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Expand Your Zone
Why Connected Leaders Win with Michelle Johnston
In this episode of Expand Your Zone, host Zachary Ames is joined by Michelle Johnston. Michelle Johnston is a management professor, executive coach, and leadership expert who serves as the Gaston Chair of Business at Loyola University New Orleans. Michelle’s first book, The Seismic Shift in Leadership, is an Amazon bestseller and details the need for leaders to shift from a command and control leadership style to one that focuses on connection because Connection drives long-lasting results. She was recently named one of the most influential New Orleanians, a top 500 business leader, and a Woman of the Year by...
2022-12-14
37 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 95 WPCoffeeTalk: David Johnson
David Johnson combines wit with know-how, and turns it into gold. Kind of a modern-day alchemist, his brand of business and personality shows how much having solid business acumen and a good sense of humor can do for you.
2021-03-04
52 min
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Ep 94 WPCoffeeTalk: Amanda Gorman
I've had the pleasure of knowing Amanda Gorman since she was a teenager. She's always been empathetic, capable, and caring, and watching her grow in knowledge and leadership is a true honor. Can't wait to see where her career takes her!
2021-03-02
42 min
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Ep 93 WPCoffeeTalk: Nick Adams
I first met Nick when he tried to start a new meetup in the area. I reached out and invited him to the one we already had, and the rest is history! From there he has become a close friend, amazing colleague, and huge supporter of all things WordPress.
2021-02-23
56 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 92 WPCoffeeTalk: Topher DeRosia
The first time I met Topher DeRosia was watching his talk at WCUS 2016. I was in awe of the ability of WordPress to connect so many people worldwide, and Topher's ability to use WordPress to tell their stories. HeroPress has helped inform how WPCoffeeTalk works. It's my pleasure to tell Topher's story here!
2021-02-22
1h 04
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Ep 91 WPCoffeeTalk: Brad Morrison
Brad Morrison is one of the kindest, funniest, and most unassuming people to ever build a WordPress empire. And I think it's because he builds community and helps the community all while working hard for GoWP's customers.
2021-02-16
56 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 90 WPCoffeeTalk: Birgit Pauli-Haack
Birgit Pauli-Haack is the driving force behind Gutenberg Times, and is a timeless supporter of all things WordPress - from WordCamps to the open source project. Oh, and she's a respected and successful agency owner, too!
2021-02-15
54 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 89 WPCoffeeTalk: Greg Taylor
Greg Taylor is the Content Strategist/WordPress Developer and Co-founder at Trinity Web Media, and a coffee roaster, too! (His coffee is AMAZING!) This multi-talented WordPresser was a blast to talk to! And he's offering you 15% off when you order coffee online! Use discount code 'wpcoffeetalk' at americanbeancoffee.com.
2020-12-02
51 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 88 WPCoffeeTalk: Caylin White
Caylin is a multi-talented marketer and artist with a heart of gold and an amazing sense of humor. Her work at GoWP puts her in touch with a lot of the WordPress community, and she shines!
2020-09-25
52 min
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Ep 87 WPCoffeeTalk: Termageddon
Donata and Hans are the Dynamic Duo of WordPress! Their company, Termageddon, powers the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies of countless websites. Always on the cutting edge of legislation, they've got you covered. Talking to them was so much fun!
2020-09-25
48 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 86 WPCoffeeTalk: Mizanur Rahaman Mizan
If there was a dictionary entry for "WordPress Community Builder" you'd see Mizanur's photo there. Always looking for ways to help, ready with a smile, and he leaves you feeling better about your day after you talk to him. I hope you enjoy our interview as much as I did!
2020-09-05
35 min
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Ep 85 WPCoffeeTalk: Christie Chirinos
Although I'm old enough to be her mother, Christie is who I want to be when I grow up. She's smart. She's strategic. She's fun. She's also not afraid to speak her voice, stand up for others, and use her influence for good. Add to that her WordPress expertise, and I don't think there's anything that could stand in her way.
