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Solspace PodcastWhen Good Designs Drives Bigger DealsIndustrial brands often treat design as an afterthought, then wonder why prospects hesitate.In this episode, Solspace founder Mitchell Kimbrough sits down with Paul Kiesche, President of Aviate Creative, to break down branding for manufacturers and tech firms. Paul explains:Why branding is far more than a logo and how it shapes first impressions, employee pride, and sales momentum.How Norwalt used a rebrand to break into pharmaceutical and medical device space and triple its facility footprint.The sweet-spot rule for “cohesive but not carbon-copy” visuals.Practical ways to spot brand blindness before it dent...2025-05-1245 min
Solspace PodcastStop Overthinking, Start Growing: The Essentials of Good MarketingIn this candid conversation, Solspace founder Mitchell Kimbrough talks to Director of Growth, Mel Connolly, about the fundamentals of marketing that often get overlooked when shiny new tactics come along. Drawing on real client stories and her own experience, Mel breaks down how to identify your target audience, craft messages that resonate, and create a consistent content plan, even if you find marketing “boring.”Whether you’re a business owner juggling a million tasks or a marketing director trying to do more with less, these insights will help you cut through the noise and build a practical, sustai...2025-04-1431 min
Solspace PodcastThe Values That Turn Clients Into Lifelong Business Partners In our latest podcast, Solspace founder Mitchell Kimbrough welcomes back Leslie Camacho, an EOS Implementer who helps creative agencies and professional service firms scale. Together, they explore the key traits, humility, discipline, resilience, and a blue-collar work ethic, that build lasting client partnerships.They discuss why open communication is the glue that binds relationships, how ambition and accountability drive growth, and why a touch of vulnerability can make all the difference. If you’re looking to build client relationships that stand the test of time, this episode is for you.Listen now to discover how th...2025-03-0750 min
Solspace PodcastUnpacking Craft Cloud: Insights from the Experts at Pixel & TonicIn this episode, we chat with Brandon Kelly and Brad Bell from Pixel & Tonic about Craft Cloud and its potential to revolutionize web hosting. Learn how Craft Cloud simplifies infrastructure with built-in optimizations, handles scaling seamlessly, and eliminates the headaches of managing third-party services. Whether you’re a marketing director, IT leader, or developer, this conversation breaks down the practical benefits of moving to Craft Cloud and why it’s a game-changer for Craft CMS users.2025-01-2846 min
Solspace PodcastWhen Digital Problems Land in Marketing’s LapIn this solo episode, Mitchell shares how marketing directors often become the go-to problem-solvers for digital challenges far outside their job description. Drawing from real client stories, he breaks down the stages of digital maturity in organizations and Solspace's role in bridging gaps between DIY tools and complex, scalable systems.For actionable insights, visit our site to download the accompanying whitepaper, “Beyond the .com: How Web Development Creates Efficiencies for Your Business.”2024-11-1515 min
Solspace PodcastWhen Your Web Developer Walks Away: A Story of Recovery and ReliabilityWhen a healthcare client’s website was unexpectedly taken offline by their previous developer, Solspace stepped in to restore it. In this solo episode, Mitchell Kimbrough shares the behind-the-scenes story of how they resolved the crisis and why businesses must prioritize web reliability. If you’ve ever been left in a lurch by a web developer, wondered how to navigate a website emergency, or how to choose a trustworthy web developer, this episode is for you.2024-10-1115 min
Solspace PodcastMaking the Web Accessible for All: A Conversation with John Henry DonovanIn this episode, Solspace’s own John Henry Donovan shares his expertise on the importance of digital accessibility and inclusive design. He discusses key principles, challenges, and solutions for making websites more accessible to people with disabilities. Learn how businesses can create more inclusive online experiences and why accessibility is essential for everyone. Whether you're a developer, designer, or business owner, this conversation will equip you with valuable insights to improve your digital presence.2024-08-2825 min
Solspace PodcastSucceeding Online With Your Industrial WebsiteIn this episode of the Solspace Podcast, Mitchell Kimbrough chats with Matt Everson from Astuteo. They talk about their experiences in the Craft CMS community and dive into the world of web development for industrial manufacturing. Matt shares how Astuteo focused on this niche market and found success since 2014-2015, inspired by Mike Michalowicz's "The Pumpkin Plan." The discussion covers the ups and downs of industrial web development, the importance of long-term client relationships, and creating customized digital solutions. They also touch on client acquisition strategies, trade shows, and the impact of going digital on...2024-08-0836 min
