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Entrepreneurship and Non Profits This week on Inspired with Bell Armand King is a serial entrepreneur. He is the cofounder of the successful nonprofit 'Paving Great Futures'. With his lead, he was able to take his nonprofit from a budget of 0 to a multi-million dollar establishment. He is a published author and keynote speaker. King's guidance helps build the organisation's capacity through gaining substantial relationships and fund development. He has over 20 years of experience building startup businesses, learning from his first hand experiences on what should be done and not be done to have a successful business. Although this is him now, his past wasn't easy. He was born and raised in an impoverished community where he began his early years as a homeless youth, being involved in numerous toxic lifestyle activities. After losing several of his closest friends to the streets he turned his pain into passion to help others. He has spent the last half decade speaking and training many people, companies, and institutions about awareness and prevention of gangs, drugs, and domestic human sex trafficking as well as helping to design programs that help guide youth from falling into these toxic lifestyles.

Expanding To Different Amazon Marketplaces and The Local Leading Platforms... Jana Krekic joins me today to discuss some ideas around expansion to other marketplaces whilst expanding to Amazon alternatives to .com. Example, when you rollout it is worth looking at the leading player in the market to double down on your ROI. Rakuten, Zalando, Allegro, CDiscount and Wildberries are leading marketplaces in their own rights. Jana is a certified translator, international speaker, an e-commerce consultant and also the founder of 7-figure Amazon dedicated translations agency - YLT Translations. She has had over 5 years of experience working with various 7 to 9-figure Amazon sellers and is very passionate about her work. Jana was also a business development manager in one of the biggest North European online eCommerce platforms for 8 years where she had gained a lot of experience with online businesses. She doesn't only lead the team of 60 people, but also completely understands E-commerce and Amazon and has created an Amazon dedicated translation agency which helps sellers scale their businesses across different international marketplaces.

This week on Inspired with Bell... Mina Elias is a multiple seven-figure seller in the supplement industry, investor, Amazon PPC expert, and founder of Trivium Group, an Amazon Advertising agency. Mina excels at developing cutting-edge supplements for different target audiences and combines his passion for supplements, his background in chemical engineering and chemistry, and his expertise in PPC to crush the competition on Amazon. He has spoken on every major stage in the Amazon industry, consulted over 400 brands, consulted 3 aggregators worth $1.2 billion combined, has been on over 100 Amazon and E-commerce podcasts to share his knowledge, and continues to be a leader, innovating in the Amazon advertising space. His goal is to change the way people perceive Amazon PPC and empower them to take back control and dominate their ads.

When Will The Next Wave Be For Amazon Brand Exits? In this episode I give my thoughts on a recent Marketplace Pulse "Gold Rush To Fund Amazon Aggregators Dries Up" I have had a pretty good view of the space over the last couple of years. I have a great relationship with many Aggregators and Brokers and seen dozens of sellers and personal friends walk away with great multiples. Plus at Databrill we are primed perfectly; seeing a lot of our clients exit, as they fit the remit for being acquired. Check out the article here https://www.marketplacepulse.com/articles/gold-rush-to-fund-amazon-aggregators-dries-up

This week on Inspired with Bell... Alina Gordon was born and raised in Ukraine. At the age of 9, her family immigrated to Boston, where she learned what it meant to be unique and independent. Childhood wasn't easy but it helped Alina understand who she was and what she had to offer the world early on in her life. Starting Church of Music was really a culmination of all of her life's experiences combined into one. She brought over 10 years of supply chain logistics, recycling, and reverse logistics along with business development skills. Her experience in working in software IP, helping Flagship IP in software patent monetisation and enforcement, helped her with the legal side of CoM. Her extensive experience in starting and being part of startups for the past 6 years, contributed to helping her understand the process as well as the structure for building something from ground up. And of course her global MBA from Columbia University, London Business School, and Hong Kong university didn't get in the way either. Her classical piano training since the age of 5, helped her understand music on a deeper level and create a sound for CoM that truly resonates with people of all ages, colours, backgrounds, and religions. Alina truly believes music is one of the biggest forces on this planet that can unite people and raise their vibration through sound and movement, which ultimately leads to healing and love!

Opening Up New Discoveries On Flat Files Pertaining To Keywords In this session I sit down with Vanessa to discuss more options that have opened up in flat files and the impact on the Product Detail page at category level and why its important for the A9 team; the work that the catalog team and the seller does with data. Vanessa Hung is a problem solver of the unsexy stuff of Amazon. She began transforming Amazon businesses in 2017. As the founder and CEO of Online Seller Solutions, she has helped many sellers free themselves from the pain of dealing with and managing their Seller Central account. She is a public speaker and the co-host of the podcast "Wizards of Ecom en Español." Her passion is to share knowledge about strategies, trends, and tips on starting, scaling, and transforming eCommerce businesses, specifically Amazon. For her, every day is a learning day.

This week on Inspired with Bell... Melissa Rodríguez is the founder of Social Media Relations, an award-winning marketing partner focused on helping brands build relationships with the Millennial, Gen z, and LatinX audiences- specializing in consumer insights, omnichannel marketing, and native creative content. Approaching its fifth anniversary, the company's 300% growth over the past year is a clear testament to her vision and intention. As a former corporate risk advisor in the media and entertainment sectors within Ernst & Young, Melissa traveled the world on behalf of Disney and its subsidiary, ESPN. She became one of their highest performing consultants and attributes her work with Big Four to developing a keen eye for making daring yet enterprisingly progressive moves. Prior to this Melissa was a Consultant for over 6 years with Ernst & Young, specializing in the Media & Entertainment sector, where she worked closely alongside clients such as Disney and it's subsidiary ESPN on their digital efforts strategy. Social Media Relations is an LA-based agency leveraging paid traffic and social growth campaigns to help organizations utilize emerging digital trends and industry change makers to stay relevant and at the forefront of their potential clients.

