Women in WP is a bi-monthly podcast about women who blog, design, develop, and market in the WordPress community. We are excited to introduce you to women you may not have met before and learn how they’re using WordPress in their lives and businesses.
Amy Masson, Tracy Apps & Angela Bowman
About Isabel: Isabel Doran, or Issy, is currently a senior at the New Jersey Institute of Technology studying Mathematics and an Intern at Rocketgenius for Gravity Forms. She is based out of North New Jersey and has been amongst the WordPress community since 2013, attending her first WordCamp: Minneapolis. Outside the classroom, Issy has also […]
About Winstina Hughes: Winstina Hughes is a WordPress Community member, Core Contributor, and Speaker. She works in Regional Planning for the Maryland Department of Transportation. You can learn more about Winstina at winstinahughes.com Find Winstina Hughes: Planning Write | Twitter | LinkedIn
About Kat Zarabanda: Catherine Zarabanda, most known as Kat Zarabanda, is originally from Bogotá, Colombia and currently lives in Mexico with her family of 2 children (7 and 1 y/o), my husband, and 3 cats. She's a proudly Colombian expat. Kat is a freelance UX and graphic designer who works for companies in the US […]
About Nathalie Lussier: Nathalie Lussier is an award-winning entrepreneur who has been making websites since she was 12 years old. She graduated with a degree in Software Engineering and a job offer from Wall Street, but she turned down this job to start her own business right out of college. As the founder of AccessAlly, […]
In this episode, Angela interviewed ten women in WordPress attending WordCamp US in San Diego, California. Connections made during this WordCamp with women in WordPress from around the world will lead to some very exciting episodes in the coming months. See the Show notes for names and contact information for each participant.
We are taking a short summer break from the podcast. Please enjoy a few older episodes and we’ll be back in September with new interviews. If you’d like to be on the show, visit our signup page. Today’s episode originally aired on November 4, 2019 and features interviews from the last in-person WordCamp US before […]
We are taking a short summer break from the podcast. Please enjoy a few older episodes and we’ll be back in September with new interviews. If you’d like to be on the show, visit our signup page. Today’s episode originally aired on September 21, 2020 and features Brittney Oddo.
We are taking a short summer break from the podcast. Please enjoy a few older episodes and we’ll be back in September with new interviews. If you’d like to be on the show, visit our signup page. Today’s episode originally aired on March 9, 2020 and features Birgit Pauli-Haack talking about Gutenberg!
We are taking a short summer break from the podcast. Please enjoy a few older episodes and we’ll be back in September with new interviews. If you’d like to be on the show, visit our signup page. Today’s episode originally aired on May 13, 2019 and features the one and only Mary Job talking about […]
We are taking a short summer break from the podcast. Please enjoy a few older episodes and we’ll be back in September with new interviews. If you’d like to be on the show, visit our signup page. Today’s episode originally aired on June 29, 2020, and features Afshana Diya talking to use from Bangladesh about […]
About Raquel Landefeld: Raquel Landefeld is the Event Coordinator for Elegant Themes and a serial volunteer with a young soul. Intentional about community building, she believes that wherever her feet are is where the building happens. Currently, she is active in several communities from tech ➡️ government ➡️ neighborhoods, and more. On the personal side […]
During this episode, Angela interviews 11 women from 5 different countries (Switzerland, Spain, US, Netherlands, and Germany) who attended WordCamp Europe 2022 in Porto, Portugal. These mini interviews give you a nice insight into some of the women who make up our fabulous community. This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Raffaella Isidori | Humanise: If too long I'll send you a shorter one A creative polymath, I have been designing, consulting, building brands, optimising communications for businesses around the world, and producing awesome events for over three decades. My history, a past of working with nonprofits, and […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Tracy Levesque: Tracy Levesque is the co-owner and co-founder of YIKES, Inc. a WordPress VIP agency located in Philadelphia. Certified Women and LGBT-owned, YIKES is also a proud B Corporation focusing on sustainable business practices and observing the triple bottom line: People, Planet, Profit. At YIKES you […]
About Ines van Dijk: I've worked as a front-line support agent and WordPress specialist for over a decade, and have always excelled at translating technical things into language that customers and users understand well. From turning a ‘no' into a selling point, to converting complicated problems into motivation to stick around: my work has […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Karmen Kendrick: Karmen Kendrick is a product marketing manager at LearnDash.com. She holds a decade of experience running an eCommerce site, a web design freelance business, and a WordPress course for beginners. When she's not blogging about WordPress or working, you can find her cooking, skating, and […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Yvette Sonneveld: Yvette Sonneveld is a full-stack online communications professional who currently works as team lead community for Yoast. She moved back to The Netherlands some five years ago after having lived abroad for almost 15 years. At that time, she barely knew anyone in the field […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Bet Hannon: Bet Hannon has worked with businesses and nonprofits for over 14 years, helping them build WordPress websites, integrate