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Smart Business Revolution | Turn Relationships into Revenues | Networking | More Clients | Relationship AdviceExceptional CX Meets Tech: Future-Proofing Your Agency With Steve ZehngutSteve Zehngut is a seasoned entrepreneur and technologist with over 30 years of experience in digital strategy, technical leadership, and business development. He founded Zeek Interactive, a Huntington Beach-based digital agency specializing in web, SaaS, and mobile development, which he sold in February 2024 at a 3.5x EBITDA multiple. Steve later founded SnapCTO, where he helps founders align their technology with their business vision. He also serves as the Membership Chair for the Orange County Entrepreneurs' Organization, highlighting his commitment to fostering entrepreneurial growth and collaboration within the community. In this episode… Building a business around technology is...2025-05-0251 min
Founder Secrets with Taylor and FlaviuE82 Leadership and Innovation with Steve Zehngut, Founder of Zeek InteractiveSteve Zehngut, Founder of Zeek Interactive, joins the Founder Secrets podcast to share his journey from filmmaker to tech entrepreneur and agency leader. He delves into the early days of web development, navigating the dot-com crash, and the decision to sell his agency after nearly 30 years.
In this episode, Steve discusses how he built Zeek Interactive into a respected agency, adapted to rapid changes in technology, and leveraged storytelling from his film background to craft compelling digital experiences.
He shares insights into leadership, innovation, and embracing AI as a tool for creativity...2024-11-1442 min
The Rooted Founder ShowFrom Struggles to $Millions: The Inspiring Visionary/Integrator Journey of Steve Zehngut & Elizabeth WilsonMeet Steve Zehngut and Elizabeth Wilson, a dynamic visionary and integrator duo in the business world. They'll take you on a journey through their partnership, sharing insights from their backgrounds and how they came together for success. Explore the importance of trust, empathy, and clear roles within their thriving business. In this engaging conversation, they'll discuss transitioning from the integrator to visionary role, utilizing dashboards for visibility and trust, and their definition of success. Visit zeek.com for more info! Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:01 Recognizing t...2024-02-1243 min
Within WordPress: The PeopleUnderstanding Tech Changes and Agency Evolution with Steve ZehngutIn this episode of the ‘Within WordPress’ podcast, Steve Zehngut, founder of Zeke agency and experienced WordPress professional, joins the host to discuss his journey in WordPress, starting from his first meetup to organizing WordCamp. Steve discusses the evolution of client expectations, project scopes and change order management. He emphasizes on the importance of expectation […]2023-12-2900 min
Within WordPressUnderstanding Tech Changes and Agency Evolution with Steve Zehngut
In this episode of the 'Within WordPress' podcast, Steve Zehngut, founder of Zeke agency and experienced WordPress professional, joins the host to discuss his journey in WordPress, starting from his first meetup to organizing WordCamp. Steve discusses the evolution of client expectations, project scopes and change order management. He emphasizes on the importance of expectation management and transparent communication in successful project completion.
Steve also shares how his tech stack has evolved over time, including the adoption of Laravel for SaaS products and AI for code efficiency. The conversation touches on the trend...2023-12-291h 01
WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk ShowStep Into The Performance LabThis month on Dev Branch we will be discussing Performance Lab a plugin that is a collection of modules focused on enhancing performance for a WordPress website. Options go where options go. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebP https://wordpress.org/plugins/performance-lab/ Panel Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog Steve Zehngut – zeek.com Sé Reed – sereedmedia.com Jason Cosper – jasoncosper.com Are You Looking For Brand Awareness? You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose yo...2022-04-0131 min
WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk ShowWordPress Database SchemaThis week on Dev Branch we’ll be discussing the WordPress database schema and how things are stored in it. From serialized arrays to json objects we’ll share with you the schema and the way in which the data is stored in it. Panel Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog Steve Zehngut – zeek.com Jason Cosper – jasoncosper.com Are You Looking For Brand Awareness? You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget. We have b...2022-03-0430 min
WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk ShowEP16 - WordPress Plugin Dependency ConfusionThis month on the Dev Branch we’re going to be talking with Robert Rowley of Patch Stack about Dependency Confusion and what WordPress developers need to know to secure their sites and what’s to think about when building plugins. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/29/introducing-update-uri-plugin-header-in-wordpress-5-8/ https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/95e01006-84e4-4e95-b5d7-68ea7b5aa1a8 https://wordpress.org/plugins/patchstack/ https://vavkamil.cz/2021/11/25/wordpress-plugin-confusion-update-can-get-you-pwned/ https://patchstack.com/patchstack-weekly-week-48-dependency-confusion/ https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2021/11/29/please-dont-test-submitting-other-peoples-plugins/ Panel Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog Steve Zehngut – zeek.com Jason Cosper – jasoncosper.com Robert Rowle...2021-12-0630 min
WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk ShowWordPress Plugin BoilerplateThis month on Dev Branch we're talking with skilled WordPress developer John Pollock about WordPress Plugin boilerplate. What it is, how to use it and what are the alternatives? https://wpwatercooler.com/devbranch/ep15-wordpress-plugin-boilerplate/ Links https://github.com/ZeekInteractive/wingspan https://packagist.org/packages/zeek/wp-utils https://tailwindui.com/ https://laravel.com/ Panel Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog Steve Zehngut – zeek.com Jason Cosper – jasoncosper.com Josh Pollock – joshpress.net Show Sponsor Check out InMo...2021-11-0834 min
WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk ShowDeveloping WordPress DevelopersThis month on Dev Branch we’re discussing developing the content to develop WordPress developers with Hauwa Abashiya and Courtney Engle Robertson. Who can Learn help? – Make WordPress Training https://make.wordpress.org/training/2021/08/08/who-can-learn-help/ PROPOSAL – Learner Achievements on Profiles https://make.wordpress.org/training/2021/08/10/proposal-learner-achievements-on-profiles/ High-Level Roadmap to Learning WordPress Development – Make WordPress Training https://make.wordpress.org/training/2021/05/03/high-level-roadmap-to-learning-wordpress-development/ Learn WordPress https://learn.wordpress.org/ Panel Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog Steve Zehngut – zeek.com Sé Reed – sereedmedia.com Jason Cosper – jasoncosper.com Courtney Engle Robertson – courtneyengle.com Hauwa Abashiya – twitter.com/hawiea Show Sponsors Des...2021-09-0331 min
WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk ShowWhat Full Site Editor means to version control?This week on Dev Branch we continue our discuss the Full Site Editor and what it means to web developers using version control. WPMerge.io-WP DB Merging, made easy. wpsitesync.com Page Builder Cloud | The de facto Page Saver for Page Builders PublishPress provides publishing plugins for WordPress Revisionize – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org ACF Extended Store WooCommerce order data in a custom table for improved performance. Panel Jason Tucker - jasontucker.blog Steve Zehngut - zeek.net Jason Cosper - jasoncosper.com Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsite...2021-05-0727 min
WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk ShowHow to hire a WordPress developerOn this episode of Dev Branch we’re discussing how to hire a WordPress developer but really we’re focusing on how to be an awesome client. Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Steve Zehngut @zengy Jason Cosper @boogah Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com The Events Calendar is the number one calendar and event ticket plugin on WordPress for a reason – it’s built by WordPress and events experts who know what it takes to succeed when events are part of your business. Whether it’s a weekly vir...2021-02-0729 min
WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk ShowManaging 3rd party plugin updates on your WordPress projectThis week on the show we’re discussing managing 3rd party plugin updates on your WordPress project. Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Steve Zehngut @zengy Sé Reed @sereedmedia Jason Cosper @boogah Check Out Bridget’s New Book “Keys To Being Social: Being Real In A Virtual World” Kindle – https://amzn.to/2HZELOq Paperback – https://amzn.to/2H4lqvl Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com Cloudways – Cloudways is a managed WordPress hosting provider that offers 5 best-in-class cloud providers, giving y...2020-12-0930 min
WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk ShowUsing WPGraphQL With WordPressThis week on the show we’re discussing WPGraphQL with WordPress Panel: Jacob Arriola, Jason Bahl, Jason Cosper, Jason Tucker, Russell Aaron, Steve Zehngut WPGraphQL.com wp-graphql/wp-graphql:GraphQL API for WordPress #1124-Add WPGraphQL Extensions to the docs by jasonbahl Block API:Server-side awareness of block types·Issue #2751 wp-graphql/wp-graphiql:GraphiQL IDE, fine tuned for use with WPGraphQL cJMc4viUNNEZQnjS75AU See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2020-05-0230 min
Get a Grip with Dre ArmedaSteve ZehngutGrippers. Welcome back. Been a crazy week. People talking about the peak like they couldn’t get there fast enough. More so than you’d hear hippies dropping brown acid on the lawn during Woodstock.Wow. 30 seconds in and we’re talking elicit drugs. Lets do this.Here with @Zengy. I met Steve about a decade ago. These days, we don’t see each other enough, but when we do, there’s probably golf and cigars involved. Always great banter and wise tales over libations and laughter. He’s a beautiful man! That his all.Stev...2020-04-181h 01
WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk ShowBuilding a static website with WordPressThis month on Dev Branch we talked about building a static website using both WordPress and not WordPress. We dove as deep as we could in 30 minutes and discuss Gatsby, GraphQL, the infusion of cash with Strattic and using tools like WPGraphQL. We touched on ecommerce with BigCommerce, Commercelayer and we learned what a DX is. Panelists: Brianna Privett, Jacob Arriola, Jason Cosper, Jason Tucker, Steve Zehngut This episode is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopSever check them out over at serverpress.com Stackbit App WP2Static – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Shift...2020-04-0530 min
WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk ShowSpeed Up Dev Time – Keep Your Own Snippet LibraryThis week on Dev Branch we `git branch dev branch` and start up a new show focused on the developer side of WordPress. Our first topic is speeding up your dev time by working with a code snippet library. Notion–The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases. WordPress Packagist: Manage your plugins and themes with Composer Attention Required! | Cloudflare Microsoft OneNote|The digital note-taking app for your devices Notion–The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases. nvAlt – BrettTerpstra.com ⬛️ CLI tool for saving complete web pages as a single HTML file Composer Buddy:The De...2020-02-2531 min