In today's episode of Sharon Even talks about The Pros and Cons of Prime day for Amazon Sellers. With the increase of cost in selling physical products, participating in prime day exclusive deals (which must be at least 20% off your price), doesn't make sense for everyone.... neither does participating in HUGE increased CPCs.... plus Amazon is pushing their own brands more than ever..... and Buyer intent goes down whilst so many people are window shopping. So what do we do? Sharon talks exactly about this and how past data available to you and knowing what is more important to you and your brand (profitability/brand awareness etc) can help you to make business first decisions.

This week on Inspired with Bell… I join Izabela on her show to discuss consistency, as Seller Sessions hits 900 episodes we talk about all areas in life where consistency plays a role. Everyone gets the same 24 hours in the day, and in life and business you have a few non-negotiable. Where you put your energy and for how long is important, you can be consistent watching Netflix or the News, but they will not yield you any returns. Consistency develops discipline, and when the initial motivation runs out (which it will) it is the discipline that takes over. As entrepreneurs, nothing follows a linear curve and on the days you are not on your game - you do it anyway! This is what separates you from the pack, as discipline and consistency does not care about your feelings. This is why it is so important to focus on things you enjoy, as it will almost be impossible to stick to it. You will never be good, or top tier in what you do, when you are up against people that live and breathe it. They will always outwork you, out smart you and out earn you. As for them, it is child's-play but for you, it's a chore.

This week on Inspired with Bell… I join Izabela on her show to discuss consistency, as Seller Sessions hits 900 episodes we talk about all areas in life where consistency plays a role. Everyone gets the same 24 hours in the day, and in life and business you have a few non-negotiable. Where you put your energy and for how long is important, you can be consistent watching Netflix or the News, but they will not yield you any returns. Consistency develops discipline, and when the initial motivation runs out (which it will) it is the discipline that takes over. As entrepreneurs, nothing follows a linear curve and on the days you are not on your game - you do it anyway! This is what separates you from the pack, as discipline and consistency does not care about your feelings. This is why it is so important to focus on things you enjoy, as it will almost be impossible to stick to it. You will never be good, or top tier in what you do, when you are up against people that live and breathe it. They will always outwork you, out smart you and out earn you. As for them, it is child's-play but for you, it's a chore.

Today we go in-depth with Yoni and discuss the early years of serving in the military. How that developed and laid the foundation to him being a successful entrepreneur. Hard times build character and your character is tested when you are building fast paced companies. How a time selling his textbooks on Amazon lead to the most successful period of his life in business when building Getida. Yoni is the CGO & Co-Founder of GETIDA. Yoni began developing GETIDA after successfully operating a $20 million yearly Amazon FBA business, selling fashion Brands internationally. GETIDA specializes in Amazon discrepancy analytics and consulting. By utilizing data visibility technology, GETIDA focuses on discovering and managing financial and Inventory-related discrepancies with billions of dollars of transactions managed daily. Yoni frequently appears in media outlets such as Forbes, CBS, ABC, Fox, MSN, and INC to provide insights about the state of Amazon, global logistics, inflation, consumer Behavior, and the economy. He also comes with military intelligence experience, having Served in the IDF Special Navy Intelligence.

On Thursdays with Sharon, we welcome Crystal Ren for a Sellers Of Amazon episode to talk about her Amazon journey. Sharon first met Crystal 2 years ago when she had just left her 6 figure corporate job to fulfill her dream of becoming an Entrepreneur, She has just started selling her first product.... which was a copycat $10 product that didn't do so well however came with a lot of lessons learned, from there Crystal understood the importance of Brand Building and launched new products and was able to scale her brand to 7 figures within the first 12 months. Now, 2 years later Crystal went through a 7 figure exit and she is here to share her entrepreneurial story with us, She shares the good, the bad, and the ugly... Don't miss this VERY inspirational Story.

Today I bring in Steven Selikoff to discuss the possibility of a strike happening as the Longshoremen agreement expires soon (ca). With shipping companies making $190 Billion in profits last year alone. This could be a tough stand off for the union, and the employees that do the back breaking and dangerous work, around the clock, for national average salary for $54,439.The shipping companies increased prices sevenfold last year. During the same time, the Longshoremen worked through a pandemic on the same money. You do not want your products sitting on a ship caught in a backlog, or worse, stuck offshore if a strike hits. The 2014 Christmas slowdown shows that the longshoremen know the leverage they have by causing supply chain problems during the Holidays. This is the topic of discussion today, and some workarounds if the work case scenario happens. Steven Selikoff is a serial entrepreneur who has been developing innovative products since 2005. His products have been sold through Amazon Vendor & Amazon Marketplace, in independent & specialty retailers, and in big box stores all over the world. He has four patents, has had products on every major morning show from the Today Show to Fox Business News, featured in newspapers and in magazines ranging from USA Today to Forbes to Vogue, and were even in the gift bags at the Oscars. Steven was formerly Global Business Manager for Microsoft Worldwide Retail Sales & Marketing, and has taught and has lectured on Negotiation, Product Development, and Business Process Improvement across the globe. He is the author of The COMPLETE BOOK of Product Design, Development, Manufacturing & Sales, which has sold over 60,000 copies, and is now used as a textbook in major universities. Steven recently founded the Product Development Academy, which teaches entrepreneurs how to develop and sell unique products – yet like thousands of others, Steven still loves producing and selling his own unique products as well. https://Productdevelopmentacademy.com