other communication channels, and learn how to use digital marketing tools more effectively. She is the founder & CEO of BH Business Websites, that designs, builds and […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Anne-Mieke Bovelett: Anne-Mieke Bovelett, a rebel generalista, teaches WordPress and Elementor on agency level. She is an avid accessibility advocate and besides writing functional designs for complex projects, creating video documentation for software is one of her favorite activities. She was born in The Netherlands in 1971 […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms I'm a self-proclaimed WordPress superuser who started my WordPress journey in 2016 as a coding school graduate. I joined Ninja Forms at the beginning of the pandemic as a Customer Success Representative where I spent time troubleshooting and responding to customer support issues. Since then I have transitioned […]
About Julia Taylor: Julia is the CEO & Founder of GeekPack® Some people look at the sky and see stars; others see constellations. Some people look at lines of code and see a website; Julia saw a path to empower women in building their dreams. As a (former) military wife, self-taught web developer, and lover […]
About Marie O’Sullivan: Marie O'Sullivan is a Web Designer and IT Trainer who specializes in working helping therapists and coaches to establish an online presence that allows them to connect with more clients and impact more lives. As an Accredited Counsellor and qualified Coach herself, she has a unique insight into designing a website that […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Rocío Valdivia: Community Wrangler at Automattic. Deputy of the Global Community Team of WordPress.org Computer engineer by the University of Seville. Started building websites in 2007. Open Source advocate. I love traveling and meeting personal challenges. I specialized in BuddyPress, a tool for developing social networks. I […]
About Rene Morozowich: Based in Pittsburgh, Rene is a digital strategist and website magician who loves helping creative, service-based businesses develop their online presence. She’s also passionate about business books, goal setting and finances. Find Rene Morozowich: Rene Morozowich LLC | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn
About Amber Pechin: Owner, Head Storyteller and all-around nerd at Amplitude Media, Amber builds brands, websites, and big ideas. Her specialty is crafting compelling brand stories about complicated topics for clients in highly technical, scientific, or academic industries. She believes harnessing the power of stories is the best way to help customers connect with brands while […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Tara King: Tara is a self-taught, community-supported PHP and JavaScript developer, working primarily in WordPress and Drupal. Tara currently works as the Director of Developer Relations at Automattic, where she helps developers understand and adopt Gutenberg. Previously, she worked at Pantheon, Universal Music Group, Electric Citizen, Triangle […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Katie Richards: Katie Richards is a Community Coordinator at Pantheon who spends her time working with and advocating for the amazing folk of the Pantheon Heroes project. She admits she is a type-A person who enjoys creating systems and structure and has decided to use those skills […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Alexandra Spalato: Alexandra Spalato is on a mission to evangelize the power of Gatsby to the WordPress community as she is convinced that it is the future. She is a freelance developer and entrepreneur with several years of experience working as a WordPress expert at Codeable and […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Maddy Osman: Maddy Osman operates The Blogsmith, an SEO content agency for B2B tech companies that works with clients like HubSpot, Automattic, Kinsta, and Sprout Social. Maddy’s background in WordPress web design contributes to a well-rounded understanding of SEO and how to connect brands to relevant search prospects. […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Hazel Quimpo: Hazel is the Head of Marketing for StellarWP, Liquid Web’s umbrella for all things WordPress. She’s worn many hats in her days, from catering to events to marketing to writing and beyond. Working with marketing in the world of WordPress has allowed her to embrace […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About D.J. Billings: D.J. Billings (they/them) is a writer, illustrator and WordPress geek. D.J. loves to tell stories and has spent a lifetime expressing them visually through books, animation, and websites. Their work has been seen in Wired, Highlights, Blue's Clues, and too many cocktail napkins to count. […]
This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Cate DeRosia: Cate is a serial volunteer who has helped organize everything from her local meetup to WCUS 2021. Currently, she’s helping with marketing and communications for Big Orange Heart and WordFest Live and is leading the expansion of HeroPress and is the cohost of the Hallway […]
About Heather Baker Steele: Heather is the founder and CEO of Blue Steele Solutions and The Problem Solver Method. Heather started her website design company 11 years ago because she was tired of seeing great companies and great people fail just because they couldn't clearly communicate their value. Heather's companies help people create clear, concise, […]
About Naoko Takano: Naoko is a full-time contributor to the WordPress Polyglots and Community Teams, sponsored by Automattic. She has been involved in the WordPress community through translation and event organization for over 17 years. As one of the Polyglots Global Mentors and Japanese GTE, she helps global and local WordPress translation contributors make WordPress […]
