Podcast appearances and mentions of jake goldman

On the podcast today we have Jake Goldman. Jake is the President & Founder of 10up, a digital agency that builds websites and tools for content creators, leveraging open platforms like WordPress. He's on the podcast today to talk about the recent merger with Fueled and Insignia. We talk about why the merger was needed and what it brings to the table in the future. Will WordPress still be a part of this, larger, company? We also talk about Jake's view on the roll of AI on the future of WordPress, and the tools that they have been building for the last few years.

On the podcast today we have Jake Goldman. Jake is the President & Founder of 10up, a digital agency that builds websites and tools for content creators, leveraging open platforms like WordPress. He's on the podcast today to talk about the recent merger with Fueled and Insignia. We talk about why the merger was needed and what it brings to the table in the future. Will WordPress still be a part of this, larger, company? We also talk about Jake's view on the roll of AI on the future of WordPress, and the tools that they have been building for the last few years.

In this podcast episode, Cory Miller interviews Jake Goldman, the President and Founder of 10Up, a WordPress company. They discuss the progress and good work that 10Up has done in the WordPress community over the years. Jake talks about his experience in web development and the journey leading up to forming 10Up. They also discuss the recent merger between 10Up and Fueled, and the opportunities it presents in the digital transformation space. Jake shares his thoughts on the future of WordPress, including exciting projects like their AI plugin called ClassifAI. They also discuss the challenges and tensions faced by organizations using WordPress, the changing landscape of open-source software, and the importance of maintaining an open web. Overall, they express optimism about the future of WordPress and its ability to adapt to the changing needs of its users. Top Takeaways:Challenges in Open Source vs. Closed Platforms: Jake highlighted the challenge of open-source platforms like WordPress in competing with closed platforms like Squarespace and Wix. While open source provides transparency and flexibility, it can be harder to deliver seamless user experiences for consumers and prosumers.WordPress's Positioning: Jake expressed concerns about WordPress's positioning in the market. He mentioned that WordPress seems to be trying to cater to various user segments simultaneously, from beginners to enterprise-level users. This could potentially lead to being less competitive in specific use cases.Accessibility and Approachability: Jake raised the question of whether WordPress remains as accessible and approachable as it was in the past for newcomers. He emphasized the importance of ensuring that WordPress continues to be a welcoming platform for those who want to experiment and build websites without extensive technical knowledge.The Evolving Open Web: The conversation touched on the changing landscape of the open web, especially in light of the dominance of social media platforms. While open-source technologies remain strong in certain areas, the user-facing experiences on social media have evolved significantly, making it more challenging for open-source solutions to compete.

Welcome to Creative Block! In this episode, we're chatting with Jay Hasrajani and Jake Goldman. Jay and Jake were the co-EPs of Boons and Curses. They've done work on shows like Powerpuff Girls (2016), The Fungies, Futurama, and more! Along the way, we chat about balancing limited time and resources in animation, working in a collaborative environment, working on passion projects and more! Watch this episode on YouTube to see us doodle while we chat ►  https://youtu.be/wAwajV4YFTA Become a Patron! ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ CREATIVE BLOCK ► https://twitter.com/crtvblock VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Malik Gayle ► https://twitter.com/MalikGayle Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crtvblock/support

It is time for our "Best of the Month" episode, and for March we are showcasing the conversation with Mindy Corporon and Jake Goldman. One act of kindness can make a ripple, but many can create a powerful wave of change. And it's just what today's guests have set out to do by finding positivity from pain. Mindy and Jake started a movement called SevenDays that is adjusting mindsets in defiance of intolerance. With education and understanding, it shows all walks just how alike they really are. And joins hands while bridging hearts to outshine hate forever, spreading the light of kindness to all corners of the world. Website: https://sevendays.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/givesevendays/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/givesevendays Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/givesevendays/

One act of kindness can make a ripple, but many can create a powerful wave of change. And it's just what today's guests have set out to do by finding positivity from pain. Mindy Corporon and Jake Goldman of SevenDays join Joel Goldberg to discuss a movement that's adjusting mindsets in defiance of intolerance. With education and understanding, it shows all walks just how alike they really are. And joins hands while bridging hearts to outshine hate forever, spreading the light of kindness to all corners of the world. Website: https://sevendays.org/

Can We Get to “Yes” on Better UX?What does WordPress need to do to appeal more to do-it-yourself website builders and creators who are trying to take a business, hobby, or side project online? This week in an article he shared in Post Status Slack, Eric Karkovack suggested some ways to improve the WordPress user experience, especially for DIY users setting up a website for the first time.We also have lists of plugins we disrecommend — to the point that it's a dealbreaker if a client insists on using them. And of course, these lists change a lot over time. We all know these things — but it's a kind of “open secret” within professional WordPress circles. That's understandable! Comparison is the thief of joy — and possibly revenue.Some of the things Eric wants to see happen, like a standard interface for plugins and a curated view of the plugin ecosystem, are similar to views commonly expressed by designers, developers, and people in other professional roles at WordPress agencies serving enterprise clients. And why not? In the WordPress enterprise space, are the end users really that much different than mass-market WordPress users in what they don't need to know or see — and what they do need to perform routine content creation and management tasks as easily as possible? That's where my thinking has been lately, so I had a conversation with Eric to see if we might identify areas where nearly everyone thinks WordPress offers a poor experience and how they might align themselves toward solutions. Can we get everyone to “yes” on a better UX?Don't Play Favorites — Recognize ExcellenceStandardizing admin interfaces and notifications might be easier than figuring out how to curate best-of-breed themes and plugins. But imagine, as Eric and I do in this conversation, some kind of “plugin quality score” at wordpress.org based on neutral, objective data. It might be “gamed” — in a positive way. It would encourage developers to do better, deeper, ever-maturing work.Personally, I'd like to see the maximum and the average number of queries a plugin adds to a page. That, along with PHP and WordPress versions that have been tested for compatibility (existing features of the plugin repository) would be key code quality indicators. Frequency of updates, reviews, and support responses would indicate a capacity for long-term sustainability. Raising standards for testing aimed mainly at security would be great too. All of this could be done or encouraged by key players in the WordPress ecosystem coming together to set standards for their industry. It would impact how all users of the plugin directory understand quality.Don't Hide it from the Noobs: Too Many Open Secrets About Quality are Bad for EveryoneAs of today, there are 60,153 un-curated free plugins at wordpress.org that can only be explored via external search and a limited (arguably broken) site search tool. WordPress professionals with high-end client services would never expose their customers to this chaos — so why does the WordPress community expose its newcomers to it? Anyone who has developed WordPress sites for very long has a list of plugins they prefer, particularly in combination with each other, for common feature sets and use cases. We also have lists of plugins we dis-recommend — to the point that it's a deal breaker if a client insists on using them. And of course, these lists change a lot over time. We all know these things — but it's a kind of “open secret” from professional WordPress circles. That's understandable! Comparison is the thief of joy — and possibly revenue. But we need to be more open and better at communicating these things in a problem-solving, always-learning way within appropriate channels. Open source security is a different issue, but performance and code quality standards — and the products/people who follow them in exemplary ways — should be much more visible and celebrated.(What if someone did a tutorial series walking through current WordPress code standards and the history of their evolution?)Information that maturing developers and product owners can learn from to improve their work doesn't trickle down as openly or as easily as it should. It's inside baseball, and it shouldn't be quite so insider-y. It's not out there alongside independent plugin performance reviews or clear standards and guidance for anyone who wants them.Why not?What are the barriers?Who can lift them?Industry peers and WordPress community members working together on common interests?As we end up saying in our conversation, we hope so.✨ Sponsor: GoDaddy ProManage your clients, websites, and tasks from a single dashboard with GoDaddy Pro. Perform security scans, backups, and remote updates to many sites on any host. Check up on site performance, monitor uptime and analytics, and then send reports to your clients. GoDaddy Pro is free — and designed to make your life better.Learn More:The WordPress Coding Standards can be found evolving on GitHub.  