Solspace PodcastFinding Friction: Knowing When Your Business Needs a ChangeIn this episode of the Solspace podcast, we welcome back Shawn Busse from Kinesis to discuss the concept of change in business. The conversation delves into recognizing the need for change within an organization, whether driven by external friction or a proactive vision for the future. We explore the challenges of convincing people to embrace change and the importance of fostering a culture that is open to transformation. 2024-07-0144 min
Solspace PodcastThe Value Chain vs. Value Shop with Shawn BusseIn this podcast segment, Shawn Busse discusses the concept of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) and the need to adapt to a changing business landscape by making small bets and embracing experimentation. He points to examples like GE and Boeing to illustrate how traditional models are no longer reliable. Making small bets allows companies to explore new opportunities while mitigating risks and uncertainties. Shawn emphasized the necessity of a cultural shift towards embracing change and innovation in order to thrive in this volatile environment, and the difference between the value chain and a value shop.2024-05-0850 min
Solspace PodcastLinkedIn Best Practices with Abby Kelsey, Part 2In LinkedIn Best Practices part two, featuring the brilliant Abby Kelsey, we delved deep into the art of engagement and the power of meaningful commenting in the digital sphere. From sparking conversations to building genuine connections, Abby shared invaluable strategies to elevate your online presence.2024-04-1536 min
Solspace PodcastLinkedIn Best Practices with Abby Kelsey, Part 1Abby will share her expertise on the crucial role of branding in B2B web development—helping streamline processes and enhancing client trust. Branding isn't just logos; it's about conveying trust and clarity in your product's value proposition. 2024-04-1523 min
Solspace PodcastIndustrial Private Equity with Thomas DavenportIn our web development work, we continue to encounter a lot of private equity activity in the industrial manufacturing sector. In this episode, I interview Thomas Davenport of Davenport Capital Management. Mr. Davenport generously answers my private equity 101 questions and helps us all see how things fit together.2024-03-1932 min
Solspace PodcastThe Benefits of Visual Asset Management With Guests From imgixMitchell and John Henry from Solspace have a conversation with Nate and Bryan from the image and asset optimization web service imgix. We talk about how their service once saved our butts and how it can help businesses easily manage and deliver photos and video without sacrificing page load times or quality.2024-03-0526 min
Solspace PodcastSolspace Conversation with Imgix Mitchell and John Henry from Solspace talk to Nate and Brian from Imgix. We learn about how this service is a game-changer for optimizing large repositories of images for websites to optimize for page speed and ease of management. 2024-02-2926 min
Website 101 PodcastWhat to do when work is slow - with Mitchell KimbroughIn this episode we talk with Mitchell Kimbrough, founder of Solspace, about strategies to help with when work is slow.
How Mitchell helped Sean start his freelancer journeyMitchell's encouragement to people to start freelancingYou'll never be ready to start a business. Better to start it then later in life wonder What if?Customer serviceSoft skillsMost important thing to do when you realize you don't have enough workSelf careHire expert help for sales and marketing - delegate workAbundance mindset vs scarcity mindsetFocus on current tech stack vs pick up something newVertical markets / ideal clientsHedghog Concept - Jim CollinsHow to find and...2024-02-2740 min
Solspace PodcastIndustrial Marketing Summit RecapMitchell and Scott attended the Industrial Marketing Summit in Austin, TX at the beginning of February. They discuss what they learned, specifically about the shift from Boomer owners and buyers to Millennial buyers and how that changes business needs on the web. 2024-02-1928 min
Solspace PodcastGustavs Gūtmanis and Ivars Bariss On Going Headless Gradually - Part 1Gustavs Gūtmanis, Lead Developer of Products at Solspace, and Ivars Bariss, Director of Operations at Solspace, join me to discuss the idea that websites can make a gradual transition to a headless architecture.We start by discussing external search appliances like Algolia and Meilisearch. We talk about how these, by nature, are headless. We create an HTML / Javascript presentation layer and consume the search index through API calls.Examples of site sections that can gradually be converted to a headless approach include search, marketing landing pages, e-commerce, and forms.We discuss how c...2024-01-1129 min
