![]() That sounded fun so I did everything I could to go with them. Three of my friends were taking Chinese classes for a few years and they were about to go to Beijing for a 4.5 month exchange program. So to answer your question, my stepfather used his connections to help me travel and spend extended time abroad.Īfter high school I studied at an international business school for four years. From that time, I spent a few more extended stays with my Alaskan family, with another family in Tacoma, and then in Germany to learn German. And when I came back, English became our language at home. So at 4.5 years old, he sent me to Alaska and I stayed four months in a host family. I promised to help him learn Japanese and he promised me to help me learn English. When they realized this, my stepfather and I made a deal. He worked in the airlines, so we travelled to exotic destinations on holidays.įrench was their common language, and I started picking up on the language faster than Japanese. I was born in Japan (Sendai), and at the age of 4, my mother and father separated and I moved to France with my mother who married my French stepfather. Can you tell us a bit about that? Do you mind sharing how you ended up in Beijing, and then Istanbul? You are French-Japanese, living in Istanbul, running an award-winning spa in Beijing called Kocoon. Why you must learn to take care of yourself as an entrepreneur, and how this makes you a better business owner and boss.Why knowing your target market (aka, your ideal patient) is so important in marketing effectively.How creating a relationship with clients is essential for long-term success.What it took to grow that business from the ground up.How she runs an award-winning business from 4300 miles away.Plus Maika has a free worksheet for you if you visit her website! > 33 Easy Ways to Grow Your Business (Even on a Tight Budget) Maika and I discuss: I love her honesty and her solid approach to marketing based on relationship building. ![]() Maika explains how this was a huge turning point for the way she ran her business, and it’s something she sees entrepreneurs suffer from all the time – an addiction to work out of both passion for your craft AND fear that you could fail. We talk about everything under the sun, including her stress and exhaustion-induced illness years ago (from overwork!) that put her in hospital. I’m so grateful Maika took the time to interview with me and share her knowledge. Her marketing philosophy is so similar to what I teach and it’s incredibly powerful to hear that the same marketing basics work to successfully build small businesses that are literally halfway around the world. □ I stumbled across her website for wellness entrepreneurs recently ( ) and pretty much everything she teaches about growing a business resonated with me. (How cool is that?!) She was originally born in Japan but has lived all over the globe and speaks multiple languages. Maika lives in Istanbul and remotely runs Kocoon Spa in Beijing. Today I’m talking with Maika Endo, founder of (formerly ) and creator of an award-winning business in Beijing. We’re back again this week with another exciting interview. Instagram Facebook-f Pinterest-p Spotify Self Care, Target Market and Building an Award-Winning Business with Wellnesspreneur
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