Im joined tonight by Jake Goldman, Co-host of Softcore History & Tetherball Academy's resident sourdough enthusiast!

On our last Why BOO You Know That? of the year, Nadia and Steve talk with writer and producer Jake Goldman (@TheDragoEffect) about a societal and political horror that has gripped the nation for decades: conservative talk radiooooo! How did Rush Limbaugh exacerbate conservative political ideology via showmanship? What terrifying ideas have been assimilated by the unsuspecting public How do we stop these monsters? Why does Steve have so many Christmas hams?! Let's do this again some time!

Rob Fox, Dan Regester, and Jake Goldman are joined by Rob's pregnant wife Courtney to talk about the history of pregnancy, birth control, pain management, and childbirth in the Middle Ages and why if a woman was good at any of that she was a witch and deserved to be burned alive.

Ross Patterson is joined by the hosts of Tetherball Academy Media podcast Softcore History Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and Jake Goldman to discuss their show, what they love about history, and their favorite historical subjects to cover.   Go to CardoMax.com and use promo code DB, and you get Buy One Get One FREE on your first order.   Go to magicspoon.com/DRINKINBROS and be sure to use the promo code DRINKINBROS at checkout to get $5 off any order.

Ross Patterson is joined by the hosts of Tetherball Academy Media podcast Softcore History Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and Jake Goldman to discuss their show, what they love about history, and their favorite historical subjects to cover.   Go to CardoMax.com and use promo code DB, and you get Buy One Get One FREE on your first order.   Go to magicspoon.com/DRINKINBROS and be sure to use the promo code DRINKINBROS at checkout to get $5 off any order.

Rob Fox, Jake Goldman, Dan Regester and special guest Veronica Ruckh go through the history of lesbians from ancient Egypt's reputation for being a girl on girl sin-fest to medieval Middle East believing that women were attracted to other women because they ate too much celery.

Rob Fox, Dan Regester, and Jake Goldman explore the 1788 Doctors’ Riot in New York City, during which the people of New York formed a mob to attack doctors for allegedly grave robbing their deceased loved ones to use for anatomical dissection and other experiments. Once they got into the labs the mob saw… some messed up stuff.

Rob Fox, Dan Regester, and Jake Goldman break down the worst year in human history, a year so bad it makes 2020 look like the Roaring Twenties. We’re talking 536 A.D., when the whole world literally lost most of its food and sunlight for 18 months and most of the world was at war. Then, a few years later, a 200 year Bubonic Plague pandemic hit (and the wars didn’t stop).

Jakes shares his insights about WooCommerce in the enterprise state as well as the 10-year growth of his agency.

Rob Fox, Dan Regester, and Jake Goldman discuss the Land of Punt, the ultra wealthy ancient African kingdom that Egyptian Pharaohs traded with for gold, super inadvisable pet baboons, perfume, and dwarves.

Ep #56 - This week on the Beyond 7 Figures Podcast, I sit down with Jake Goldman, the Founder & President of 10up, to discuss his entrepreneurial journey and how he's navigating the current economic downturn. 10up is a full service agency that makes a better web with finely crafted websites and tools for content creators.  Some of 10up's clients include include ESPN & Time, cause-based organizations like TED, JDRF, and World Economic Forum, tech giants like Google & Microsoft, retailers like Walmart and Kate Spade, and universities like Northeastern and University of Maine. Jake organically grew 10up starting as a solopreneur and taking it to over 100 employees with dozens of brand name clients in under 5 years. Today, 10up is recognized as one of the top businesses leveraging WordPress to create great websites and platforms. Learn More About Jake Goldman and 10up: Visit the 10up website at: https://10up.com/ Connect with Jake Goldman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobgoldman/ Follow Jake Goldman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jakemgold   Also, please remember to subscribe, rate, and leave a written review for the show if you find value in it. Your reviews help this show to reach a wider audience and I appreciate everyone that has been leaving them.   FOLLOW CHARLES GAUDET ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Charles Gaudet on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Facebook: https://facebook.com/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgaudet   VISIT THE PREDICTABLE PROFITS WEBSITE: https://PredictableProfits.com  

Dan brings in Jake Goldman to talk about the smash hit reality tv show from 2007 and Coach Rush Probst.

Jake Goldman of 10up shares how machine learning - especially on WordPress sites - is helping marketers drive more results with their content. Connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobgoldman

Here are the key topics that we discussed with Jake during the interview #1 - 10up Releases GitHub Actions for Simplifying WordPress Plugin Deployment #2 - LearnDash 3.0 and how 10up helped in the development of this fantastic upgrade of this leading LMS plugin. #3. Anand Giridharadas Book "Winners Take All." and how some of the key points of the book can be applied to the WordPress community.  

Here are the key topics that we discussed with Jake during the interview #1 - 10up Releases GitHub Actions for Simplifying WordPress Plugin Deployment #2 - LearnDash 3.0 and how 10up helped in the development of this fantastic upgrade of this leading LMS plugin. #3. Anand Giridharadas Book "Winners Take All." and how some of the key points of the book can be applied to the WordPress community.  

