Made in China Podcast: International Business | Crowdfunding | Entrepreneurship

In This Episode, We hear from Luc during his Exit Interview, hours before he heads back to Canada. He shares his takeaways from the internship and the Entrepreneurial lessons gained from Travelling to China and the South East.

Let's Listen in to his "tell all" interview. .

Topics incl:

Internship Experience with RICO

Guangzhou vs Manila

Takeaways from the trips

The advantage of getting someone from the west

Most Challenging part of Managing Freelancers Remotely

JUST DO IT and Come to China

In this Week’s Episode, Rico reconnects with Alan Scanlan, who we can remember from 2 Video Cast from End of Last Year. Here they talk further details about Alan’s Business, Millenials and Hong Kong’s Politics.

Topics incl:

Dealing with business disappointments

Making business connections in Hong Kong

Working mentality of millenials

How Hong Kong unrest affects life and business

Difficulty penetrating the US market

Doing trade shows

Source Find Asia Webinar

While In Manila at the Refined, Rico Sits Down with Alexander Avanth, VP of Alpha Rock Capital, an Online Acquisition Firm that Helps Other Business Be Successful even Further. He shares his Entrepreneurial visions, Travel Stories, and the Business Potential and Opportunities that's opening up in the Philippines.

Let’s join in and listen to the inspiring conversation.

Topics incl:

The Business of Consultancy and Accelerating other Existing Online Companies

The start of his Technology Entrepreneurial Career

Student Mentality and Curiosity, the eagerness to learn everyday

Coming to the Philippines

Filipino Culture: the Fine Line of a professional and personal relationship

The FInancial Potential of the Country

Loving the Philippines

In this week’s episode, we feature another female entrepreneur, Belinda Jacobs, the founder of techpacks.co. She explains to us her business model and how they can help Clients involve in Manufacturing Bridge the Communication Gap with the Factories.

Let’s Listen and Get Inspired.

Topics incl:

Introduction to TechPacks

The benefits of using the services of Tech Pack

Difficulties of starting the company

Getting the first client

How TechPack works with clients

Benefits of having a specialized business

Challenges of working with foreigners

This week’s Episode, We listen to Rico’s live youtube stream with Close Pal Luke Francis, Where they get to catch up since their last interview on Made In China. Shares his success stories crowdfunding on indiegogo and then preparing to launch his Coaching Program “Vault”

Let’s join in and listen to their conversation.

Resources Listed As Mentioned:

Source Find Asia Youtube Channel

Globalfromasia

Morveau

Lukefrancis.me

Enter China

Why We Sleep? by Matthew Walker (Book)

Steve Jobs Biography

Rockefeller Biography

How I built this (Podcast)

This week’s Episode, In continuation of our Support of Female Entrepreneurs, We Sit down and Chat with Fabiola and Rochelle of Global Friendship China, Who set up shop at one of the largest foreign communities in Southern China.

Let’s have a listen to their Story

Topics incl:

How Global Friendship makes life easier for expats in China

Making the GF community sustainable

Doing business without any business background

Embracing the entrepreneur identity

How diversity inspires the vision of the Company

Developing meaningful connections in China thru GF

In this Episode, We travel in Time and revisit Rico at the year of 2016, On a Time when SFA's Business has been positively progressing and how it has improved his lifestyle in a span of year as he achieved his Goals as a young Entrepreneur starting up SFA in China

Let’s have a listen.

Topics incl:

Rico’s Financial and business challenges in China

Business and lifestyle progress

Entrepreneurial Lessons

The negatives of entrepreneurship

Advice to aspiring entrepreneurs

In this week’s episode, In a Series of Interviews done while in HK, Rico chats with Madison Ashley, A female entrepreneur, who is involve with promoting wellness in a corporate setting through Balance Potential. She share her thoughts and views about having a certain balance and spirituality while being surrounded with toxic pressures of corporate life.

Let’s have a listen.

Topics incl:

Coming to Hong Kong

Getting into Events And Marketing with BRINK

Joining Balance Potential

Wellness in Corporate Life

Value of Instilling Culture within a Company

Being a Female Entrepreneur in the East vs West

Importance of a full Sleep

Few Months Back, Rico Invited Mike to his Homeland of Zambia. In This Episode, Mike Shares his Takeaways Visiting Africa for the First Time and the Experience of Getting an Inside Look at Rico's Roots.

Let's have a listen to the casual but interesting conversation.

Topics incl:

AFROBEAT Everywhere

GREAT BBQ FOOD!!!

Finesse Conciousness of the community

Mr Ngoma, Rico’s Dad

Consumer Culture in Zambia Vs China

In This week's episode, We welcome another Digital Entrepreneur Jons Slemmer. The new Host of ChinaBusinessCast, Who operates a Digital Marketing Consultancy from Chengdu. He shares his opinions and perspectives related to Marketing a brand Online while dealing with China's Strict Implementations and the Challenges for Foreigners to do start an Online Business. Let's Listen and Gather the Value Information.

Topics incl:

Choosing to Live in Chengdu

Hosting China BusinessCast

Red Star Consulting

Challenges of foreign companies in China

Marketing to the Chinese Audience

Why creating apps are better than websites in China

Cost of Marketing in the country

Knowing the ICP license

Climate in doing online business in China

Misconceptions of foreigners about marketing to the Chinese

Implemented Regulations & Compliances

Business challenges in China