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Shopify Partners North

Tuesday 27th Oct 2026 - 6pm

Tuesday 27th Oct 2026 - 6pm

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Welcome to the Shopify Partners North Developers Meetup!

Connect, learn, and engage with fellow Shopify professionals. This event is perfect for developers, agencies, and anyone interested in Shopify apps, themes, and more!

Whether you've worked with Shopify before, or looking to get started, everyone is welcome! 

Hosted by Shopify Partners: Pimsical, Hookdeck, and The Support Heroes.

Location

The Midnight Bell, 101 Water Ln, Holbeck, Leeds LS11 5QN (Google maps link)

Agenda

18:00 - 18:15 Doors Open

18:15 - 18:25 Welcome and Intro to meetup

A brief intro into the meetup, and ourselves and what we are looking to do in future.

 

18:25 - 18:50 - The Human API: A Decade of Support in an AI-Powered Shopify Ecosystem
By Sam Forde, Head of Operations at Zapiet. AI can find answers, identify patterns and help support teams move faster, but can it understand what a merchant really means when they say, “Your app broke my store”? Drawing on ten years of experience in Shopify app support, Sam Forde, Head of Operations at Zapiet, explores the evolving role of the “Human API”, connecting merchants, apps and technology while providing the context, judgement and empathy that automation cannot deliver alone.


18:50 - 19:15 - What Do I Know?
Things I've learned from 15 years accidentally spent in the Shopify Partner ecosystem
By Keir Whitaker, Marketing Advisor for Shopify Partners & Founder of Craft & Work. Keir was one of the first 100 employees at Shopify, and the second hire on its early Partnerships team, where he spent seven years before going solo. Since then he's worked with founders, agencies and app companies on positioning, messaging and practical marketing delivery. He also runs Craft & Work, an in-person event series for the Shopify Partner community, now in its fourth year.

19:25 - 19:30 Announcements

Are you hiring, looking for work, running another event, etc? This is time for anyone in the community to let everyone know. 

19:20 Onward Networking & Drinks

 

About this event

This is our regular meetup events for Shopify Developers, held in the North of the UK. This meetup is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow developers, share insights, and explore the latest tools and technologies that Shopify has to offer.

We’ll be discussing a range of topics from themes and APIs to Apps, POS, entrepreneurship and everything in between.


If you’re interested in hosting future events, or would simply like to appear as a guest speaker, please let us know via jordan@finners.dev.

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About Pimsical

Over the past 5 years, Jordan has gained extensive experience with Shopify, culminating in the launch of his own company, Pimsical, where we specialise in developing Shopify apps for Stock Takes, Warehouse Integration and Staff Discounts. We also offer bespoke consulting services to improve your Shopify setup.

Jordan spent 3+ years at Gymshark and supported the launch of their first retail store, gaining insights into both successes and challenges. During his tenure, Jordan integrated various systems, including warehouses, Algolia, Netsuite and more. He also leads a team automating the product lifecycle to reduce the time to get products live and helping product launches across online and retail channels.

Additionally, Jordan’s experience at Checkout Blocks; a Shopify app acquired by Shopify, provided him with extensive expertise in customising checkouts, both online and POS, and managing internationalisation and translations.

About Hookdeck

Hookdeck helps developers build dependable event-driven systems by making it easy to ingest, queue, filter, transform, and deliver webhooks and other events. Over 300 companies, including Lemon Squeezy, Bolt, Gorgias, and Contenful, rely on Hookdeck to manage billions of events from platforms like Shopify, Stripe, and Twilio.

With Hookdeck, you can:
- Develop and test webhooks locally with the same reliability as production
- Protect your app from API overload with automatic queuing and rate limiting
- Debug, inspect, and replay webhook deliveries with full visibility
- Deduplicate, filter, and transform events before they hit your system

For Shopify developers, Hookdeck removes the friction of handling webhooks across development, testing, and production environments. Whether you’re processing high-volume order events or filtering out unneeded product updates, Hookdeck keeps things reliable so you can focus on building.

About The Support Heroes

We're The Support Heroes: the behind-the-scenes team keeping Shopify apps' support running smoothly, 24/7, 365 days a year. Since 2020, we’ve supported 100+ apps across 40+ developers. We’re the only support operation focused exclusively on Shopify, making us the leading name in the space.

We provide a complete support operation from day one. We integrate seamlessly with your brand, handle onboarding, provide an entire team of dedicated support agents, and manage the entire operation, including hiring, training, scheduling, and ongoing quality. Our job is to take the inbox completely off your hands, so you can step away from support and get back to building your app.

Support is an extension of your brand. We manage it with the care it deserves, protecting the trust you've earned, the reputation you've built. So you can focus on building what's next.