Good News Everyone!Baby Beard brings you their longest episode to date, as they sit down to hear some tales from the Futurama Writer's Assistant, the wise Jake Goldman. From Futurama and beyond, this episode is jam-packed with anecdotal goodies!Ellen & Sean learn how one works at Michael Jackson's Funeral, the secret to a magician's trick, how to crash a Hollywood party, who the best Cat on Instagram is, what the difference between a Writer's Assistant and an Assistant to the Writer is, and when to just say 'YES'.Have you been fighting crime, trying to save the world? Tell us here or on Twitter (@babybeardmedia). Drop us a like or leave a review on Apple Podcasts. All our stuff is on Spreaker, Spotify, and Youtube - and our faces are on Instagram.You can find Shut Up and Take My Podcast, and a host of other great shows at:www.alottagreen.com.au

Good News Everyone!Baby Beard brings you their longest episode to date, as they sit down to hear some tales from the Futurama Writer's Assistant, the wise Jake Goldman. From Futurama and beyond, this episode is jam-packed with anecdotal goodies!Ellen & Sean learn how one works at Michael Jackson's Funeral, the secret to a magician's trick, how to crash a Hollywood party, who the best Cat on Instagram is, what the difference between a Writer's Assistant and an Assistant to the Writer is, and when to just say 'YES'.Have you been fighting crime, trying to save the world? Tell us here or on Twitter (@babybeardmedia). Drop us a like or leave a review on Apple Podcasts. All our stuff is on Spreaker, Spotify, and Youtube - and our faces are on Instagram.You can find Shut Up and Take My Podcast, and a host of other great shows at:www.alottagreen.com.au

Find transcript, show notes, links, video and more for this episode here: https://pagely.com/podcast/episodes/ep-1-jake-goldman-and-zach-brown-of-10up/ Today we have Jake Goldman and Zach Brown of 10up. Jake is President, owner and founder of 10up and Zach is their Director of Systems Engineering. 10up is a company that makes the Internet better with consultative creative & engineering services, innovative tools, and dependable products that take the pain out of content creation and management. Founded in February 2011, 10up has grown to more than 180 full time employees, with an impressive roster of clients such as ESPN, Microsoft, TechCrunch, Google, New York Times, Walmart, Time inc ,and Conde Nast. In this episode we discuss the origin story of 10up, how they've attracted the upper echelon of brands as clients, the process of launching their first products, the role of AI & machine learning in the WordPress space and their vision of where WordPress is headed. Enjoy!

Episode 53 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Jake Goldman, founder and director of 10up, a top WordPress-centric digital agency. This episode of Hacker Noon is sponsored by DigitalOcean. Discover why developers love DigitalOcean and get started with a free $50 credit at https://do.co/hackernoon Listen to the interview on iTunes or watch on YouTube. In this episode Trent Lapinski interviews Jake Goldman, founder of 10up, a top WordPress-centric digital agency. You get to discover Jake’s entrepreneurial background, his career path and the projects Jake is working on today. “To me entrepreneurism is something you happen to find yourself doing when you have a really good idea and you have some notion of the business that you want to be in. You are determined to make it successful.” —  Jake Goldman Production and music by Derek Bernard - haberdasherband.com/production Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com https://hackernoon.com/  https://community.hackernoon.com/  https://contribute.hackernoon.com/  https://sponsor.hackernoon.com/   https://podcast.hackernoon.com/  https://twitter.com/hackernoon/  https://facebook.com/hackernoon/  Also check out the top stories from June, the latest stories, and today’s homepage.

Godzilla Raids Again or Gigantis the Fire Monster with Jake Goldman

Lindsay and her guests warm up the cockles of your frozen heart with their sweetest romantic stories. You’ll be grinning ear to ear one minute and tearing up the next. Guests include: Kelsey Falconer, Andrew Phung, Tamara Sharpe-Phung, and Jake Goldman. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

We Interview Jake Goldman President & Founder of 10up and one of the main local supporters of the Sacramento WordCamp September 16-17th 2017.   10up is a full service digital agency focused on content management with a passionate team of 120+ full-time strategists, designers and engineers working around the globe. 10up makes content management simple with its premiere web design & development consulting services, by contributing thousands of hours and dollars every year to open platforms like WordPress, and by providing tools and products that make web publishing a cinch. 10up works with diverse clients, including household brands like ESPN, Microsoft, TechCrunch, Time Inc, and AARP. From beautiful pixels to beautiful code, the team constantly improves things around them, applying their passions to clients’ projects and goals. Whether you’re looking to hire a first class team of web experts, or want to become a part of that team, get in touch. To learn more visit: 10up.com.

We're back with a THEMED episode with writers & cast of The Powerpuff (poot) Girls: Haley Mancini, Jake Goldman, & wildcard Natalie Palamidas! Hear everything from revenge farts to fairy farts.

SKEETER IS *STILL* MISSING! After watching episodes 1 and 2 of ‘Muppet Babies,” Eileen and Matt still don’t know why Skeeter is seen as a baby on the show, but never as an adult with the rest of the Muppet gang. They have vowed to watch each and every episode of Muppet Babies in order, and look for clues as to what could’ve led to her disappearance...so the journey continues. This week, we're joined by 'Powerpuff Girls' writers Jake Goldman and Haley Mancini. The four of them watched the third episode of 'Muppet Babies,' "Dental Hyjinks" to look for clues. Along the way, we discuss Jake's novelas, Haley's unnecessary surgeries, and the difference between "boogie" and "punk." Will this be the episode where we finally find Skeeter? Better listen and find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a very special Podcast Week edition of Back Door Cover. Dillon and Ross are on their way to the Masters, so Dan is joined by Jared Borislow and Jake Goldman of the Inside TFM Podcast. The guys break down UNC's championship win, Tony Romo's move to the booth, baseball's opening day, the Undertaker's retirement, and more. Plus they preview the Masters and take hotline calls, including a call from the returning DJ Crime Dawg. Keep your eyes on this feed as Ross and Dill are set to record daily updates from their trip to the Masters. They'll be back with a standard Wednesday show next week. Also, it's PODCAST WEEK here at Grandex Media, so if you like our show, check out some of our others including TOUCHING BASE, DUDES DOING BUSINESS, INSIDE TFM, and OYSTERS, CLAMS, & COCKLES.

It’s that time again where I catch up with my good friend, Jake Goldman. Jake runs a distributed agency called 10up, well known for their contributions to WordPress core and portfolio projects leveraging our favorite content management system. It’s been two years since the last time Jake was on the show, plotting out the roadmap for his then recently launched products. (more…)

It's that time again where I catch up with my good friend, Jake Goldman. Jake runs a distributed agency called 10up, well known for their contributions to WordPress core and portfolio projects leveraging our favorite content management system. It's been two years since the last time Jake was on the show, plotting out the roadmap for his then recently launched products. Today, we cover how agency life has treated him over the last six years, along with his latest launch, ElasticPress.io. I hope you draw some great insights from today's discussion! Interview with Jake Goldman Matt Report - A WordPress podcast for digital business owners Jake Goldman on (larger) agency life and products Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window ★ Support this podcast ★

In 2016, Cartoon Network rebooted the classic 90s series The Powerpuff Girls. Today’s guest isn’t one of the show’s writers or one of the show’s artists, it’s nine of them! The series writers, Jake Goldman and Haley Mancini as well as many of the artists that create the Emmy nominated series each week joined me in this Powerpuff spectacular. I could have asked the team about what it’s like creating cartoons, the struggles of updating such a beloved brand, how to get a job in animation, or literally any fan question you can think of about The Powerpuff Girls. Instead of doing any of that, the ten of us sat in silence for 25 minutes. They used that time to draw or read.  

