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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Joy Xue, Director of Regional Business in China at ShortDot, shares how domains, compliance, and trust shape global expansion in one of the world’s most complex digital markets. With experience across digital infrastructure and cloud ecosystems, she breaks down what brands need to build scalable, compliant digital identities across borders. Episode out soon. Stay tuned….
Darcy Kurtz, Chief Marketing Officer at WP Engine, shares whether brand or demand breaks first while scaling. It all depends on your starting point. A strong brand can create a demand challenge, while focusing only on revenue can leave you without brand equity. In the end, brand should exist in service of demand and both…
Syrus Akbary, Founder and CEO of Wasmer, explains how WebAssembly started as a browser solution to overcome JavaScript’s performance limits, especially for games and high performance applications. What began with experiments like ASM.js and Google’s Native Client evolved into WebAssembly, built to run near native speed programs safely in the browser and now far beyond…
Todd Han, Founder of Dynadot, shares how the company got its name, combining “dynamic” and “dot” to represent dynamic domains. He reflects on launching in 2002 when the domain industry was dominated by major players, the limitations of early registrar interfaces, and how focusing on better UI and a more dynamic experience shaped Dynadot’s early…
Ivan Popov, CEO of Vipe Studio, shares insights on what it truly takes to move the WordPress ecosystem forward. From extending Gutenberg beyond traditional websites to redefining hosting as a product experience rather than just server specifications, this conversation explores engineering, infrastructure, and modern content systems in 2026 and beyond. Episode out now. Watch soon….
In WP Legends Episode 117, Ivan Popov, CEO of Vipe Studio, joins us to explain why he uses WordPress as a framework, not just a CMS. We discuss how WordPress core features like authentication, custom post types, metadata, and REST API support help agencies reduce backend development costs while building high-class online software. The conversation…
Ivan Popov, CEO of Vipe Studio, joins us to explain why he uses WordPress as a framework not just as a blogging tool. In this conversation, we explore how WordPress manages content natively, how REST API support enables seamless integrations, and how agencies can reduce backend development costs by leveraging built in authentication, custom post…
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Welcome to “The Stage” by WP Legends! Join host Gautam Khorana (Co-Founder, Seahawk Media) as he sits down with industry leaders Miriam Schwab (Head of WordPress, Elementor), Robert Abela (Founder & CEO, Melapress), and Jesse Friedman (Head of WP Cloud, Automattic) to explore how WordPress security works at scale. This episode dives into practical strategies…
Mike Hansen, VP of Product at Newfold Digital, shares insights on building and scaling WordPress products across one of the largest web portfolios in the world. He discusses product strategy, balancing innovation with stability in open source, and how hosting platforms evolve after acquisitions to support millions of websites globally. Episode out now. Watch soon….
In WP Legends Episode 116, we are joined by Mike Hansen, VP of Product at Newfold Digital, who shares what it takes to operate WordPress at massive scale. From contributing to WordPress core to leading product across one of the largest hosting portfolios, Mike offers a behind the scenes look at infrastructure, security, AI innovation,…
Mike Hansen, VP of Product at @Newfold, joins us to discuss what it takes to scale WordPress to millions of users. In this conversation, we explore how open source, infrastructure, and innovation drive long term growth, and how hosting platforms build on top of the WordPress ecosystem while contributing through tools and services. Episode out…
Tired of messy email threads and confusing screenshots when collecting client feedback on websites? In this tutorial, I show you Feedbucket—the tool that transforms how web designers and agencies collect, manage, and act on feedback. Learn how to embed a feedback widget directly into live websites or design mockups, allowing clients and team members to…
Haydn Simpson, Head of Brand TLDs at Abion, shares insights on digital identity, domain strategy, and brand protection. With leadership experience across WebPros and team.blue, he explains how enterprises manage domains, mitigate abuse, monitor threats, and safeguard digital trust in an increasingly complex online ecosystem. This conversation explores the evolution of the TLD market and…
In WP Legends Episode 115, we sit down with Haydn Simpson, Head of Brand TLDs at Abion, to discuss digital identity, domain strategy, brand protection, and the evolving TLD ecosystem. With deep experience across domain registries, hosting, and commercial leadership, Haydn shares insights on the upcoming 2026 new gTLD round, how brands approach domain portfolios…
