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Heather is the co-founder of Helio Interactive as well as a WordCamp and MeetUp organizer.  She joins us today to talk about not being business monogamous.   The post HOA 54: Heather Acton appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Adam Silver is the host at Kitchen Sink WP as well as the founder of Concierge WP.  In this episode we discuss the struggles and successes of podcasting and what Concierge WP is all about.   The post HOA 53: Adam Silver Interview appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Angie Meeker provides digital strategies for small businesses, is a WordPress organizer of WordCamp Columbus, and shares tons of great business strategies with us.  This interview is perfect for anyone looking for business ideas and tips. Picks of the week Kyle – Art of Value Podcast Jason – Quick Review on Animaker Kellen – No Page Comment Marc – Easy Digital Downloads Checkout Fields Manager Angie – Code Studio The post HOA 52: Angie Meeker the Brand Healer appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Brad Williams tells us he has the WordPress sickness.  We’ll let you be the judge. In 2008, Brad founded Web Dev Studios.  He’s also the co-host of The Dradcast and has written books on WordPress (Yes, the things that use real paper).  He’s also developed AppPresser and runs WordPress Meetup groups.  If nothing else, he’s got to be sick to have the time to do all that and join us on the Round Table. Picks of the week Kyle –... Read More Read More The post HOA 51: Bradcast and the WordPress Sickness with Brad Williams appeared first on WPRoundTable.

This week’s episode features the founder of 10 UP, Jake Goldman. 10 UP is one of, if not THE, fastest growing WordPress businesses. Jake discusses with us the inner workings at 10 UP, how they organize, hire, fire, and much more.  We’ve had other current and former 10 UP employees on the show over the last year, such as Steve Grunwell and JJJ so it was only fitting that he joined us for our 50th episode (officially marking 1 year... Read More Read More The post HOA 50: Interview with Jake Goldman appeared first on WPRoundTable.

So, does Cory Miller even need an introduction?   I guess I’ll give one for SEO sake. Just kidding, we don’t have time to do SEO over here. I will just point out that some craziness went on in this episode.  James Dalman crashed our party to get Cory to open up with us in a more personal way and we got to hear some really great stories about the two of them getting scared off of busses. Picks of... Read More Read More The post HOA 49: Cory Miller, founder of iThemes appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Chad Warner is founder of OptimWise, a WordPress web design agency in Holland, MI. Chad’s a co-organizer of the WordPress Grand Rapids meetup group and WordCamp Grand Rapids. He empowers small businesses, camps in forests, and has a passport to Middle-Earth. In this episode, on top of talking about his work experience and current company, Chad also goes into some psycho-diagnosis that he claims not to be qualified to get into. Chad also talks about his first time meeting Dustin... Read More Read More The post HOA 48 Chad Warner from OptimWise appeared first on WPRoundTable.

For anyone who doesn’t know, James is a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard as well as a veteran designer.  In this episode we discuss how James got to where he is today.  We cover aspects such as his time in the Guard, his experiences in design, and how feeling like he needed a higher purpose led him to start HappyJoe.org.  Happy Joe is an organization that helps veterans enter the technology workforce through sponsorship programs with various training... Read More Read More The post HOA 47: James Dalman from Happy Joe appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Who’s this Kiko guy? If you do’t already know, you should.  InGroup Consulting, a web consulting company that builds custom WordPress websites and applications, is only the tip of the iceberg for Kiko.  He’s also a co-founder of Prestige Conference and a WordCamp speaker. Of special interest to me, Kiko is also supporting James Dalman with his endeavors at Happy Joe.  Kiko spent eleven years in the Air Force serving as both an NCO and an officer, speaks Chinese, and... Read More Read More The post HOA 40: Kiko Doran from InGroup Consulting appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Matt Medeiros of the Matt Report Podcast, Slocum Studios, Slocum Themes and the Conductor plugin will be joined us for episode 39! In this episode we discussed pricing products, creating themes and plugins, and running businesses.  We also discussed hiring and managing employees and what you may want to consider when looking to work for Matt. Matt shared some great insight on what it takes to run a successful agency. Some highlights: One of Matt’s biggest “lessons learned” was that... Read More Read More The post HOA 39: Matt Medeiros – Slocum Studios appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Ben is just a Cool guy who works at an awesome hosting company.  A2 hosting has been making waves in the WordPress community with their efforts to make WordPress run faster and cleaner than on other hosting platforms.  In this episode, we discussed hosting, programming, 5 for the future, and Ben’s path to where he is today. The post HOA 38: Ben Cool – A2 Hosting appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Blogger at WP Tavern, co-host of the WordPress Weekly podcast, WordCamp speaker and community leader Jeff Chandler will be joined us for episode 37. Remember to check us out on iTunes if you can’t catch the video. In this episode we discussed WP Tavern, the WordPress weekly podcast, and his involvement in the WordPress community. Our picks of the week were: Kyle – WordPress Front End Editor Jason – The iThemes book “How Selling WordPress Maintenance Can Save Your Freelance... Read More Read More The post HOA 37: Jeff Chandler – WP Tavern appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Nikhil Vimal is a 15 year old WordPress Wiz Kid. While still in high school, he already has his own tech company where he builds WordPress stuff. He has also been a contributor to WordPress core and will be speaking at some upcoming WordCamps. Nick share with us the struggles he’s had building a company while attending school and the support he’s gotten from the community. It’s an inspiring story that should be shared with students, teachers, and parents everywhere.... Read More Read More The post HOA 36: Nikhil Vimal – TechVoltz appeared first on WPRoundTable.

