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

<p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>On the podcast:  </strong></p> <p>04:44 - Getting to know Gavin Shields</p> <p>09:11 - How Gavin got into the Self Storage industry</p> <p>16:36 -  Why Gavin believes in Self Storage Automation</p> <p>20:01 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today’s episode, Janus International Europe</p> <p>22:38 - About Stora</p> <p>27:48 - What is Stora</p> <p>37:40 - About Storage brand market place</p> <p>44:10 = How Gavin does all this thing</p> <p>45:15 - The difference between Stora and other software</p> <p>47:25 - About Software integration</p> <p>49:03 -  How to contact  Gavin</p> <p>52:18 - Dean takes a moment to thank the final sponsor of today’s episode, StorageBox Marketing</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <p>Gavin Sheilds on LinkedIn: <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinshields/">https://linkedin.com/in/gavinshields</a></p> <p>\Stora Website: - <a href= "https://stora.co/">https://stora.co/</a></p> <p>Gavin Shields email:  <a href= "mailto:Gavin@stora.co">Gavin@stora.co</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Thanks to our Sponsors!</strong></p> <p>StorageBox Marketing Website: <a href= "http://storageboxmarketing.com/">http://storageboxmarketing.com/</a></p> <p>StorageBox Marketing Email: <a href= "mailto:kerry@storageboxmarketing.com">kerry@storageboxmarketing.com</a></p> <p>StorageBox Marketing Contact: <a href= "http://storageboxmarketing.com/contact-us/">htt