Episodes

Introducing Evan Scheingross and Daniella Knelman Evan has been creating websites since the last century. Daniella has a 14-year background in higher education. Together, they’re now trying to grow Evan’s business into something that can sustainably support their family of four. Show Notes Website | Minimal Chaos Blog | Minimal Chaos Blog 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...

Introducing Tiffany Bridge Tiffany has been building websites for 20 years and building them with WordPress for 14. She now works at Automattic and helps empower people who do interesting things to get the most out of WordPress. Show Notes Blog | Tiff.is 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 the conversation begins. This is episode 85. Liam: W...

Introducing Rene Morozowich Rene Morozowich is a WordPress developer from Pittsburgh, PA. She works with agencies and small businesses and loves planning, organizing in all of the details. Rene is an introvert who loves rollerskating, naps, non-fiction, and talking about money. Show Notes Website | Rene Morozowich Twitter | @ReneMorozowich Audio Book | The Art of Exceptional Living Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questio...

Introducing William Jackson William Jackson has advanced degrees in education with a focus on educational technology, social media, and STEM. William has worked for NASA as an internet and technology instructor, and as a technology consultant with the Florida Department of Education. He is a past professor at Edward Waters College. Show Notes Website | My Quest To Teach Twitter | @wmjackson Instagram | @williamdjackson Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people w...

Introducing Birgit Olzem Birgit Olzem says WordPress is her passion. She is the mother of five, granny of one, a coach and a trainer. She loves to connect people in the WordPress ecosystem and she advocates for mental health awareness and inclusiveness. Show Notes Website | CoachBirgit Twitter | @coachbirgit 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. Liam: Welco...

Introducing Susan Walker Susan Walker is a web developer at Rutgers University Camden where she manages the WordPress multi-sites. She’s a co-organizer of the Philadelphia WordPress meetup, has been a WordCamp Philly co-organizer, and has spoken at WordCamp US. Show Notes Website | susanwrotethis.com Twitter | @susanwrotethis 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 perspect...

Introducing Max and Beka Rice Max Rice is the CEO and co-founder of SkyVerge where his team builds tools for e-commerce merchants, both large and small. Beka Rice is the head of product at SkyVerge and manages Jilt, an email marketing tool for e-commerce, along with over 50 WooCommerce plugins. Show Notes Website | Jilt Website | SkyVerge Twitter | @beka_rice Twitter | @maxrice Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questions,...

Introducing Alastair McDermott Alastair McDermott is a business strategist and marketing consultant. He helps professional services providers get more visitor website traffic and sell more online. Building websites and software since 1996, Alastair is the author of Running a Website with WordPress: A Quick Guide for Business Owners. Show Notes Website | Website Doctor Podcast | I Will Increase Your Sales Podcast Recommended Books: The E-myth Getting Things Done Dune Episode Transcript Tar...

Introducing Cameron Jones Cameron Jones is a WordPress developer from the Gold Coast, Australia. He currently works for Digital Makers building websites for enterprise clients, and independently, he develops custom plugins. Outside of WordPress, he’s busy playing for sports clubs and parenting. Show Notes Twitter | @cameronjonesweb Website | Cameron Jones Web Plugins | Mongoose Marketplace Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask...

Introducing Svetlana Kouznetsova Svetlana Kouznetsova is a user experience and accessibility consultant who is deaf and works with businesses to make their products, services, events user-friendly and accessible to more people. She is a book author and an international speaker. Show Notes Twitter | @svknyc Website | About Me 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 perspecti...

Introducing Dave Smith Dave Smith is the founder of Gravity Wiz and a Rocketgenius developer since Gravity Forms’ infancy. He is a fun, friendly guy who enjoys being productive just a little too much. Show Notes Twitter | @spivurno Twitter | @gravitywiz Website | Gravity Wiz Website | Wifi Tribe 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 the conv...

Introducing Chris Jones Chris Jones is a digital marketing strategist and blogger, and founder of socialbawse.com. He’s a big fan of all things Apple and loves WordPress for blogging and websites. Show Notes Twitter | @realchrisjones Website | Social Bawse Instagram | Social Bawse 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 the conversation begins....

