Show Notes Host Andrew Norcross can be found andrewnorcross.com or on Twitter, @andrewnorcross. How the Andrew got started in WordPress  By 2009, Andrew had been messing around with WordPress. He worked for a financial firm for 10 years. He built sites on the side. Everything rolled together from there by making money on the side. What they are sipping? Dre: Arrogant Bastard Ale Brad: Fireball whiskey and coke Andrew: Brooklyn Gorilla Coffee Pressing topics Pexeto passes $1million on Envato WPTavern and the Great Wizard of Oz. The secrecy about who bought WP Noel Tock Joins Human Made as Partner and […]

Show Notes Host Adii Piennaar of WooThemes was this week’s host. How the Adii got started in WordPress When Adii did the first theme that became WooThemes, the theme option panel was the first theme that had a theme option panel. He didn’t have the technical chops to develop it myself. He paid someone to do it. What they are sipping? Dre: Makers Mark Brad: Cinnamon Whiskey and Coke Adii: 12 year old Scotch Pressing topics  WooThemes is continuing to expand not just their product line but also their services division as well announcing a new commercial support system for […]

Show Notes Host Shayne Sanderson is the Founder of Maintainn. He can be found on Twitter at @ShayneSanderson and @Maintainn. How the Shayne got started in WordPress – 2 sentences Before WordPress, Shayne managed a record store. He started dabbling in web development. He started working for a large radio station. The CMS was horrible, and he started searching for something else and found WordPress. He used WordPress personally. He left the radio market and started freelancing. What they are sipping? Dre: GreenFlash IPA Brad: Fireball Shayne: Fireball Pressing topics  Update WP Super Cache and W3TC Immediately – Remote Code […]

Show Notes Host  Ben Metcalfe is co-founder of WP Engine. He can be found on Twitter at @dotBen and wpengine.com How the Ben got started in WordPress  Ben always had a background of a software engineer. He’s always been interested in publishing and self publishing. Ben was working on B2evolution and then realized around WordPress 1.5 that he was on the wrong horse. He wrote a script that would move a B2evolution blog to WordPress. What they are sipping? Dre: Corona Brad: Water Ben: Peach, Mango and Orange Water Pressing topics WordCamp Miami 2013 Recap. First BuddyCamp in the US. […]

Show Notes Host David Bisset is a developer in Miami. He is also the organizer of WordCamp Miami. He can be found on twitter at @dimensionmedia or davidbisset.com How the David got started in WordPress  David has been freelancing since WordPress 1.5. He was building my own CMS things prior to. He caught onto WordPress and the need for websites to have a CMS. David tried Joomla and Drupal some, but he fell into WordPress and it was easy to use. What they are sipping? Dre: Dos Equis David: Water, almond breeze milk, diet green tea, corona, Caramel coffee syrup, […]