Apr 28, 2021
Gavin Shields is the CEO at 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.
Gavin 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.
He 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 the podcast:
04:44 - Getting to know Gavin Shields
09:11 - How Gavin got into the Self Storage industry
16:36 - Why Gavin believes in Self Storage Automation
20:01 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today’s episode, Janus International Europe
22:38 - About Stora
27:48 - What is Stora
37:40 - About Storage brand market place
44:10 = How Gavin does all this thing
45:15 - The difference between Stora and other software
47:25 - About Software integration
49:03 - How to contact Gavin
52:18 - Dean takes a moment to thank the final sponsor of today’s episode, StorageBox Marketing
Links:
Gavin Sheilds on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gavinshields
\Stora Website: - https://stora.co/
Gavin Shields email: Gavin@stora.co
Thanks to our Sponsors!
StorageBox Marketing Website: http://storageboxmarketing.com/
StorageBox Marketing Email: kerry@storageboxmarketing.com
StorageBox Marketing Contact: http://storageboxmarketing.com/contact-us/
Janus International Europe Ltd Website: www.janusintl.co.uk
Janus International Europe Ltd Email: sales@januseurope.com
Janus International Europe Ltd Contact: 020 8744944
Willbox Website: http://willbox.co.uk
Willbox Email: selfstorage@willbox.co.uk
Willbox Contact: 0800 023 5060
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