Introducing Lindsey Miller Lindsey is a WordPress pro by trade and a political junkie at heart. When she’s not traveling the world with her husband and two tiny humans, she can be found creating magic for customers at Liquid Web on the Managed WP team. Show Notes Twitter | @LindseyMillerWP 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 the conversation ...

Introducing Sal Ferrarello Sal is a WordPress developer who has contributed to WordPress core, Genesis, and is the author of the Bootstrap Genesis Theme. Along with his volunteer work in WordPress community, Sal has spoken on variety of topics at many WordCamps. Show Notes Website | Sal Ferrarello Twitter | @SalCode 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. Tar...

Introducing Evelyn Powers Evelyn is a strategist and designer for Design Powers, Nice Work, and Awesome Women Entrepreneurs. All three businesses utilize her creative expertise to assist clients and colleagues to connect and communicate their services to their desired target market. Show Notes Website | Awesome Women Entrepreneurs Twitter | @DesignPowers Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questions, and our guests share thei...

Introducing Malcolm Peralty Malcolm has done a little of everything with WordPress and is currently the co-founder of PressTitan, a premium managed WordPress posting service. Show Notes Website | Press Titan Twitter | @findpurpose 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. And now the conversation begins. This is Episode 71. Tara: Welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m T...

Introducing Michelle Coe & Brett Van Sprewenburg Michelle and Brett are informal partners in business and in life. Brett is an engineer, Michelle is a designer. Daily, they balance living and working together 24/7 while building their respective businesses. Show Notes Website | Blue Sky Phoenix Website | Perigee Labs Twitter | @bsp_design Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questions, and our guests share their stories, idea...

Introducing Jan Dembowski Jan Dembowski has been volunteering with the WordPress Support Team for the past 12 years. He works for OpenDNS as a systems engineer where he helps the sales team. He is learning to master 3D printing and enjoys the occasional coffee. Show Notes Blog | Mostly Harmless Twitter | jan_dembowski 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. An...

Introducing Kevin Cristiano Kevin Cristiano is a partner with Tadpole Collective where he works on business development, database configuration, and web development. He’s active in civiCRM, an open-source community. He’s also deeply involved with organizing WordCamps through the WordPress global community team. Show Notes Website | Tadpole Collective Twitter | @kcristiano WordPress | Community Team Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Lia...

Introducing Sally Gradle Sally Gradle is a WordPress business owner living in Northern Illinois with her husband. Her hobbies include gardening, knitting and crochet, and cooking. Show Notes Website | Blue Orchid Web Development Twitter | @yepitssal 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. And now the conversation begins. This is Episode 67. Tara: Welcome to H...

Introducing Meher Bala Meher Bala is a WordPress freelancer from Mumbai, India. She has been working with WordPress for 11 years. She is a foodie by heart and loves to travel. Show Notes Website | Meher Bala Twitter | @meherbala 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. And now the conversation begins. This is Episode 66. Tara: Welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m Tar...

Introducing Vaughan Simons Vaughan has been working on the web for 20 years, after falling into it by accident, and with WordPress since 2006, which was more deliberate. He’s been freelancing since 2014 specializing in web design and web content as Pilcrow and Pixel. Show Notes Website | Pilcrow and Pixel Twitter | @pilcrowpixel 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 persp...

Introducing Lisa Ghisolf Lisa Ghisolf is a freelance designer & WordPress developer. She’s worked for 20 years in the field and 10 years in WordPress. Show Notes Website | Gizmo Design Twitter | @gizmodesign 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. And now the conversation begins. This is Episode 64. Tara: Welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m Tara Claeys. Liam: And ...

Introducing Jason Yingling Jason Yingling builds WordPress sites focused on results, he’s digging deeply into Gutenberg and shares what he learns on his blog at Jasonyingling.me. When not working with WordPress, Jason likes reading Elmo books to his one-year-old, he says, not to himself. Show Notes Website | Jason Yingling Website | Red 8 Interactive Twitter | @jason_yingling Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We ask questions, an...