Why did you hire Steve Swan, a former Amazon manager, as your COO?
Replied bySean Henry
Co-founder & CEO at Stord
Niche: eCommerce
Revenue: Approx. $12 Million/month
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Started: 2015
As we grew from an asset-light software network to owning physical facilities and robotics, we needed someone who had managed multi-billion dollar budgets at Amazon. Steve joined us early on to combine our technology with established operational experience.
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