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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Dees\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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For over a decade Kevin has helped businesses win online and helped thousands of professionals master the web industry. He has done this through podcasting for SitePoint, speaking for WordCamp, creating the WordPress framework TypeRocket, and executing digital strategies as CEO of Robojuice.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Robert\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Dan is a front-end developer on Team 51 at Automattic, Inc. \u2013 the company behind WordPress.com, Jetpack, WooCommerce, Gravatar, and a bunch of other cool products that you may have seen around the web. I have been with Automattic for 3 years. Prior to that, I had worked as a front-end developer for several years at a few different digital agencies, while living out in San Diego.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKathy Drewien\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Kathy Drewien lives in Marietta, Georgia just outside of Atlanta. There she rescues abandoned, ugly, orphaned, broken, and non-productive websites for people and businesses who are ready for a change. She\u2019s an organizer of WordCamp Atlanta, runs a local WordPress Meetup in Marietta, and mentors other Meetups and WordCamps, too. And if that\u2019s not enough, she\u2019s also an organizer of WordCamp US. In her business coaching, Kathy practices what she preaches, and shares insights gleaned from years of observation and personal experience. She is all about forging meaningful connections and holds to the belief that nothing beats the power of in-person interactions for cementing relationships. Bear in mind, that whenever you\u2019re interacting with Kathy, you have her full attention. She enjoys working closely with people interested in evolving and growing and finds the process of facilitating the process gratifying. The true mentor that she is, Kathy doesn\u2019t hand out solutions on a silver platter; one needs to be committed to the process to derive full benefit. A bit of advice? Pay close attention to what Kathy says, because she\u2019s not the type to \u2018blow smoke\u2019 or pound you over the head with direction. If you\u2019re not paying attention or ready to receive, you can miss her subtle suggestions. Suggestions that if you grab hold of, and run with, can have life-changing effects on your perspective and by extension your business.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEvan Mullins\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Evan Mullins uses WordPress daily at the office as well as for his own projects. He is currently Lead Web Developer at Brown Bag Marketing, an integrated marketing agency in Atlanta. He blogs at circlecube.com and has even been known to dream in WordPress. With a background in digital media art, he now embraces the dark side and has found a strong creative outlet programming websites. Evan loves the problem-solving aspect of web development and shines at harnessing WordPress as a true CMS & making interactive designs – interactive. He strives to make the web a prettier, more pleasant and all-around better place for you & your grandma. Outside of work, Evan is a dedicated husband, father of four and soccer coach who loves rock music, audiobooks, chocolate and good pizza.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCliff Seal\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Cliff is a UX Lead at Pardot (part of Salesforce), helping build world-class B2B marketing tools. He\u2019s passionate about keeping people at the heart of design. Cliff lives in Atlanta, where he co-organizes amUX, a morning meetup for the user experience community. He\u2019s also an accomplished speaker who\u2019s given talks around the world. Through an appropriate mixture of data and humor, he takes a unique approach to complex topics, making them both informative and enjoyable. He\u2019s also been developing with WordPress for many years, contributes back into the community, and participates in WordCamps.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMicah Wood\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Micah is an enterprise WordPress developer and Technical Director at Narwhal Digital, an agency in Atlanta, Georgia. A believer in “Kaizen”, or continuous improvement, he is always striving to become a better developer and help others along the way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJason Blumer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Jason is the CEO of his firm, Blumer & Associates, CPAs. The firm was one of the first to move from a traditional office to a virtual environment, where they serve various creative service niches. He and his partner focus heavily on business coaching and consulting with firms and agencies, while their team meets the technical and compliance needs of the client. Jason is the co-host of two podcasts, the Thrivecast and The Businessology Show and speaks and writes frequently for CPAs and the creative industries. He has been honored as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting (Accounting Today). Jason loves to watch documentaries on just about anything and is working on his personal bests in Crossfit several times a week. He lives in Greenville, SC with his wife and their three daughters.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril Wier\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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April helps individuals and businesses become the best versions of themselves. This may come in the form of a new, or better, web site or coaching to break through self-imposed limitations. She specializes in helping high-performers reach their goals online. She is heavily involved in Atlanta WordPress community, as a co-organizer of the Woodstock WordPress meetup (an official WP meetup) and as a former organizer for WordCamp Atlanta.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBrent Alexander\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Engenius is a digital marketing agency based in Greenville, SC. We demystify digital marketing and web design with straightforward strategies: giving you what you need and nothing you don’t. 2018 marks the 10-year anniversary of Engenius.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBen Meredith\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Ben is the Senior Support Technician at WordImpress, the makers of Give, the most robust donation platform for WordPress. He also created Better Click To Tweet, the most popular WordPress Plugin for adding Click to Tweet boxes to WordPress posts and pages. A lifelong North Carolinian (with a 4-year break in Middle Tennessee just after college), Ben is also one of the organizers for WordCamp Raleigh, having led the team in 2017. When not coding or solving code puzzles to support users, you’ll find him with a guitar in hand or perhaps playing a round of disc golf. He’d lobby for it being called just “golf” and making that other game “ball golf” or perhaps “expensive ball golf.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLauren Jeffcoat\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Lauren has been building WordPress websites for almost a decade and is currently part of the OnTheGoSystems WPML Customer Support team. She enjoys creating WordPress websites and has worn many hats in the world of web development including Project Manager, Customer Service Representative, Account Strategist, and Web Designer. Originally from New England, she now lives in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Lauren enjoys sharing her knowledge along with tips and tricks that she has learned either through furthering her education or personal experience. Lauren is the organizer of WordPress Meetup Myrtle Beach, a co-organizer of WordCamp Wilmington, a WordCamp Speaker and a lover of all things WordPress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChad Warner\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Chad runs OptimWise<\/a>, a WordPress design, development, and maintenance agency. He helps businesses maintain their WordPress sites so they run securely and smoothly. Clients love that he is professional, organized, and responsive. He has years of IT experience and still loves technology. He loves to geek-out over Tolkien and Star Wars and decorate his office with LEGOs. He lives in Greer, South Carolina with his wife and their two daughters. He\u2019s been working with WordPress since 2009.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAdam Silver\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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I own\/operate ConciergeWP.com & KitchenSinkwp.com. CWP is my agency where we provide WordPress development, maintenance and business consulting. KSWP is my place on the web where I share and teach all things WordPress via a weekly podcast and teaching WordPress Essentials.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7800695,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8T678-8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7800695"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1113,"href":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/1113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}