2020-06-11
1h 00
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Ep 84 WPCoffeeTalk: Tim Toomey
Tim Toomey is the quintessential agency owner - works with great devs, develops great plugins and themes, is wonderful to his clients, and still finds ways to give back to the WordPress community.
2020-06-04
55 min
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Ep 83 WPCoffeeTalk: Francesca Marano
A self-proclaimed "shouty lady," Francesca Marano is all about getting the work done in WordPress. Both in her work at SiteGround, and all the volunteer hours she logs in the community, she's all heart, multi-talented, and well-respected. When you think of "WordPress Community," Francesca comes to mind.
2020-06-03
54 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 82 WPCoffeeTalk: Ben Pines
Not only does Ben Pines know all about page builders and how they can enhance your WordPress sites, but he's a super nice guy who does a spot on Matt Mullenweg impression. (Hint: he does it for us on this episode!)
2020-06-03
42 min
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Ep 81 WPCoffeeTalk: Marieke Van de rakt
She's an influential and powerful woman in WordPress, and also one of the kindest, warmest, and friendliest people you'll meet. She's not afraid to make bold decisions. And she's not afraid to keep it real. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I enjoyed the time together.
2020-06-01
58 min
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Ep 80 WPCoffeeTalk: Amy Hall
Amy Hall is an email marketing wiz. Honestly, she knows more about harnessing the power of MailChimp than I could hope to learn. And she shares that knowledge with others while doing amazing things for her clients email marketing at the same time.
2020-05-22
47 min
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Ep 79 WPCoffeeTalk: Jan Koch
If anyone understands how to create value, it's Jan Koch. A digital mastermind, Jan creates community and content by leveraging both his technical know how, and the wisdom and knowledge of those in the community to create online events worth attending.
2020-05-20
54 min
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Ep 78 WPCoffeeTalk: Kathy Zant
Kathy Zant is a WordPress treasure! Full of compassion, creativity, knowledge, and love for the WordPress community, Kathy is one of those people that you are so happy to call friend. Here we talked about WordFence, WordPress, and the film, Open, her passion project and a give to WordPress.
2020-04-29
51 min
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Ep 77 WPCoffeeTalk: Rene Morozowich
I first met Rene Morozowich at WordCamp Kent, and quickly discovered what a genuis she is at teaching web designers and developers how to manage their business (and personal) finances. She's a pretty badass WordPress developer, too!
2020-04-28
44 min
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Ep 76 WPCoffeeTalk: David Martin
David Martin has been using technology since he was a child learning to code on an Apple III. He's used that passion for technology to create his web design business. And he's a pretty rad saxophonist, too!
2020-04-14
52 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 75 WPCoffeeTalk: Wolf Bishop
Wolf Bishop is the founder of WP Top Hat, managed WordPress hosting. He's a big fan of all things WordPress, and a great supporter of the WordPress Community. Say hello to Wolf!
2020-04-13
44 min
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Ep 74 WPCoffeeTalk: Vito Peleg
Vito Peleg is a WordPress titan. He has a true talent for envisioning the goal and creating the right team to make it happen. WP Feedback is a prime example!
2020-04-06
39 min
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Ep 73 WPCoffeeTalk: Nate Maingard
Nate Maingard is an amazing singer, story-teller, and one of the most kind-hearted people I've met. He uses WordPress for his music and for supporting his musical endeavors by accepting sponsorships online. After you listen to this episode, give his music a listen, too!
2020-04-01
57 min
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Ep 72 WPCoffeeTalk: Joe Casabona
Joe Casabona is a podcasting guru! It would have been intimidating if he wasn't such a nice guy, willing to share info, and so easy to talk to. His courses on small business growth and his posts on podcasting help people all over do a better job at managing their businesses.
2020-03-31
54 min
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Ep 71 WPCoffeeTalk: Sean McKay
Sean McKay is a hometown WordPress hero for me. Also based in Rochester, New York, Sean teaches others how to use Google's tools to increase SEO on their sites, in addition to running his own agency.
