Introducing Our Third (Final) Batch of Speakers!
Here’s the third and final batch of speakers for WordCamp Jackson, happening this coming Friday and Saturday May 5-6! Get your tickets if you haven’t already.
AJ Morris
AJ is the Managed WordPress Product Manager for Liquid Web, a fully managed hosting company. In his position AJ is responsible for the leading product and go to market strategy for Liquid Web’s Managed WordPress product line. He oversees initiatives focusing on open-source, community and spreading the love of WordPress.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Starting Your First Online Business with WordPress and Getting started with WP-CLI, a command-line tool to automate your life
Nicole Arnold
Nicole is a software developer at Alley Interactive, a full-service digital agency focused on news media, where she develops WordPress sites for high profile clients such as Digiday and The New York Post. She also contributes to WordPress as part of the Documentation Team, and has spoken at Detroit area meetups and several WordCamps across the U.S. and Canada.
WordCamp Jackson topic: More Core Functions You (Maybe) Don’t Know Exist
Tessa Kriesel
Tessa has more than a decade of experience as a front end developer, including both freelancing and working for creative agencies and corporate companies. She is also an Instructor for the Minneapolis chapter of Girl Develop It!, a national nonprofit that teaches women to code, where she manages curriculum and teaches courses.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Introduction to Configuration Management
Steve Bennett
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Steve is co- founder of Real Big Marketing in Jackson, MI which leverages WordPress to enhance the web for it’s clients. Steve has 9 years of experience with the platform and enjoys sharing his enthusiasm at Meetups and WordCamps. You may find him online at @BigActual.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Moving your business to WordPress
John Parkinson
WordPress user since 2010. Volunteer with WordPress TV since 2014.
WordCamp Jackson topic: The Accidental Vlogger
Courtney Boatin
Courtney Boatin is a WordPress site designer, HubSpot partner, and agency owner since 2008. She specializes in B2B and Medical inbound marketing and website design.
WordCamp Jackson topic: How to turn your B2B website into a lead generation machine
Rich Collier
Rich has been building websites since the beginning of the web. He discovered WordPress in it’s early years and has made many core contributions and authored several plugins. He worked as Director of Engineering at a major publisher in the United States and has now settled in at Automattic, building the next generation of Jetpack and VaultPress.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Coding With Jetpack
Introducing Our Second Batch of Speakers!
Introducing Our Second Batch of Speakers!
Here’s the second batch of speakers for WordCamp Jackson, happening this coming Friday and Saturday May 5-6! Stay tuned for a third batch of additional and equally awesome speakers tomorrow.
Eric Malcolm
Web Designer, Developer and Strategist working in the front-end and with WordPress.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Woocommerce: Products, Memberships, Subscriptions and more
Topher DeRosia
Topher DeRosia is a WordPress developer.
WordCamp Jackson topic: How to Deal with Negative Feedback
Laura Eagin
Laura and her business partner, Leeann Drees, run the web development studio ellell & co, where they roll up their sleeves and craft beautiful custom websites for small businesses.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Panel: Starting and Running a WordPress Agency
Ian Wilson
Ian Wilson is Creative Director, Chief Technical Overlord, Captain of Podcasting and co-owner at build/create studios, a WordPress agency in Ann Arbor.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Imposter Syndrome
Andy Melichar
At night, Andy can be found throwing up a WordPress website for a family member, friend, or local non-profit. During the day, Andy and his team at A2 Hosting work to create solutions that make the WordPress hosting experience easier, safer, and more robust for their customers and the community at large.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Takes Two
Clay McAndrews
Clay McAndrews is a graphic designer with 5 years professional experience in a corporate environment.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Design – A Crucial Step to Any Business
Janelle Reichman
Janelle Reichman is the owner of Continuum Design + Web, a company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan offering custom WordPress website design and development to small business owners as well as musicians and artists.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Panel: Starting and Running a WordPress Agency
There you have it, the second round of speakers for WordCamp Jackson. Can’t wait to hear these people speak? Make sure and get your tickets today. Stay tuned until tomorrow for our third batch of speakers.
Introducing Our First Batch of Speakers!
Introducing Our First Batch of Speakers!
Here’s the first exciting batch of speakers for WordCamp Jackson, happening this Friday and Saturday May 5-6! Stay tuned for a second and third batch of additional and equally awesome speakers in the coming days.
Kyle Maurer
Kyle is basically the guy who takes care of any guitar solo related needs at Easy Digital Downloads…and occasionally some support tickets as well. He’s been developing websites since 2009 and loves making WordPress plugins.
During the day, Kyle divides his time between organizing WordPress events in Jackson and Ann Arbor, preparing talks for WordCamps, building WordPress sites for cool businesses, hacking on his latest plugin project and helping EDD customers make their online stores flourish.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Digital eCommerce for Beginners
Seth Alling
Seth Alling is a Detroit-based developer turned designer turned developer, who has been working with WordPress since 2009 and currently works as the Lead Developer for Ranch House Designs. When he’s not developing (or designing), you can find him running, playing soccer, or spending time with his wife and sons.
WordCamp Jackson topic: DIY WordPress
Patricia Robertson
Patricia is a writer, speaker and blogger. She is a retired minister and a teacher. She has had a WordPress website for the past three year and has been blogging for over five years.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Grow Your Reach Through Blogging
Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas is a WordPress professional with over a decade of web development experience, 5 years working with WordPress as a user first, then developer. He builds custom websites and WordPress themes using Genesis framework. He is in constant study, refining his modern workflow as technology evolves.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Modern Workflow Tools & Overview
Sara Dunn
Founder and Project Lead at 11Web, a three- person remote agency based in Battle Creek, MI. A code junkie since junior high, Sara started her business with just a cell phone, a laptop, and a load of enthusiasm in 2012. Since then, 11Web has served over 100 clients, all thanks to referrals and word-of-mouth.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Get Website Visitors To Actually Take Action and Panel: Starting and Running a WordPress Agency
Mike Hale
Mike Hale is a developer at Rainmaker Digital where he helps build the Rainmaker Platform. He has worked in software development for almost 20 years, and started working with WordPress in 2010, specializing in developing custom plugins and sites using the Genesis Framework. He is also a writer, puppeteer, podcaster and co- organizer of the WordPress Naperville Meetup.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Building a Developer Friendly WordPress Plugin and Imposter Syndrome
Leeann Drees
Leeann and her business partner, Laura Eagin, run the web development studio ellell & co, where they roll up their sleeves and craft beautiful custom websites for small businesses.
WordCamp Jackson topic: Panel: Starting and Running a WordPress Agency
So there you have it, the first round of speakers for WordCamp Jackson. Can’t wait to hear these people speak? Make sure and get your tickets today. Stay tuned until tomorrow for our second batch of speakers.
WordCamp Jackson 2017 is over. Check out the next edition!