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       LinkedIn.