2020-03-30
41 min
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Ep 70 WPCoffeeTalk: Alex Vasquez
Otherwise known as the "Bootleg Chris Pratt," Alex Vasquez is just as entertaining, and a blast to have on WPCoffeeTalk. Keep an eye on him for great things to come...like WordPress Crowdfunding!
2020-03-30
59 min
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Ep 69 WPCoffeeTalk: Roy Sivan
Roy Sivan is a family man, software engineer, and believer in the WordPress Community. His proudest accomplishment in WordPress is trolling Ben Meredith through istodaybensbirthday.club. Hi Roy!
2020-03-25
1h 02
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Ep 68 WPCoffeeTalk: David Wolfpaw
David Wolfpaw knows WordPress, serves his customers well, and still finds time to advocate for diversity in the WordPress community, and representation for everyone. He's kind of my hero.
2020-03-24
50 min
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Ep 67 WPCoffeeTalk: Chandler Weiner
Meet Chandler Weiner, the owner of ObsessiveWP. He calls the WordPress community "incredibly generous, open, and kind" and that's exactly how I'd describe Chandler.
2020-03-24
49 min
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Ep 66 WPCoffeeTalk: Brent Kobayashi
I first met Brent at WordCamp Toronto a million years ago. He continues to be a leader, an innovator, a great guy, and still a little crazy. I hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as I did recording it! (Bonus...if you head over to the episode on YouTube you'll get to see him "dance.")
2020-03-22
1h 08
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Ep 65 WPCoffeeTalk: Amy Masson
It was fun to turn the tables on Amy, one of the hosts of the WomenInWP podcast, and interview her. She's a fun, dedicated agency owner, proud WordPress community member, and a really amazing person.
2020-03-17
43 min
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Ep 64 WPCoffeeTalk: Vraj Shah
Vraj Shah is passionate about building content. His marketing efforts showcase his clients in a way that helps them succeed. Through it all...he's a WordPress enthusiast, too!
2020-03-17
31 min
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Ep 63 WPCoffeeTalk: Tevya Washburn
Tevya Washburn is all-in on both WordPress and living adventurously. He's the man behind Starfish Reviews, and he's currently living in Mexico with his family for a year. He's also a community supporter, and an early member of the Boise WordPress meetup group.
2020-03-10
44 min
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Ep 62 WPCoffeeTalk: Miriam Schwab
Miriam is one of those people that when you meet her you want to be her friend. Once you learn about her business and her vision you want to be part of it. Kind, insightful, intelligent, and forward-thinking, Miriam is building not only a business, but contributing to WordPress in new and innovative ways.
2020-03-02
49 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 61 WPCoffeeTalk: Sebastiaan van der Lans
Sebastiaan van der Lans is passionate about blockchain. And WordPress. And putting them together. In his own words: I'm interested in discovering ways to operate the whole galaxy on these principles; empowered by WordPress and blockchain!
2020-02-26
55 min
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Ep 60 WPCoffeeTalk: Bhargav Mehta
Bhargav Mehta understands the client's needs and helps translate those needs and requirements to the development team, thus creating beautiful sites for the client. You might even call him the "client whisperer!"
2020-02-18
25 min
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Ep 59 WPCoffeeTalk: Aida Correa
Aida Correa is a serial WordCamp volunteer and speaker. Her passion is helping others discover not only what WordPress can do for their businesses, but what the WordPress Community can do for them, too. And her artwork is amazing!
2020-01-22
32 min
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Ep 58 WPCoffeeTalk: Micah Wood
Micah Wood's handle everywhere is @WPScholar, and it suits him well! A core contributor to WordPress and a developer at Bluehost, Micah is not only a scholar, but a great guy with a great sense of humor, too! I know you'll enjoy meeting him here on WPCoffeeTalk as much as I did!