Solspace PodcastGustavs Gūtmanis and Ivars Bariss On Going Headless Gradually - Part 2Gustavs Gūtmanis, Lead Developer of Products at Solspace, and Ivars Bariss, Director of Operations at Solspace, join me again to discuss the idea that websites can make a gradual transition to a headless architecture.At Solspace, we focus on making websites more and more reliable on a daily basis. We do this by looking for ways to reduce friction. This activity usually turns into money for our clients. The less friction, the greater reliability, and the greater the revenue. We take another look at gradual conversions to headless architectures as a way to vastly reduce friction.2024-01-1128 min
Solspace PodcastMeilisearch with Thomas Payet and David Estrada - Part 1On this episode I am joined by Thomas Payet, the co-founder and COO of Meilisearch. From the Solspace side I am joined by David Estrada, the developer on the Solspace team with the most Meilisearch experience.Meilisearch is an open source API-based utility focused on excellent search speed and relevance of content within a given website. In this first episode of our two-part series with Thomas, we get into an overview of how Meilisearch came to be. We talk about the history of the search bar on websites and discuss how technologies evolved to support users as...2024-01-1133 min
Solspace PodcastMeilisearch with Thomas Payet and David Estrada - Part 2On this episode, I am joined again by Thomas Payet, the co-founder and COO of Meilisearch. From the Solspace side, I am joined by David Estrada, the developer on the Solspace team with the most Meilisearch experience.This episode builds on the previous Meilisearch episode by discussing use cases for Meilisearch in more depth. We discuss the power and usefulness of acted searching to allow users to drill down more deeply into search data sets. We discuss how SaaS, mobile apps, and documentation systems make use of Meilisearch. Finally, we get into some questions about what comes...2024-01-1032 min
Solspace PodcastWhat's EOS and What's In It For Me? with Leslie Camacho - Part 1This episode features Solspace’s Mitchell Kimbrough in conversation with longtime friend Leslie Camacho about EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System®), including why Mitchell has decided to implement it at Solspace. You may know Leslie for his leadership at EllisLab and Pixel & Tonic. Leslie has recently embraced a new mission as an EOS Implementer, helping businesses grow from small and scrappy to strong and scalable.What is EOS, you may ask? Essentially, EOS provides a streamlined accountability-based operating system for companies with between 10 and 250 employees. This conversation will introduce you to EOS as Mitchell and Leslie tell the sto...2024-01-1051 min
Solspace PodcastWhat’s EOS and What’s In It For Me? with Leslie Camacho - Part 2This episode continues Mitchell Kimbrough’s conversation with longtime friend Leslie Camacho about EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System®), including why Mitchell has decided to implement it at Solspace.Individual and organizational discipline and accountability are cornerstones of EOS. Mitchell and Leslie talk about normalizing the hard stuff, celebrating what’s good, making healthy confrontation a habit, and staying committed to the process. Mitchell reflects on the choice to put as much effort into being a healthy company as we do to improving our technical expertise, and the power of using a scorecard to identify and track key measu...2024-01-101h 05
Solspace PodcastFocus Lab + EOS with Genina Ramirez - Part 1This week Mitchell Kimbrough talks with Genina Ramirez, Chief Growth Officer at Focus Lab, a branding agency that has embraced the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS®). Both Solspace and Focus Lab share the same EOS® Implementer, Leslie Camacho. Genina discusses her history with Focus Lab, and how EOS® changed the trajectory of her career and was pivotal for the company’s growth and success. Mitchell and Genina compare notes about the experience of launching EOS®, and the impacts it had on their teams. Genina describes the way EOS® provided a neutral set of tools that Focus Lab used to build a bridg...2024-01-1032 min
Solspace PodcastFocus Lab + EOS with Genina Ramirez - Part 2This week Mitchell Kimbrough continues his conversation with Genina Ramirez, Chief Growth Officer at Focus Lab, a branding agency that has embraced the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS®). Genina and Mitchell get further into their discussions about Focus Lab's experience with niching down and focusing on a service offering that really made sense to them. They talk about how EOS enabled this courageous act. They also talk about a new brand recently launched by Focus Lab called Odi which provides even more focus as they target a specific market segment and client profile.2024-01-1033 min
