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Josh Barling

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Managing Director – Retail & Hospitality at ClearCourse
📍 Teignmouth, England, United Kingdom

Josh Barling is the Managing Director for Retail & Hospitality at ClearCourse, leveraging his extensive ecommerce expertise to empower SMEs. He previously led Sellerdeck as CEO, transforming it from a loss-making company to a profitable business acquired by private equity. Colleagues describe him as analytical, knowledgeable, and proactive.

Outside of his executive role, Josh is an avid reader of business publications, citing MoneyWeek and BusinessWeek as favorites for staying current on world news. An old interview also reveals he is a keen football player who enjoys spending time with his family.

Interesting fact: Josh took over his fathers company, Sellerdeck, worked his way up to CEO, and successfully led it to an acquisition by ClearCourse, where he is now a Managing Director.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Managing Director – Retail & Hospitality
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Teignmouth, England, United Kingdom
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Ecommerce Scalability
As the former CEO of Sellerdeck, he helped scale ecommerce businesses, which collectively transacted over £11 billion through its platforms.
Retail Operations
He leads the Retail division at ClearCourse and has commented on the need for slick operations as retail businesses face rising costs and shrink teams.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Managing Director – Retail & Hospitality
ClearCourse
2-2024 - 7-2025
Product Director of Ecommerce
ClearCourse
12-2022 - 2-2024
Product Director
ClearCourse
12-2022 - 2-2024
General Manager
Sellerdeck
8-2017 - 12-2022
CEO
Sellerdeck
In the press

Media appearances

Q&A with Josh Barling, Managing Director of Retail & Hospitality at ClearCourse. Featured in The Retail Bulletin
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Education
2006 - 2009
NC
Exeter College
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Esher High School
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