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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In WP Legends Episode 134, Gonçalo Lourenço, Head of Cloud DevOps and R&D at Namecheap, shares how his team approaches the invisible work that keeps hosting platforms reliable at scale. From infrastructure and automation to incident response and delivery speed, his role sits at the intersection of DevOps, R&D, and platform trust. We explore EasyWP,…
Gonçalo Lourenço shares that Spaceship is more than just a beautiful interface, it’s built as a unified system behind the scenes. Designed like an operating system, it allows teams to build, connect, and scale products seamlessly on one shared infrastructure. Episode out soon. Stay tuned. #GoncaloLourenco #Namecheap #Spaceship #Cloud #DevOps #UX #WPLegends
Managing multiple WordPress websites? Stop paying monthly fees for SaaS platforms! Learn how to manage unlimited WordPress sites from ONE self-hosted dashboard using MainWP – completely FREE! This comprehensive tutorial shows you how to set up MainWP, connect child sites, manage updates, monitor performance, and scale your WordPress management like a pro agency. MainWP: https://mainwp.com…
In WP Legends Episode 133, Freek Van der Herten, Co-founder of Oh Dear and core member of Spatie, shares his journey from open source development to building a trusted monitoring platform used by developers and agencies worldwide. We explore Laravel in the AI era, why its clean architecture works well with AI, and where to…
Freek Van der Herten, Co-founder of Oh Dear, explains where you should actually host a Laravel app when you’re just getting started. He breaks it down simply. Laravel is just PHP, so you don’t need anything overly complex. You can start with Laravel’s own tools like Laravel Cloud for a fully managed setup or Laravel…
Jason Agnew, Co-founder & CTO of Big Bite, has built large-scale WordPress platforms for leading media organizations, focusing on editorial workflows and high-volume publishing. With Big Bite now part of WP Engine, that expertise is moving into the platform layer. In this episode, we explore how legacy tech stacks are holding publishers back and what…
In WP Legends Episode 132, Jason Agnew, Co-founder & CTO of Big Bite, shares how Big Bite evolved from a small agency into a trusted WordPress partner for major publishing organizations. Now part of WP Engine, that experience is shaping the future of publishing platforms. We dive into legacy media stacks, newsroom workflows, AI in…
Jason Agnew, Co-founder & CTO of Big Bite, breaks it down simply. You don’t need expensive infrastructure or enterprise setups to begin. He explains that WordPress out of the box is already powerful enough, especially when paired with a solid theme and tools like ACF to extend functionality. The key is not to overcomplicate things…
Matt Cromwell, Founder and CGO of Roots & Fruit, shares insights on product growth, customer experience, and building in the WordPress ecosystem. We explore product-led growth, community trust, and what it takes to scale sustainable WordPress businesses. Episode out now. Watch Soon. #MattCromwell #GiveWP #WordPress #ProductGrowth #WPLegends
In WP Legends Episode 131, Matt Cromwell, Founder and CGO of Roots & Fruit, shares lessons from building and scaling WordPress products. From GiveWP to advising product teams today, he brings a clear perspective on product growth, customer experience, and long-term strategy. We dive into product-market fit, customer feedback loops, north star metrics, and product-led…
In this video, we break down how HTTP status codes work and what they mean every time you request a webpage. From common responses like 200 OK, 404 Not Found, 500 Internal Server Error, and 403 Forbidden, you’ll understand how servers communicate with your browser. We then dive into one of the most unusual and…
Matt Cromwell, Co-founder of GiveWP, breaks down what should come first: paid ads or product-led growth. He explains that paid ads only work once your foundation is strong. Without a well-understood product, clear positioning, and optimized pages, ads simply burn budget without meaningful returns. Product-led growth helps you refine your offering, understand your customers, and…
Seb de Lemos, CEO of Hosting.com, shares how he scaled hosting infrastructure across AWS and GCP in 80+ global locations and what it really takes to build a global hosting company. We dive into the real mechanics of scaling, the trade offs founders do not see coming, and how the hosting ecosystem is evolving behind…
In WP Legends Episode 130, Seb de Lemos, CEO of @wearehostingcom shares how he went from accidentally getting into hosting to building and scaling global infrastructure that powers millions of websites. With experience across product, platforms, operations, and acquisitions, he brings a clear perspective on what it really takes to build a hosting company people…
Todd Han, Founder of Dynadot, built the company with a simple belief. The internet deserves better domain services. By focusing on simplicity, automation, and customer control, Dynadot now powers millions of domains worldwide. In this episode, we explore independence, infrastructure, and why trust is at the core of the open web. Episode out now. Watch…
