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The Australian Seller
by Chris Thomas
Helping Australians Take their Consumer Products to the World via Amazon's Marketplaces
Episodes
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TAS 166 – Meghla Joins us to Chat Sourcing from India and Beyond in 2026
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...
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TAS 165 – Brand Rescue Mission! Ben Leonard on building a $6m brand, selling it, and buying it back 5 years later to start all over again.
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...
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TAS 164 – 35,000 sales in 1 hour using TV Shopping, QVC, TVSN, Chicago Home Show, Gov’t Grants and more with Mike Allsop.
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…
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TAS 163 – Tik Tok Shops, Influencers, Advertising and Amazon Partners with Tik Tok – Graeme and Rafay from TheUpTik.com explain
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...
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TAS 162 – Amazon to Bakers Delight. 23 YO Dominic from Brisbane and his Amazing Journey
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…
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TAS 161 – Forward Contracts, Canton Fair, Supplier Relations and auditing your Supply Chain. Jim Vrondas from WorldFirst explains.
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...
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TAS 160 – Andy Ackroyd’s Amazing journey to a super-successful Amazon business
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,...
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TAS 159 – Amazon is Taking on Temu, Shien, Tik Tok etc, and what this means for 3rd Party Sellers with Steven Selikoff
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,...
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TAS 158 – Selling on Amazon India. Peter Everett from Australian Brand, Nanoman explains
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...
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TAS 157 – A tax, compliance and setup global tour of Amazon’s marketplaces.
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...
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TAS 156 – The power of networking events for eCommerce Sellers.
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 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind that Regina and I are…
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TAS 155: How to Source & Negotiate with Chinese Suppliers – Steven Selikoff explains.
Big thanks to everyone who’s left a positive review over the years, and more recently to ‘Ashers15’ who kindly left a 5-star review! The show’s sitting at 4.8 stars on iTunes, so like Amazon, I’m going to round that up to 5! So please like and subscribe, it really helps and means a lot! I don’t…
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TAS 154 – Ben Webber’s journey to $50 Million selling on Amazon and Walmart.
Time really is running out to join the 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind that Regina and I are holding in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid...
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TAS 153 – Expat Australian Ash Rex on Amazon Japan and leveraging video to sell.
Time is running out to join the 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , 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...
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TAS 152 – Australian Sellers Chris & Sonia’s path to $320K Amazon revenue with 1 product
Time is running out to join the 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , 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...
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TAS 151 – Fiona Soutter’s journey to $100k per month (profit) selling on Amazon.
Happy New Year! I hope you brought in the New Year in style and you’re excited as I am for 2024! The 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and...
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TAS 150 – Selling on Amazon Australia – Denise from Queensland tells her story!
The 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , 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...
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TAS 149 – Professional Makeup artist Jacqueline has been selling professional Makeup supplies on Amazon Since 2012.
The 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , 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…
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TAS 148 – How 2 Australian brothers have built a 7 figure eco-friendly ecommerce brand using social media in just 18 months.
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 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22nd, 23rd and…
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TAS 147 – How Sharon Even has transitioned from selling product ‘opportunities’ to building real brands.
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...
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TAS 146 – Australian-based Amazon wholesale seller Emma Cunningham shares her secrets to successful wholesaling
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…
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TAS 145 – Bali Amazon Collective Mastermind Re-Cap with Kirsty Verity and her personal development journey.
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...
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TAS 144 – Leo Sgovio & Kirsty Verity chat with Regina Peterburgsky from Women on Amazon Podcast
Time is almost up to come to the Amazon Collective Mastermind Regina and I are holding in June this year, between the 18th and the 22nd 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...
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TAS 143 – from $6,000 to 7-figures – Mari and Fernano from Living in a Bubble
Time is almost up to come to the Amazon Collective Mastermind Regina and I are holding in June this year, between the 18th and the 22nd 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...
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TAS 142 – Building a Brand on Social Media to $6M revenue in 3 years – Ben Leonard explains
Time is almost up to come to the Amazon Collective Mastermind Regina and I are holding in June this year, between the 18th and the 22nd 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...
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TAS 141 – How to practically guarantee your next Amazon product will be successful – Justin Chen from Pickfu explains
This week’s podcast has been recorded on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri first nations people and I’d to pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging. Time is running out to come to the Amazon Collective Mastermind Regina and I are holding in June this year, between the 18th and…
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TAS 140 – How to Sell on Walmart. Lewis Civin from WallySmarter Explains.