Today I bring in Steven Selikoff to discuss the possibility of a strike happening as the Longshoremen agreement expires soon (ca). With shipping companies making $190 Billion in profits last year alone. This could be a tough stand off for the union, and the employees that do the back breaking and dangerous work, around the clock, for national average salary for $54,439.The shipping companies increased prices sevenfold last year. During the same time, the Longshoremen worked through a pandemic on the same money. You do not want your products sitting on a ship caught in a backlog, or worse, stuck offshore if a strike hits. The 2014 Christmas slowdown shows that the longshoremen know the leverage they have by causing supply chain problems during the Holidays. This is the topic of discussion today, and some workarounds if the work case scenario happens. Steven Selikoff is a serial entrepreneur who has been developing innovative products since 2005. His products have been sold through Amazon Vendor & Amazon Marketplace, in independent & specialty retailers, and in big box stores all over the world. He has four patents, has had products on every major morning show from the Today Show to Fox Business News, featured in newspapers and in magazines ranging from USA Today to Forbes to Vogue, and were even in the gift bags at the Oscars. Steven was formerly Global Business Manager for Microsoft Worldwide Retail Sales & Marketing, and has taught and has lectured on Negotiation, Product Development, and Business Process Improvement across the globe. He is the author of The COMPLETE BOOK of Product Design, Development, Manufacturing & Sales, which has sold over 60,000 copies, and is now used as a textbook in major universities. Steven recently founded the Product Development Academy, which teaches entrepreneurs how to develop and sell unique products – yet like thousands of others, Steven still loves producing and selling his own unique products as well. https://Productdevelopmentacademy.com

This week on Inspired With Bell... Mayra Martinez is a 7 figure wholesaler and multiple 6 Figure Amazon FBA Seller. Currently running the FBA Queen Academy where she empowers women to start their own Amazon FBA business. Araceli Velazquez is a multiple 6 figure seller & mentor. Co-founder of Amazon FBA Queens who dedicates her time to teaching dedicated woman how to start their 6 figure business on Amazon.

On Thursdays with Sharon Even, Sharon welcomes back Meghla Bhardwaj and Margaret Jolly to discuss the current updates when sourcing from India. Since being last on the podcast, Meghla has relocated with her son (and dog) back to India, so she gives us an exact update of what manufacturing in India looks like now in 2020, and what industries are growing and have government backing too, Margaret gives an update on where shipping and supply chain in India is at, and together we discuss the importance of diversifying your sourcing in the current climate and why India can be a great option. We also discuss the India Sourcing Trip coming up in October to learn more about it: https://www.indiasourcingtrip.com About Meghla: Meghla Bhardwaj has over 20 years of experience in the Asia sourcing industry. She is passionate about helping global Amazon and eCommerce sellers discover unique products to source from India. She has been interviewed on over a hundred podcasts and webinars about the benefits of importing made-in-India products. She is the Co-Founder of India Sourcing Network, a first-of-its-kind platform that provides importers everything they need to build private label brands sourcing from India. Meghla also runs The Asian Seller, a community for e-commerce sellers in Asia to help them start and grow their businesses. About Margaret Jolly: Margaret is a successful and experienced Amazon seller, giving her first-hand knowledge of the daily challenges faced by online sellers. Together with her partner, Kevin, she has been actively buying products from India for over four years. She is also a coach on India Sourcing Trip and offers one-on-one coaching to other sellers. After years of owning and managing many different businesses, Margaret became a mentor to small businesses and more recently, e-commerce sellers. She understands one of the most important business fundamentals is making sure you can make a reasonable profit.

In this episode I host a panel live from E-Retail Fest disccussing all the topics that are hot right now in the space pertaining to what is happening in the world of aggregators. What to expect in the future and how everyone is dealing with everything since the multiples have come down and the rapid changes we are seeing in the last few months. From the current volume of quality Amazon businesses ready to buy verse 12 months ago to why pausing is a good thing and how to vet your buyer effectively. John Hefter Senior Vice President, Founder at Thras.io As a Founder of Thrasio, John has been lucky to witness their original team of four grow into a one thousand person, billion-dollar powerhouse. At work and in life, he's a savant with unrelenting energy and curiosity. He enjoys often deploying his experience in branding, creative, neuroscience marketing, business development, acquisitions, leadership, culture building, and product development across numerous sets of business domains. If there's a challenge met, John can face it overtly with ability, humor, and persistence. David Mood Head of Investments, Olsam. Prior to Olsam, David was an Investment Director at Generation Investment Management, where he was part of the growth equity team focusing on high-growth disruptive consumer and technology companies accelerating the sustainability transition. David started his career at Barclays Capital in London working on cross-border European M&A transactions. He holds an MSc in Finance & Investments from Rotterdam School of Management and BSc in Business Administration from EBS University and is a CFA Charterholder. Johan Hallenby CEO/Founder, Go North With +15 years of Entrepreneurial/investor experience, Johan started his Amazon journey as an FBA seller with one brand successfully launched. Founded Go North in late 2021 with already +10 acquired brands in the portfolio, 20 people on the team, and the ambition to acquire at least one new brand per week. Go North strives to be "Kings of operations", a friendlier aggregator with the purpose of making sustainable consumption possible. Olivia Jones Director of Acquisitions at BRANDED Olivia spent a decade at Goldman Sachs, where she worked across M&A origination and execution, capital raising, and broader corporate strategy in the tech sector. At BRANDED, she is responsible for the end-to-end sourcing and integration of European-based brands and brands in the Beauty & Personal Care vertical globally. Lorenzo Cerchi Investment Associate at SellerX MSc in Finance from Bocconi University, BSc in Economics and Management from Luiss University. Prior experience in investment banking at Citigroup in London, working with financial sponsors on transactions spanning several industries. Aïda Aït-Ahmed Co-founder, COO, Nextoria With a background in Consulting and Private Equity (Bain & Company), and experience scaling a Tech start-up across the EMEA region with a focus on product and data-driven operations, Aïda is one of the co-founders at Nextoria. Nextoria is a global VC-backed M&A advisory firm and technology platform born out of a passion for entrepreneurship, and a drive to help business founders achieve their full potential. Nextoria's mission is simple: find businesses that create and sell amazing products online, and give them the tools and support they need to achieve the best exit possible. With an approach that combines data-driven decision making and professional exit strategies and processes, Nextoria works with e-commerce business founders across the globe, acting as a trusted partner on their exit journey.

