Women in WP | WordPress Podcast

This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Raffaella Isidori | Humanise: 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 the urge to share my knowledge and values, propelled […]

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 always […]

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 […]

This episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms 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 accessibility […]

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.

About Dee Teal: I’m a remote project manager with Human Made, leading WordPress agency and makers of Altis DXP. I work with teams and stakeholders to bring projects to life, all from the comfort of my own home in Melbourne, Australia. I’ve studied digital communication and culture, and am excited by the unique power, and […]

About Megan Rose: Megan is a web developer in the Cleveland area specializing in WordPress. She is the Technology Manager at KHM Travel Group, a leading host travel agency. Neopets first introduced her to coding. Find Megan Rose: | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn This episode is sponsored by WPRemote maintenance care plan […]

About Maja Loncar: Professional with 15+ years of overseas experience in Communications, Marketing, Branding, Events management, Sponsorship, Sales and Commercial strategies and Business development. Find Maja Loncar: GoDaddy | Twitter

About Brittney Oddo: Brittney Oddo runs According to Brittney, award-winning content and social media agency based in Cleveland, Ohio. As a strategist, she specializes in helping entrepreneurs create consistent, lead-generating content. When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband, her cat, and playing the Sims! Find Brittney Oddo: According to Brittney | […]

In this episode, we talk to Milana Cap about getting started in WordPress by creating a Frankenstein monster of a website, her experience as an Opera prompter, and learning PHP before knowing what it was as well as the active WordPress community in Serbia. About Milana Cap: Single mum. Former opera prompter, now WordPress/ PHP […]

In episode 40 of Women in WP, we talk to Rachel Di Martino about building a WordPress business that elevates women-led businesses and the changes involved in running an online business during Covid-19. About Rachel Di Martino: Rachel is the owner of Geek Unicorn. She partners with women-led businesses to elevate them to a professional […]

About Meg Phillips: Meg Phillips is a mom, marketer, and web developer. Before having children, Meg worked in apparel product development and was part of the team that launched the Soma Brand for Chico’s FAS. Since becoming a mom, Meg continues to work as a product developer focused on technology and marketing for start-up ideas. […]

About Swaahili M: A 21-year-old WordPress Enthusiast who believes that asking WHY enough number of times can decipher almost anything. Perpetually lost – either in a book or in yet another theory that attempts to unravel and explain how humans think. Find Swaahili M: BlogVault | MalCare 

In this episode of Women in WP, we talk to Natalie MacLees about the drive to make websites accessible, her accessibility focused business, and leading and organizing within the WordPress community. About Natalie MacLees: I’ve been building the internet since 1996. I’m the founder + principal of Digitally, an accessiblity-focused digital agency. And I’m also […]

Afshana Diya is Growth Strategist & CMO of WPDeveloper where she is helping to accelerate business growth and the company is currently serving 500,000+ users from 120+ countries. She is the co-organizer of WordCamp Dhaka and she has attended spoken in many international WordCamps around south Asia.

In episode 35, we talk to Nicole Hanusek, who started out as a WordPress freelancer and has grown her business into a successful agency. We learn how she stopped building client websites and began building a team to manage websites instead. About Nicole Hanusek: In 1998, Nicole began her career with a web consulting company […]

Miriam is a WordPress Technical Lead for Kanopi Studios. She started playing around with WordPress for personal projects in 2009, and for professional projects two years later. Miriam speaks at various WordCamps across North America, and is also a mentor and instructor for Ottawa’s chapter of Canada Learning Code. She has been a member of the WordCamp Ottawa organizing team since 2017, and is lead organizer for 2020.

