The Australian Seller

Meghla Bhardwaj and I go back years — she’s joined the show many times before — and today, I’m excited to have her back. She’s the CEO of the ‘India Sourcing Network’. In this episode we catch up on how sourcing from India has evolved: Meghla explains how India Sourcing Network has moved from simple supplier matching to full end-to-end solutions for importers and Amazon sellers — sourcing, QC, pac...

In the 1970’s and 80’s there was a famous Australian businessman, Kerry Packer who sold a popular TV station he owed to an upcoming businessman, Alan Bond for 1.2 Billion in 1987. In 1990 : Packer bought it back for only A$250 million , after Bond’s empire collapsed under financial pressure just 3 years later. This deal became legendary in Australian business history. Packer famously quipped: “You...

G’day and thanks for joining me this week! This is an episode you do not want to miss! Mike Allsop joins me for the second time on the show this week. Mike first came on the show, way, way back in Episode 9 ! Mike’s always been in sales, working for household brands like Tefal & Jamie Oliver. A few years back, he pivoted from selling on Amazon, to helping and supporting inventive, mostly Austr...

Ex Primary School teacher (and Amazon Seller) Rafay and ex-Real estate agency owner (and Amazon Seller) Graeme from TheUpTIK join you today. As a 58 yo non-Tik Tok user, I ask all the dumb questions about Tik Tok Advertising, Tik Tok Shops, Finding Influencers for your Brand’s products and everything in between. Rafay, Graeme and I are holding a Webinar next Tuesday 20th August 2024 in The Austral...

Dominic from Think 4 Earth started selling reusable bread bags on Amazon USA just 5 short years ago, straight out of High School. As you’ll hear in today’s conversation, Dominic’s a bit of a self starter and a hell of a go-getter! About 9 months ago, he sent a package of his bread bags (and a nice letter) to Baker’s Delight (Australia’s largest nationwide bakery chain). Fast forward to today and h...

Jim Vrondas from World First joins me today and we chat about the importance of Supplier Relations, actually visiting your suppliers rather than relying just on Alibaba for your sourcing needs from afar. At the Amazon Collective back in March, Jim did a presentation about Forward Contracts which sound might sound a bit ‘dry’ but in reality can eliminate your currency movement risks and is super ea...

If you’re in any of the Amazon Facebook groups, such as The Australian Seller and End Game Network or if you’ve been to any Amazon meetups and conferences in Australia, you’ll have seen Andy Ackroyd contributing positively and cheerfully. Andy has an amazing life story, growing up in Zimbabwe, before becoming a soldier in the civil war for 10 years. After the war, he moved to South Africa and esta...

Steven Selikoff returns to the Podcast this week to fill us in on the latest development by Amazon to try and take on the Chinese eCommerce juggernauts with the likes of Temu, Shien, AliExpress, Tik Tok and others.  These platforms have been taking advantage of a customs rule known as De Minimis, which, in most countries, allows cheap, small parcel deliveries from China and other countries to be e...

My good friend Peter Everett joined me for a chat about how he’s been gradually expand his small brand around the world using Amazon. Today we chat about how he got started in the USA, before setting up in Australia. From Australia, the next Amazon stop was Singapore and then onto Amazon UK. In March 2023 he listed some of his products on Amazon India, and the results blew him away. As a marketpla...

Today Ruta from 1 Stop VAT takes us on a Global tour to help you understand how to set up properly in Amazon’s various marketplaces. We ran out of time to go through them all but we do talk about setting up in Europe, Japan, Singapore and even Brazil! 1StopVAT are based in Lithuania and are a fabulous company to deal with no matter which Amazon marketplace you’re looking to set up in. Ruta knows e...

Today is a special Podcast episode with previous guest on the show, Fe Soutter, Regina Peterburgsky and little ‘ol me!  It’s a super fun chat and really hope you enjoy our conversation and content. Time really is running out to join the 4 th Amazon Collective Mastermind that Regina and I are holding in March on the 22 nd , 23 rd and 24 th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored...

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Time really is running out to join the 4 th Amazon Collective Mastermind that Regina and I are holding in March on the 22 nd , 23 rd and 24 th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory and 1StopVAT . To join us, Fe Soutter and international VIP guests including Ben Webber who...

Time is running out to join the 4 th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22 nd , 23 rd and 24 th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory and 1StopVAT . To join us, Fe Soutter and international VIP guests including Ben Webber. Head over to www.theaustr...

Time is running out to join the 4 th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22 nd , 23 rd and 24 th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory . To join us, Fe Soutter and international VIP guests including Ben Webber. Head over to www.theaustralianseller.c...

Happy New Year! I hope you brought in the New Year in style and you’re excited as I am for 2024! The 4 th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22 nd , 23 rd and 24 th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory. To join us, Fiona Soutter and international...

The 4 th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22 nd , 23 rd and 24 th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory . To join Me and Regina, Fe Soutter and international VIP guests including Paul Harvey. Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/collective to...

The 4 th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22 nd , 23 rd and 24 th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory . To join us, Fe Soutter and international VIP guests including Paul Harvey. Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/collective to learn more...

Hey, we’re less than a week away from The Southern Seller Fest! Regina and I are holding a networking drinks party on Thursday night, sponsored by World First . Looking forward to catching up with everyone there. The 4 th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22 nd , 23 rd and 24 th 2024, this time in the Blue Mountains NSW and it’s being sponsored by World First! You’ll be jo...

Next week I’ll be in Delhi where I’ll be speaking at the eComm India Summit before hanging with Meghla, Marg and Kevin for the India Sourcing Trip with scores of attendees. The Southern Seller Fest is coming up in November and Regina and I are holding a networking drinks party, Sponsored by World First. Stay tuned for more details around that! I can now proudly announce that, the 4 th Amazon Colle...

So much is going on right now. In a few short weeks I’ll be in Delhi where I’ll be speaking at the eComm India Summit before hanging out with Meghla, Marg and Kevin for the India Sourcing Trip with scores of attendees. Come and hang out with me! Head over to https://indiasourcingtrip.com to grab a ticket to join me and lots of other ecommerce sellers The Southern Seller Fest is coming up in Novemb...

It’s been a while I know! First the was the amazing Amazon Collective Mastermind Regina and I held in Bali – before I then promptly headed over to Italy for a month with the family. Last week I was up in Sydney speaking at the Amazon Seller Summit which was so much fun! The Breakout room was packed. A big thanks to Amazon Australia for the invitation. I’m also speaking in early October at the eCom...

Time is almost up to come to the Amazon Collective Mastermind Regina and I are holding in June this year, between the 18 th and the 22 nd in beautiful Ubud, Bali. You’ll be joined by our invited VIP guests, Kirsty Verity, Leo Sgovio and Bradley Sutton and Steve Simonson. To apply, simply head to www.theaustralianseller.com/collective where you can read all about the trip and Apply to join us! This...

Time is almost up to come to the Amazon Collective Mastermind Regina and I are holding in June this year, between the 18 th and the 22 nd in beautiful Ubud, Bali. You’ll be joined by our invited VIP guests, Kirsty Verity, Leo Sgovio and Bradley Sutton and Steve Simonson. To apply, simply head to www.theaustralianseller.com/bali where you can read all about the trip and Apply to join us! This week...

Time is almost up to come to the Amazon Collective Mastermind Regina and I are holding in June this year, between the 18 th and the 22 nd in beautiful Ubud, Bali. You’ll be joined by our invited VIP guests, Kirsty Verity, Leo Sgovio and Bradley Sutton and Steve Simonson. To apply, simply head to www.theaustralianseller.com/collective where you can read all about the trip and Apply to join us! This...