Hallway Chats

Nancy Lyons is the CEO and co-founder of Clockwork, an enterprise web development company in Minneapolis MN. We've known her through the internet for years, and it was a delight to get to talk to her in this episode.

Evelyn is a very unusual guest in that we brought her into the WordPress community! Years ago when Liam and Tara started this podcast they hired Evelyn as their transcriber. Since then, Evelyn has gotten to know more than 175 WordPressers by transcribing their interviews here on Hallway Chats. Her perspective as an "outsider" was quite heartwarming.

In February Topher and Cate went to WordCamp Birmingham and Topher was able to interview both Aisha Adams and Marcus Burnette in the hallway.

Believe it or not, this is Robert's second time on Hallway Chats! His first was back in 2017 with Liam and Tara. Since Ny and Topher had never talked to him on here, we decided to give it another go!

In November 2022 Topher went to WordCamp Italy in Milan. While there he had conversations with James Baldacchino, Luisa Ravelli, Caroline Crossland, Paolo Scala, and Samah Nasr.

Topher and Sophia met with Benjamin Zekavica and Moritz Bappert, both WordCamp Europe 2023 volunteers.

Topher and Sophia met with Evangelia Pappa, Lena Lekkou, and Hacer Yilmaz, all three WordCamp Europe 2023 Organizers.

Topher and Sophia met with Amy for the first time in this episode. We talked about WordPress, Linguistics, and WordCamp Europe.

Topher and Maestro met at WordCamp Buffalo a few weeks previous, and then conncetted again in Hallway Chats to talk about his WCEU talk.

Topher and Iolanda got some time at WordCamp Italy in Milan to chat about her experiences in WordPress.

Topher and Maja got some time to sit at an outdoor cafe in Barcelona Spain and talk about how she got into WordPress.

Topher and Nyasha had the opportunity chat with Lesley Sim about life before WordPress, free diving, and founding a company.

Topher had the opportunity chat with Alice Orrù while at WordCamp Italia in Milan this last November. Alice is Italian, but lives in Spain.

Topher and Nyasha have a great conversation with Tom on topics ranging from art, design, and artificial intelligence.

Topher and Vassy meetup for a live, in-person Hallway Chat at WordCamp Europe 2022 and talk about her work in Digital Marketing.

In this episode of Hallway Chats we talk with Matt Mullenweg about travel, photography, Tumblr, and a little WordPress.

In this episode of Hallway Chats we talk with Greg Ziółkowski at WordCamp Europe about working on the Gutenberg project.

In this episode of Hallway Chats we talk with Piccia Neri about being a designer, and championing design-lead development and accessability.

In this episode of Hallway Chats we talk with Aurooba Ahmed about how she got into WordPress and her ongoing work in making Gutenberg blocks.

In this episode of Hallway Chats we talk with Aurooba Ahmed about how she got into WordPress and her ongoing work in making Gutenberg blocks.

In this episode of Hallway Chats we talk with Tammie Lister about what it really means to be a web designer these days, the ability of developer to niche down, and the future of Gutenberg and the WordPress editor.

In this episode of Hallway Chats we talk with Jen Swisher about being a long term WordCamp organizer, but also organizing WordCamp US 2021.

The 2021 WPMRR Virtual Summit is kicking off on September 21st and Cate and Topher talk with Joe Howard about why he started it and what it's like to start up a new virtual summit. The post Episode 154 – Joe Howard appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Seth is a WordPress designer and digital marketer who has been active in the WordPress community in the Philadelphia for more than a decade. Join us while we talk about podcasting, digital conferences, digital swag bags, and much more! The post Episode 153 – Seth Goldstein appeared first on Hallway Chats.

A Conversation with Aditya Kane Aditya hails from Pune, India, and has been working in WordPress for more than a decade, as well as being a WordCamp organizer multiple times and volunteering at other events. Show Notes Website | WordFest.Live Website | BombayPirate.com Twitter | @adityakane Episode Transcript Topher: Hey, everyone. My name is Topher. […] The post Episode 152 – Aditya Kane appeared first on Hallway Chats.

A Conversation with Dan Maby and Michelle Frechette Dan and Michelle have been working together to make WordFest Live be a top notch, world-wide WordPress conference. We talk with them about it works and the difficulties of making a global event happen. Show Notes Website | WordFest.Live Twitter | @danmaby Twitter | @michelleames Episode Transcript Topher: […] The post Episode 151 – Dan Maby and Michelle Frechette appeared first on Hallway Chats.

