* Joonas Gebhard* Founder of the Kawaii Group

Show Notes:

* Started in 2014* Moved 2008* Early in the influencer space* Strength* No taxes* No profit taxes* Super cheap shipping* Close to China* Subscription box* Higher LTV

Sponsors:

* Drip – Get a free demo of Drip using this coupon code!* Spark Shipping – Dropshipping Automation Software

Bio:

Joonas started his first business when he was 15 years old and his first e-commerce store around 2004. Now Joonas runs 2 online stores and 2 subscription boxes from Hong Kong. He sells cute Japanese stuff to kawaii fans worldwide.

Links:

* https://www.blippo.com* https://www.kawaiibox.com* https://www.japancandybox.com* https://www.instagram.com/joonasgebhard/* http://m.me/joonas.gebhard

Transcript :

Charles (00:00):

In this episode of the Business of eCommerce. I talk with Jonas. Gebhart about running an eCommerce business in Hong Kong. This is the business of eCommerce episode 136.

Charles (00:17):

Welcome to the business e-commerce to show the helps eCommerce retailers start launch and grow their eCommerce business. I'm your host, Chelsea [inaudible] and I'm here today with Jonas hired. Jonas is a founder of the quiet group, the company that he launched in 2004 in Finland. He since moved to Hong Kong and has been running it their sentence, I assume in the show today to chat about what are some of the benefits and difficulties running an eCommerce business in Hong Kong. So, Hey Jonas, how are you doing today? Fine. Thanks. How are you? Good. Great to have you on the show. It's a, where are you? So you're still currently the founder of the quiet group rice. All right. And you're not currently in Hong Kong about right.

Joonas (00:59):

Corona, evacuees, and currently in Finland flew here in late, late January.

Charles (01:06):

Okay. So are, but your home still is Japan, but you're just kind of Finland.

Joonas (01:13):

Yeah, we live in Hong Kong, but we have a apartment here in a house.

Charles (