The Kevin Shee Show

Michael Michelini is the founder and host of Global From Asia, a cross-border e-commerce community with four divisions including media, events, trips, and platforms. Michael lives in Manila and his wife's side of the family is from China.

During this episode, Michael Michelini and Kevin Shee talk about the current situation with Coronavirus. Hear them discuss how the Coronavirus impacted both businesses and expats living in China and South East Asia. Learn how e-commerce businesses that have suppliers in China are now struggling. Towards the end, you'll find out what the prognosis is for the nearest future.

Links:

• Mikesblog.com/podcastgear
• Globalfromasia.com/podcast-radio

Time Stamps:

• 01:57 - How Coronavirus is affecting expats in China
• 05:00 - Silent consequences of Coronavirus
• 07:17 - "When people go to the market, everybody just stays distance away from each other." - Michael Michelini
• 07:40 - Economic impacts of Coronavirus
• 09:44 - "Lots of e-commerce sellers business in China they had a very traditional office, but now they are forced to learn how to work online more". - Michael Michelini
• 11:49 - Is southeast Asia also affected by Coronavirus?
• 14:12 - E-commerce business sourcing from China is hurt by a coronavirus
• 16:51 - Are expats considering leaving Asia
• 21:09 - How can businesses prepare for a crisis like that

Kevin Shee and his friends travel through Siberia and talk to their Russian guide Bulat Sabirov. They've recorded this episode while traveling on the Transsiberian train.

During this episode, you will hear about the political situation between Russia and Ukraine and learn what Russians think about foreigners. Hear them talk about cultural nuances between Russians, Chinese, and Americans. Listen to the end to learn how to find true love in Russia.

Links

• Bulat Sabirov on Instagram

Time Stamps:

• 00:47 - About the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
• 05:04 - Advice to foreigners traveling to Russia
• 07:19 - Russian culture: love and relationships
• 09:28 - Are Russians open to meet foreigners?
• 10:56 - Cultural nuances: how different are Chinese from other cultures?
• 13:55 - How to find love in Russia and not get into a trap
• 18:29 - Should you move from Hong Kong to Russia?

Kevin Berry is a property investor and a location-based entrepreneur in Miami. He started his career in banking but soon discovered an opportunity to make money by investing in rental property.

During this episode, you will hear about opportunities for property investment. Listen to Kevin Berry explaining why Airbnb is better than a long-term lease. Learn what are top considerations when looking for an investment property. Wait to the end of the episode to hear Kevin Berry's advice for young aspiring entrepreneurs.

Time Stamps:

• 01:50 - Guest Introduction: Kevin Berry
• 04:35 - "If you want to be an entrepreneur, you have to understand how money works" - Kevin Berry
• 05:52 - US housing crisis in 2008
• 07:28 - Buying first property with a credit card
• 08:49 - Top considerations when looking for an investment property
• 09:28 - Should you Airbnb your property?
• 10:00 - "The longer a tenant is staying, the more destruction it is." - Kevin Berry
• 12:24 - Rental Property Investing - US vs Canada
• 14:36 - "Everybody is your competition" - Kevin Berry

Michael Powers is now the president and business owner of Alliance Partition Systems. In past he had a history of serving a jail time twice, having bad experience with drugs and much more.

In this episode, you will hear how Michael went from an ex-convict to becoming a successful business owner. He'll share his untold story including ways he overcame personally and professional hardships. After listening, you'll be inspired to come up with a new life plan for yourself!

Links:

• Alliance Partitions
• Article

Time Stamps:

• 1:39 - Guest Introduction: Michael Powers
• 07:40 - "There is not enough fear of going back to prison, when you don't have any responsibility outside. Life is much easier in prison." - Michael Powers
• 09:00 - What makes you really want to get your life straight
• 13:20 - When life throws more challenges at your and you respond with even more grit
• 19:00 - "I didn't have any plan to start a business, I just had an argument with my boss". - Michaels Powers
• 21:00 - Surviving after 8 hours in an open ocean after a boat crash
• 28:00 - Advice for young entrepreneurs
• 29:08 - "There is absolutely nothing that somebody else can do, what you cannot do." - Michael Powers

Sam Marks is an entrepreneur, investor, and self-proclaimed explorer. He is the founder & CEO of Coworker.com and co-hosts the Invest Like a Boss podcast. His investment portfolio includes 400 self-storage units in Hong Kong, a micro-brewery in Australia, rental condos across Thailand, and many more. He has even visited more than 100 countries while living off his passive income investments and pursuing his bucket list.

In this episode, you will hear Kevin and Sam discuss their investment and entrepreneurial journey. Learn how to avoid mistakes early on in your investing career and make enough passive income to sustain your lifestyle while increasing your net worth. Listen to the end to find out what it truly means to live the boss life!

Links:

• LinkedIn
• Investlikeaboss.com

Time Stamps:

• 01:59 - Guest Introduction: Sam Marks
• 05:55 - Learning to invest and making first mistakes
• 09:57 - Making money with cryptocurrency
• 13:13 - "You have to make enough passive income to sustain your lifestyle while still increasing your net wealth" - Sam Marks
• 14:06 - ROI in startups
• 17:10 - "If you invest in a startup company at 2 million evaluation, and that evaluation goes to 50 million, you are not gonna make 25x return, you might make 4x return." - Sam Marks
• 19:12 - Why investing in startups is not only about monetary gain
• 19:23 - Learning the curve and trends of investing in startups
• 24:30 - What living the boss life truly means

Dan Cardon has 17 years of international Sales & Marketing Management experience in Australia, UK, Hong Kong and the Philippines for different corporations. Now he is in a Hotel business as a developer and owner.