In this session I sat down with conference promoter Augustas Kligys to discuss a new format that originated from Germany for sellers to interact, learn and network. A barcamp is an event where the content is generated by attendees. Based on what topics you as an Amazon seller want to learn about, we will organize multiple breakout rooms throughout the day. The topics will be chosen and decided by the participants (including you!) during the first hour of the event. Rather than following a predetermined schedule that might not work for everyone, we will invite you, experienced sellers and experts, to share your expertise and insights, as well as to get advice on your current challenges.

In this episode I speak with 4 international Amazon sellers about product development, reviews and a bit around launches and visibility. All live from Band Camp put on by Orange Klik and Dragon Flip. This is a new conference format that originally took off in Germany, whereby the content is determined by the delegates on a voting system and then rolled out on the day and delivered. Joshua Asquith Joshua has achieved an 8-figure empire from the ground up. From the age of 13, Josh became a serial entrepreneur, currently operating 4 brands in 12 markets globally and employing a team of 25. Roy Van Loon Started as a one man show in 2013 selling porcelain coffee cups on eBay. He made a switch to Amazon in 2015 after he experienced the potential. Nowadays he runs an all FBM Amazon business with a team of 4 and is looking to expand to the USA. Dietmar Luer Born in Germany and has been living in Portugal Since 2009. Dietmar is a former athlete, coupled with working in the commercial sector. In 2011 he launched on Amazon and today is a 7 figure seller selling seeds and spices.

This week on Inspired With Bell... Holly Eve is the founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Madame Lemy, a natural and sustainable luxury body care brand. Synthesizing both of her passions, she speak regularly on entrepreneurship and mental health to a wide range of audiences and is a contributing writer for multiple publications including Forbes and Foundr. Holly is passionate about animal advocacy; she lives a vegan lifestyle and enjoy adventuring with my rescue dog, Violet. As a beauty influencer, she uses her platform to spread awareness and advocate an end to cosmetic animal testing. Prior to founding Madame Lemy, Holly worked as a celebrity and TV makeup artist in New York City and Los Angeles.

Prime shopping expands beyond Amazon.com with Amazon's new "Buy with Prime" button - Today on Thursdays with Sharon Even, Sharon Speaks about the Pro's & Con's of adding the "Buy with Prime" button and goes over the information provided by amazon about it. To learn more about it: https://buywithprime.amazon.com/how-to-get-started

On the episode I bring in Dan Ashburn and Adam Heist to discuss some of our views and observations on the changes over the last few years. A lot of seller at the top of search have sold, whilst a good chunk come back as sellers, and some as service providers over time... And with the higher walls built around selling on Amazon, is there a shift in volume; of new people coming through? Sometimes, in our community we forget we are in an echo chamber. Of course, there will be plenty of sellers that do not engage directly within and some do not even know it is there as they do not listen to podcasts, Facebook groups or attend networking events. Adam Heist Adam "Heist" Runquist first discovered the Amazon marketplace 4 years ago after being on the executive team of a leading outdoor products brand. After taking that business from 8 to 9 figures - and discovering the power of marketplace channels and physical products brands in the process - Adam has since started, sold and invested in multiple Amazon native brands. In addition to leading and launching his own brands, Adam runs the YouTube Channel "Adam Heist" and is an investor and advisor to Amazon aggregator D1 Brands (who just raised $123M). Dan Ashburn Dan and his industry-leading team are responsible for delivering 8-figures in annual sales on Amazon. Operating in online marketing for 17 years, Dan is an international speaker, advisor and co-founder of Titan Network.

This week on Inspired with Bell... Daniela Bolzmann is the Founder of MindfulGoods.co, the one-stop-shop for Amazon listings done better. This female-led agency has had their work featured in a case study by Amazon and supports hundreds of passionate brand builders to step up their Amazon game with done-for-you creative that makes products stand out and sell.