Solspace PodcastFly Media Productions + EOS with Reuben and Sherri Johnson, Part 1(Part 1) What do you do when your professional work is seen as NSFW by some people? You move forward and take it seriously, that’s what. Listen how Fly Media Productions uses the EOS framework to best position themselves for the “pleasure” industry. It’s truly fascinating (and not actually NSFW).2024-01-1034 min
Solspace PodcastFly Media Productions + EOS with Reuben and Sherri Johnson, Part 2What do you do when your professional work is seen as NSFW by some people? You move forward and take it seriously, that’s what. Listen how Fly Media Productions uses the EOS framework to best position themselves for the “pleasure” industry. It’s truly fascinating (and not actually NSFW).2024-01-1035 min
Solspace PodcastShopify Headless with David Estrada, Part 1On this podcast episode, Solspace's own David Estrada and Mitchell talk about the recent developments in Shopify's new headless and composable capabilities. We unpack the Shopify composable stack by discussing Hydrogen, Oxygen, Remix, and more. We get into the details of combining headless Shopify with other CMSs and tools to support our target market of industrial manufacturing websites.2024-01-1029 min
Solspace PodcastShopify Headless with David Estrada, Part 2On this podcast episode, David and Mitchell continue our discussion of the power of composable architectures. We continue discussing how Shopify now fits into this space. We get into the questions around complex content publishing that augments the sales of complex products. We talk about what 'new technology' means in 2023 as far as Solspace is concerned. This includes micro services, serverless tools, edge computing, CDNs, and the like.2024-01-1029 min
Solspace PodcastThe 8 Stages of Industrial Websites, Part 1Scott and Mitchell go into the details of how the transition from baby boomer founders of industrial companies to their millennial successors overlays onto the adoption and investment in digital sales tools.We find that the first three stages are characterized by reluctance to invest in 'that pesky internet thing.' The next stages are the blooming of new value creation for the organization in the traditional sales pipeline.2024-01-1037 min
Solspace PodcastThe 8 Stages of Industrial Websites, Part 2In this second episode of our eight Stages of Industrial Websites podcast, we get deeper into how digital can help streamline the sales process for industrial manufacturers. We specifically discuss CPQ tools and how the new millennial buyer of industrial B2B products and solutions expects to have a largely digital sales experience.2024-01-1031 min
Celebrate Every StepJessi & Alena Talk Triggers, Parenting & True Self LoveJessi Wagner is Co-owner of Spirit & Sol Events, Owner of SolSpace. She is a passionate and intuitive healer, coach, therapist, and speaker. Jessi creates space for women to heal from personal and generational trauma and adverse experiences in order to live in their most aligned and authentic feminine power. Through personal experiences, channeled wisdom, and professional training and education, Jessi empowers women with self love, spiritual connection, and solidarity.Spirit & Sol Events hosts weekend healing retreats, day retreats, psychic fairs, holistic festivals, and more!SolSpace is a holistic and intuitive wellness center. SolSpace o...2024-01-0756 min
Credible SourcesEpisode 10: Time Freedom & Evolving with Jessi WagnerJessi Wagner is a busy mother, business owner and goal achiever.
She is the owner of SolSpace, a wellness center in Murrysville, PA and the creator of the Mama Mantra card deck.
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Crystal Cnvrstns - A Resilience PodcastS1.E3 - Crystal Cnvrstn with Jessi WagnerA great conversation with Owner of SolSpace, LLC, co author in the new release Twenty Won, and creator of Mama Mantras. This episode will be sure to encourage you to take action from the inside out in order to see the fruits you've been called to produce in this life.
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Shane Plays Geek TalkSolSpace, WOIN RPG, Star Trek & Shatner! - Episode 214 - 2/29/2020It’s Die Hard... on a starship! Russ “Morrus” Morrissey talks The Spartan Gambit adventure for SolSpace, a cool new setting that’s a love letter to Star Trek using the W.O.I.N. (What’s O.L.D Is N.E.W.) multi-setting, multi-genre RPG system. Also: a quick overview of the Simply 6 rules-lite RPG. Shane blathers about The Orville vs. Star Trek yet again, then fumbles around trying to remember Star Trek video games. Bad Shatner impressions. An appearance by Hudson the ASBOdog(tm). Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from...2020-03-0253 min
A Space for SōlEpisode 36: True or False // If You Love What You Do Then It Shouldn't Be WorkAnswer…BIG FAT FALSE! Anyone who tells you it isn’t, then #byefelicia. Seriously. We’re passionate about this one and are chatting about it on the podcast today.