In this episode we discuss 'Unresolved Sexual Tension' ...the television trope, not our personal struggles. Well maybe some of that too. We picked Cheers "Someone Single, Someone Blue" (Season 1, Episode 20) - for Sam & Diane AND Dawson's Creek "Four to Tango" (Season 3, Episode 9)- for Pacey & Joey, boo Dawson! Listen in to see if our special guest Jake Goldman likes the bar or the creek better! PS this episode was recorded a few months ago and saved up just for you! So some of the references may not apply. Like what your hear? Subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes! Also, suggest a trope or tell us all your opinions on Twitter or by email at anewtrope@gmail.com . Follow us (on Twitter, not in real life, preferably): TV Wars (@anewtrope). Asha Michelle Wilson (@ashamichelle). Mabry Williams (@mabrywilliams).

On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Megan Gray, a passionate — probably one of the most passionate — freelance graphic designers I know. She lives on the edge of a canyon in Orange County, California, where she runs her business, House of Grays. Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By Discover why 201,344 website owners trust StudioPress, the industry standard for premium WordPress themes and plugins. Launch your new site today! In this 34-minute episode Brian Gardner, Lauren Mancke, and Megan Gray discuss: Starting House of Grays in Orange County, CA Designing for the people Keeping focused among distraction Experience gained while working in a traditional agency The onboarding process of custom projects Creative outlets beyond the 9 to 5 Following your own path instead of looking to others Filtering out the noise Listen to StudioPress FM below ... Download MP3Subscribe by RSSSubscribe in iTunes The Show Notes Visit House of Grays House of Grays’ Work House of Grays’ Blog Follow House of Grays on Twitter Follow House of Grays on Instagram The Transcript How to Stay Creative in a Distracted World Voiceover: Rainmaker FM. StudioPress FM is designed to help creative entrepreneurs build the foundation of a powerful digital business. Tune in weekly as StudioPress founder Brian Gardner and VP of StudioPress Lauren Mancke share their expertise on web design, strategy, and building an online platform. Lauren Mancke: On this week’s episode, Brian and I are joined by Megan Gray to discuss being a creative entrepreneur in a distracted and often chaotic world. Brian Gardner: Hey everyone. Welcome to StudioPress FM. I am your host Brian Gardner. I am joined, as always, with my co-host, the vice president of StudioPress, Lauren Mancke. Lauren Mancke: Thank you for joining us again this week as we continue with another episode in our series of talking to members of the design community. Starting House of Grays in Orange County, CA Brian Gardner: Today we are joined by Megan Gray who is a passionate, probably one of the most passionate, freelance graphic designers I know. She lives literally on the edge of a canyon in Orange County, California where she runs her business House of Grays. Megan, it’s a huge pleasure to have you on the show. Welcome to StudioPress FM. Megan Gray: Thank you. I am so happy to be here. Brian Gardner: All right. Let’s talk about Megan Gray. Taken verbatim from your website, you live on the edge of a canyon which is primarily literal in your life but I’m guessing there’s some figurative relevance here. Also, why I knew you’d be a great fit to talk about being a creative entrepreneur in a distracted world. Let’s start at the beginning and go through the early years of your life all the way back from diapers, all the way to where you are now in the OC. How did all of this happen? Megan Gray: First, I had never thought about the metaphor of how I live on the edge of a canyon. So thank you for that. Yeah, so I guess I won’t go all the way back to diapers because that will bore everybody but I will say that I had always thought of myself as a writer and that was what I did by trade for quite a while. I worked as an editor and writer for newspapers in the DC area. I always felt like I wanted to be a designer, have a creative profession but I felt, maybe an inferiority complex, but I felt like that was something that was always out of my reach or that was better than me because I couldn’t draw, and I thought that that was what it took to be a creative professional or be an artist. If I look back from where I sit today and I look back at all the things I was interested in or the fact that I was using Photoshop to make flyers for things in college or that I would spend hours customizing my SmugMug website for my friend’s photos with HTML and CSS. I look back and I see that’s where I was heading but I remember at the time that felt like something cool people did and I wasn’t one of them. I just kind of chugged along doing the writing and editing thing until at some point the publisher of one of the newspapers got a temper tantrum and fired the whole design team. Overnight I had to learn InDesign and layout two papers and get them to the press on time. That’s kind of when I felt like I had been beaten into the gang. I was ready to go. From then on it was all design for me. Then we moved to California for my husband’s job. He works at Blizzard Entertainment, which is a pretty well known video game company. That really opened up a whole new world for me in design and creativity and moving to California because of the community here and just the design style. Yeah, a lot of different cool companies to work for here locally. That’s the journey. Designing For the People Lauren Mancke: I can relate a little bit to the traditional arts thing because I felt the same way. I’m not a great painter or drawer so when I was looking at a major I was nervous about doing just traditional graphic arts because you have to take all those classes. I can relate to that a bit. Your website says, you have a tag line on the about page that says, “Design for the people”. What is it about people that pulls you in? Megan Gray: I guess it’s just when somebody is doing what they love. It doesn’t matter if it’s an electrical company or jewelry making or just another creative. It’s just so compelling to me and it’s almost contagious when you work around people that are passionate about what they do. It shows up in the way that they are always there. They’re always responsive. They have ideas. They’re dedicated. They’re just excited about it. That’s irresistible to me in the sense that … I don’t care what their style is, I don’t care what their industry is, I just want to partner with them in their success and bring whatever I can to the table to help them get further faster. That is something that took me a while to realize but I used to care more about their aesthetic style or even the industry or the budget. But, now I’m just so excited to work with people who love what they do. Brian Gardner: Does that get you into any problems? Perfect segue into just the idea of being kind of crazy and chaotic and schedules and so forth. The fact that you like people and working with people, does that enable you to possibly take on projects you shouldn’t that might not be a good fit just because immediately you’re like, “Yes, people. I want to take it.” Or are you able to filter through and say, “I love people, but I need to take on certain types of projects so I don’t kill myself trying to take on everything?” Megan Gray: Totally. I see what you’re saying. For me, part of what I love about those people is that they tend to be respectful of my craft, which always includes them having some sort of mindset about that good work isn’t free or cheap, and that they also have some degree of success. I guess the short answer would be that it doesn’t really create any problems because I think when you really feel sure that you know what you love and the type of work that you want to do, it makes it really clear for me when it’s not the right work or not the right person. So I have no problem anymore passing on the projects that I know aren’t right for me. The people who are really passionate and show up and do this work and love what they do, they tend to get projects done on time, they pay quickly or early, and it just seems to be a more pointed, focused process from start to finish for me. Brian Gardner: Yeah, we talked to Bill Erickson a little while back just about the process of his leads and how he generates leads and the filtering process. He says the contact page, there’s sort of a questionnaire type of page, if you ask enough questions, you can siphon out the people who will admit by filling out certain things that they’re not the right fit. What is your screening process on the front end before you even get to a point where you would