In episode 33 of Women in WP, we talk to Rosalyn Page about content writing authentic content, blogging, creating the work you want to do, and imposter syndrome that women are struggling with and how to get past it. About Rosalyn Page: Rosalyn Page is an award-winning journalist/editor specialising in digital lifestyle, consumer tech and […]

In episode 32 of Women in WP, we add the fabulous Allie Nimmons as guest host and head down under with Sheree Chambers to talk about her transition from building sites with Joomla to WordPress. About Sheree Chambers: Sheree Chambers has over 15 years’ experience in Marketing and Design and founded Brugel Creative in 2008. […]

In this episode of Women in WP, we talk to Francesca Marano about getting involved in the community, becoming a contributor, and about life in Italy during the coronavirus pandemic. About Francesca Marano: Francesca is the WordPress Community & Partnership Manager at SiteGround, the independent web hosting company. She is the current release co-lead for […]

In episode 30 of Women in WP, we talk to Tracy Rotton about being a freelancer during the time of COVID-19, including how working from home has changed, expectations moving forward, and more. About Tracy Rotton: Tracy Rotton (she/her) is Founder and Principal of Taupecat Studios, an independent WordPress development agency based near Washington, D.C. […]

In episode 29 of Women in WP, we talk to Christie Witt, a WordPress designer, developer, and part-time comedian! Note: This episode was recorded during the very early days of the coronavirus pandemic, prior to the rapid spread across the world. About Christie Witt: Christie Witt is the Creative Specialist at Eclipse Foundation. Christie develops […]

In episode 28, we talk to Birgit Pauli-Haack about her history as a developer since 2002 and how she got to be such an important part of the WordPress Global Community including leading documentation for Gutenberg, publishing Gutenberg Times, and creating a Gutenberg podcast and live Q&A. About Birgit Pauli-Haack: Birgit Pauli-Haack has been running […]

In episode 27 of Women in WP, we talk to Fairy Dharawat about using WordPress in her career as a professional blogger writing for various brands as well as her experience speaking at WordCamps. About Fairy Dharawat: I’m a writer and I like to indulge in art that is bright and bold and that makes […]

In episode 26 of Women in WP, we talk to Aurooba Ahmed about her amazing journey that began with starting a blog as a teen about her passion for Manga to building professional websites and being a business owner right out of college. We talk about the future of WordPress, building a solo business, and […]

Stephanie Wells is the founder and CTO of Formidable Forms. She was a Registered Nurse, then became a self-taught developer when the first little bundle-of-joy came along in 2007. Now she is running a full-time business with several employees. About Stephanie Wells: Steph Wells is the founder and CTO of Formidable Forms. She was a […]

In episode 24 of Women in WP, we talk to Monique Dubbelman about the Dutch WordPress community, building a successful business, running meetups, website accessibility and more. This episode is sponsored by SandHills Development. They are currently in the market for a new Junior Developer and Application Support Specialist. Check out their website for more […]

In this episode of Women in WP, we talk to Allie Nimmons about the parallels between acting and WordPress, teaching yourself to code, and building diversity within the WordPress Community. About Allie Nimmons: Allie Nimmons is a self-taught web designer and developer and has been working with WordPress since 2014. Currently, she provides tech support […]

Brazilian, from the city of São Paulo. Graduated in Graphic Design by the SENAC University. 50% designer and 50% developer. Co-founder of Haste [note: "haste" it's the portuguese word for "stem"], a WordPress development studio. Kim Parsell Scholarship winner in 2015. WordCamp São Paulo organizer since 2014.

In this episode of Women in WP, we talk to Amy Hall about MailChimp, marketing, and how age affects your space in the WordPress community. About Amy Hall: It’s not a surprise that Amy Hall is referred to as the MacGyver of MailChimp. For the last ten years, Amy has been taking content management out […]

In this episode of Women in WP, we talk about the evolution of working from home, how to network when you work from home, and the importance of “real” digital connections. About Cami MacNamara: Cami MacNamara, aka WebCami, has been designing websites since 2002 from her home office in Seattle, Washington. Her career started as […]

In the 19th installment of the Women in WP, the three cohosts finally are all together in one room, talking to the women who use WordPress daily!

