I'm sure our listeners have noticed that Grant hasn't been on the podcast lately. The reason for this is Grant has moved on to do other things. We agreed that he should follow his new direction, so he has left the podcast. Our friendship remains strong.

However, I am happy to announce that Dave Bryant will be joining me on Ecom Crew!

Dave is the founder of chineseimporting.com, a blog for newcomers to the importing business. His focus is, of course, China, but his business is starting to shift to e-commerce. This change is something that we feel will be a good fit for Ecom Crew.

Dave has made it clear that he won't do the podcast every week, but he writes awesome content. We also have plans to launch a course in late August, maybe early September. There are some great ideas in the pipeline and we're very excited about it!

Here are some of the points we discussed today:

• Grant's new direction.
• Dave's transition into Ecom Crew.
• Dave's background in Chinese imports and international business.
• Why we think this merger will be good for Ecom Crew.
• How we plan to grow our audience.
• The upcoming courses.
• What I hope for the future.

Just a reminder, I will be speaking at some events this year. Here is a list of those events.

1. Ecommerce All Stars -- Austin, TX, August 4-5.
2. Global Sources -- Hong Kong, October 17-19.
3. EcommerceFuel Live -- Laguna Beach, CA, January 11-13, 2018.

This episode is sponsored by Stamped.io. We have recently switched to Stamped.io, so we can get the most out of our reviews, and they have a really great product. We are proud to partner with them and there is a link below to check them out.

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Resources Mentioned Today:

Chineseimporting.com

Color It

Ecom Crew

Ecom Crew Facebook Page

Ecom Crew Course

Ecommerce All Stars

Ecommerce Fuel Live

Global Sources

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