talk to them? Is that set up in a way where, maybe it’s by budget or something that will kind of trim out those that aren’t the right fit without even having to correspond with them? Megan Gray: Yeah, I think somewhat differently than Bill Erickson. People know more of what they want when they look for a designer. I think developers, people are a little less educated on what makes a good developer or an expert developer. They’re just happy to find one. You probably have to do a little bit more qualifying of the leads. Whereas, when you get to my site, if you don’t like peach or pastels or anything that’s a little different, you’re already not going to contact me. There’s some trimming that already happens before I even get to people. Having a drop down default in the budget, I often get people who are like, “Is that your minimum? Because I can’t …” Then I know where they’re at with budget. People who are wary that I even ask for a budget like I’m a shady mechanic, I know we’re off to a bad start. Then a lot of times I can tell if people are just going down the Genesis Developers list and copy and pasting a form letter. Or they say, “I’m looking for someone who doesn’t like just the pretty things” and I’m like, “Why are you contacting me? Like, did you look at I can tell if people are interested in hiring me specifically and when they are, it goes great. When they are not, it can still go great, but a lot of the times I’m not really what they’re looking for and I help them find that out. Brian Gardner: Yeah, Lauren did a great job when we redesigned StudioPress and updated the Genesis Developers page by showcasing a select amount, I think it was four, of the latest portfolio shots of each developer. That is also sort of our way to help in that process of filtering through people. People can just scan the visuals really quickly and say, “Ah, peach and pastel. I love beachy stuff. I’m going to check her out.” Then you know it’s an alignment already built in. Megan Gray: I totally get that. I agree with that design. I think also, I have noticed that has happened less, like the form letters, and I don’t know exactly where that comes from, but I do think there’s more of a quick visual cue now to see, “Ah, that’s not for me” or, “I love that.” Keeping Focused Among Distraction Brian Gardner: Okay, people; husband, kids, two kids now. How is the balancing work and family thing going on? I know that just recently you ended up … This was a question I was going to ask you later but it’s a good time now. You had recently cultivated your own office space, which is out of house, and all of that. I kind of wink at you here, because I follow you on social media and all that, and I can see the ups and downs as they come along with where you’re going with this. How is balancing work/life for you going right now? Megan Gray: It’s really challenging. I won’t sugarcoat it. Having two kids is more than twice as difficult for balancing it all for me right now. But, I do think that I’m able to compartmentalize it. Just like if it’s not kids, it’s something else that people have outside of their work life where drawing those boundaries and just kind of … It sounds defeated, but it’s not lowering my expectations so that I’m not the person who has no kids or no family life and I can just work at all hours as long as I want whenever I want. In that way, it has helped me be more focused about the time that I am working instead of just meandering through my day. Speaking of my studio space, when I’m there I notice that there are people who can move just at their own creative slower pace. Then there are those of us who have to pick up kids at 4 or some other commitment and we’re very heads down and focused on our work. For me, it’s just helped me be more organized. When I’m not, it’s very difficult to manage. The office space, one of the reasons definitely, I sought that out was because I needed a little bit of a clearer boundary between my home life and my work life. Also, I think that when you work for yourself, by yourself, it’s really good to get out there. My space, in particular, is a mix of other types of creatives. It’s not all designers. At the moment, I think I’m the only designer. More photographers and event planners and sign artists because Laguna Beach is a great community for that. We’ve got guys who make surf boards from agave by hand in the back. Lots of interesting things. I find that there are days where I just need to get out and be around other people making things and doing things. Sometimes somebody will say, “Hey, I need a logo to paint on this surf board” and then I’m right there. Or I need somebody to print business cards and it’s sort of a cooperative that way. Then there are days where I definitely need to stay at home and not go around all the energy and be really productive. It’s nice to have more options. Lauren Mancke: I’m a bit jealous, because I really miss my old office space. It comes up a lot, it seems like, lately on these podcasts. I have planned for my new office. There’s a new coworking place in my town, too, that just opened up that looks pretty cool. It’s their second location so I might be hitting that up more frequently. Megan Gray: Yeah, coworking is nice when you can just drop in on the days that you need to get out of your head and then retreat when you need to get back in your head. I found that coworking in some cases here, there’s a couple choices in Orange County, but I worry about my productivity where it’s a really social element. In the studio that’s over by Laguna Beach I have my own actual office instead of a drop-in desk. That’s been huge for me. Brian Gardner: All right, let’s take a quick break here for an advertisement because at StudioPress FM that is how we roll. If you are a digital business looking to elevate your brand, Infinity Pro, a recently released theme by me, was made just for you. It’s an elegant, responsive way to introduce your online presence. With all the options we’ve packed into Infinity Pro to customize your customer’s experience, it’s also one of the most flexible StudioPress themed releases to date. Did we mention it’s compatible with WooCommerce? Find Infinity Pro, along with more than 50 other great themes, at StudioPress.com/themes. Experience Gained While Working in a Traditional Agency Brian Gardner: All right. Let’s turn back the clock a few years and discuss your tenure at 10up. For those who don’t know, 10up is a brilliant WordPress high-end agency led by Jake Goldman, a friend of mine and friend of Megan’s. They do high-end client’s work such as Microsoft, Google, Entertainment Weekly, to name a few. As an independent creative, how did you end up in a situation where you’re working for the man? Megan Gray: The man Jake Goldman? Brian Gardner: Yes. Megan Gray: Jake actually, I think, discovered me on Twitter, if I remember correctly, and reached out to me. I hadn’t been seeking out an opportunity like that, but I was immediately interested when we discussed things. I thought, “Take a shot, level up my skills, learn from some really great engineers” and that’s pretty much what happened. I started there as a project manager, which I think that became clear pretty quickly that that was not the best fit for me. I moved into a design role and worked on some of the internal products that they were developing at the time. That’s how I found myself there and it was a great experience. Brian Gardner: What did you learn while you were there? I had been following you and we had known each other before you went to 10up and I was actually a little bit shocked because, first of all, there’s creatives who need to work. In other words, they’re the breadwinner of their family and they have to just make decisions that sometimes aren’t necessarily what I think they would love to do. This was one of those cases where I was like, “I don’t think Megan has to take on a full-time job in order to live and eat and all of that.” I was somewhat confused, almost, in a sense because I was like, “She seems like such an open creative.” I was curious behind the rationale as to why you would have taken that. I think we’ve had a few people on this show who have also done that too, where you get to a point where you’re kind of done, and Lauren, we’ve talked about this before even with you in your own agency, that you get to a point where sometimes you’re just so tired trying to generate business and sometimes it’s just easier, or maybe your family situation warrants it, where you need something more stable and whatnot, so you make that call. For you, it just didn’t seem like that was the case. Megan Gray: It wasn’t the case that I was forced into looking for a stable thing. It certainly helped and I benefited from it, but for