Gavin McKew

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Director

Gavin McKew has spent more than 25 years at the sharp end of eCommerce, building, scaling and rescuing online businesses across the UK, US and Europe. He’s currently Director of Shopify Practice at Shero Commerce, where he leads some of the biggest brand replatforming projects in the Shopify ecosystem. Over the years, Gavin has helped generate more than half a billion dollars in online sales, guided Fortune-500-level retailers through complex migrations, and built the playbooks for discount strategies, loyalty, and AI-driven commerce before most people knew what “AI-driven commerce” meant.

Away from Shero, Gavin is the founder of many ecommece brands, bought and sold ecom companies since 1999 (still own some now). Also worked a CTO for some big brands in the UK.
He’s one of the loudest voices pushing brands to get “agent-ready” for the coming wave of AI-powered shopping. Known for cutting through hype with practical frameworks, he’s equal parts strategist, builder and straight-talking advisor to Shopify merchants.

When he’s not rethinking the future of online shopping, Gavin is a dad of three, a guitar-playing music obsessive, and someone who still loves testing new tech stacks for fun.

Oct. 2, 2025

How to Get Found on ChatGPT. If Your Shopify Store isn’t “Agent Ready,” You’re About to be Invisible 🫥

If your Shopify store isn’t “agent ready,” you’re about to be invisible. I sat down with AI expert, Gavin McKew to dig into how AI shopping agents and Shopify’s new ChatGPT checkout will change discovery, pricing, and conversion, forever. More than half of U.S. consumers already start shopping rese…
Guest: Gavin McKew