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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Brian Gardner, Head of Community at WP Engine, helped shape modern WordPress sites long before performance and SEO became standard. His work powered hundreds of thousands of websites. In this episode, we explore themes to blocks, design evolution, and why community still drives WordPress forward. Episode out now. Watch soon. #BrianGardner #WPEngine #WordPress #WPLegends
In WP Legends Episode 138, Brian Gardner, Head of Community at WP Engine, joins us to talk about WordPress design, block themes, AI, and the evolution of the ecosystem. We dive into the Genesis era, the shift to Gutenberg, AI’s role in design and content, and why community continues to be at the core of…
Brian Gardner, Head of Community at WP Engine, shares his take on whether designers are becoming more or less influential with the rise of AI. He believes AI won’t replace designers but will reward those who use it to work faster and smarter. The real shift is not about losing relevance but evolving with the…
Syrus Akbary Nieto, Founder and CEO of Wasmer, is rethinking how code runs across browsers, edge, and cloud using WebAssembly as a universal runtime. In this episode, we explore serverless, edge computing, and how Wasmer is changing performance, scalability, and the way developers approach infrastructure. Episode out now. Watch soon. #SyrusAkbary #Wasmer #WebAssembly #Serverless #EdgeComputing…
In WP Legends Episode 137, Syrus Akbary Nieto joins us to explore WebAssembly, serverless infrastructure, and the future of hosting in an AI driven world. He shares how Wasmer is redefining how applications run across browsers, servers, and the edge, and why WebAssembly could become a powerful alternative to traditional containers. We also dive into…
Syrus Akbary Nieto, Founder and CEO of Wasmer, explains why serverless still feels complex for most developers despite promising simplicity. He breaks down how current platforms require rewriting applications to fit serverless models, and why the future should allow apps to scale without any modification. Episode out soon. Stay tuned. #SyrusAkbaryNieto #Wasmer #Serverless #WebAssembly #Hosting…
Arnas Donauskas, Product Manager at Hostinger, shares how AI is transforming website creation by turning simple conversations into fully functional, visually polished websites in minutes. He explains how this rapid feedback loop not only speeds up development but also boosts motivation to keep iterating and improving without getting stuck in technical complexity. Episode out soon….
In WP Legends Episode 136, Benjamin Zekavica, WordPress core contributor, 2025 core team rep, and founder of Unleash WP and Kreo Pulse, joins us for a deep dive into WordPress leadership, AI, and the future of core. He shares how he started with WordPress at just 11 years old, his journey into core contributions, and…
Benjamin Zekavica, Founder of UnleashWP and Kreo Pulse, shares the plugins and hosting platforms he trusts after years in the WordPress ecosystem. He highlights tools like WP Rocket for performance and Wordfence for security, while also breaking down the difference between managed hosting and having full control with VPS or cloud setups for developers. Episode…
Quentyn Russ, Co Founder of Webslice, is rethinking how modern PHP applications are hosted through a more transparent and performance driven approach. In this episode, we explore serverless PHP, why hosting comparisons are still unclear, and what truly impacts performance, along with PHP Vitals and the push for standardized benchmarks. Episode out now. Watch soon….
In WP Legends Episode 135, Quintin Russ, Co Founder of Web Slice, shares how Web Slice is redefining hosting for modern PHP applications through serverless infrastructure, measurable performance, and greater transparency. We explore serverless PHP, PHP Vitals, hardware performance, pricing transparency, uptime claims, and the reality of shared vs cloud hosting. The conversation also dives…
Quintin Russ, Co Founder of Webslice, breaks down one of the biggest misconceptions in hosting. He explains that all hosting is fundamentally shared, including cloud. The real difference comes down to how platforms manage performance, isolation, and consistency, especially when dealing with challenges like noisy neighbors and resource contention. Episode out soon. Stay tuned. #QuintinRuss…
In WP Legends Episode 134, Gonçalo Lourenço, Head of Cloud DevOps and R&D at Namecheap/Spaceship, 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 , Head of Cloud DevOps and R&D at Namecheap, works at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and platform reliability. At Namecheap, his role goes beyond uptime, it’s about building systems that can scale globally while maintaining trust under pressure. In this episode, we explore platform reliability, scaling WordPress workloads, DevOps vs R&D, and…
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,…