me the drive was, and this is maybe a little crazy, but when something scares the crap out of me, I make myself do it. For me, at the time, where I was in my career, 10up was the gold standard of tough agency gigs to get into in this space. I did not feel like I was up to the challenge so I made myself do it. When I got in there I was very intimidated, because then and now I think some of the best people in the business work there and they were good at their jobs. I was coming from a place of being a freelancer who just didn’t have that agency experience or tons of experience in general. I got good quickly. I guess what I learned from there is just how to be a smarter designer and consider things more from an engineering perspective. When I got there I was making pretty things. I think that after leaving there I made smarter things and I made better decisions and I thought about the whole picture of web design and product development more than I did before. I made some great friendships and people I trust who I still call on today and say, “Hey, this is an idea I have. Is it crazy?” They’re still some of the people I lean on constantly. Lauren Mancke: I think, for me, choosing to leave the agency that I had built was a big decision because it was not really the stress of generating leads. It was almost like there were too many leads coming my way. It was hard to turn everything down to make time. I knew I wanted to start a family. I couldn’t spend 80 hours a week working. What are some things in your current situation that cause you stress? Are there any things that get in the way of your productivity that you’ve been able to work out a way around those things? Megan Gray: I think what we touched on before, the family thing, with two kids that I really want to build my life around, the idea that I can be there for them when they need me at school or when they’re sick or when they’re having a bad day. That’s been a big challenge. Also just, I would say I’m my own challenge. When I get burnout or I feel uninspired or just not into it in the moment, trying to reinvigorate that creative energy that I have. Other challenges of just life stuff honestly. Life in southern California makes inner things chaotic and challenging. Taking that time away in my studio and just kind of re-centering and reflecting on what I’m doing has really helped me maintain that focus. Brian Gardner: Yeah, hanging out at Disneyland every other week also does that. Although I haven’t seen you post pictures of that lately. Megan Gray: Yeah, I don’t really do the Disneyland thing anymore. It’s a little too much for me. A little too much. Brian Gardner: That’s not too far from where you’re at, right? That’s in Anaheim. Megan Gray: Yeah, it’s like 20 or 30 minutes. We used to have that annual pass and then it was just like, “Hey, I don’t think we’re having fun here anymore. It’s super overwhelming to come every week. Why do we keep forcing ourselves to do this?” The Onboarding Process of Custom Projects Lauren Mancke: What is the typical process you have for bringing a new client on board? You touched on it a little bit earlier about some of the things, they’ve already seen your work, they like what you do. Is there any other criteria that you specifically look for when you’re talking to a person about a potential project that’s the right fit for you? Megan Gray: Yeah, I tend to now book a couple months out and it’s usually a pretty big red flag when somebody cannot wait at all. We just talk a little bit about money and timeline and the standard housekeeping things. I really whittled down the number of email exchanges I go through before I either close the deal or move on. One of the ways I’ve done that is just a really simple pricing PDF that I have that goes over simple packages that I offer, the prices for everything and the process and what it does and does not include. That’s been a friendly little barrier to entry to working with me. Then, when I bring them on board, I know it’s really popular to automate a lot of that process now, but I don’t feel comfortable doing that because I really like the personal connection. I like doing things similar but differently a little bit every time. So I just kind of walk them through and onboard everyone just a little bit differently because no two projects are the same. Yeah, and it’s pretty clear process of designing and building out everything from there. Brian Gardner: Speaking of projects, are there any in particular that stand out to you as being Megan’s favorite projects and whatnot? Megan Gray: I didn’t prepare for that. You know, I don’t think so at the moment. I’m just doing a little bit of everything. One of the projects I did earlier this year was for a pop-up dinner company that had services. Their first pop-up dinner was actually in Lima, Peru and I got to be involved in the logo, the branding, the messaging. I actually threw up a quick site with a Café Pro theme for that. Then we actually had videography, photography. That was a really fun and meaningful project for me, although it had a smaller reach. It was really hands on, a big collaboration with different creatives and videographers. That was just called Salt. That’s in my portfolio. That was an exciting one for me and it has a little video with it. Brian Gardner: What is your favorite element of design? You just talked about how some of them you’ve done multiple elements of the whole process. Is logo your favorite part? Is overall site design your favorite part? What part of design in general do you think is the thing that brings the most joy to your life? Megan Gray: Right now it’s actually just the strategy and the messaging, with the copy writing, so it’s kind of going back to my roots as a writer. That’s something I’m actually helping WP Site Care with right now is just re-strategizing or re-branding their messaging, all their on boarding materials, the customer messages. Everything that is less the production design and actual visual design and more of the whole brand experience and all the little touch points from social media to just all the interactions that they have with the customer, which is new for me to be really, really engaged with that. Creative Outlets Beyond the 9 to 5 Lauren Mancke: So outside of designing, if you’re anything like me, I have a Halloween costume problem. Basically, I just spend way too much time creating costumes and it’s just really something I enjoy. I just like to do things outside of my regular medium which is digital. Designing things that are interior design or designing labels for my hot sauce or stuff like that really, really brings me a lot of fun, enjoyment, just to do a design for myself. Is there any other types of design that you like to work on? Megan Gray: I do a lot of those little personal projects that you were kind of describing as well. Nothing as cool as that mini Hamilton costume that you shared. It’s just little things where … I definitely am into interior design and everything in my house being my way. Brian Gardner: Not Ron’s way. Your way. Megan Gray: My way. Little things like I put a blend of essential oils for my kids when I was gone and I printed labels and made a whole packaging thing for them. I guess that’s not something that normal people do, now that I think about it, but it’s something I enjoy. Lauren Mancke: The Hamilton costume really everybody is impressed because that photo is so good. My friend is a photographer. Everyone is impressed I think with the photo more than the costume. Megan Gray: No, I don’t think so. I was interested in the gold buttons. Lauren Mancke: Those were just brads on white duct tape. Not super time-consuming. I think we did it in under an hour. Megan Gray: I think it’s the idea that’s impressive. The brads and the duct tape instead of buttons. Just the creativity. But, the photo is great too. Lauren Mancke: The kid has really long hair, so that makes it too, I think. Megan Gray: It’s perfection. Brian Gardner: All right, so outside of being creative, I know even when we’re not being creative we’re still being creative, because that’s just sort of our human nature. What are the things, Megan, and I want to hear from Lauren too on this one. Megan, what are the things outside of even being creative when you’re not being creative that you do to pass the time? I like to run. Even in that, I find creativity but I don’t exercise creativity in that. I just, I run. What are the things you do that are completely creatively agnostic that take up your time or just help you decompress and get your mind off things and whatnot? Megan Gray: Yeah, I’ve recently gotten into podcasts and I just consume them like crazy. They just give me all sorts of ideas and weirdly make me a better writer to