#166 - Stora: Online Sales & Management Software For Self Storage - Gavin Shields

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:  [email protected]   Thanks to our Sponsors! StorageBox Marketing Website: http://storageboxmarketing.com/ StorageBox Marketing Email: [email protected] StorageBox Marketing Contact: http://storageboxmarketing.com/contact-us/   Janus International Europe Ltd Website: www.janusintl.co.uk Janus International Europe Ltd Email: [email protected] Janus International Europe Ltd Contact: 020 8744944   Willbox Website: http://willbox.co.uk Willbox Email: [email protected] 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