While I was on the Gold Coast a couple of Weeks ago I caught up with Lewis Civin from Wally Smarter. We had an impromptu interview together on the floor of the event, so please bear with the background noise this episode! Today we chat all things Walmart, why and how you should seriously consider...
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TAS 139 – Design your own products for selling on Amazon – Neil from Deep Orange Design explains
Last week I was up on the Gold Coast Queensland for Retail Fest. It was so awesome to catch up with lots of old friends and make some new old friends. The content and speaker line-up was fab. A big thanks to Ash and Luke for inviting me up to moderate a Marketplace sellers panel! Anyway, today, I...
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TAS 138 – Surviving law suits, hacked listings, account suspensions, then a massive exit in 2023 – Amazon Seller Michael’s Story
A couple of weeks ago I was on a panel discussion with Jamie and Michael from the End Game Network called Fly on the Wall. One of the other guests was Michael who spoke about his recent exit. I was fascinated by his story and he agreed to come on the show and chat about his experience. He started...
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TAS 137 – 7 Figure Exit after 4 years – Zydrunas from Lithuania reveals all.
Had an awesome chat today with Zydrunas a 7-figure seller from Lithuania. Zydrunas is open about the products he has sold in the past and the line of products he built for a 7 figure exit last year (2022). He explains his strategy around being always being “second to the market” to launch and…
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TAS 136 – Amazon Japan – the forgotten 7 figure opportunity.
In today’s episode please welcome back Gary Haung from 7 Figure Seller Summit In this episode, we discuss the massive opportunity that Amazon Japan presents and how surprisingly easy it is to set up and sell there. If you’d like to learn more about Gary’s upcoming 7 Figure Seller Japan Mastermind...
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TAS 135 – Master the 3 C’s to transition from an Amazon Seller to a Business Owner. Jason and Trent from Intrepid Advisory explain.
In today’s episode please welcome back to the show Jason MacDonald from Intrepid Advisory and one of his awesome business partners, Trent Taylor. We all caught up at SSF last year and thought it’d be great to have them on the show. You might remember my interview with Jason back on Episode 128...
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TAS 134: Amazon DSP explained. Pro’s Con’s and everything in between with George Meressa – Clear Ads!
In today’s episode I’m chatting to Amazon PPC legend George Meressa from Clear Ads – a UK-based company that manages Amazon Advertising for sellers. Aside from regular sponsored advertising, George has one of the few agencies in the world with access to Amazon’s DSP, which enables his team to...
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TAS 133 – Jamie Paros wrapping 2022, SkuDrop and what’s in store for Amazon Sellers in 2023!
Today I’m chatting with my good friend Jamie Paros about 2022, with both of us holding Amazon Seller events like the Amazon Collective, End Game and of course, Southern Seller Fest. We also chat about Jamie’s latest project, SkuDrop which, if you’re manufacturing in China, is a total game changer...
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TAS 132 – AMZ Collective Mastermind 2023 – Special VIP Guests Revealed!
I’ve been a bit slack… actually it’s kinda been the opposite… I’ve honestly been so busy that the Podcast has had to take a back seat these last couple of months. Anyhoo – today I’m chatting with my Partner in Crime, and good friend Regina about our 2023 Amazon Collective Event that we’re…
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TAS 131 – Southern Seller Fest interviews with Meghla Bhardwaj, Tim Jordan, Marg Jolly and Aleisha Goodall.
Just got back from Southern Seller Fest which what was undoubtedly the most amazing Amazon event I’ve ever been to, not just here in Australia, but in the world. It was an absolute credit to Michael and Jamie who pulled off an incredible event jammed packed with amazing speakers with incredible...
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TAS 130 – Multiple 7 Figure Australian Amazon Seller Julian Fishman’s Process for Massive Exits.
Had an awesome chat today with Julian Fishman from my hometown, Melbourne Australia. Julian and his business partner Shane have several huge Amazon businesses doing mid-7 figures per year, as well as consulting to 8-figure Amazon businesses. He started his career in banking, before starting a…
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TAS 129 – Amy Wees on Product Research, Listing Optimisation & Launching – her proven formula revealed
Today I had the honour of interviewing an amazing Amazon Selling legend, Amy Wees from Amazing at Home! Amy’s also coming to Australia in a few weeks to join us at the Amazon Collective Mastermind retreat in the Yarra Valley on the 29th, 30th and 31st of July. Amy has appeared on so many podcasts...