2020-01-22
45 min
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Ep 57 WPCoffeeTalk: Bob Dunn
BobWP is a WordPress podcasting icon and a true enthusiast. Through his episodes he and his guests share great information and help countless WordPress users with their businesses. It was an honor and a blast to have him on WPCoffeeTalk with me!
2020-01-13
46 min
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Ep 56 WPCoffeeTalk: Christie Witt
Christie Witt is an integral part of the WordPress community in Ottawa, Canada. A true community builder, Christie has taken it to the next level by offering WordPress classes through WPProgression and focusing on the annual WordCamps in Ottawa. Enjoy this fun convo with her!
2020-01-13
37 min
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Ep 55 WPCoffeeTalk: Michelle Schulp
Michelle is amazing at what she does. An inspired artist and designer, Michelle creates for her customers bespoke designs and sites that not only meet their needs, but do it with style and grace. She also happens to be a generous WordCamp speaker and WordPress community member.
2020-01-09
45 min
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Ep 54 WPCoffeeTalk: Allison Smith
Allison is a content maven, skillfully creating stories to connect your site to your customers. She also uses her expertise to advance the WordPress community in the Niagara Falls area of Canada. She's a gifted community builder. I know you'll enjoy meeting her!
2019-12-16
51 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 53 WPCoffeeTalk: Machielle Thomas
Machielle Thomas represents one of the best aspects of Bluehost - the people. She's intelligent, fun, caring, and community-minded. As a matter of fact, she represents the best aspect of the WordPress community - people helping people. If you have the good fortune to meet Machielle at a WordCamp, you have been fortunate, indeed!
2019-12-10
47 min
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Ep 52 WPCoffeeTalk: Taylor Waldon
Taylor Waldon is a gifted content marketer. Besides her work at Impress.org, she runs writing courses, is a poet, a ghost writer, and a fierce warrior for people with disabilities.
2019-12-09
40 min
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Ep 51 WPCoffeeTalk: Sam Smith
Sam Smith is one of the kindest, gentlest, funniest firefighter turned web developers I know. (He's also the only one.) I also get to work with him at GiveWP (you can all be jealous). It's always fun to talk to him, and this episode is proof of that.
2019-12-06
48 min
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Ep 50 WPCoffeeTalk: Michelle Frechette
In this episode Chrissie Pollock turns the tables and interviews ME! I'm excited to be your podcast barista at WPCoffeeTalk. This is my heart's work and my love letter to the WordPress Community. Facilitating the stories of amazing people in WordPress is my honor and my pleasure, and I'm eternally grateful for my amazing guests!
2019-12-03
44 min
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Ep 49 WPCoffeeTalk: Rahul Sarker
Rahul Sarker is the CEO of Peergrowth Technologies, providing WordPress Development & Consultation services. Rahul says that for him, the WordPress Community is like family, which he enjoys meeting at WordCamps. Meet Rahul!
2019-12-02
42 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 48 WPCoffeeTalk: Alison Knott
Alison Knott is a fun, zany, lay-it-all-out-there designer and marketer who really knows her stuff and loves to help others. She is also the founder of WordCamp Halifax and an inspired WordCamp speaker. You can't help but be enchanted by her!
2019-11-27
54 min
WPCoffeeTalk
Ep 47 WPCoffeeTalk: Kyle Maurer
If you want to meet someone who goes out of his way to help others in the WordPress space, look no further than Kyle Maurer. Kyle is well-entrenched in everything WordPress from his full-time job, to speaking at WordCamps, to hosting podcasts. He's also a really gracious gentleman, and a total comedian at the same time. Say hello to Kyle!
2019-11-25
1h 08
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Ep 46 WPCoffeeTalk: Dan Maby
Dan Maby saw a need and decided to build toward a solution. The result is WP&UP, an organization that helps the WordPress community have access to mental health counselors, as well as information and help with physical and business health. It takes a special person to care that much about a whole community. Dan is that person.
