazon business, feel free to get in touch with me – I have a new agency, www.Amasphere.com.au – an official Amazon Service Provider.

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