In episode 18 of Women in WP, we talk to Tess Coughlan-Allen about her journey not only into WordPress, but into the world of organizing and leading at WordCamp Europe. About Tess Coughlan-Allen: Tess is a writer who is passionate about communicating ideas in creative ways. Day to day, Tess works as Marketing Manager for […]

In episode 17 of Women in WP, we talk to Niki Robinson about the business of blogging, copywriting, and content strategy for website owners. About Niki: Niki Robinson is a wild word wrangler, urban explorer, and overall nerd living and working in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has written and edited thousands of blog posts, articles, […]

In episode 16 of Women in WP, we talk to the hilarious Kate Toon about moving from her big city corporate job into the world of professional SEO copywriting. About Kate Toon: Kate Toon is an author, speaker, podcaster and award-winning SEO copywriter and SEO consultant with over two decades of experience in all things advertising, […]

In episode 15 of Women in WP, we talk to Heather Acton of Helio Interactive, about her engineering background, how that translated into building a WordPress development business, and the realization that staying small is okay. About Heather Acton: Heather Acton is the founder and technical director of Helio Interactive. Heather grew up on the […]

In episode 14, we talk to Shireen Hafeez, founder of Deaf Kids Code, about her project to get deaf kids making websites for local businesses using WordPress. Her initiative started with the Philadelphia School for the Deaf, with the goal of spreading across deaf schools across the country. This program aims to enable hard of […]

In episode 13 of Women in WP, we talk to Michelle Schulp who tells us about the power of why, the definition of design, and her passion that design isn’t just about beauty, but about defining problems and finding solutions. About Michelle Schulp: Michelle is an independent graphic designer and frontend developer in Minneapolis. Prior […]

In this episode, we talk to Sue Jenkins about how she’s teaching her university design students to design and build WordPress sites. About Sue Jenkins: Sue Jenkins is a web UI/UX and print designer, photographer, and illustrator, as well as the creative director at Luckychair.com, a full-service design studio. An award-winning Adobe Certified Expert, she’s […]

In episode 11 of Women in WP, we talk to Michelle Ames, head of customer success for GiveWP about her role in helping GiveWP customers succeed at fundraising, as well as her role in organizing WordCamps and Meetups. About Michelle: Michelle has over twenty years of experience in higher education; ten years of owning a […]

In this episode of Women in WP, Tracy goes on the road and takes on WordCamp Europe! She spends time talking to women from all over the world who work in the world of WordPress.  

In episode 9 of Women in WP, we talk to Lisa Stambaugh about her impressive length of time in the industry, moving from engineering to web development, being one of the few women in the industry, writing the book on hiring a web designer, and her transition from web development to website care and support. […]

In episode eight of Women in WP, we talk to Sara Dunn, web developer and SEO expert about going from generalist to specialist and all that goes along with it. About Sara: Sara Dunn is founder and project lead at 11Web, a marketing agency offering WordPress website design and SEO. In 2018, she started a […]

About Mary: I am a Product Manager at How Do You Tech, we curate useful answers to specific questions in tech. I tech #WordPress daily, building and managing sites and apps for clients. I teach digital skills at Uwani Hub. I love cats, photography, rabbits & travelling. Find Mary: Website | Twitter | Facebook | […]

In episode six, we chat with Evangelia Pappa, from Greece, who teaches us that the WordPress Community in Europe is family. About Evangelia Pappa: Studied Computer Science and Communications. Works as Technical Customer Support Representative (for Greece, Malta, Cyprus and West Balkan countries) for Asus. IT technician, with experience in customer support and also in […]

In episode five, we talk to Bethany Siegler of Unique Think on her journey to WordPress and how she became a WordPress educator. About Bethany: Bethany Siegler (of UniqueThink Online Marketing & Web Design) specializes in helping low-tech folks get comfortable with their WordPress websites. At Boulder Digital Arts and the University of Colorado, she […]