2019-11-21
47 min
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Ep 45 WPCoffeeTalk: Carole Olinger
Carole Olinger is what I call a real go-getter. This year she joined WP&UP to be the Crew Chief for headto.org, a huge undertaking where she and anyone else who wants to join will bicycle from Germany to Portugal for #WCEU 2020! Spending time with Carole was inspirational. I know you'll agree!
2019-11-17
54 min
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Ep 44 WPCoffeeTalk: Paul Oyler
Paul Oyler was one of the first friendly faces I knew in the WordPress community outside of New York. A staunch supporter of the WordPress community, and a supporter of mental health for WordPress users, Paul can frequently be found at WordCamps in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and beyond. Say hello to Pappy Oyler here on WPCoffeeTalk!
2019-11-13
51 min
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Ep 43 WPCoffeeTalk: Ben Townsend
Ben Townsend appeared in my Twitter feed one day, and from there a beautiful friendship (or several hundred?) were born. Ben blogs about all things WordPress - plugins, themes, core, the community - and in his day job is a Marketing Manager. Say hello to Ben on Twitter, and you may end up with several hundred more followers, too!
2019-11-07
1h 01
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Ep 42 WPCoffeeTalk: James Laws
James Laws might like coffee even more than I do. He's also a huge believer in collaboration, community, and sharing knowledge. Co-founder of Saturday Drive (Ninja Forms, Ninja Shop, Caldera Forms, and Send WP - and a COFFEE SHOP), James also has a podcast. Maybe we're long lost siblings?
2019-10-29
58 min
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Ep 41 WPCoffeeTalk: Michele Jones
Michele Jones collects WordPress friends wherever she goes. A true community builder, Michele is always ready to share the love of WordPress. She's also tech-savvy, which she shows every day in her work at Thrive. Once you meet her, you'll want to be her friend, too!
2019-10-28
46 min
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Ep 40 WPCoffeeTalk: Cami Kaos
Cami Kaos is more than a community organizer for WordPress. She's also its biggest fan, cheerleader, and supporter. I first met Cami in launching WordCamp Rochester in 2016. Over the years I've watched her fiercely protect and advocate for the community while delighting in watching it grow. It's an honor to introduce you to her through WPCoffeeTalk.
2019-10-25
51 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Steve Grunwell
Steve Grunwell is a Sr. Software Engineer for the Managed WordPress and WooCommerce hosting platforms at Liquid Web. He's also an accomplished plugin author, speaker, and blogger. I hope you enjoy meeting him as much as I did!
2019-10-24
1h 12
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WPCoffeeTalk: Adam Silver
Adam Silver is a salt-of-the-earth, skilled, friendly, and humorous WordPress community member. And wait until you hear what's in his coffee mug! If you don't already know Adam, it's my pleasure to introduce you to him here.
2019-10-22
49 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Angela Jin
Angela Jin is a powerhouse when it comes to building community, organization, and passion for people. She's a lead organizer for WCUS 2019, and as an organizer, I got to work with her. Doing a WPCT episode with her let me get to know her even better. I'm pleased to be able to introduce her here!
2019-10-18
50 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Chrissie Pollock
Chrissie Pollock exemplifies what the WordPress community is all about. A Happiness Engineer with Automattic, Chrissie also volunteers her time and talent to WordCamps and Meetups as a volunteer, attendee, and speaker. And always with a smile!
2019-10-14
44 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Ryan Welcher
Ryan Welcher is the lead web engineer for 10UP. He works in enterprise level themes and plugins and is a regular WordPress core contributor and component maintainer. I really enjoyed getting to know him on WPCoffeetalk!
2019-10-11
42 min
WPCoffeeTalk
WPCoffeeTalk: Shanta Nathwani
Shanta Nathwani is multi-faceted: WordPress champion, developer, designer, instructor, and holds a 3rd degree black belt in 3 different martial arts. She is also a fellow Wonder Woman fan and is my connection to Coffee Crisp, Kinder Eggs, and butter tarts!
