Hallway Chats

Sharing stories and building belonging

    Introducing Natasha Burtenshaw-deVries Natasha is a digital marketing and SEO specialist. She lives near Toronto, Canada and enjoys sailing, hiking, skiing, playing trombone, soccer in Toronto FC. Show Notes Website | NatashaBD Twitter | @natasha_bd Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress. Liam: We…

    Introducing Shannon Shaffer Shannon is a mom, travel enthusiast, book lover, and doer of WordPress stuff. A self-proclaimed geek, Shannon owns Purple Finch studios, a small digital agency located in Pennsylvania. Show Notes Website | Purple Finch Studios Instagram | ShannonTShaffer Twitter | @shannontshaffer Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats,…

    Introducing Keanan Koppenhaver Keanan is the CTO at Alpha Particle, a digital consultancy that helps their clients plan and execute their digital projects. He believes that technology isn’t always the answer, but when it is, it’s important to get it right. Show Notes Website | Alpha Particle Website | Keanan.Dev Twitter | @kkoppenhaver Preferred Pronouns…

    Introducing Allie Nimmons Allie is a self-taught WordPress user who has done the agency thing, done the freelance thing, done the business owner thing… and is now doing the community thing! She does support and community outreach at GiveWP and is a GoDaddy Pro Ambassador. Her biggest joy comes from talking to other community members…

    Introducing Allison Smith Allison is a journalist turned marketer who transforms tech talk into irresistible stories. An avid reader, she has a penchant for books, chocolate, and content first design. Show Notes Website | aesmithcontent.com (under construction) Twitter | @aesmithcontent Instagram | @aesmithcontent Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people…

    Introducing Matthew Rodela Matthew is a recovering IT consultant who now builds websites for a living. Based out of the Washington DC area, Matthew has found success with his turnkey website service and enjoys sharing his experiences running it with other web consultants. Show Notes Website | Turnkey Websites Blueprint Website | Key Press Plugins…

    Introducing Shayna Diamond Shayna loves WordPress, CSS art, clean-code, accessible websites & building inclusion in the tech community. She co-founded Shift/Enter to help people, especially those who are underrepresented, succeed in technology-related careers. She also loves rocks. Show Notes Website | Shift/Enter Twitter | @whosyourwebsite LinkedIn | Shaynald Hashtag | #shiftentercville Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episode…

    Introducing Joe LoPreste Joe says he’s very passionate about inclusive design for WordPress and considers himself a web accessibility advocate. He travels around the US giving presentations to WordPress developers, designers, and agencies about web accessibility. Show Notes Website | St. Pete Design Twitter | @JosephLoPreste Preferred Pronouns | He/Him Episode Transcript Tara: This is…

    Introducing Monique Dubbelman Monique is an independent UX designer from the Netherlands. She builds websites for small business owners and teaches at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science. When she’s not behind her computer, she likes to whisper to earthworms in her garden. Show Notes Website | Boe Media Twitter | @boemedia Preferred Pronouns |…

    Introducing Fairy Dharawat Fairy Dharawat is a cat-loving lassie who writes and draws while diving headfirst into the wonderful world of comics, admiring their adventurous plot lines and intricate illustration. She’s also gearing towards meditation and learning about the many joys it brings. Show Notes Website | Fairy Dharawat Twitter | @Fairy_Dharawat Instagram | @theradicaldoodler…

    Introducing Stacey Harris Stacey Harris is marketing strategist working with entrepreneurs who are tired of spending hours online with no results. Through her podcast, membership community, and agency she supports frustrated leaders in getting results online by building connection. Show Notes Website | thestaceyharris.com Podcast | hitthemicbackstage.com Twitter | thestaceyharris Facebook | thestaceyharris Instagram |…

    Introducing Paul Oyler Paul is a self-proclaimed crazy, old dude, who wishes it were still the 1970s, but who also loves 21st-century technology. Show Notes Business | Facebook Page Twitter | @PappyOyler Blog | Paul Oyler Online Preferred Pronouns | He/Him Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway Chats, where we meet people who use WordPress….

    Introducing Reed Gustow Reed Gustow is active in his local WordPress community. A local meetup organizer and former WordCamp organizer, Reed has been building websites and teaching WordPress for a long while now. Reed calls Philadelphia home. Show Notes Website | deltaangel.com Twitter | @tangofoxtrot Preferred Pronouns | He/Him Episode Transcript Tara: This is Hallway…

    Introducing Christina Workman Christina is a frontend developer, support specialist, trainer and community leader in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Her favorite things include furry creatures, the colour purple, tea, Wapuu, and Brit TV. Show Notes Website | Amethyst Answers Twitter | @AmethystAnswers WordPress | Amethyst Answers Personal Blog | Christina Colors Preferred Pronouns | She/Her Episode Transcript…

    Introducing Mike Demo A former MousePlanet MouseStation Podcast co-host, Mike Demo is a lover of open source first, specific tools later. Before joining BoldGrid as a community evangelist, Mike spent years in the financial and insurance industries. He believes in sharing his business acumen and marketing insight. He presents regularly on open source topics like…