Today I record live and direct from Estonia. I sit down with some of the key members of the community in a working space in the centre of Tallinn. Egle Raadik Egle is a serial entrepreneur who has founded five different companies starting from furniture production to digital marketing before diving into Amazon entrepreneurship five years ago. Her latest company made the largest-ever Amazon company exit in Estonia in 2021. Today she is a management board member to three Estonian-Amarican companies that are developing products for Amazon customers all over the globe. Mihkel Moosel During his 6 years on Amazon, Mihkel has built 3 7-figure Amazon accounts which in combination have done over 10 million in yearly Amazon sales. He's exited one Amazon brand and has built a small Amazon PPC & Marketing Agency to help skyrocket Amazon brands to 7-figures and beyond. Also on the show is Alvar Räägel, Neeme Rõõs and Ardo Huul Tickets https://pood.aripaev.ee/kampaania/ambizion-amazon-conference/

Following my recent gig at ASGTG in Brooklyn for Ed Rosenburg, I caught up with Many Hoffman to get an inside view of what makes Brooklyn a hot bed of turning out some of the most successful Amazon sellers on the planet. As a concentration point, Brooklyn is pretty much pound for pound the most successful place of collective sellers doing 10's of millions in revenue each year. Many Hoffman is the CEO and Founder of Ptex Group; an award winning marketing and business services agency headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. They specialise in helping businesses flourish amidst a rapidly evolving marketplace. Ptex Group has garnered critical acclaim for its work and been featured in Inc. Magazine, Crains Magazine, The Daily News, and the American Express OPEN Forum.

On Thursdays with Sharon Even we welcome Christina Passmore, Founder of Christina Ink, to discuss the importance of Social Media Marketing for scaling an Amazon FBA business. Christina discusses the importance of Social Strategy, the benefits of effective social media management, and some great tips to help sellers leverage the best content across multiple channels. About Christina: Christina ditched her luxury airline lifestyle at 40 to start selling on Amazon to test her determination. In 2019 she sprung into action and carved out a 6 figure beauty brand that even some of the biggest names in the Amazon space couldn't believe possible for someone with no experience. Her secret weapon? Unlike most Amazon sellers, Christina understood the power of content marketing and social media marketing to grow a following and skyrocket her reach and sales across the world's largest online marketplace. Her savvy approach to content helped her leverage 7 viral TikTok influencers without paying a dime to catapult her brand across the Canadian market. She transitioned into copywriting and content marketing when she realized covid-19 would force many Amazon sellers out of business. Instead of giving up, she studied Amazon listing creation, content curation, and social media management to help sellers scale their businesses with the same secret weapon that helped her grow two online businesses in less than a year. Content was and is the driving force of her passion and profession, and her innate content marketing skills are a force to be reckoned with.

This week on Inspired with Bell... Abraham Muheize is an entrepreneur from San Diego, Ca who started his own Professional Basketball team called the San Diego Kings. They focused on Community First "winning in the community before winning in the gym." Abe now brings this same concept to NFT'S and growing a community with Picture Day by Gina Palmerin as well as the Web 3 League. 3 on 3 basketball with athletes that get compensated to focus on the Community First.

Today I am joined by 9 figure seller Ash Thompson, 8 figure seller Brandon Young and John Hefter, a co-founder of Thrasio, the fastest growing profitable start up in history. You could say these guys know a thing or two about optimising main images; on products doing millions of dollars per year on Amazon. We also welcome back to the show Marius Serban whom is one of the leading photographers in the US for large Amazon sellers. Ash Thompson Spent 3 years playing poker professionally 2011-2014 before moving into Ecommerce and selling products on Amazon in 2014. Went from 0-120m / year in 7 years before selling to Branded in Jan 2021. Global team of 200 employees with, offices in Florida, China, UK, Mexico & PH. Also, invested in Multi family real estate in the US to multiply the money he earned from his Amazon business. Brandon Young Considered by many to be one of the leaders in current Amazon Private Label strategies, Brandon Young began selling on Amazon in 2015, as most sellers do, with arbitrage. Seeking a more scalable business model, he pivoted to wholesale and private label. In June of 2016 he launched his first private label brand. Less than 3 years later, he is exclusively private label, has multiple brands with 8 figures in revenue. Marius Serban Marius Serban is a designer and a photographer with 22 years experience in the field. Regardless of the task at hand, designing a checkout page for a 9 figure Silicon Valley company, or photographing for Amazon sellers, his goals was and remains the same: conversion.

This week on Inspired with Bell... Janice Buu is the founder of Kana Skincare, CBD infused K-beauty skincare (custom formulas, vegan, cruelty free) has also been organically recognised by Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Allure, New Beauty, Vogue, South China Morning Post, award winning TV shows and Netflix/HBO series. With an innate talent in entrepreneurship and business, Janice was raised on the sales floor since age 3. She's named "The Woman to Watch in the CBD Space" by Marie Claire, and "The Beauty Industry Disruptor" by Huffpost. She's also passionate about connecting like-minded groups to create a greener planet.

In today's podcast, Sharon Even Shows how she uses Facebook groups to promote her products, this can help with Brand Awareness and Sales and is FREE to do.

In today's podcast, Sharon Even Shows how she uses Facebook groups to promote her products, this can help with Brand Awareness and Sales and is FREE to do.

AMZ not only says the want to build build brands and they also want to reward people who provide external traffic. Sellers have to be seen as the authority. Understanding SEO and ranking off AMZ is as important as understanding how to optimise your listing. Google provides free tools to help promote your brand but also drive traffic back to your product listing. Learn how to set up you Google Profile and find out how to optimise your content to reach maximum authority. Norman Farrar is an entrepreneur who provides online marketing and managed eCommerce solutions for brands. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies such as Coca-Cola, Mercedes-Benz and 20th Century Fox. Since the early 1990s, Norman has focused on helping entrepreneurs optimise their operations and unlock their business's potential.

