In this post I want to share the story behind founding «Meison LLC», And I try to be down to earth and real. Because I believe business is not only about the products, but also the people. I apologize for the grammar mistakes or any imperfection in this website. I blame it on deepseek’s translation and the lack of budget to hire someone professional.
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I don’t like being out of control, but 2024 was a year of out of control. My brother Benson called me from work and said there were some major changes in the company and he asked if I was interested in helping with family business, I understand the weight behind this question and immediately said yes. I had been a hardware programmer and never a sales person, but I confidentally thought I could figure it out.
I started helping with the factory as a machinist first, And then technical support for Russian clients. Soon I realized our clients always ask about one thing, «When I try it on my machine? When can I get the customized products?» Clearly the weakness in the entire business circle lies into supply chain — With uncertain geopolitics and volatile market change , It is hard for us to predict the market correctly in order to bring clients the service they want .
And in order to solve this problem I need: 1. real-time data of products sold, quantity and price 2. face to face communications with Russian clients 3. a warehouse serves as buffer zone in case of something happens, we also work with European clients, an office branch in Moscow is physically closer to them.4. I need to stock some popular items when the Raw Materials price is low. And long story short, I founded Meison.
Doing business in Russia was out of my comfort zone. Things are really different here from America where I previously worked (Because I, unfortunately, have developed that fake American politeness and use a lot of facial expressions when I talk, and I will ask «how are you :D».) And I don’t know how the rules are played here. I need to learn something different in order to navigate through the new environment. maybe even learn how to drink vodka?? I guess I can figure it out.

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