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Long(ish) Bio
Gavin Ballard is the founder and CEO of Disco Labs, a bespoke software development firm specialising in advanced Shopify solutions. He’s also the founder of Submarine, a payment platform that enhances Shopify with flexible payment options.
Gavin is a prominent figure in the ecommerce space, author of The Definitive Guide to Shopify Themes, a number of popular Shopify frameworks like Cart.js, and a regular sharer of Shopify expertise around the web and in publications like net magazine.
He can often be seen popping up on Shopify podcasts and blogs across the internet, or in person speaking at meetups and conferences around the world.
TL;DR Bio
Gavin Ballard is one of the world’s leading Shopify experts, with years of experience building software to help ecommerce merchants.
Links
- https://gavinballard.com (my personal site/blog, hopefully where you’re reading this now);
- https://www.discolabs.com (my agency);
- https://www.getsubmarine.com (my primary software product);
- https://www.runcardigan.com (my secondary software product).
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Location & Timezone
Melbourne, Australia (Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10)
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