Gavin Shields is the CEO and Founder of Stora, an online bookings and payments platform for self-storage.

He also runs StoreStuff, a rapidly growing self-storage facility business based in Northern Ireland.

He has a strong track record of establishing and growing B2C companies across a wide range of sectors including fintech, video games and tech-led storage solutions.

Gavin consults with other tech-focused growth companies in marketing, finance, fund-raising and business model validation.

Prior to that, he was an investor at $15bn US Private Equity and VC firm, Summit Partners, and a finance manager at Procter & Gamble.

On today's Podcast:

00:00 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today's episode, Willbox

01:54 - Getting to know Gavin Shields

03:50 - The Indoor and Outdoor facility

08:50 - The end goal for Gavin

11:31 - About Stora

16:00 - About Stora Website

20:30 - Stora's ideal avatar

30:40 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today's episode, Janus International Europe

31:40 - How Stora help to minimize customer churn

51:05 - Advice from Gavin 55:30 - Customers Feedback 1:08.18 - Dean takes a moment to thank the final sponsor of today's episode, StorageBox Marketing

Thanks to our Sponsors!

Janus International Europe Ltd Website: www.januseurope.com

Janus International Europe Ltd Email: [email protected]

Janus International Europe Ltd Contact: 020 8744944

Willbox Website: http://willbox.co.uk

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Willbox Contact: 0800 023 5060

StorageBox Marketing Website: http://storageboxmarketing.com/

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StorageBox Marketing Contact: http://storageboxmarketing.com/contact-us/

Hacking Self Storage Website: https://hackingselfstorage.co.uk/

Hacking Self Storage on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2eb1gpBCts2RRFFUl2k9OS

Hacking Self Storage on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hacking-self-storage/id1481445995

Dean's email: [email protected]