Filip Slavik — Co-Founder and Director of Engineering at Pressidium
My name is Filip Slavik, and I am the Co-Founder and Director of Platform Engineering at Pressidium. I hold a degree in Computer Systems and Networks and have spent over two decades building software and infrastructure that stands up to…
Jeff Starr, Founder of Perishable Press
Hello, thank you for the chance to do this interview and tell my story. I grew up in Washington state; have lived in Spokane, Seattle, Bellingham, Vancouver, Tacoma, and the small town of Moses Lake. After high school, I went…
September 7, 2021 / PluginsMy name is Shane Bishop, a WordPress plugin developer, and website performance nut. I’m the lead and only developer of the EWWW Image Optimizer, a plugin that I launched on WordPress.org back in 2012. That was over 9 years ago,…
August 29, 2021 / PluginsI am Amit Keren, 36 Years old, married with 2 children. I grew up in the USA in Denver Colorado and moved to Israel when I was 12. Since I was a child I have loved graphic design. I was…
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August 22, 2021 / AgenciesMy name is Todd and I live in Conway, AR which is the home of American Idol winner Kris Allen and Toad Suck Daze (yes it's a real thing). I grew up in Batesville, AR which is the home of…
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August 7, 2021 / PluginsI am Andrew Palmer, living 24 miles West of London UK. I grew up in many towns and villages across England as we seemed to move a lot and I have no formal education. I was the last of 8…
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August 1, 2021 / AgenciesMy name is Chris Castillo and I’m the founder of Propel Digital Media Solutions - a Canadian digital marketing agency. We specialize in designing and building kick-ass websites as well as SEO and PPC campaigns. The Journey Began I started…
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July 11, 2021 / BloggersI am Devesh Sharma, founder of a relatively popular and one of the oldest WordPress resource sites called WPKube. I currently live in Bali, Indonesia but I grew up in India and studied Bachelors of Business Administration. The Journey Began…
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June 30, 2021 / PluginsMy name is Arindo Duque, the founder, and CEO of a WordPress plugin shop called NextPress. I was born and raised in Brazil (which is where most of our staff is also from), but I’ve been living in Madrid, Spain…
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June 14, 2021 / IndividualsI am Jason Tucker, a WordPress web developer, and IT Director. I work for Whittier Area Community Church as their IT Director and I’m the founder and host of WPwatercooler a WordPress podcast that I started back in September of…
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June 8, 2021 / Plugins, WordCamp SpeakersMy name is Jamie Madden, the founder and lead developer of WC Vendors, and co-organizer of the Saigon WordPress meetup. I grew up in Brisbane, Australia, where I spent my childhood and university years. Now, I’m living in Saigon, Vietnam.…
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June 4, 2021 / Bloggers, IndividualsI am Shawn Hesketh, the creator of WP101® — the popular video tutorial series that’s helped millions of site owners learn how to use WordPress to build their own website or blog. Before launching WP101, I worked for 26 years…
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May 30, 2021 / PluginsMy name is Spencer Forman, from Chicago Illinois! I’m the founder of LaunchFlows, an expert in WordPress, Marketing Automation, ECommerce, and Sales Psychology. I have degrees in Psychology, Law, Real Estate, Insurance, and Aviation, but I have been an entrepreneur…
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May 25, 2021 / Bloggers, IndividualsI am Nile Flores, founder of Nile Flores Media (formerly Blondish.net), a WordPress designer, and developer, as well as a Professional blogger, from the St. Louis Metro East (aka, the Illinois side.) I grew up a U.S. Air Force military…