listen to. Then I’ve gotten into yoga, which, I used to laugh at people who did yoga, but I really like it now. I find that, this is probably not the answer you’re expecting, but I find that when other people like to do creative things … Like at my son’s school people DIY a lot of cool stuff. They’re making an adventure playground. I feel like I just want to do accountant, data entry stuff because I feel like I use up every bit of creativity I have at work. I feel like I want the antithesis of that when I have down time. I guess I do like to consume other people’s creative work, but when it comes to DIY or anything like that I feel totally tapped out. It’s easy to be creative digitally, because you can easily undo or reproduce or replicate things. When I go to DIY something I’m like, “Ugh, command Z”. I have to start over. Lauren Mancke: Undo that glue. Megan Gray: Yeah, undo that. “I want a copy of this, so I’m just going to keep cloning it. No? I have to make more myself? Huh.” It’s just interesting, because I found that I tend to like to enjoy other people’s creativity in my downtime, but as far as making things like crafty Lauren I just, I don t know, I don’t have it. I don t have it. Lauren Mancke: I think I’m crafty to a certain extent of, that it’s something that s not … takes patience. Like painting or anything for me that has to be very meticulous, I don’t have the patience for that. If it can be something done quickly, duct tape, you know, add duct tape to a sweater, I got that. If I had to sew that, that would take too much time. Megan Gray: Yeah, I hear you. Following Your Own Path Instead of Looking to Others Brian Gardner: All right. What else does Megan Gray stand for, outside of design, being a mom and a wife, and all that kind of stuff? What else would you be defined as, in terms of leaving a legacy? What are the things in your life, when you find time and can fit them into a crazy and chaotic schedule, that you want to be known as? Megan Gray: I like to sort of be a champion for the little guy to the extent that I can. Part of my tagline, “Design for the people,” that’s kind of what that’s about as well, which is that I have never had the interest that other designers have to work on something that everyone will touch. That doesn’t inspire to me or call to me to be a big name or work for big names. I’ve always really liked to work for the small businesses and the people trying to make it. I really like to reach out and share or be vulnerable with something, like whether it’s a postpartum experience or a growing up a certain way experience. I like to write and speak to those people. Not that I think I’m so impactful that I can help thousands, but I always believe if I can help one person make a leg up in their business or one person who is struggling with something postpartum or one person who thinks that they don’t deserve to be a designer, then to me that is something I’m really interested in. It really drives why I work independently so that I can do that. Lauren Mancke: What advice would you give, because you’ve touched on this a little bit just a second ago and before in the podcast, about when you’re a young creative that insecurity that you feel? What advice could you give any young creatives out there listening right now? Megan Gray: I think they key is to just go in the direction of what you love. That might not always be the popular thing or the thing that everyone else is doing. But, if you start early doing what you love and you just keep at it, you’re going to be the best person who does that thing. You are going to be happier than the people who are doing whatever is trendy or popular or lucrative at the moment. I think it’s really easy to get distracted by someone else’s podcast or someone else’s e-course or someone else’s new theme or product. I think if those things interest you or speak to you, yes, chase them. If you just feel like you need to keep up with what everyone else is doing to stay relevant, I just think no. Do what you love if you have the position to do so. Just be who you are and that will always, I think, win out and catch up with … You would be your biggest success. Filtering Out The Noise Megan Gray: To expand on that I guess just a little, to maybe keep it going is, I struggle. I think we all struggle. Anyone sitting here on a podcast in a position to offer advice, even those people, we don’t know. I don’t think anyone has it figured out. I think there’s so much noise now with social media and constantly seeing what everyone is doing or one-tenth of what they’re doing, like their good spots. I think it’s really hard to, on the one hand, consume what other people are creating to inspire yourself, and then also to block out the noise and filter it to be like, “That’s great, but this is who I am, and this is what I am doing and that is enough.” It’s a real challenge to pay attention but filter out the noise. Brian Gardner: Yeah, I guess where I was going with that is, in my life, when I came up for the idea for this show, kind of a chaotic world, I think of people who are getting on a train or a bus or driving in traffic and doing what the world sees as being busy and chaotic. In my mind, I work from home and I get into my office, sit in my chair, like at 6am and do some things. I spend a lot of time online in my chair doing stuff. I’m not necessarily busy externally. In other words, I don’t have things to do and errands to do and all that kind of stuff. Thankfully, Shelly can take care of a lot of that stuff. In my head I am very busy by way of things you mentioned, things, people you see online, the noise, the emulating that I want to do when I see something on Dribble from guys like Bill. That is, in it’s own sense, a way of being mentally busy where … This leads into my next question which is who are the people that you look up to and the ones that … When I ask that question to myself I’m like, “Well, who do I look up to? It’s the people who I wish I could emulate.” People who I want to rip off and in fun and tongue in cheek say, “I love that design. I’m going to steal it.” Who are the people in the creative space, they don’t have to necessarily be designers, they could be musicians or whatever, that bring to you a breath of fresh creative air and some inspiration and things that help bring you down from the business rather than add to it? Megan Gray: Yeah, a designer specifically that I’ve just always admired is Jesse BC or Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain. He used to be 31Three and I think he’s with Shopify now. I’ve always loved how he is just so absolutely masterful with his craft. His designs are how I found him. I always thought, “Wow, that’s a real designer. That’s real stuff.” Back when I was just doing whatever. Then I met him at Circles Conference and I was just blown away by how quiet and reserved and humbled he was. I introduced myself, and then awkwardly like I am, I said, “Oh, I don’t mean to keep you” and he’s like, “No, talk to me about what you’re doing, what you’re working on.” I was like, “What? What is this?” I’ve always just loved how he’s not particularly self-promoting. He’s not particularly out there trying to be the biggest and the best. He’s just quietly, comfortably kicking all kinds of ass in this way that feels really genuine and authentic to me. Then on a more of a business perspective and somebody who is doing what they do, I still continue to think of Jake Goldman, former boss at 10up, as one of my mentors who I still reach out to who is somebody who just does not care what other people think of him. Or he does, but it does not influence his decisions. He is just everyday, everyday he is the same person. He is consistent and true to himself. That is really inspiring to me because I struggle with that. A lot of us struggle with that. Those are two people that I think I can look to when I need a little inspiration or a fresh take. Lauren Mancke: That’s some really good advice. We’re really happy you were able to come on the show today, Megan. Thank you so much for all of the wisdom you’ve imparted. Do you have any other words for our listeners? Megan Gray: I don’t. I think the closing is just to block out the noise and keep doing you and it will get you wherever you’re trying to go, I think. Brian Gardner: There we go. Words from Megan Gray. Everybody at StudioPress FM. Thank you so much for listening. In the show notes, on the show page, we have all kinds of great links to Megan so you can follow her, you can look at her work. If you’re looking for someone to design something for you and you don’t mind pastels and beaches, then check out Megan’s portfolio. Megan Gray: Thank you so much. Brian Gardner: Until next week. Thanks again for listening.

