Florian Salman – Founder of WP Bug Detector
I 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…
Katie Keith – Co-Founder & CEO at Barn2 Plugins
My 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…
Michael Makijenko – Founder of Visual Composer
I am Michael Makijenko, the founder and CEO of Visual Composer. I'm from Riga, Latvia, and together with my team we are proudly serving and helping users worldwide to get their business online. I have a master’s degree in Telecommunications,…
Johnny Nguyen – Founder of WPJohnny & JohnnyVPS
My name is Johnny Nguyen aka WPJohnny. I’m known in the WordPress community as a WordPress speed expert and web hosting expert. WPJohnny.com is my site for WordPress guides and reviews. JohnnyVPS is my ultra-fast WordPress hosting service. I was…
Mario Peshev – Founder of DevriX
I am Mario Peshev, a tech entrepreneur from Bulgaria passionate about business strategy and growth opportunities. I was an introverted nerd as a kid and spent most of my time with books or around computers. Currently, I run DevriX, a…
Nando Pappalardo – Founder of YITH (YIThemes)
My name is Nando Pappalardo, founder of YITH (YIThemes). I was born in Acireale, a town in the province of Catania (Sicily), the first of the three children of my parents, Rosario and Carmela. As a boy, I loved computers…
Jean Baptiste – Co-founder of WP Rocket
I am Jean-Baptiste Marchand-Arvier (a pretty complicated name right?), people call me JB that’s much easier. I’m the co-founder and CEO of WP Media. Our mission is to help people having faster websites. We have two products so far WP…
Anthony Gordon – Founder of WooSignal
My name is Anthony Gordon, founder of WooSignal, RoomsLocal, CodaMarket, and a few other startups. I’m originally from Birmingham, UK (near Moseley Village). I still visit Birmingham now and again but I travel around more nowadays. My childhood has been…
Jason Resnick – Founder of NurtureKit
I am Jason Resnick and I live in NY with my wife and 2 young sons, living my dream. I’m the founder of NurtureKit and rezzz and have run my own business since 2010. My parents were divorced when I…
Bridget Willard – Founder of BridgetWillard.com
My name is Bridget Willard. I grew up in Central California and went to college in Southern California to be a teacher. After I realized that parents were the worst bosses ever, I went back to my trade: secretarial work.…
Adrian Spiac – Co-founder of TranslatePress
I 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 11 years now and launched our first WordPress product in 2011. I’m currently…
