Introducing Russell Aaron I didn’t learn WordPress at a fancy college or career academy. I graduated from the University of YouTube. My internship was the Las Vegas WordPress Meetup and WordCamp Vegas. The rest I learned building mortgage company platforms, working for casinos, inside managed WordPress hosts, and at some of the best WordPress development…
Introducing Rob Ruiz Meet Rob Ruiz, a seasoned Senior Full Stack Developer with nearly two decades of expertise in WordPress innovation and open-source magic. As the Lead Maintainer of WP Rig since 2020, Rob has been the driving force behind this groundbreaking open-source framework that empowers developers to craft high-performance, accessible, and progressively enhanced WordPress…
Introducing June Liu June Liu is the Creative Strategist at backpocket ACE, where she helps projects run smoothly and accessibly. She’s also the co-editor of WP Wonder Women and co-founder of Speed Network Online. Show Notes Backpocket Ace LinkedIn WP Accessibility Day Bio Transcript: Topher DeRosia: Hey everybody. Welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m your host…
Introducing Amber Hinds Amber Hinds is the CEO of Equalize Digital, Inc., a company specializing in WordPress accessibility and maker of the Accessibility Checker plugin. She is the lead organizer of the WordPress Accessibility Meetup, board president/co-lead organizer of the WordPress Accessibility Day conference, and participates in the WordPress core accessibility team. Through her work…
Introducing Joni Halabi Joni Halabi works at Georgetown University where is the web web content manager for the office of the president. She also volunteers on the WordPress Accessibility Day project, managing the translation of transcripts into a variety of languages. Show Notes Joni’s LinkedIn WP Accessibility Day 2025 WP Accessibility Day Translation Page Transcript:…
Introducing Toby Cryns Toby Cryns is owner of The Mighty Mo!, a WordPress and SEO lead generation agency in Minneapolis, MN. He wrote for WPTavern.com and helped plan BuddyCamp, WordUp, and the first few WordCamps in the Twin Cities. Show Notes https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobycryns https://themightymo.com/ Transcript: Topher DeRosia: Welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m Topher, and I’m here today with…
Introducing Nancy Lyons CEO and co-founder of Clockwork, an enterprise web development company in Minneapolis MN. We’ve known her through the internet for years, and it was a delight to get to talk to her in this episode. Show Notes https://www.nancylyons.com/ https://www.clockwork.com/ Transcript: Topher: Hey everybody, welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m Topher, your host, and…
Introducing Evelyn Maina Evelyn is a very unusual guest in that we brought her into the WordPress community! Years ago when Liam and Tara started this podcast they hired Evelyn as their transcriber. Since then, Evelyn has gotten to know more than 175 WordPressers by transcribing their interviews here on Hallway Chats. Her perspective as…
Introducing Aisha Adams and Marcus Burnette at WordCamp Birmingham In February Topher and Cate went to WordCamp Birmingham and Topher was able to interview both Aisha Adams and Marcus Burnette in the hallway. Aisha’s Links: https://aishaadamsmedia.com/ https://wordpress.tv/speakers/aisha-adams/ https://www.facebook.com/aishaadamsmediagroup Marcus’ Links https://mburnette.com/ https://profiles.wordpress.org/mdburnette/ https://wordpress.tv/speakers/marcus-burnette/ Transcript: Topher: Hey folks, welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m your host Topher….
Believe it or not, this is Robert's second time on Hallway Chats! His first was back in 2017 with Liam and Tara. Since Ny and Topher had never talked to him on here, we decided to give it another go!
In November 2022 Topher went to WordCamp Italy in Milan. While there he had several conversations with attendees and sponsors. Episode Transcript Topher: Hey folks, welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m your host Topher. This week is going to be a little bit different from usual. This last November, I had the opportunity to go to…
Topher and Sophia met with Benjamin Zekavica and Moritz Bappert, both WordCamp Europe 2023 volunteers. Show Notes Episode Transcript Topher: Hey everyone! Welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m Topher and my co-host is Sofia. Sophia: Hello. Moritz: Hi. Nice to meet you. Benjamin: Nice to meet you two. Topher: It’s great having you here. Once again,…
Show Notes Episode Transcript Topher: Hey everyone. Welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m Topher and my co-host is Sofia. Say hello, Sophia. Sophia: Sorry. Hello. I was trying to look at the show. Topher: Okay. Our guests today come from WordCamp Europe. Please tell us your names and what your role is for WordCamp. Evangelia: Hi,…
Show Notes Contact Info: Website WordPress Twitter Episode Transcript Topher: Hey everyone, welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m Topher and my co-host today is Sophia. Sophia: Hello. Topher: She waved. Before we get started, I want to say thanks to our sponsor Nexcess. They’ve been good to us for a couple of years now. And I’ve…
Show Notes Contact Info: Website LinkedIn Twitter Episode Transcript Topher: Hey everyone, welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m Topher, your host today. My regular co-host Nyasha is sick today, so it’s just gonna be me and our guest. Before we get started, I want to say thanks to our sponsor Nexcess. We’ve been hosted with Nexcess…