About Jamie Lewis: Jamie Lewis is a Growth Manager with a tech startup, Oliver POS, that specializes in creating an adaptable point of sale solution for WooCommerce shop owners. She holds degrees in writing and design and is completing her MSc thesis in Digital Marketing and Data Analytics. She’s worked in ad agencies and non-profit […]
About Itohan Kukoyi: I am Itohan Kukoyi, a web designer, mother of 3 and Lead Consultant at Sotaria Agency, in Lagos Nigeria. I left my job at 40 and learned to build websites because I wanted a creative career in tech. I now build websites, am learning to code and love to help others get […]
About Rian Rietveld: Rian is a web accessibility specialist from the Netherlands. In Rotterdam, she works for the digital agency Level Level as an accessibility consultant and is a trainer for the online learning platform The A11Y Collective. She trains both the Level Level team and their clients in web accessibility. Beside that she does […]
About Vanessa Martínez Hernández: I'm a passionate person who enjoys travel, meet new people, and hard working. I believe in the power of words and actions as means to create something big and worth it. Talking about my professional life, in the last 5 years I've specialized in Inbound Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media, and […]
About Lindsay Halsey: Lindsay Halsey is a co-founder of Pathfinder SEO and partner of webShine. As an SEO professional, her primary interest is search engine optimization for WordPress websites. Lindsay enjoys teaching business owners and web professionals about holistic SEO practices with a focus on actionable tactics that create results. Find Lindsay Halsey: Pathfinder SEO […]
About Kathy Darling: Kathy Darling is a self-proclaimed reformed civil engineer, turned WooCommerce developer. Her side hustle is as an international athlete playing team handball. From a purely logical standpoint, handball has been a terrible career choice because it tends to pay negatively and has put a lot of wear and tear on her body, […]
In this episode of Women in WP, we talk to Piccia Neri from her home in Spain about how she got started in WordPress (she wanted a blog), about getting involved in the WordPress community, and the future of conferences when this pandemic is over. About Piccia Neri: Piccia Neri is a UX expert and […]
About Lisa Ghisolf: Lisa Ghisolf is Gizmo Creative Factory, with 20+ years in design and development, and 18 years in business. She's worked with TBWAWorlldHealth, the National Retail Foundation, USG & many others. Aside from putting out fires, she has designed and built robust WordPress sites since 2008, starting nostalgically with HTML back in 1996. […]
About Torre Capistran: Torre Capistran is the Owner and Creative Lead at Hooked On Code, a WordPress agency specialized in creating flexible and easy-to-maintain websites using the Divi Theme for corporations. They are highly deadline-oriented, and have created a structured website development process that turns their clients into raving fans and real world besties. Torre […]
Amber Hinds is the CEO of Equalize Digital, a Certified B Corporation and website accessibility consulting firm striving to create a world where all people have equal access to information and tools on the internet, regardless of ability.
In episode 52, we talk to Courtney Robertson about her role as a WordPress educator, how she got there, and what she’s learned in the process. About Courtney A Robertson: Courtney Robertson is a WordPress instructor at Code Differently. She synthesizes all the languages under WordPress into a cohesive junior developer curriculum. When she isn’t […]
In this week’s episode, we talk to Amanda Gorman (not the poet!) about everything from nonprofits, yoga, SEO, recipe bloggers, and more. About Amanda Gorman: Amanda Gorman helps nonprofits and wellness-based businesses build thriving online communities. As a Customer Success Manager at GiveWP she works diligently each day to assist nonprofits in growing their communities […]
In this episode of Women in WP, we talk to Lisa Sabin-Wilson about everything from mommy blogging, political blogging, to literally writing the book on WordPress. About Lisa Sabin-Wilson: Lisa Sabin-Wilson is the Chief Operating Officer, and Co-Founder, of WebDevStudios (WD3, LLC). In this role, she provides the leadership, management, and vision necessary to ensure […]
In this episode of Women in WP, we talk to Cousett Hoover about moving into the role of teacher, how she empowers moms to reach their mompreneur goals, passive income, and the WordPress Community. About Cousett Hoover: Cousett is known as Techie Mamma. She is the mom of 2 boys and loves all things tech-related. […]
About Olga Gleckler: WordPress developer and marketer with 15+ years in software support, marketing and web development, an active member of the Global WordPress Marketing Team and Russian WordPress community and brand ambassador weDevs for Russia. Find Olga Gleckler: Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn Sponsored by: Automate the workflow of managing multiple sites from a […]
In this episode we talk to Sabrina Ziedan, a WordPress plugin developer in Ukraine, about speeding up websites and building and managing multi-site installs. About Sabrina Zeidan: WordPress scaling fan, she is fond of performance optimization, WordPress Multisite, and swimming. WordCamp Kyiv co-organizer. Founder at SpeedGuard, a WordPress plugin to keep an eye on your […]
Jodie Riccelli sits as the Director of Business Development at WebDevStudios. Since starting with the company in 2016, she has been responsible for creating unique web strategies and solutions for clients including Viacom, The National Domestic Violence Hotline, and The Society of Women Engineers. Jodie brings twenty years of sales and marketing experience to WebDevStudios. Her marketing expertise and ability to restructure and to systematize businesses has been recognized by business leaders in many fields including media, consumer product goods, and nonprofits.
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