This episode features an inspiring interview with Susan Gilbert, an Amazon FBA seller who transitioned from two decades of successful eBay selling during COVID-19. She shares her journey of building a thriving Amazon business, emphasizing the importance of community, coaching, and leveraging existing skills for new platforms. Ecommerce operators will learn how to adapt to market changes and build a robust, flexible online business.
Key takeaways
Susan's journey highlights the potential for experienced sellers on one platform (like eBay) to successfully pivot to another (like Amazon FBA) by adapting their sourcing and selling strategies.
The episode stresses the value of mentorship and community (e.g., coaching programs, Facebook groups) in accelerating business growth and navigating new platforms.
Susan demonstrates how to build a flexible business by employing a remote team and involving family, allowing for significant scaling and work-life balance.
The discussion on the "Amazon College" mindset emphasizes treating business education seriously to achieve significant results and a strong foundation.
Recognize that even experienced sellers can find niches and underserved products on large platforms like Amazon by applying their existing product knowledge and sourcing skills.
Today's new podcast episode is a three way conversation with three great success stories from our provenamazoncourse.com community! They've all three gone from "struggling newbies" to highly successful sellers to treasured leaders in our Amazon rapidly growing community of Business Building Warriors! You'll enjoy this interview update today with a guest who has become one of the highly influential and creative coaches on our team. They'll be discussing the basics of getting started, scaling, hiring, attending live events, deciding if you need a coach as well as many great tips for building your business faster and freeing yourself up from the duties of the business as you scale. Enjoy this "coaches corner" episode with Brian and Robin Joy Olson as they interview one of our great coaches, Susan Gilbert. Special guest at the conclusion of today's show, Jeff Schick of JeffSchick.com answers the question: If Amazon asks to verify my ID, is that a big deal? Watch today's episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/C8EzWC_b2Xk Today's episode is sponsored by RevSeller - the business tool many of our coaches and students use to analyze and organize business data! https://provenamazoncourse.com/revseller Show note LINKS: Stay in touch! Text the phrase "SilentJim" to 507-800-0090 to stay up to date on our latest FREE training events and other important updates! Opt-out any time of course! Emall and Facebook are so unreliable -
What does this episode say about amazon & marketplaces?
Susan's journey highlights the potential for experienced sellers on one platform (like eBay) to successfully pivot to another (like Amazon FBA) by adapting their sourcing and selling strategies.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
The episode stresses the value of mentorship and community (e.g., coaching programs, Facebook groups) in accelerating business growth and navigating new platforms.
What does this episode say about supply chain & operations?
Susan demonstrates how to build a flexible business by employing a remote team and involving family, allowing for significant scaling and work-life balance.
What does this episode say about amazon & marketplaces?
The discussion on the "Amazon College" mindset emphasizes treating business education seriously to achieve significant results and a strong foundation.
What does this episode say about amazon & marketplaces?
Recognize that even experienced sellers can find niches and underserved products on large platforms like Amazon by applying their existing product knowledge and sourcing skills.
