Sourcing from China: Minimize COGs and Maximize Quality → JK Beaton
Download MP3On today’s episode, Kunle is joined by John Kyle Beaton, President of China Product Pros, an agency helping brands first-hand with sourcing and logistics from their local networks in China.
John had always had a taste for adventure and when the opportunity came to go to China and pursue his studies, he took it and quickly fell in love with the country and decided to stay. He soon realized that he was passionate about helping brands source from China and decided to start his own agency.
Along with his wife, Xiaofeng, who’s also an expert in sourcing, they built China Product Pros. John, who’s also a brand owner of an eCommerce kitchen storage brand understands the pain points and challenges that Western brands face in sourcing from China. China Product Pros helps Western brands understand the Chinese supply chain and source the right products at the right price.
It’s an informative episode as you’d hear Kunle and John talk more about how John built China Product Pros, sourcing process and strategies, tips in sourcing, sampling, and logistics for brand owners, and the challenges that John faced in sourcing and manufacturing in China and how they found solution to them.
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Creators and Guests
Guest
John Kyle Beaton
JK bootstrapped a home storage brand, scaling from a $8,000 initial investment in early 2017 to generating multi-million dollar revenues by early 2020. All while working full-time and raising a young family. Now full-time across two businesses with an international team of 10, he is proudly growing the brand while helping other brands improve their product quality, cost and factory relationships through China Product Pros.