2019-10-10
1h 03
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WPCoffeeTalk: David Bisset
David Bisset is well ingrained in the WordPress community. He's a WordCamp organizer, blogger, WordCamp/Meetup speaker, developer, and jokester. He's THE armchair WordCamper, diligent about sharing WordCamps and speakers around the world.
2019-10-08
1h 07
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WPCoffeeTalk: Matt Cromwell
Matt Cromwell wears many hats in the WordPress World: Partner at Impress.org, Admin of the Advanced WordPress Group and website, WordCamp speaker, community advocate, and frequent contributor and guest to so many groups, sites, and podcasts. Truly a WordPress gem!
2019-10-01
55 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Emily Hunkler
Emily Hunkler is the Marketing Coordinator for GoWP. Her WordPress and personal lives have been intertwined back as far as her travels through Spain and up to her amazing marketing with GoWP. Our conversation was so much fun!
2019-09-30
48 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Terri Tutich
Terri Tutich is the driving force that keeps the Pittsburgh WordPress Community organized and moving forward. Her passion is teaching and empowering others to use WordPress for their small businesses and personal projects.
2019-09-29
38 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Chris Wiegman
Chris Wiegman came to WordPress from an industry most would never guess, in an unconventional way, and now works for one of the industry's giants. He's a frequent WordCamp speaker, plugin developer, and all-around great guy. I'm blessed to known him, and it's my pleasure to introduce you to him here.
2019-09-27
41 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Róbert Mészáros
Róbert Mészáros is a tech guru who quietly shares his skills and products with the tech community. A brilliant developer, his work is both interesting and innovative.
2019-09-25
40 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: John Aron
John Aron is a wiz at internet security. Not only does his company help new customers recover from any security issues, they also help them stay secure, and work toward a safer internet for everyone.
2019-09-19
37 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Joe Howard
Joe Howard's enthusiasm for the WordPress community is infectious. Through WP Buffs, WPMRR, and his podcast and printable resources (not to mention the great talks he's given at WordCamps), Joe helps his customers and everyone he can as well!
2019-09-19
50 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Mary Job
Mary Job is a WordPress powerhouse! A true community leader and champion, Mary advocates for others, works diligently for her customers, and contributes globally to WordPress.
2019-09-16
43 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Heather Gray
Heather Gray is a freelance web developer and designer in Ontario, Canada, who makes it look easy! A WordCamp speaker and artisan, Heather contributes to her community in many ways, including at meetups. I'm sure you'll enjoy meeting her as much as I did!
2019-09-14
42 min
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WPCoffeetalk: Tim McKenna
Not only is Tim McKenna a wiz at all things WordPress, but he also speaks at WordCamps, contributes locally, and has a clientele unlike most others. Give this episode a listen to learn from someone we think is an all-around great person.
2019-08-30
1h 05
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WPCoffeeTalk: Justin Ahinon
Justin Ahinon is an avid WordPress developer, community member, speaker, teacher and advocate. His dream is to empower others to use WordPress. He's a core contributor and release leader. We think he's pretty cool.
2019-08-29
37 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Drew Linsalata
Drew Linsalata wants to contribute to the WordPress community in a huge way. His company, Helix Managed WordPress Hosting does just that by taking care of your site updates and backups - and supporting many areas of WordPress in philanthropic ways.
2019-08-28
37 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Ben Dunkle
Ben Dunkle is a graphic artist, designer, and developer. He has contributed icons to WordPress.org, teaches WordPress, and organizes the WordPress meetup and WordCamp in Buffalo, New York. He's a WordPress enthusiast who believes in the power of the Open Source Project, and it's availability to all.
2019-08-16
46 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: William Jackson
William Jackson has a heart for kids. His project, My Quest to Teach teaches kids the value of accountability and responsibility associated with Social Media and Tech. He is passionate about youth having bright and wonderful futures. One conversation with him and you will be, too.
