Michael Begg is the Co-Founder and CEO of AMZ Advisers, a global digital marketing agency with locations in North America, Asia and Europe that provides Amazon services for brands and manufacturers looking to maximize their growth. Services include Amazon SEO, Advertising, Inventory Management, Marketing Strategy and Performance Reporting.
This episode features Michael Begg, an expert in e-commerce and digital marketing. He shares his journey from real estate to building a successful Amazon agency, AMZ Advisors. This episode dives into topics such as understanding business motivations, scaling brands on Amazon, and the challenges and strategies involved in establishing a presence in Latin America.
“We have clients that are already doing TikTok shops and they’re going from doing $7,000 per day on Amazon to doing like $55,000 a day just from starting to publish content.” – Michael Begg
This week on Traversing Entrepreneurship:
- Introducing Michael Begg
- Transition into selling products on amazon.
- How do you scale a brand?
- Steps to start a business in Mexico.
- Strategic partnerships to grow their business.
- How to scale on amazon.
- Perceptions of e-commerce in Mexico.
- Advice for people who are starting their own business.
- How to build trust with clients.
Our Favorite Quotes:
- “Within about five months of being in Mexico, we were making enough money to support ourselves.” – Michael Begg
- “I always tell clients exactly what’s going on throughout the process, whether or not you think it affects you, or whether or not you like what’s going on? Here’s what’s going to happen. So you understand why, you know, the what, why, how, etc. Because it builds trust. Really, in any business, there is a trust element.” – Derek Dall’Ollmo
- “Investing in Amazon gives you a sales lift across all of your sales channels.” – Michael Begg
- “There’s plenty of platforms that make it a lot more doable now, the fees are a lot more reasonable.” – Michael Begg
- “Essentially because we have a foreign business, a foreign controlled entity, we have to do our filing in Mexico first and then we have to translate it to English.” – Michael Begg
Connect with Michael Begg:
- Connect on LinkedIn
- Website: https://amzadvisers.com/
About TreMonte and Traversing Entrepreneurship Podcast
Traversing Entrepreneurship is a show for and about business owners in Traverse City, Michigan and beyond. In each episode, co-hosts Derek Dall’Olmo and Melissa Niedzielski sit down with local business owners and the professionals who serve them to talk about business building, life, money, taxes, family — and all the ups and downs that come with doing something different. Join us to hear their stories and lessons learned — and to get inspired about what might be possible in your own business.
Derek and Melissa work together at TreMonte Financial Consultants, LLC and TreMonte TreMonte Tax Solutions, LLC (together referred to as “TreMonte”). TreMonte works with business owners and entrepreneurs to develop a proactive tax strategy that maximizes after-tax profits. It is TreMonte’s goal to bridge the gap between Financial Advisors and Accountants by serving as CFO to their clients.
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