Marius Serban is a designer and a photographer with 22 years experience in the field. Regardless of the task at hand, designing a checkout page for a 9 figure Silicon Valley company, or photographing for Amazon sellers, his goals was and remains the same: conversion." should be "his goal was and remains the same: conversion A technical approach of product photography... Lighting • Lighting is the MOST important key of a great product photo. If you take a picture with a $50,000 camera in very poor light conditions, that picture will turn worse than a picture taken with an iPhone in great light conditions. • Source of light - the bigger the light modifier, the softer the light, which will compliment the model better. As a general rule, I use 3x 7' umbrellas for my lighting. However, if I shoot something like a sport product, where I need more defined shadows, I either use a smaller umbrella, or a small reflector. • 3x 600w strobe lights will be enough for most scenarios, but sometimes I'm using 4-5 depending on how much space I need to cover. Aperture • Aperture will determine the amount of blur your picture will have in the background. • The smaller the aperture, f11-f14, the sharper the background will be. However the smaller the aperture, the more light you will need. • A lot of photographer choose to use higher aperture (which will make the background blurry) just because they don't have enough light. ISO • The higher the ISO, the more noise you will have in the picture. • For my studio shots, I am at ISO 100 with an aperture of f14-f16. For my on-location pictures, I will go to about 320ISO max, so the pictures will be clean as much as possible. Lenses • I am using my 24-70mm lens for about 90% of my pictures. The tighter the space you have, the smaller the focal lens will need to be. Sometimes, like if I'm shooting in a tight laundry room or party, 24mm is barely enough. • However, I am always trying to shoot at over 50mm (59mm is the equivalent of what our human eyes see). • The wider the lens, the more deformed the subject will be (which is not ideal!) • For super detailed shots, I love to use my 100mm lens www.amz.photography [email protected] +1-916-833-6127 WhatsApp (the fastest way to reach me)

This week on Inspired with Bell… Jana Krekic is a certified translator, international keynote speaker, an e-commerce consultant and also the founder of 7-figure Amazon dedicated translations agency - YLT Translations. She has had over 5 years of experience working not only with various 7 to 9-figure Amazon sellers, but also with multi-national brands/marketplace across the globe. Prior to becoming the founder of YLT, Jana was also a business development manager in one of the biggest North European online eCommerce platforms for 8 years where she had gained a lot of experience with online businesses. She doesn't only lead the team of 80 people, but also completely understands E-commerce and Amazon and has created an Amazon dedicated translation agency which helps sellers scale their businesses across different international marketplaces.

Recently Sharon launched a Niche product focused on a very specific buyer avatar within the camping niche, and Today on Thursdays with Sharon she shares what she recently discovered about the product listing which is negatively impacting the sales. Sharon put a lot of time into understanding the buyer avatar, understanding keywords with buying intent for this niche, and how she could differentiate the product to appeal to her avatar. A lot of time and money was put into this, But 2 months later and the product is not selling as expected. Sharon shares what she realized she is doing wrong and how she means to fix it.

We have seen a lot of activity in the market for Amazon sellers getting an exit in the past couple of years, but now, things are changing. As buyers are seeing the impact of covid, post covid bump in missed calculations and the impact on logistics and rising costs in raw materials - the landscape is shifting again. A lot of the aggregators and brokers have moved the bar on what they are purchasing and representing in the exit process. Today, Liran Hirschkorn will join me, as we discuss this topic and what to do if you fall between the stalls and how to fuel the growth to make up the gap in being ready for sale.

This week on Inspired with Bell... Shawn Hart has been a lifelong serial entrepreneur, created and sold 17 businesses, sold his first business to make his first million dollars at age 27. He's written two books about business and marketing. Shawn is the co-founder of Post Purchase PRO which focusses full time on helping other Amazon sellers make every customer more valuable and keep them around longer with the only done for you email marketing service specifically for Amazon sellers.

Knowing who your competitors are, what they offer on and off amazon, what their marketing and branding strategies are etc is CRUCIAL and can really help you when developing a brand and or products. On Thursdays with Sharon, Sharon Even gives an overview of what competitor analysis is, why it is important and how it is done.

Amy Wees joins me today to discuss the various options of sourcing from Mexico, China and the USA. With rising material costs and logistics in the toilet, it is always handy to look around at the various opportunities that are on hand. China has the scale and very responsive, this is not always the case in other countries. We discuss this and much more on today's show.

Richard Hollowood and Jim Mann from Close Brothers join me today to speak more in-depth about where to put your money in both the short and long term. We chat about off shore and the pros and cons, Pensions, the difference between Investment Adviser, Wealth Manager and a Relationship Manager. Jim joined Close Brothers in September 2021 to manage a range of global portfolios for offshore institutional and private clients and is based in Guernsey. Jim trained as an equity analyst and worked for Merrill Lynch in London and Boston, USA. He has had extensive experience of running institutional global equity portfolios since 2004. Jim has also worked within a UHNW Family Office, and most recently at BNP Paribas Investment Management. Jim graduated from the University of Exeter with a BSc (Hons) in Mathematical Statistics and Operational Research. Richard Hollowood is a Managing Director based in Guernsey, having joined the organisation in 2006. Prior to joining Close Brothers Asset Management, Richard was a Private Client Investment Manager at Singer and Friedlander for three years and gained over six years of institutional investment experience managing US and Global equities with Mercury Asset Management and AXA Investment Managers.

