The FODcast S2E4 - Making It In Tech: The Shopify Story

The FODcast

What does it take to succeed at the top of your game as a woman in tech? For Shimona Mehta, Managing Director, EMEA at Shopify, it’s been a 10-year journey of figuring that out.

In the latest instalment of The FODcast, Shimona shares her story and covers ground from the early days of her career, the risks she took to get to where she is today, and her thoughts on future digital trends.

Shopify is a leading global commerce company, providing trusted tools that enable businesses to start, grow, market and manage a retail venture of any size. As the company’s Managing Director, Shimona adds a whole host of value to this episode of The FODcast. Learn about her non-negotiables when hiring new talent and her take on being a woman in a male-dominated industry.

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1. The FODcast S2E4 - Making It In Tech: The Shopify Story (00:00:00)

2. Shimona talks about how she got to where she is in her career currently at Shopify (00:00:27)

3. Can you talk about any difficulties you have overcome being a woman in a male dominated industry? (00:06:50)

4. As MD of Shopify EMEA, what are you focussing on right now? (00:15:24)

5. How important do you perceive the investment in digital platforms for retailers and is there a 'sweet spot' to work out the ideal amount to invest? (00:20:27)

6. How do the different countries you've worked in (Germany, US, UK and Canada) differ culturally? (00:26:49)

7. What's your view and your clients view on sustainability and ho ware they going to integrate it into retail? (00:29:52)

8. What's your view on physical store space, it's usefulness and how it feeds into the omnichannel structure? (00:35:40)

9. How does social commerce fit into the omnichannel digital ecosystem? (00:40:50)

10. Will social commerce render being top of google defunct? (00:45:20)

11. What is your take on headless commerce? (00:47:58)

12. What are the biggest challenges you've faced in building out your teams? (00:51:50)

13. When you bring in people to your team, what are your non negotiables? (00:56:46)

14. What in your opinion is the tech that will have the biggest impact in the eCommerce space? (01:00:23)