Arming the Rebels: Inside the world of Shopify Plus with Rhys Furner | #039

In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Rhys Furner, Head of Partnerships and Sales Development for Shopify Plus in the APAC region. Rhys was one of the first handful of Shopify employees when they first landed on Australian shores. He shares his Australian retail observations over the Black Friday sale period, takes us behind the scenes on the Shopify recruitment process and shares how his mum is the inspiration behind his passion for helping other entrepreneurs. Links from the episode:Shopify PlusShopify & Mailchimp breakupFellowOkendoKlayvioMiimi & JiindaMiimi & Jiinda for AdairsThe BlockShopify Plus and Peter Sheppard (sponsored)Signet (sponsored)Questions answered in the podcast include:What defines the Shopify culture?How does Shopify approach the task of supporting entrepreneurs against giants like Amazon?What are your top tips for managing a team remotely?This episode was brought to you by…  Shopify PlusSignetAbout your co-host: Rhys Furner  from Shopify PlusRhys is a revenue leader with a strong sales, marketing and ecommerce background across APAC and North America. He has led over achieving sales and partnerships teams across both agency and platform side and strives in high paced environments, taking a real people first approach to developing vision, strategy and getting the most out of those around me. Having a blended background across agency, technology and as an end retailer, allows Rhys to take a full circle approach to building teams and developing growth strategies for businesses who want to grow quickly, but do it in a sustainable and customer first way.Thanks to our sponsors, Shopify and Klaviyo, for bringing you the show.Sponsor Add To Cart: https://addtocart.com.au/sponsor/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Subscribe to the Add To Cart newsletter  SMS us to Suggest a Guest Connect with Nathan Bush Join the Add To Cart Community