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Paul Ryazanov has spent almost two decades inside ecommerce. He has built platforms, scaled an agency and launched his own brands. In this episode he takes us from his early days coding OS Commerce stores to leading MageCloud and advising more than 100 retailers. Paul explains how ecommerce has evolved and why there are rarely big breakthrough moments. He shares the lessons he learned by operating on both sides of the industry, the agency world and the merchant world.
This conversation focuses on the real drivers of growth. Paul highlights the power of small conversion improvements, the common blind spots around security, the value of fast iteration and the impact of genuine personalisation. He also shares why unscalable actions from founders still create the strongest brands. This episode is packed with insights for anyone who wants to build smarter, move faster and understand what actually works in modern retail.

Jamie Hamer
Host, Retail is Detail Podcast

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