This week on Inspired with Bell... Janelle Page's career in business and marketing began in elementary when she first started selling lollipops and candy bars to her fellow schoolmates. Her resume includes successful ventures in marketing, real estate, sports nutrition, supplements, events, consulting, teaching, and public speaking. Over the years, she has created and sold several companies, as well as helped hundreds of brands—both large and small—grow their business. Most recently, she led the Amazon and online marketplace strategy for one of the largest nutraceutical companies in the world where she was responsible for growing online DTC sales to over $100 million annually. She currently serves as a strategic consultant for companies, has ownership interest in several brands, and is the CEO and co-founder of Unifish, a firm that partners with creators to develop incredible products and build world class brands. Janelle is an outdoor enthusiast who's passionate about calisthenics, mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking, and practicing exceedingly difficult yoga poses. She enjoys spending time with her four children and loves learning, life, and most importantly, people. She is an eternal optimist who believes in abundance, service, tenacity, kindness, discipline, teamwork, and generosity. You can find Janelle on Facebook or Instagram where she eagerly anticipates becoming your friend or visit her website janellepage.com to view her living resume.

Paul Harvey joins me today for an interesting conversation... Amazon operators are in high demand due to the influx of aggregators. But most companies and aggregators are struggling to find good talent. The irony is that most Amazon sellers fail... but still know a lot more than the aggregator's without operational chops and would be an asset to any ecom business. Seller Sessions is now sold out! 10 tickets left for Branded By Women.Grab tickets for Branded By Women Live brought to you by Branded. Use Discount code: 30BBW Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Hosted by: Sharon Even and Izabela Hamilton Featuring Yael Cabilly, Melanie Shabangu, Olivia Jones, Amy Wees, Cassandra Craven, Jana Krekic, Michele Venton, Cara Sayer and Kata Phipps and many more Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Ticket includes the full day conference and the Cocktail party brought to you by Helium 10 Big Thank you to our sponsors: Branded, AVASK, Helium 10 and Multiplymii, Carbon6

Paul Harvey joins me today for an interesting conversation... Amazon operators are in high demand due to the influx of aggregators. But most companies and aggregators are struggling to find good talent. The irony is that most Amazon sellers fail... but still know a lot more than the aggregator's without operational chops and would be an asset to any ecom business. Seller Sessions is now sold out! 10 tickets left for Branded By Women.Grab tickets for Branded By Women Live brought to you by Branded. Use Discount code: 30BBW Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Hosted by: Sharon Even and Izabela Hamilton Featuring Yael Cabilly, Melanie Shabangu, Olivia Jones, Amy Wees, Cassandra Craven, Jana Krekic, Michele Venton, Cara Sayer and Kata Phipps and many more Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Ticket includes the full day conference and the Cocktail party brought to you by Helium 10 Big Thank you to our sponsors: Branded, AVASK, Helium 10 and Multiplymii, Carbon6

This week on Inspired with Bell... This is a mindset show and the Pinterest info is at 58 mins if you want to start from there. Bio: Matt Parker is Co-Founder of Pinformative; a marketing ,e-Learning development agency that works with Pinterest and is dedicated to scaling brands from a multitude of marketplaces including Amazon, Ebay, Shopify & Etsy. Matt has worked with many well known blue-chip companies all over the World including clients such as Universal Studios and the BBC television in the UK and is Co-Director of multiple 7-figure brands. Having been in the ecommerce World for over 15 years, he has been involved with over 250 top selling items scaling across Ebay, Amazon and Woocommerce. Primarily, his background is in multimedia programming and UI interface design which he initially studied at the University Of Wales. Seller Sessions is now sold out! 17 tickets left for Branded By Women.Grab tickets for Branded By Women Live brought to you by Branded. Use Discount code: 30BBW Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Hosted by: Sharon Even and Izabela Hamilton Featuring Yael Cabilly, Melanie Shabangu, Olivia Jones, Amy Wees, Cassandra Craven, Jana Krekic, Michele Venton, Cara Sayer and Kata Phipps and many more Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Ticket includes the full day conference and the Cocktail party brought to you by Helium 10 Big Thank you to our sponsors: Branded, AVASK, Helium 10 and Multiplymii, Carbon6

On Thursdays with Sharon, Sharon Even welcomes back Refael Elbaz CEO of Unicargo International Logistics to give us an update on the current Shipping & Logistics situation. We go over: * USTR Exclusion of 352 products from Trump tariffs - Can you get refunds on the tariffs paid, if so how and what you need to know. * Update on current Shipping Rates * Port Congestion Update - How many Vesicles at anchor, time it takes to pass customs currently, and our prediction of what is to come * China Lockdowns and how they have and are impacting shipping and logistics * Labor Union Negotiations - How this may impact the LA ports * Bidon ban on Russian oil and how this is impacting trucking and more. Seller Sessions is now sold out! 19 tickets left for Branded By Women.Grab tickets for Branded By Women Live brought to you by Branded. Use Discount code: 10BBW Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Hosted by: Sharon Even and Izabela Hamilton Featuring Yael Cabilly, Melanie Shabangu, Olivia Jones, Amy Wees, Cassandra Craven, Jana Krekic, Michele Venton, Cara Sayer and Kata Phipps and many more Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Ticket includes the full day conference and the Cocktail party brought to you by Helium 10 Big Thank you to our sponsors: Branded, AVASK, Helium 10 and Multiplymii, Carbon6

