In this episode of Retain. Grow. Thrive., Joe Fox sits down with Shaan Arora, founder of Alia, to discuss his journey from launching a school project in college to building one of the fastest-growing Shopify apps. Shaan shares how Alia evolved from a loyalty education tool into a data-driven pop-up platform powering 1,500+ brands and generating 120M+ monthly impressions. They dive into the power of the Shopify ecosystem, the importance of founder-to-founder sales, why speed and urgency are game-changers for young startups, and how leveraging AI with rich data is shaping Alia’s future.