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Heading to WordCamp US? Listen to These Speakers Ahead of Time!

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I’ve been lucky to have some fantastic guests on my podcast, How I Built It (over 100, in fact)! Many of them are active in the WordPress space, and a select few will be speaking at WordCamp US this weekend. If you’re traveling to Nashville, take some time and listen to them talk shop with me. Whether you’re stuck in a plane, train, or automobile!

Chris Coyier

Chris was graciously one of my first guests when the show got started, and in Episode 6 we talked about how he built CodePen. We talked about starting the business, security issues surrounding real-time Javascript execution, and his book, Practical SVG. His talk is 9:30 am on Friday in the Banjo Room. It is called Thinking like a Front-End Developer.

Joost de Valk

Joost was another early guest, and we talked in Episode 8 about how he built Yoast SEO, the popular Search Engine Optimization plugin for WordPress and other platforms. His thoughts on scaling and testing for millions of sites should not be missed. His talk is at 10:00 am on Saturday in the Banjo Room and is called Thrive for the future: the business of open source.

Morten Rand-Hendriksen

Morten’s episode is one of my favorites – we talked for an hour about education, WordPress, and empathy. He always offers thoughtful insight on whatever he decides to discuss, and he was no different in this interview. Morten kicks off Saturday at 9:00 am in the Banjo Room. His talk is titled, Moving the Web Forward with WordPress.

Rian Kinney

Rian and I met at WordCamp US 2017 and hit it off immediately. She’s an Intellectual Property lawyer and in her episode, we talked all about Trademark and Copyright. She’s a wealth of knowledge and the conversation was interesting and very different from the usual guests!

Unfortunately, Rian has to cancel her trip due to an emergency, but you can still catch the talk she and Leo Postovoit were going to do together in the Banjo Room on Friday at 4:45 pm – What’s Privacy Got To Do with IT?

Come Say Hi at WordCamp US!

If you’re attending WordCamp US, come to say hi! I’ll be there both days, and I’m emceeing the Banjo Room Friday morning. I’d love to talk WordPress, Podcasting, or anything else!

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