WPMotivate: Reclaim the Fun

Having been online for two decades (or more), Kathy and Michelle have gone through numerous tech stacks to help them do their jobs and publish online. From a review of old BlogSpot blogs to our evolution of web development, photo retouching, and video editing, we’ve used a number of tools. We go over today’s favorites…

In this episode, Michelle and Kathy talk about numerous things, as they often do. But they explore something dear to their heart: community. Michelle shares a story of a community that sprung up around a mysterious pantry organizer and how the guesses of its purpose brought people together. They share cautionary tales of businesses that…

Inspired by Carole Olinger’s talk at WCEU 2023, Michelle and Kathy discuss all the feelings that come up when you cannot attend an event. Michelle, who chose not to attend WordCamp Buffalo even though she was an organizer this year, experienced both joy and sadness of missing out on this year’s event. Kathy recalled events…

Sometimes WPMotivate is our way of working through life’s challenges in a productive way of looking at challenging situations. In this week’s episode, we talk about dealing with other people’s judgements and why diversity is important to our global WordPress community. After a simple observation turned into a firestorm on Twitter, Michelle found herself in…

This episode is worth a watch as well as a listen as Kathy and Michelle don their tiaras and talk about some of the recent accomplishments they’ve had. Kathy and her team organized the recent Kadence Amplify event, a one-day, two-track event highlighting the brilliance of the WordPress and Kadence community. And Michelle has her…

Did you know Michelle grew up afraid of ghosts? And Kathy loves good chocolate? Each episode is another little window into who each of us are.