That’s right, we’ll be interviewing the one and only John James Jacoby a.k.a. “J-Trip”.  John is the lead developer of BuddyPress and bbPress and has truly been a critical player in making the WordPress we all know and love today.  John’s recent crowdfunding campaign has taken the community by storm raising over $50,000 to give him 6 months of dedicated work on improving BuddyPress, bbPress, and GlotPress.  He’s gotten as much as $10,000 from one private contributor and $5,000 from... Read More Read More The post HOA 35: John James Jacoby – Flox appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Becky Davis is the founder of Becky Davis Design, a Chicago based consultancy focusing helping clients implement effective web site solutions. She is also a speaker at numerous events and a Meetup organizer.  Becky shared with us a world of great information.  We talked about how she got into web design, WordPress, and the community. When it comes to being a solopreneur, Becky has it down pact.  She shared with us the struggles and benefits of running a one-person business.  She... Read More Read More The post HOA 34: Becky Davis – Becky Davis Design appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Ben lives on a freaking BOAT! What more do you want?! How about…. Ben went from wanting to be a Forest Ranger to being a developer.  He started out with a friends Pokemon website and finally made it to being the Lead Developer at Web Dev Studio.  He also talks about his time with Automattic and Microsoft (where he used his Mac).  Ben gives us some great insight on the benefits and difficulties of working remotely and his experience with... Read More Read More The post HOA 33: Ben Lobaugh – Web Dev Studios appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Marcus Couch is a prolific podcaster, plugin aficionado and WordPress expert.  If you’d like to get more great content from Marcus, you can find him at WP Plugins A to Z and at WordPress Weekly. Marcus brought a lot of great information and inspiration about podcasting and running a business. The post HOA 32: Marcus Couch Interview appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Sheri Bigelow is an Automattician and a member of the Theme Team.   *Unfortunately, the audio is pretty bad in this interview.  It sounded great before started but went bad as soon as we went live. The post HOA 31: Sheri Bigelow Interview appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Chris Klosowski is a developer at GoDaddy. He’s also a WordCamp speaker and an expert on plugin development.  Chris’s famous WordCamp speech, “Honey, I Shrunk the Logs” is a must see for anyone into debugging.  This was a great interview and Chris shared a lot of insight into the hosting space and what’s in store for the future of WordPress hosting.   Chris is… A WordPress wizard A software developer at GoDaddy A prolific plugin developer A WordCamp speaker In... Read More Read More The post HOA 30: Interview with Chris Klosowski appeared first on WPRoundTable.

Dave Bloom is a one-man web development “label” and creator of several plugins for Headway Themes (the ONLY theme worth using of course).   Dave brings personality and simplicity to web design in an effort to put all of us designers out of business with his Ginger Soul Records products.  He’s only just begun his business and we were excited to hear about the struggles and rewards he’s seen so far.  Compared to most of our guests, Dave is a relative... Read More Read More The post HOA 29: Dave Bloom Interview appeared first on WPRoundTable.