2019-08-14
42 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Abdullah Ramzan
Abdullah Ramzan is a software engineer with Nextbridge Pvt Ltd. A WordPress veteran for a long time, Abbdullah describes the WordPress community as "it's just awesome!" We think he's awesome, too!
2019-08-08
33 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Josh Pollock
Josh Pollock is the lead developer and co-founder of Caldera Forms. He's a great contributor to the WordPress community, and frequent speaker at WordCamps. And he has the most infectious laugh.
2019-08-05
46 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Fairy Dharawat
Fairy Dharawat is more than a content creator and writer. She's also an artist. And she understands the importance of self care. Her enthusiasm is contagious and delightful! Listening to her story, you will learn a bit about content, and a lot more about her joy of life.
2019-08-02
43 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Kiera Howe
Kiera Howe is a developer and tech guru. A problem-solver, she develops ways to make processes that don't exist, and make existing processes more efficient and faster. Her newest project DragonTeach helps course instructors teach WordPress in a streamlined, hosted, way.
2019-07-29
59 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Maryann Reissig
Maryann Ressig is a super-talented developer and WordPress community member. Organizer for WordCamp Rochester, and on the WPCampus organizing team, she loves helping, sharing, and teaching all things WordPress and Higher Ed.
2019-07-27
58 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Chris Clemens
Chris Clemens runs one of the coolest blogs in New York State, about the fun (and funky) things you can find there. His photographs and writing, using the WordPress platform, showcase all the cool things he discovers.
2019-07-23
42 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Laura Byrne Christiano
Laura Byrne Christiano brings a rich background and experience in web, media and the theatre to what she does with WordPress for business and the community. Having run a hugely successful blog, she has what it takes to help her clients and run the PR/Communications team for WordCamp US!
2019-07-19
49 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Miriam Goldman
Miriam Goldman is a dynamo! She is a WordPress developer, ballroom dancer, and martial artist. She also speaks at and organizes WordCamps and Meetups. She's a strong supporter of women in technology, specifically WordPress.
2019-07-17
34 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Mike Demo
Mike Demo is an Evangelist for BoldGrid. In his job he attends WordCamps and other tech conferences regularly, contributes to the community, loves all things Disney and tiki, and can also dazzle with a little magic. Mike describes the WordPress community as family. We agree, and we're glad he's in the WordPress family, too.
2019-07-12
46 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Keanan Koppenhaver
Keanan Koppenhaver is a problem solver. A part of the Chicago-area WordPress community, his goal is to help businesses advance their web-based products to the next stage. As a veteran WordCamp speaker, Keanan is also a contributor to the global WordPress community.
2019-07-08
37 min
Women in WP | WordPress Podcast
011: Customer Success with Michelle Ames
In episode 11 of Women in WP, we talk to Michelle Ames, head of customer success for GiveWP about her role in helping GiveWP customers succeed at fundraising, as well as her role in organizing WordCamps and Meetups. About Michelle: Michelle has over twenty years of experience in higher education; ten years of owning a […]
2019-07-08
41 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Birgit Olzem
Birgit Olzem is a WordPress/WordCamp powerhouse! In spite of illness and other hardships, she contributes to core, runs her own business, raises a family (5 children and a grandchild!), and organizes WordCamps. When it comes to WordPress, she's all in! Birgit is definitely someone I admire.
2019-07-05
39 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Tricia Isham
Tricia Isham is a WordPress developer/designer in my hometown of Rochester, NY. Tricia works with small businesses and entrepreneurs to build their brands online. Working with Tricia off and on through the years never ceases to make me smile...especially when she's wearing her signature Chucks!
2019-07-02
35 min
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WPCoffeeTalk: Matt Graham
Matt Graham is one of the nicest WordPress community members I know. Knowledgeable, friendly, and a great designer/developer, this freelancer is someone you should know. (And he ALWAYS brings me Canadian candy to any camps we're at together!) WordPress World, meet my friend, Matt Graham!
2019-07-02
53 min