GELF LA 2022 Preview: June Van Heel at Bala, Isabel Gan, Rose Planet International Brand Management and Nicole Granucci, Citcon.

Welcome back to Global E-Commerce Tech Talks, episode 23!


I’m your host Michael LeBlanc and in today’s episode, a preview
to the great thought leadership live in person on the stage at
the Global E-Commerce Leaders Forum happening April 21st in L.A.,
I get a sneak preview chatting with June Van Heel, Head of
International at Bala, Isabel Gan, Founder/CEO of Rose Planet
International Brand Management Inc and Nicole Granucci, Vice
President of Product Marketing of Citcon.


 


Together with GELF co-founder Kent Allen they will be exploring
where the best opportunities lie in APAC for ecommerce growth in
2022 – and how global DTC leaders can succeed in China, Japan and
South Korea.  For this episode, you’ll learn a bit about
each of them, hear two starts and one stop advice for brands and
retailers, and hint of what they will be talking about on the
stage April 21 in L.A.


 


Global E-Commerce Leaders Forum (GELF) co-founder Kent Allen
joins June Van Heel, Head of International at Bala, Isabel Gan,
Founder/CEO of Rose Planet International Brand Management Inc and
Nicole Granucci, Vice President of Product Marketing of Citcon to
explore where the best opportunities lie in APAC for ecommerce
growth in 2022 – and how global DTC leaders can succeed in China,
Japan and South Korea.


 


GELF’s APAC Regional Showcase kicks off the morning breakout
sessions at GELF LA ’22 on Thursday April 21st. Join us at the
upcoming GELF LA event in West Hollywood at the venerable
Director’s Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles,
CA 90046. Learn how today’s shopping journeys differ among APAC
shoppers – and how global ecommerce leaders are succeeding in
China, Japan, South Korea and beyond. Retailers and DTC brands
can register at globalecommerceleadersforum.com


 


Our guests each talk about their extensive retail ecommerce
backgrounds, their experience building DTC brands in Asia and
developing new distribution channels in China as well as the
shifting APAC ecommerce marketspace.  We wrap up with
insights for listeners summarized into two-starts and one-stop.
 June, Isabel and Nicole will also provide an overview of
what they will be discussing at GELF LA ‘22; starting with a
post-pandemic overview of the state of the ecommerce in APAC.


We look forward to getting the GELF community back together live
and in-person after the long layoff since GELF LA 20 in Feb 2020’
GELF’s biggest and best West Coast gathering ever! GELF LA 2022
will bring together leaders from retailers and brands selling
direct-to-consumer. Top global consumer brands will join digital
natives from the fashion and apparel world, health and beauty,
consumer electronics and other leading retail verticals for a
full day of education, sharing and networking. Digital commerce
innovators, cross-border ecommerce experts and global ecommerce
thought leaders will debate how the “echo-boom” in global DTC and
cross-border ecommerce translates into new revenue opportunities
as the growth of retail ecommerce accelerates.


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I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and
Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co,
and you can learn more about the Global E-Commerce Leaders Forum
 and continue to keep up with the latest on cross-border
commerce online at https://www.globalecommerceleadersforum.com/


Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E.
LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council
of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.  
He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce
leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail
industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the
producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including
Canada’s top retail industry podcast,       The
Voice of Retail, plus        Global
E-Commerce Tech Talks  and       The Food
Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.  You can learn
more about Michael       here  or on  
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