What’s up, COW-heads!? Jake Goldman (Powerpuff Girls) stops by to talk WWE Hall-of-Fame inductee turned President-elect Donald Trump, Survivor Series, John Cena, Seth Rollins, Smackdown, and more!

This week the guys sit down with Haley Mancini and Jake Goldman from IDW and Cartoon Network's "Powerpuff Girls!" They talk about the new comic and animated series, Haley and Jake's love for toys and figures, and much more! Nick and James also discuss Supergirl's season two premiere, the teaser trailer for the "Power Rangers" reboot, Netflix's "Ironfist," and other nerd news and topics. Issue four of "Powerpuff Girls" will be available both at local shops and digitally on October 19th!

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in on the roundtables for Steven Universe, We Bare Bears and The Powerpuff Girls. Among the cast/creative participants were Zach Callison, DeeDee Magno Hall, Michaela Dietz, Rebecca Sugar, Estelle, We Bare Bears, Daniel Chong, Bobby Moynihan, Eric Edelstein, Demetri Martin, The Powerpuff Girls, Amanda Leighton, Haley Mancini, Jake Goldman, Nick Jennings, Bob Boyle. You'll hear about all of their upcoming seasons. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

On this week's episode of Oysters, Clams & Cockles, our hosts and their guest, comedian and writer Jake Goldman, dissect "The Door" (easily one of the most brutal episodes ever), respond to listener emails, and discuss where they think the story goes from here.

For episode three of You Should Love Wrestling, Joey and Nick bring in passionate wrestling fan and writer for The Powerpuff Girls Jake Goldman to try and convince Stephen to love wrestling by watching CM Punk vs John Cena for the WWE Championship at Money in the Bank 2011. The boys also watch CM Punk’s iconic “Pipe Bomb” worked shoot promo and discuss the layers of reality and kayfabe. Everyone tries to guess the rotten tomatoes score for the WWE Studios Triple H vehicle The Chaperone. Also, Stephen tries to convince everyone to love Lenny & Larry’s Complete Cookie, a vegan product which Nick will have no part of.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jake Goldman (Powerpuff Girls, Futurama) stops by to talk about extreme recoiling, compare Perchance to Dream to Calvin & Hobbes, and share why Batman's uniquely greatest asset is learning from his mistakes. Then, the incredible BTAS writer and producer Alan Burnett (Justice League: Gods & Monsters, Mask of the Phantasm, probably all of your favorite cartoons) explains how Hitchcock influenced this episode, why villains bring out the best in Batman stories, and shares details on a script that was never produced. Also featuring Drew Tarver's triumphant return as The Mayor of Podcasts in #PodQuestCast: Part 4. Sponsored by Perchance to Cream. Rate + Review + Subscribe in iTunes! More at www.BTASpodcast.com and @BTASpodcast.

Jake Goldman (Powerpuff Girls, Futurama) joins Allie Goertz and Julia Prescott to talk Mother Simpon, Matt Groening, Comic Con, and the heart of the Simpsons.

Webcomic enthusiast Jake Goldman and webcomic artist John McNamee join Jen this week to discuss (what else?) webcomics! From narrative to gag a day, highly stylized to stick figures, strips that span decades to limited seasonal arcs, webcomics are now popular enough that readers are spoiled for choice even on a niche level. Jake, John, and Jen share some of their favorites, as well as what they think differentiates comics on the web from other types of comics when it comes to content, style, and the challenges the artists face making them. If you're enjoying PrePopCulture, please rate/review it on iTunes, and like it on Facebook! You can also follow PrePopCulture on Twitter. Want to suggest a topic for an episode? Email prepopculture@gmail.com! Show notes: Follow Jake and John on Twitter, and check out John's webcomic, Pie Comic. Jake's recommendation: Pro Wrestling Guerrilla John's recommendation: China, IL Broodhollow Hark! A Vagrant Narbonic Oh Joy Sex Toy Penny Arcade Poorly Drawn Lines Sluggy Freelance xkcd Frank Santoro's Layout Workshop Theme song Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.

In today’s episode I finally make it around to inviting my good friend Jake Goldman on to the show. If you don’t know Jake, he’s running one of the largest WordPress agencies on the planet. If you’re looking to scale your own shop, we talk about some very important steps starting with recruiting the right people to offering more than just web development. (more…)

In today's episode I finally make it around to inviting my good friend Jake Goldman on to the show. If you don't know Jake, he's running one of the largest WordPress agencies on the planet. If you're looking to scale your own shop, we talk about some very important steps starting with recruiting the right people to offering more than just web development. Jake Goldman founder of 10up.com Listen to the audio version You can also subscribe on iTunes. What's going on at 10up? You might recall I recently did an e-mail interview with Jake covering seoslides. More recently he and his team launched a new product called PushUp a plugin that will enable you to push notifications to a reader's Mavericks desktop. In fact, if you're in Safari now, you should have been prompted to subscribe to my site. However, today's episode will focus more on 10up the agency, as Jake promises to return to chat about the product side of things at a later date. Growing an agency One of the most important elements to a successful agency are the projects and accounts they work on, however, this should not overshadow the importance of hiring great people. Jake shares his thoughts and process on hiring great WordPress developers and embedding them into the 10up culture. Another important note, which I learned early on as well, do not stop at just web development. Sure it's going to depend on your goals and resources, but if you're just pumping out projects and not building multiple revenue streams of support and strategy — you might find it difficult to grow. Growth doesn't seem to be easing up for 10up as they recently announced a new CEO. Finding the right client Another equally important note: find the right client that wants to scale. Jake admits that early on, you have to take what you can get to pay the bills. I agree with this, so long as you know that you have a preferred client in mind. Client's that want to sign support contracts or retainers because they have a need to scale and they want you to be a part of it. Let's hear from you What were your thoughts on the interview? I'm going to have Jake back to talk about his products and I'd love to gather some listener questions now. Post them in the comments below. ★ Support this podcast ★

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The thought that’s been floating around the #DramaPress twittersphere — Does the business track belong at WordCamp? Chris Lema and Jake Goldman join me on a live Google hangout to chat about this topic and more. I’m not going to waste any time here, so let’s dive right in! I’ve made the YouTube video available here along with an MP3 download. This is also available on iTunes. (more…)

The thought that's been floating around the #DramaPress twittersphere — Does the business track belong at WordCamp? Chris Lema and Jake Goldman join me on a live Google hangout to chat about this topic and more. I'm not going to waste any time here, so let's dive right in! I've made the YouTube video available here along with an MP3 download. This is also available on iTunes. Does business belong at WordCamp Watch on YouTube Listen to the audio version Matt Report - A WordPress podcast for digital business owners Episode 35: Does the business track belong at WordCamp? Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window Little c vs big C I'm just going to make way for your comments… After reading this post on WP Daily, I asked Jake and Chris to join me in a roundtable talk about the business side of things. In the end, I don't think we're very far apart. What do you think?   ★ Support this podcast ★

To kick off season two, Jake Goldman joins Jen to tackle history and mystery in the novel Dissolution by C.J. Sansom. The book takes place in Tudor England and follows a hunchback lawyer as he's sent by Lord Cromwell to investigate a murder at a country monastery during Henry VIII's dissolution of papist religious houses. Naturally Jake and Jen get into relevant details like what constituted getting to third base with someone in 1537. An important note on spoilers! Jake and Jen discuss who the killer is from 50:47-57:33. If you haven't read the book but want to, you can safely listen to the rest of the episode and just avoid that spoiler-y portion. If you're enjoying PrePopCulture, please rate/review it on iTunes, and like it on Facebook! Want to suggest a topic for an episode? Email prepopculture@gmail.com! Show links: You can follow Jake on Twitter and check out new episodes of Futurama this summer. Dissolution SNL's Anne Boleyn sketch And #FindTesla! Theme song: Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.