Brandon Nutter from Ampd joins me today to discuss external traffic and how that impacts on the store vs product page. Many of the results show a greater attribution for reduced ACoS and how best to set this up. We discuss products and user intent, how to plug the leaks and the copy on your Google Ads for a better yield. Seller Sessions is now sold out! 19 tickets left for Branded By Women.Grab tickets for Branded By Women Live brought to you by Branded. Use Discount code: 10BBW Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Hosted by: Sharon Even and Izabela Hamilton Featuring Yael Cabilly, Melanie Shabangu, Olivia Jones, Amy Wees, Cassandra Craven, Jana Krekic, Michele Venton, Cara Sayer and Kata Phipps and many more Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Ticket includes the full day conference and the Cocktail party brought to you by Helium 10 Big Thank you to our sponsors: Branded, AVASK, Helium 10 and Multiplymii, Carbon6

Make your Amazon account healthier – and more profitable – one ASIN at a time Lesley Hensell is co-founder of Riverbend Consulting, where she oversees the client services team. Lesley has personally helped hundreds of third-party sellers get their suspended Amazon accounts and ASINs back up and running. She leverages two decades as a small business consultant to solve the underlying business issues in online retail businesses, resulting in improved operations and profitability. She has been an Amazon seller for a decade, thanks to her boys (20 and 14) who do most of the heavy lifting. A lifelong Longhorns fan, Lesley earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and volunteering for A Wish With Wings, a wish-granting organization for little Texans with life-threatening conditions. Seller Sessions is now sold out! 19 tickets left for Branded By Women.Grab tickets for Branded By Women Live brought to you by Branded. Use Discount code: 10BBW Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Hosted by: Sharon Even and Izabela Hamilton Featuring Yael Cabilly, Melanie Shabangu, Olivia Jones, Amy Wees, Cassandra Craven, Jana Krekic, Michele Venton, Cara Sayer and Kata Phipps and many more Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Ticket includes the full day conference and the Cocktail party brought to you by Helium 10 Big Thank you to our sponsors: Branded, AVASK, Helium 10 and Multiplymii, Carbon6

This week on Inspired With Bell... As a refugee from Kyiv (Ukraine), Regina was not born into an entrepreneurial family - but she did watch he parents work hard for their new life and opportunities. Deciding in her mid teens that a "normal" life was too boring for her, Regina has spent the last 35 years figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up. An expert at jumping out of planes and building the parachute on the way down, she has travelled the world, built businesses, spoken on stages, inspired others and is super passionate about not living with regrets. She may even tell you her 3 favourite places-in the world to visit - they may surprise you. Seller Sessions is now sold out! 20 tickets left for Branded By Women. Grab tickets for Branded By Women Live brought to you by Branded. Use Discount code: 10BBW Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Hosted by: Sharon Even and Izabela Hamilton Featuring Yael Cabilly, Melanie Shabangu, Olivia Jones, Amy Wees, Cassandra Craven, Jana Krekic, Michele Venton, Cara Sayer and Kata Phipps and many more Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Ticket includes the full day conference and the Cocktail party brought to you by Helium 10 Big Thank you to our sponsors: Branded, AVASK, Helium 10 and Multiplymii, Carbon6

As supply chain gets more and more complicated, lockdowns in China keep popping up and sourcing from China continues to become harder, we as product developers have learned that allowing our businesses to be solely dependent on manufacturing in China is not an option anymore. Mexico is a great option for many reasons - but how can we find suppliers? On Thursdays with Sharon, Sharon shows how she has been able to find Mexican-based tradeshows, summits, manufacturers, logistics companies and much more using Linkedin! Grab tickets for Branded By Women Live brought to you by Branded. Use Discount code: 10BBW Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Hosted by: Sharon Even and Izabela Hamilton Featuring Yael Cabilly, Melanie Shabangu, Olivia Jones, Amy Wees, Cassandra Craven, Jana Krekic, Michele Venton, Cara Sayer and Kata Phipps and many more Grab Tickets Now: https://brandedbywomen.com/ Ticket includes the full day conference and the Cocktail party brought to you by Helium 10 Big Thank you to our sponsors: Branded, AVASK, Helium 10 and Multiplymii, Carbon6

Mina is multiple seven-figure seller in the supplement industry, investor, Amazon PPC expert, and founder of Trivium Group, an Amazon Advertising agency. Mina excels at developing cutting-edge supplements for different target audiences and combines his passion for supplements, his background in chemical engineering and chemistry, and his expertise in PPC to crush the competition on Amazon. He has spoken on every major stage in the Amazon industry, consulted over 400 brands, consulted 3 aggregators worth $1.2 billion combined, has been on over 100 Amazon and E-commerce podcasts to share his knowledge, and continues to be a leader innovating in the Amazon advertising space. His goal is to change the way people perceive Amazon PPC and empower them to take back control and dominate their ads. ___________________________________________________ Grab Tickets for Seller Sessions Live Brought to you by Thrasio on May 7, 2022 Featuring: Ivelin Demirov, Tim Jordan, Destaney Wishon, Adam Heist, Toimer Rabnovich, Paul Harvey, Dr Ellis Whitehead and many more.. Hosted by: Danny McMillan, Sharon Even, and Izabela Hamilton Grab Tickets at: https://live.sellersessions.com/ Use the code:10SSL (for 10% off) Conference tickets include the "Afterparty brought to you by BetterAMS and Clear Ads". Purchase tickets to the VIP Dinner "brought to you by Avask" https://live.sellersessions.com/ Big Thank you to our sponsors: Seller Sessions Live in brought to you by Thrasio (May 7) The VIP Dinner is brought to you by Avask (May 6) Afterparty is brought to you by BetterAMS and Clear Ads (May 7) Thank you to Perpetua, YLT Translations, SellersAlley & Pinformative, Unicargo and Profit Whales, Carbon6