#292 - Gavin Shields, CEO and Founder of Stora is on the podcast

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 Willbox Email: [email protected] Willbox Contact: 0800 023 5060   StorageBox Marketing Website: http://storageboxmarketing.com/ StorageBox Marketing Email: [email protected] 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]