Paweł Madeja – Founder and CEO of Coditive
My name is Paweł Madeja. I am the CEO of Coditive, a web development company based in Knurów, Silesia, in southern Poland. Knurów is not the first place people picture when they think about an international technology company. It is…
Steve Burge – Founder of PublishPress
I’m originally from a city called Portsmouth on the south coast of England. From a young age, I knew that English weather wasn’t my cup of tea. I remember living in Mexico as a university student and being amazed by…
August 17, 2026 / AgenciesI was born in Ethiopia, where my grandfather had migrated in the 1970s. Later my family moved back to India and eventually settled in Rajkot, Gujarat, where I spent my formative years and completed my education. During my student years,…
July 22, 2026 / IndividualsI am Bud Kraus, formerly Buddy Kraus. My legal name is a state secret. In a previous life, I was an insurance broker in New York City, working on behalf of film (remember that?) and video producers. When I first…
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June 23, 2026 / PluginsMy name is Gina Gindorf, and I'm the co-founder and CMO of Loya. Originally from Germany, I have spent the last several years living and studying internationally, including earning my Master's degree in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from New…
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May 21, 2026 / PluginsI’m Nizam Uddin, Co-Founder and CEO of weDevs, one of the largest bootstrapped WordPress product companies to come out of Bangladesh. I was born and raised in a rural village in Pabna. Life there was simple and, in many ways,…
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May 5, 2026 / PluginsI am Tommy Nguyen, and I call Nha Trang home, a Vietnamese coastal city that feels like the country's own version of Long Beach, with white sand beaches, deep blue water, and breezy weather almost every day of the year. …
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April 21, 2026 / PluginsMy name is Jason Rouet, and I am the Mediapapa plugin’s Product Manager. I was born around the same time Tim Berners-Lee was publishing the first website, and I live in Cognac, western France. And yes, it is not just…
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March 27, 2026 / PluginsMy name is Muhammad Abdullah Khan. I’m a computer engineer, product builder, and the founder of SiteSkite. I am from Pakistan & currently based in Istanbul, Turkey, building products for global users. My journey into the digital world started quite…
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March 18, 2026 / PluginsI’m Leonardo Losoviz from Argentina, but I have lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, since 2012. Indeed, I’ve been in Asia since 2007, when I started a backpacking trip for 1 year, and that turned out to stretch far longer than…
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March 13, 2026 / PluginsI am Adrian Spiac, co-founder of TranslatePress & Cozmoslabs. We focus on building quality WordPress plugins while working 4 days/week (Fridays OFF). I’ve been using WordPress for over 17 years now and launched our first WordPress product in 2011. I’m currently…
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February 24, 2026 / PluginsI’m Alex Frison, and I live in my hometown, Damme, Germany, a small town about 100 km south of Bremen. I like the balance there: rural enough to feel grounded, but still lively and connected. A great place where my…
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January 26, 2026 / HostingI live in the Chicago suburbs now, though I've moved around quite a bit over the years. I've called New York, San Diego, and Vancouver home at different points, and I've spent extended time in the Philippines, India, and Morocco.…
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December 24, 2025 / AgenciesMy name is Benjamin Zekavica. I’m 27 years old and the founder of UnleashWP, a brand created under Kreo Pulse, my creative and digital studio. I’ve been active in the WordPress community for more than ten years and currently serve…
