{"id":1329,"date":"2020-01-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2020.greenville.wordcamp.org\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2020-02-16T18:25:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T18:25:40","slug":"keynote-speaker-chosen-thomas-griffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/keynote-speaker-chosen-thomas-griffin\/","title":{"rendered":"Our keynote speaker has been chosen! Meet Thomas Griffin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio video\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pF99KTSMoi4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/2020.greenville.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">Buy your ticket today!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keynote Speaker Thomas Griffin is the co-founder and president of OptinMonster and a partner at Awesome Motive.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At WordCamp Greenville he will dive into &#8220;WordPress and You: Standing Out in a World of Noise.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We sat down with Griffin to get some insight about his topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Why should we learn more about standing out in a world of noise?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2020.greenville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2020\/01\/thomas-griffin.jpg?resize=273%2C410&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1339\" width=\"273\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/files\/2020\/01\/thomas-griffin.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/files\/2020\/01\/thomas-griffin.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><figcaption>Thomas Griffin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A: <\/strong>Distractions are everywhere. Options seem limitless. Choices abound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the experts, people are looking to you for answers to their digital needs. WordPress gives you an unfair advantage to meet their needs in a way no other software can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have the potential to stand out from the crowd and make WordPress, along with yourself, stand out from the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: What is the most important takeaway of your talk?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A: <\/strong>When your mission and purpose are clear, you gain an unfair advantage in a world filled with distractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Which resources should we follow to help us stand out? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> I recommend you follow these three websites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Thomasgriffin.com (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/thomasgriffin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ThomasGriffin.com<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 My website teaches you how to inspire and motivate others.<\/p><\/li><li><p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/poststatus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Post Status <\/a>\u2014&nbsp;This is the website and newsletter to follow to see how other people in the WordPress industry are making an impact.<\/p><\/li><li><p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WordPress Make Blogs (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress Make Blogs<\/a> \u2014&nbsp;A website that helps you understand how all aspects of WordPress are being moved forward every day.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/2020.greenville.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">Buy your ticket today!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about Thomas Griffin&#8217;s companies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"OptinMonster  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">OptinMonster <\/a>is a conversion optimization toolkit used across the world and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Awesome Motive (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/awesomemotive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Awesome Motive<\/a> is a global technology company known for popular WordPress plugins, such as WPForms and MonsterInsights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those platforms combined power success for more than 10 million WordPress websites across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Q&amp;A with the Keynote Speaker. 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