Books, Business, Growth: Recent Episodes

Seth Sarviss

We are interviewing Amazon sellers, ecommerce entrepreneurs and business owners to learn about their journey, what makes them tick and the skills that have enabled them to be successful.

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Topics Discussed:

  • School Background.

  • Starting in a regular 9 - 5 .

  • Enjoying employment. 

  • Starting on eBay in 1998. 

  • First business in Billiards. 

  • How to find out what business to start. 

  • Pivoting Amazon business models from Private Label to Online Arbitrage.

  • What is success? 

  • How to adapt on Amazon. 

  • Biggest mistakes booksellers make. 

  • Golden success tips. 

  • Importance of having a positive outlook. 

  • How to deal with your todo list and being busy. 

  • Book recommendations. 

  • Pricing tips.

Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/books-business-growth/id1611368154

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Topics Discussed  

  • Starting in Retail Arbitrage. 

  • Early ambitions to start a business. 

  • Background in construction. 

  • Deciding on an Amazon business model. 

  • £7,000 in first month of selling. 

  • Journey to 3 Virtual Assistants. 

  • Selling on UK and USA. 

  • Advice for starting small. 

  • OA risk. 

  • OA software. 

  • How Luke does his research. 

  • Work ethic. 

  • $10,000 sales in first month on USA. 

  • Dipping into Wholesale. 

  • Awesome tips for Wholesale. 

  • Starting an ethical clothing brand. 

  • Ambitions to be a digital nomad.

Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/books-business-growth/id1611368154 

Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4LkbBgx6gvQq4OeV9puWVO 

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Topics discussed:

  • Background in Accounting & Finance at university.

  • Dropping out of university to pursue Amazon full time.

  • Taking a course on Private Label.

  • Progress from first sale in 2018 to doing £60,000 in March 2022.

  • Creating a facebook group and brand, iGen Entrepreneur.

  • How to make better decisions.

  • What is Luke's why?

  • Pushing comfort zones.

  • Power of journalling.

  • Team building.

  • Key skills required to succeed at Online Arbitrage.

  • Outsourcing very quickly.

  • Advice for wannabe entrepreneurs.

  • Power of having mentors.

  • How to train your virtual assistants.

  • Book recommendations.

  • Getting granular on goals.

  • Celebrating your wins.

  • NFTs.

  • Plans for 2022 and beyond.

Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/books-business-growth/id1611368154

Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4LkbBgx6gvQq4OeV9puWVO

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Topics discussed:

  • Amazon to eBay dropshipping.

  • Hiring VAs early in his eCommerce journey.

  • Starting with retail arbitrage.

  • Transition to online arbitrage. 

  • Book recommendations. 

  • Arbitrage challenges and obstacles. 

  • Pivoting to niche, unique bundling and building a brand. 

  • Time management. 

  • Debt. 

  • Tips for success. 

  • Trusting coaches and mentors. 

Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/books-business-growth/id1611368154 P

odcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4LkbBgx6gvQq4OeV9puWVO 

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Topics Discussed:

  • Kev's background in Electrical Engineering.

  • Starting out selling on eBay.

  • Opening an Amazon account with a full-time job.

  • Early days of camelcamelcamel and free Keepa.

  • How did Kev develop the mindset to quit his job before Amazon had taken off?

  • Moved into a warehouse in 2015.

  • Challenges scaling to a new 10,000sqft warehouse in 2020.

  • Book recommendations for budding entrepreneurs.

  • Advice on building a strong team.

  • Coping with Amazon suspension.

  • Building his personal brand and social media channels.

  • Benefits of networking.

  • Entrepreneurial advice for anyone wanting to start in eCommerce.

  • Goals for 2022 and beyond.

Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/books-business-growth/id1611368154

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Topics Discussed:

  • Eamonn's background (Degrees, masters and jobs in Nursing, teaching & telesales).

  • How his previous jobs helped in his Amazon journey.

  • Starting in Retail Arbitrage.

  • Moving into Wholesale.

  • Love for prepping.

  • His 'morning routine'

  • Born relationship builder?

  • How to get over rejection.

  • Why the 4 hour work week is bullshit.

  • Dealing with account suspensions.

  • Goals for 2022 and beyond.

Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/books-business-growth/id1611368154

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Topics covered:

  • Early successes on eBay with imported handbags

  • Beauty salon business in a 'saturated' market.

  • Working in recruitment.

  • Distribution business and problems with supply.

  • Juggling a family with work and entrepreneurship.

  • Discovering Amazon FBA.

  • Starting with retail arbitrage.

  • Transitioning to online arbitrage.

  • Moving into Private Label.

  • Impact of unexpected events.

  • Social media, facebook groups and growing the elite sellers academy.

  • Advice for newbie sellers.

Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/books-business-growth/id1611368154

Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4LkbBgx6gvQq4OeV9puWVO

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Topics Discussed:

  • Struggles starting out in Private Label.
  • Should you buy a course?
  • Selling Yoyos on Shopify.
  • Online arbitrage vs retail arbitrage vs wholesale.
  • Helping a friend with unique bundles on Amazon.
  • Different ways to market products and bundles.
  • Sole trader vs Limited company. VAT complications.
  • Advice for new sellers.

Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/books-business-growth/id1611368154

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Topics Discussed:

  • Transferable skills from job to entrepreneurship.
  • Tackling setbacks. (Credit card fraud)
  • Building teams.
  • Book recommendations.
  • Cold calling.
  • Goalsetting
  • Plans for 2022.
  • Sobriety.

Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/books-business-growth/id1611368154

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Topics Discussed:

  • How and why Shanna moved from Canada to East coast USA.
  • Starting in book selling.
  • Finding a gap in the market with a prep service.
  • Natural entrepreneurial ability.
  • Team building.
  • Moving warehouses.
  • Challenges faced in scaling her business.
  • Importance of taking a long term view and looking at the bigger picture.
  • Plans for 2022.
  • Advice for new sellers starting out.

Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/books-business-growth/id1611368154

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In this episode, Kristin and I talk about:

Her journey finding Amazon.

How to learn. Intellgent ways to gain knowledge rapidly in a given niche.

Getting into the wholesale business model.

The benefits of joining and participating in Facebook Groups.

Juggling multiple businesses with family life.

What makes a good life.

And much more...

Kristin is still relatively new to Amazon and has taken to it like a duck to water.

Listeners will be able to learn a great deal from someone who has really hit the ground running with the book arbitrage business model.

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Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/books-business-growth/id1611368154

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In this episode we talk to 7 figure Amazon online arbitrage seller, Thomas Parkinson. 

Tom sells on Amazon.com, .co.uk and also runs a successful business called Fast Track FBA which focuses on helping other Amazon sellers scale their business with virtual assistants, deal sheets and online courses. 

We talk about:

  • Tom's journey from running a procurement business into selling on Amazon.
  • Travelling the world as a 'digital nomad'.
  • How and why he created Fast Track FBA.
  • His best tips and advice for selling on Amazon, building teams and more.
  • Goals and plans for the future.
  • Salsa dancing.
  • And much more...

Tom is a supremely positive individual who is fantastic to talk to. He has huge, audacious goals which are inspiring to hear. I always learn something new when we chat so I hope listeners do too. 

This conversation is perfect for anyone wanting to get into ecommerce and think REALLY big.  

I hope listeners enjoy the conversation as much as I did. 

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https://fasttrackfba.com/ 

https://www.youtube.com/c/FastTrackFBA/ 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/fasttrackfbausa/ 

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Find me here:

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