Born from the WordPress community, Seahawk Media has evolved into a global WordPress services company and the creative force behind WP Legends, the podcast celebrating the innovators shaping the open web.
We partner with leading hosts, agencies, SEO experts, and SaaS companies worldwide, helping them scale through white-label WordPress development, maintenance, and marketing services.
🎙️ WP Legends: Hosted by Gautam Khorana (COO of Seahawk Media), features authentic conversations with founders and executives across the WordPress, SEO, domain registrar and hosting ecosystem. With over 50,000 followers across YouTube, LinkedIn, and X, it’s among the fastest-growing shows in the open web space.
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Haydn Simpson, Head of Brand TLDs at Abion shares his thoughts on niche and specialist domain extensions that are powerful but still underused. Many unique TLDs from previous rounds remain overlooked because of limited awareness and adoption. Episode out soon. Stay tuned. #HaydnSimpson #Abion #TLDs #DomainStrategy #DigitalBranding #WordPress #WPLegends
Emil Falcon, Founder and CEO of Web Hosting Canada, discusses how customer needs have shaped the industry’s offerings, especially in managed WordPress plans. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/fMJdPS1_-ks #EmilFalcon #WebHostingCanada #TechEvolution #WordPress #WPLegends
Matt Schwartz, Founder of CheckView, shares how his platform helps WordPress and WooCommerce sites catch issues before customers even see them. From running a leading WordPress agency to creating CheckView, Matt explains why reliability, automation, and quality control are becoming mission critical in the always on digital ecosystem. Episode out now. Watch today. #MattSchwartz #CheckView…
Darren Lingham, Co-Founder of @wearehostingcom, shares how AI is transforming hosting. From generating website content to designing layouts, AI speeds up development and gets sites live faster than ever. A quick recap of key insights from the full discussion. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/JVoNobp0uF0?si=yIlDn1qiBfdMiFck #DarrenLingham #HostingDotCom #AIHosting #WebsiteDevelopment #TechShorts #WordPress #WebHosting #AIinTech #DigitalInnovation
Seb De Lemos, CEO of @wearehostingcom, explains how AI and Open Cloud Hosting are shaping the future of hosting. He shares why speed and trends aren’t the priority, focusing instead on stability and real value for customers. Episode coming soon. Stay tuned. #SebDeLemos #HostingDotCom #AIHosting #OpenCloudHosting #TechShorts #WebHosting #DigitalInnovation #WordPress
In WP Legends Episode 114, we sit down with Matt Schwartz, Founder of CheckView, to explore automated testing, website reliability, and why many WordPress sites are more fragile than they appear. Matt shares how real client failures at his Atlanta-based agency inspired the creation of CheckView, a browser-based testing platform that simulates real user behavior…
Matt Schwartz, Founder of CheckView, explains how their innovative browser bots test websites by simulating user interactions, including filling forms, clicking buttons, and following step by step instructions. If anything goes wrong, the bot sends alerts and records a video for review, helping agencies and clients identify issues before they impact users. Episode out soon….
In this expert panel discussion, Gautam Khorana, Co-Founder and COO of Seahawk Media, is joined by Lilliana Quesada and Eric Ellis from CloudLinux to unpack how hosting providers can scale revenue in 2026 without increasing operational complexity. This is not a theory-driven conversation. It is a practical, experience-backed discussion shaped by real challenges hosting companies…
Emmanuel Khoury, Co-Founder of Staq, joins WP Legends to share his unconventional journey from law to building one of the most practical WordPress SaaS platforms for agencies. Drawing from his legal background in structure, risk, and long term systems, Emmanuel explains how Staq brings hosting, deployment, and site management into a single streamlined dashboard built…
In WP Legends Episode 113, Emmanuel Khoury, Co-Founder of WPStaq, shares his journey from running a digital agency to building a SaaS platform designed specifically for WordPress agencies. He breaks down the real infrastructure challenges agencies face, including unreliable hosting environments, performance bottlenecks, SMTP and email delivery issues, and growing security risks. The conversation dives…
Emmanuel Khoury, Co-Founder of Staq, shares the WordPress plugins he genuinely respects beyond his own products. From Beaver Builder and Formidable Forms to WP Mail SMTP and leading SEO tools like All in One SEO, Yoast SEO, and Rank Math, this clip highlights the tools that have earned long-term trust in the WordPress ecosystem. Episode…
Welcome to Panel 2 of “The Stage” by WP Legends! Join host Gautam Khorana, Co-Founder of Seahawk Media, as he leads an expert panel discussion on the current state of WordPress SEO and the strategies shaping search visibility in 2026. In this episode, Wences Garcia from @marketgoo Alex Moss from @yoast and Remco Nieuwenhuizen from…
Roger Williams, Community Manager at Kinsta, shares how growing WordPress communities goes beyond features. From listening to agencies and developers to advocating open source collaboration and community first marketing, Roger explains why trust, support, and empowerment are the real engines of long-term growth in WordPress. Episode out now Watch soon #RogerWilliams #Kinsta #WordPress #CommunityBuilding #OpenSource…
In WP Legends Episode 112, we’re joined by Roger Williams, Community Manager at Kinsta, for a deep conversation on what it really takes to build trust, scale hosting, and grow community inside the WordPress ecosystem. Roger shares his journey from the early days of hosting at GoDaddy to leading community initiatives at Kinsta. He explains…
Roger Williams Community Manager at Kinsta breaks down who Kinsta is for agencies, enterprise clients, nonprofits and developers. From managing multiple sites to providing SOC 2 and ISO 27001 security compliance Kinsta makes scaling and collaboration effortless while keeping flexibility and security front and center #Kinsta #WordPressHosting #Agencies #Enterprise #Nonprofits #WPLegends
