Ben Sibley – Co-Founder of Independent Analytics
I grew up in West Chester, a cozy town in the suburbs of Philadelphia. I attended college at Temple University, and have been in Philly ever since. I’ve always been drawn to entrepreneurship and launched numerous side businesses during my…
Cathy Mitchell – Founder of WPBarista
I remember thinking, “this probably isn’t a good idea…” as I straddled the top rung of a ladder to get my footing on the ice-covered roof. It was 1999, and my pride wouldn’t let me back down and leave my…
August 25, 2023 / Individuals, WordCamp SpeakersI am Hari Shanker, an Open source Program Manager at Automattic. I consider myself a community-oriented person, dedicated to supporting and contributing to the open-source ecosystem. I reside in the vibrant city of Kochi, located in the southern state of…
August 17, 2023 / HostingMy name is Tigran Nazaryan, the co-founder and CEO at 10Web.io, an AI-powered WordPress platform. I was born and currently reside in Armenia, where I have spent my entire life. Growing up, I have always been fascinated by science, technology,…
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July 27, 2023 / PluginsMy name is Hossni Mubarak, the founder & CEO of HMPlugin. I have 15+ years of experience in web application development. I’m the lead and only developer of WordPress Books Gallery Plugin, a plugin that launched on WordPress.org back in…
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July 17, 2023 / Individuals, WordCamp SpeakersI am Topher DeRosia, the founder of HeroPress. I live in the USA. I grew up in a forest full of green in the summer and full of snow in the winter. Far from people with animals in the woods…
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July 11, 2023 / PluginsMy name is Parvez Akhter, the Founder, and CEO of a consortium of WordPress and Joomla-based companies: ThemeXpert, ThriveDesk, and WPSmartPay. I currently reside in Turkey with my family. My journey in entrepreneurship began during my college years when I…
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July 5, 2023 / AgenciesI am Thomas Koschwitz, designer and Co-Founder of GREYD. I live in Nuremberg, Germany with my wife and son. When I started my career, it had nothing to do with what I do now. I was trained as a mechanic…
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June 27, 2023 / IndividualsMy name is Justin Ferriman, Founder of GapScout. Originally hailing from Michigan, I currently live in California. I’m a person with a passion and keen awareness of life. I choose to put all my energy into making my passions a…
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June 15, 2023 / PluginsI am Florian Sami Salman, founder of WP Bug Detector, former WordPress freelancer (top 3 on Google in Germany), and former drummer for the band MATIJA, a well-known indie band in Germany - and yes… I quit everything to fully…
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May 30, 2023 / PluginsMy name is Katie Keith, Co-Founder and CEO at Barn2 Plugins. I was born in 1981 and spent my childhood living in South West England. My family lived opposite a park, where I spent many hours with my sister and…
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May 23, 2023 / AgenciesI am Basilis Kanonidis, The Founder of creativeG born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece. Been working all of my life as a builder, building things either for me or for my customers. I started with Web Design & Development and slowly…
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April 26, 2023 / PluginsMy name is Ashok Dudhat, the creator of WP Event Manager & WP Food Manager. I currently live in Berlin, Germany but I was born and brought up in Surat, India which is known as the “Diamond City”. Being a…