The DeRosias are the founders and stewards of HeroPress. If you don't already know about it, HeroPress tells the stories of people who have leveraged WordPress and its community to change their lives and achieve their goals. Through these stories, global connections are made and conversations are had that build a stronger community, more employment, and educational opportunities, and easier access to resources. The post Episode 150 – Cate and Topher DeRosia appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Stephanie Hudson is a geek, entrepreneur, inventor, and craft beer lover. Her passion is helping grow agencies to scale and thrive through her white label company FocusWP. The post Episode 149 – Stephanie Hudson appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Bet Hannon discovered WordPress in 2008 and has been involved in the WordPress community since 2013 at meetups, WordCamps, and on the support team. Bet runs an agency, Bet Hannon Business Websites, where she specializes in WordPress and accessibility. The post Episode 148 – Bet Hannon appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Patrick Rauland is obsessed with eCommerce. He's created eCommerce websites for clients, worked at WooCommerce in support, development, and product management, and he creates courses on LinkedIn Learning for WooCommerce. He's written several books on eCommerce, and also runs WooSesh, an online conference all about WooCommerce. The post Episode 147 – Patrick Rauland appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Ken Elliott lives in Columbia, South Carolina, where he is a full-time webmaster at a law firm. He's also a co-owner of BKreative Media Solutions, an agency that supports small and medium businesses with digital branding solutions. He's a core organizer of his local WordPress meetup, which is on a bit of a hiatus to the COVID. The post Episode 146 – Ken Elliott appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Kyle Maurer is the Director of Operations at Sandhills Development which is a WordPress plugin company. He loves bringing people together and has a passion for making music and craft beer. The post Episode 145 – Kyle Maurer appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Heather Steele is the founder and CEO of Blue Steel Solutions. Heather started her marketing agency 10 and a half years ago because she was tired of seeing great people fail just because they couldn't clearly communicate their value. The post Episode 144 – Heather Steele appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Machielle Thomas is a mommy, a marketer, photographer, and a dreamer. She's currently the senior brand manager for Bluehost, and most of her time is spent chasing her tiny terrorist, or finding the best tacos in her hometown of Austin, Texas. The post Episode 143 – Machielle Thomas appeared first on Hallway Chats.

C. Shakhawat Sultan is the business development manager at CodeRex. He works hand in hand with the developers and the marketing team to create useful plugins. He is passionate about WordPress and loves to contribute to the community. The post Episode 142 – C. Shakhawat Sultan appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Rachel Makool is a senior community manager at GoDaddy and has been there for five years, managing the online community and other community programs. She's been a community professional for over 15 years. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and loves to hike, travel, and she's a collector of many things. She also sells odds and ends online and has done so for 20 years. The post Episode 141 – Rachel Makool appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Introducing Hans Skillrud Over the course of seven years, Hans Skillrud built a 12-person web design agency in downtown Chicago and then sold it in early 2019, to focus his attention on his new start up, Termageddon. Termageddon is an auto-updating privacy policy generator. Show Notes Twitter | @twitter.com/deepspacehans Website | termageddon.com Preferred Pronouns | […] The post Episode 140 – Hans Skillrud appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Chris Ford spent the first 20 years of her career working as an agency and freelance designer. 5 years ago, she took a hard left into project management. Today she’s a hybrid project manager and designer at Reaktiv, a WordPress VIP partner. The post Episode 139 – Chris Ford appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Winstina Hughes is an Assistant Regional Planner for the Maryland Department of Transportation. She created her first WordPress blog for a Geographic Information Systems assignment, and followed it soon after with one on community development and suburban planning. She has presented at WordCamp NYC, WordCamp US, and WordCamp Austin. A WordPress Meetup co-organizer, Winstina led WordCamp NYC 2018. The post Episode 138 – Winstina Hughes appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Emily Hunkler is the director of growth at GoWP. She lives just outside Atlanta, Georgia with her two daughters and her husband. When not working, Emily loves running both on the road and trails. On weekends, she also loves hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The post Episode 137 – Emily Hunkler appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Annejeanette Washington Collins is a teacher at both the elementary and collegiate level. She teaches children at a school in western Florida, and college students in Fort Lauderdale. Annejeanette is a WordPress advocate, blogger, and WordCamp presenter. The post Episode 136 – Annejeanette Washington Collins appeared first on Hallway Chats.

David Zimmerman has been working in SEO for about 12 years, five years on his own as Reliable Acorn. Over the past couple of years, he's been speaking at WordCamps about SEO and client management. The post Episode 135 – David Zimmerman appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Caylin White is the growth manager at GoWP. She's a marketer and an artist who shares her art on CBCinked.com. The post Episode 134 – Caylin White appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Anyssa is a designer and front-end developer from São Paulo, Brazil. She is co-founder of Haste, an agency focused on delivering great user experience with WordPress. Anyssa is also part of the WordCamp São Paulo organizing team. The post Episode 133 – Anyssa Ferreira appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Pritesh leads growth marketing and operations at BlogVault, MalCare, WP Remote. Previously, he co-founded and sold Uninstall.io. Here's an entrepreneur at heart who loves challenging the status quo. Pritesh says he is a hardcore growth geek. The post Episode 132 – Pritesh Vora appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Cate DeRosia has wandered around WordPress for the last five years speaking, organizing, and being an engaging human. Currently, she's building out a family business and investigating how to expand HeroPress into a new kind of membership site. The post Episode 131 – Cate DeRosia appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Liam Dempsey and Tara Claeys review the past year of the Hallway Chats podcast, discuss their views about success, share advice and announce plans for year 4. The post Episode 130: Tara Claeys & Liam Dempsey appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Oliver Sild is a 26-year-old entrepreneur who has built three companies today and is very active in the cybersecurity landscape. WordPress folks would know him as the founder of a website security company called WebARX. The post Episode 129 – Oliver Sild appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Nigel Rodgers likes helping people with WordPress, whether it's building new websites, fixing websites, organizing meetups and events, and connecting people. The post Episode 128 – Nigel Rodgers appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Dean Burton has been working with WordPress as a customer success lead at WP Buffs. He works alongside the team there to make sure that their clients and agency partners are successful. The post Episode 127 – Dean Burton appeared first on Hallway Chats.

Danny Rubio is a digital content producer based in Utah who loves WordPress and makes some mean tacos. The post Episode 126 – Danny Rubio appeared first on Hallway Chats.