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After a short break, we’re back with another episode of The Scale Up Podcast!

To kick off this new batch of episodes, J&J’s Simon Wheeler sits down with Phil Rees, founder of Shipmax, who delves into his long and storied career in the logistics industry while offering extremely topical advice to eCommerce brands around cross-border shipping, growing overseas, how brands should be utilising AI in business, and much, much more.

If you’re keen to break into new markets and have no idea where to start, this one’s for you.

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