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Show Notes This episode of Hallway Chats is a little different from previous episodes. Recently Cate and Topher had the opportunity to go to WordCamp Europe in Porto, Portugal, where we had some literal hallway chats. This one is with Sofie Couwenbergh. Sofie’s Site: https://letmewritethatdownforyou.com/ Twitter | @SCouwenbergh Episode Transcript Topher: So what is your name? Sofie: I’m Sofie Couwenbergh. Topher: Where do you live? Sofie: I live in Lisbon. I’m from Belgium originally, but ...

Aurooba Ahmed is a freelance WordPress developer and contributor. Show Notes Aurooba’s Blog: https://aurooba.com/ Twitter | @aurooba Episode Transcript Topher: Hey everyone, my name is Topher. Cate: And I’m Cate. Topher: And this is Hallway Chats. Before we get going, I want to thank our sponsors at Nexcess, a Liquid Web brand. They have some new tools for eCommerce that really make them stand out from other options. WooCommerce automated testing, Sales Performance Monitor, and Plugin Perfo...

Tammie Lister is a web designer at XWP and a WordPress core contributor. Show Notes Tammie’s Blog: https://tammielister.com/ Twitter | @karmatosed Episode Transcript Topher: Hey everyone! My name is Topher. Cate: And I’m Cate. Topher: And this is Hallway Chats. Before we get going, we want to thank our sponsors at Nexcess, a Liquid Web brand. They have some new tools for eCommerce that really make them stand out from other options. WooCommerce automated testing, Sales Performance Monitor, a...

Jen Swisher is a Happiness Engineer on the Jetpack plugin at Automattic and is organizing WordCamp US 2021 online. Show Notes Event Date: October 1 Event Website: https://us.wordcamp.org/2021/ Twitter | @JenSwish Episode Transcript Topher: Hey everyone! My name is Topher. Cate: And my name is Cate. Topher: And this is Hallway Chats. We’d like to take a moment to thank our sponsor Nexcess, a Liquid Web brand. Be sure to check out their new product WP Quickstart. WP Quickstart is a fast and ...

A Conversation with Joe Howard about the WPMRR Virtual Summit Joe Howard is the founder and Chief Innovation Officer of WPBuffs, and is organizing the second WPMRR Virtual Summit. Show Notes Event Date: September 21-23 Event Website: https://wpmrr.com/ Twitter | @wpmrrsummit Episode Transcript Topher: Hey everyone! My name is Topher. Cate: And I’m Cate. Topher: And this is Hallway Chats. We’d like to take a moment to thank our sponsor Nexcess, a Liquid Web brand. Be sure to check out thei...

A Conversation with Seth Goldstein Seth is a WordPress designer and digital marketer who has been active in the WordPress community in the Philadelphia for more than a decade. Show Notes Website: GoldsteinMedia.com Podcast 1: DigitalMarketingDive.com Podcast 2: EntrepreneursEnigma.com Twitter | @GoldsteinMedia Twitter | @SethGoldstein Episode Transcript Topher: Hey everyone! My name is Topher. Cate: And my name is Cate. Topher: And this is Hallway Chats. We’d like to take a moment to thank...

A Conversation with Aditya Kane Aditya hails from Pune, India, and has been working in WordPress for more than a decade, as well as being a WordCamp organizer multiple times and volunteering at other events. Show Notes Website | WordFest.Live Website | BombayPirate.com Twitter | @adityakane Episode Transcript Topher: Hey, everyone. My name is Topher. Cate: And my name is Cate. Topher: And this is Hallway Chats. We’d like to thank our sponsor Nexcess, a Liquid Web brand, and their cool new ...

A Conversation with Dan Maby and Michelle Frechette Dan and Michelle have been working together to make WordFest Live be a top notch, world-wide WordPress conference. We talk with them about it works and the difficulties of making a global event happen. Show Notes Website | WordFest.Live Twitter | @danmaby Twitter | @michelleames Episode Transcript Topher: Hey everyone, my name is Topher. Cate: And I’m Cate. Topher: And this is Hallway Chats. Our guests today are Dan and Michelle. Welcome....

A Conversation with Cate and Topher DeRosia The DeRosias are the founders and stewards of HeroPress. If you don’t already know about it, HeroPress tells the stories of people who have leveraged WordPress and its community to change their lives and achieve their goals. Through these stories, global connections are made and conversations are had that build a stronger community, more employment, and educational opportunities, and easier access to resources. Show Notes Website | HeroPress Twitter...

Introducing Stephanie Hudson Stephanie is a geek, entrepreneur, inventor, and craft beer lover. Her passion is helping grow agencies to scale and thrive through her white label company, FocusWP. Show Notes LinkedIn | Left Brain Facebook | Stephanie Hudson Website | Focus WP Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questions and our guests share their stories, ideas, and perspectives. Tara: And now t...

Introducing Bet Hannon Bet discovered WordPress in 2008 and has been involved in the WordPress community since 2013 at meetups, WordCamps, and on the support team. Bet runs an agency, Bet Hannon Business Websites, where she specializes in WordPress and accessibility. Show Notes Twitter | @bethannon Website | BHMBizSites.com Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questions and our guests share their s...

