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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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