During this episode, Dan will explain how he left his successful corporate career to start his own business. Learn the ins and outs of building a hostel on small remote islands like Boracay including other countries. Listen to the end so you can overcome your fears of making big changes in your career. Find out if the risk is worth it!

Links:

• Chillax Flashpackers Hostel

Time Stamps:

• 01:36 - Guest introduction: Dan Cardon
• 09:09 - Leaving a corporate career for a hostel business
• 13:35 - Ins and outs of building a hostel on an island
• 20:30 - What do you do when the island gets a tourist ban
• 12:11 - "The island was on shutdown, but you were not allowed to fire anybody." - Dan Cardon
• 24:57 Doing business in a developing country
• 25:51 - "I see a huge upside in a crisis like that, if you are resilient, there is so much opportunity!" - Dan Cardon
• 26:24 - Attracting customers and managing reviews
• 28:17 - Extending the current business into new areas
• 29:54 - Should you become a business owner if you have a successful corporate career

John Sanei is a best-selling author, futurist and keynote speaker who helps brands across the globe to build the mental approach needed to make tomorrow more abundant than they ever thought possible.

During this episode, John and Kevin discuss the future and the need for disruptive innovation. Learn how companies and individuals can become adaptable to the fast-changing world. Listen to the end to hear the latest future predictions you can apply to your life, today!

Links:

• JohnSanei.com

Time Stamps:

• 02:20 - Guest background and introduction: John Sanei
• 05:32 - Consumers have different needs in mature and emerging markets
• 09:32 - "If you stop chasing and you just fix yourself and fix your own way of thinking, you don't ever need to chase anything, you can have things magnetize towards you." - John Sanei
• 10:13 - Most businesses are driven by fear
• 13:37 - Transition from the industrial world to the quantum world
• 14:40 - "The future doesn't want us to be linear, it needs us to be adaptable." - John Sanei
• 17:55 - Why all businesses need disruptive innovation
• 20:47 - Understanding of success is going to change in the future
• 26:42 - Predictions of the future

Jason Latimer, known by the stage name LATIMER, is an American illusionist. In 2003, he became one of four Americans to ever win the title Grand Prix "Best Overall" at the World Championships of Magic.

During this episode, Jason and Kevin will share how the principles of magic can be applied to your business and real life. Learn what beliefs a businessman needs to move to the next level of success. By the end of the show, you will believe that the impossible is actually possible.

Links:

• JasonLatimer.com
• Jason Latimer on youtube
• Jason on the LATE LATE show
• Jason's talk on TED

Time Stamps:

• 02:07 - Guest background and introduction: Jason Latimer
• 04:30 - "Continually ask questions, until you ask the right question and make impossible." - Jason Latimer
• 11:56 What new beliefs a businessman needs to move to the next level
• 12:12 - "In order to innovate and do something that was never done before you need to imagine an answer that hasn't existed before". - Jason Latimer
• 15:43 - How to become original at something
• 22:00 - Both in magic and in business you have to be unique and original
• 25:00 - Don't trick yourself into illusion of knowledge of what can and cannot be done

Barrett Bingley is an experienced international executive with a focus on growth and commercial success. Ben Yeung is the executive director at Fujikon Industrial Holdings Ltd.

During this episode, Ben and Barret will discuss the current situation of the global trade war. Find out how it affects the global economy, including the USA, China, Europe and SE Asian countries. Learn ways to cope with the trade war as an operator.

Links:

• LinkedIn - Barrett Bingley
• LinkedIn - Ben Yeung
• Fujikon.com

Time Stamps:

• 01:44 - Guest background and introduction: Barrett, Ben
• 03:01 - What is a Tariff? Who pays the tax?
• 06:56 - "Tariffs hurt everyone. Everyone will pay the price for a trade war." - Ben Yeung
• 10:29 - Are tariffs an effective tool? Will countries adjust overtime?
• 16:18 - How the election plays a role in the strength of a country
• 18:50 - The effects of TPP on all parts of the world
• 22:24 - Coping with the trade war as an operator. What can you do?
• 34:13 - Understanding the de minimis tax rule

Daniel Lo is the Founder and CEO of GoGoChart, an award-winning advertising technology company specialises in go to market strategy, paid search ads, ASO, user acquisition, and global mass scale for companies all over the world.

During this episode, you will hear Daniel's story how he went from several failing businesses to success with GoGoChart. You will also understand how mobile apps marketing works and learn what tips and techniques can help mobile app's rankings. Listen to the end to hear Daniel's advice for all startups.

Links:

• Daniel on Linkedin
• GoGoChart

Time Stamps:

• 01:17 - Daniel Lo introduction and background
• 07:41 - Why it takes longer to build an app
• 10:19 - What affects app rankings in App Store
• 10:47 - "We bought cheap traffic to get to the top rankings, and then exposure gave us the high-quality traffic". - Daniel Lo
• 13:00 - Not every business needs an app
• 14:20 - "We were the first in Hong Kong to be certified by Apple for Apple search ads". - Daniel Lo
• 17:45 - Tips on improving app rankings
• 24:00 - Advice for all startups