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TAS 128 – EMDG Grants – How, who and why you must consider this program as an Australian Amazon seller
Today, please make welcome Jason Macdonald from https://www.intrepidadvisory.com.au Not sure about you but here in Australia I’ve been seeing a lot of people chattering about how they’ve been awarded an ‘EMDG’ (Export Markets Development Grant) with upwards of $35k per year! I had very little…
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TAS 127 – End Game Network Southern Seller Fest with Jamie Paros
This week we welcome back Jamie Paros from the End Game Network to chat to you about the upcoming Southern Seller Fest live event in September 2022. https://www.southernsellerfest.com/ Jamie and Michael have given so much free value to the amazon community here in Australia so its fantastic to…
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TAS 126 – $3.0 Million on Amazon per year selling sunglasses & building the Woodies brand with Cory Stout.
This week’s episode is a fun one. Cory Stout’s story is amazing. He’s gone from selling watches on Groupon – he sold 7,000 watches in 1 day – but what should have been cause for celebration, in fact had disastrous consequences … He’s now running the biggest wood-frame sunglasses brand on Amazon.…
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TAS 125 – $2.0 Million in sales in 12 months – Justin Huang from Bubble Tea Club and Airwallex reveals all
A couple of weeks ago while I was up at Retail Global I moderated a Panel on International Ecommerce Expansion. One the panellists was Justin Huang. Apart from running restaurants, Justin is also the partnerships manager for Airwallex – he’s a super busy guy! At the panel, Justin was telling the...
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TAS 124 – India Sourcing Trip for 2022 is back on! Meghla and Marg explain.
G’day, G’day everybody! It’s been over a month since the last episode, so massive apologies! It’s been a busy, busy few months. I’ve moved house, held the Amazon Collective with Regina, travelled to Sydney for an Amazon Australia event and last week was up on the Gold Coast for the Retail Global...
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TAS 123 – Launching with Amazon PPC, Copywriting, Triple Index Keywords & more with Heath Thompson – The Amazon Alchemist
I’ve just recorded an amazing conversation with Heath Thompson who is, I think, the world’s best Amazon PPC Expert. After listening in on our conversation I think you’ll agree. Let’s put it this way, (I’m going to fess up here) I’ve been helping a client over the last few months with their PPC…
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TAS 122 – What it takes in 2022 to Succeed on Amazon – Gary Huang 7FSS
Today I welcome back Gary Huang from the 7FSS. Gary pre-records almost all of the sessions for the event that will be happening in a few short weeks from now so you’ll get the inside running on all the latest tips and strategies that 7 figure Amazon sellers have been and are using right now to…
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TAS 121 – Logistics, USP & Launch Strategies. Jamie Paros from the End Game Network & Shipsavy.com
Today I have the pleasure of interviewing all round good guy, Jamie Paros from the End Game Network. Jamie and Michael Fenech have given so much to the Australian and International Amazon Seller Community so it’s awesome to have Jamie on the show today. Today we discuss how Jamie and Michael...
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TAS 120 – When Amazon Basics rips off your product and how Peak Design responded.
I’ve been so so busy building my little Amazon Account Management agency Amasphere – getting it set up as an official service provider that I have not had time to get a podcast episode out the door for over a month! Apologies! Anyway today I have a special episode with Peak Design’s head of...
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TAS 119 – How to Crowdfund your next Amazon Product. Crowdfunding guru Vance Lee Explains
A really fun conversation coming your way today with Vance Lee from Live my Playground. Vance and Johnny Loh are crowdfunding legends who have raised millions over the years on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, using a product launch formula they’ve crafted over many successful projects, not only for...
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TAS 118 – Sell on Wish? You bet! Shira Levine explains how and why.
This week, I chat to Shira Levine from Wish! Wish started life about 10 years ago with a goal to make shopping app-based and fun! There’s no doubt that they accomplished their objective as it really is fun, with the average visitor spending over 9 minutes on the app. However, with a glut of cheap...
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TAS 117 – How Amazon Sellers are diversifying into Crypto. Regina Peterburgsky review of The Plan
Please welcome back to the show Regina Peterburgsky from the Women on Amazon Podcast. This episode is a little different where we talk about investing in Crypto using a strategy that Amazon Veteran, Dan Hollings has put together called ‘The Plan’. My brother Mike (if you listened to Episode 105,...
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