Here’s the thing, it won't be "work" like doing a day job you hate feels like but BELIEVE US it is work! It will be hard. It will be tiring, invigorating and so many things all in one. It will be worth it.
If you don’t agree with us that’s ok, but we’re pretty sold on this one as we’re pulling late nig...2019-09-1123 minA Space for SōlEpisode 33: Are You Investing in Yourself? // #SelfCareMatters Guest Cait from WanderwellThis week we’re chatting with Cait Fraser, Co-founder + Chief Wellness Advisor of Wanderwell. Cait is the queen of wanderlusting with purpose. She has the self care game down pat, and launched Wanderwell to bring wellness experiences to those searching for their self care escape.
During our podcast she shares about her travels, the importance of self-care and how this brand came to fruition. She is also hosting a retreat soon and if we weren’t both SOOOO pregnant we would be there in a flash. But that doesn’t mean you can’t go! Get some mam...2019-08-2135 minA Space for SōlEpisode 31: How to Dust Yourself Off + Get Back into Work Mode // Featuring Bridget White of Creative CircleWe know you can do it! If you’re ready to dust off that resume and get started on chasing your next career goal this is the episode for you.
On this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Creative Circle Senior Recruiter, Bridget White, who shares her expertise on getting back into the workforce after a significant break - like having and raising a baby. Maybe it’s been a 12 month break, maybe it’s been 12 years, either way she’s got the tips to help you show up and make the best first impressi...2019-08-0737 min
Hi FriendJust You Wait - Sara + SōlspaceThis week I had the pleasure of talking with Brooke and Heather - the women, wives, mothers and entrepreneurs behind Sōlspace - a community for women that creates a space for those who are balancing all these roles together. In our conversation we talk about one of my favorite things: not waiting on certain milestones to more fully live your life, and what that has looked like for each of us. We also share how "the grass is always greener" game is pointless - from both sides of marriage - and why we strongly dislike the phrase, "just you w...2019-08-0143 min
Keeping Up With Craft CMSAMP-ing up your content, Solspace Freeform, Meetups, and kangaroosRecently in the CraftCMS world... Michael and Andrew have been talking and writing about AMP — and Craft is the perfect CMS for implementing AMP content! Solspace released Freeform. Toronto and Melbourne have upcoming Meetups. Michael attempts to speak 'Strayan; Andrew is jealous.2016-12-0617 min
CTRL+CLICK CASTConnecting to 3rd Party APIs with Mitchell KimbroughWebsites are no longer silos. There is an increasing need to connect various services together through their APIs. Solspace founder and developer Mitchell Kimbrough returns to the show to explain how he approaches requests for 3rd-party API integration. He shares what a good API looks like, emphasizes a discovery-first approach, goes through technical tips like his “crud” script to help test assumptions and troubleshoot, but most importantly, shares scenarios on how to navigate the human element when juggling management of different APIs through various gatekeepers.
< Download MP3 >  ...2016-06-0259 minKeeping Up With Craft CMSAndrew's birthday presents to everybody, Solspace Calendar, and COME TO GEEUP!Recently in the CraftCMS world... Andrew had a birthday and released a truckload of new stuff: Retour (for handling 404 redirects), Recipe, and generator-craftinstall (Yeoman generator for bootstrapping CraftCMS projects). Michael released Hue, a color picker fieldtype w/ true null values for empty colors. Solspace released a massive new Calendar plugin. And, if you're in Europe, you should definitely plan to come to GeeUp.2016-05-0924 min
Bootstrapped#38: Special guest: Eric MillerIn this episode, we sit down with Eric Miller, of Eric Miller Design, to talk about Eric’s design studio, his products, UX Kits, bootstrapping physical products, working with your spouse, Dribbble, Facebook and Twitter ads, OpenSSL, Brooklyn, Long Island, Poughkeepsie, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island.
Eric Miller Design
UX Kits
Redesigning Solspace
Katy Robbins
Vector Media Group
eecoder ( Visual Chefs)
Graffletopia
Northside Festival in Brooklyn
Unsplash
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