Introducing Patrick Rauland Patrick is obsessed with eCommerce. He’s created eCommerce websites for clients, worked at WooCommerce in support, development, and product management, and he creates courses on LinkedIn Learning for WooCommerce. He’s written several books on eCommerce, and also runs WooSesh, an online conference all about WooCommerce. Show Notes Twitter | @BFTrick Website | Speaking In Bytes Game Website | LaidBackGames.com Nexcess | Optimize WooCommerce, Store Builder Preferred P...

Introducing Ken Elliott Ken lives in Columbia, South Carolina, where he is a full-time webmaster at a law firm. He’s also a co-owner of BKreative Media Solutions, an agency that supports small and medium businesses with digital branding solutions. He’s a core organizer of his local WordPress meetup, which is on a bit of a hiatus to the COVID. Show Notes Website | BKreative Media Solutions: bkreative.net Twitter | @kennethspeaks Instagram | kennethspeaks Preferred Pronouns | He/Him Episode ...

Introducing Kyle Maurer Kyle is the Director of Operations at Sandhills Development which is a WordPress plugin company. He loves bringing people together and has a passion for making music and craft beer. Show Notes Website | KyleBlog.net Website | Sandhills Development Podcast | WP RoundTable with Tara Claeys Podcast | The Get Options Podcast Preferred Pronouns | He/Him Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questions and o...

Introducing Heather Steele Heather is the founder and CEO of Blue Steel Solutions. Heather started her marketing agency 10 and a half years ago because she was tired of seeing great people fail just because they couldn’t clearly communicate their value. Show Notes Websites | bluesteelesolutions.com, problemsolvermethod.com LinkedIn | HeatherSteele Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questions and...

Introducing Machielle Thomas Machielle is a mommy, a marketer, photographer, and a dreamer. She’s currently the senior brand manager for Bluehost, and most of her time is spent chasing her tiny terrorist, or finding the best tacos in her hometown of Austin, Texas. Show Notes Twitter | @machiellethomas Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questions and our guests share their stories, ideas, and pers...

Introducing C. Shakhawat Sultan C. Shakhawat Sultan is the business development manager at CodeRex. He works hand in hand with the developers and the marketing team to create useful plugins. He is passionate about WordPress and loves to contribute to the community. Show Notes Twitter | SultanRoyal1 LinkedIn | C-S-Sultan-Royal Facebook | CodeRexCo, RexTheme Websites | CodeRex, RexTheme Walk to WordCamp Europe Preferred Pronouns | He/Him Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, wher...

Introducing Rachel Makool Rachel is a senior community manager at GoDaddy and has been there for five years, managing the online community and other community programs. She’s been a community professional for over 15 years. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and loves to hike, travel, and she’s a collector of many things. She also sells odds and ends online and has done so for 20 years. Show Notes Twitter | @rachelmakool LinkedIn | RachelMakool LinkedIn OpenWeStand Small Business Commun...

Introducing Hans Skillrud Over the course of seven years, Hans Skillrud built a 12-person web design agency in downtown Chicago and then sold it in early 2019, to focus his attention on his new start up, Termageddon. Termageddon is an auto-updating privacy policy generator. Show Notes Twitter | @twitter.com/deepspacehans Website | termageddon.com Preferred Pronouns | He/Him Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questions and o...

Introducing Chris Ford Chris spent the first 20 years of her career working as an agency and freelance designer. Five years ago, she took a hard left into project management. Today she’s a hybrid project manager and designer at Reaktiv, a WordPress VIP partner. Show Notes Twitter | @ci_chrisford Work | reaktivstudios.com Mentioned in the show | brenebrown.com and designisonefilm.com Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use W...

Introducing Winstina Hughes Winstina is an Assistant Regional Planner for the Maryland Department of Transportation. She created her first WordPress blog for a Geographic Information Systems assignment, and followed it soon after with one on community development and suburban planning. She has presented at WordCamp NYC, WordCamp US, and WordCamp Austin. A WordPress Meetup co-organizer, Winstina led WordCamp NYC 2018. Photo credit: Photo of Winstina by Tim Parker at the Open film premier in 201...

Introducing Emily Hunkler Emily is the director of growth at GoWP. She lives just outside Atlanta, Georgia with her two daughters and her husband. When not working, Emily loves running both on the road and trails. On weekends, she also loves hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Show Notes Twitter | @emalihu Website | Border Tramp Travel Guide (outdated information) Website | GoWP Niche Agency Owners Facebook Group Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episo...

Introducing Annejeanette Washington Collins Annejeanette is a teacher at both the elementary and collegiate level. She teaches children at a school in western Florida, and college students in Fort Lauderdale. Annejeanette is a WordPress advocate, blogger, and WordCamp presenter. Show Notes Twitter | @ProfessaDiva954 Instagram | @ProfessaDiva954 Website | Magnificent Mom Moments Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPr...

Introducing David Zimmerman David has been working in SEO for about 12 years, five years on his own as Reliable Acorn. Over the past couple of years, he’s been speaking at WordCamps about SEO and client management. Show Notes Twitter | @reliableacorn Website | Reliable Acorn Webiste | Curious Ants Preferred Pronouns | He/Him Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questions and our guests share their stories, ideas, and perspec...