Category: speakers

Cory Miller is a former newspaper journalist turned full-time entrepreneur. In 2008, he started iThemes, one of the first commercial product companies in WordPress, that now offers key products like BackupBuddy, iThemes Security and iThemes Sync.

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Topic Title: Managing Your Iceberg

Topic Description: Life is like an iceberg.

Too often we only see or share the good and great, the sunshine and success (or the above the surface stuff). But in reality, we all suffer and struggle at some point with things buried under the surface.

Particularly in the online world we’re immersed in, it’s too easy to get lost, or to suffer in silence.

My story is an example of that. In almost 9 years of entrepreneurship (10 in the WordPress community), I’ve had my share of above the surface successes (co-authoring a “For Dummies” book, building a great WP company) as well as below the surface struggles (divorce and depression).

I will be sharing my personal experiences and story and how I manage my iceberg in business and life.

Chris Lema has been building web applications since you could build them (1995). Over the last 12 years he’s used WordPress to build everything from blogs to websites to web applications for folks like his brother, his friends and companies like ABC. A regular blogger and public speaker, he is also the Vice President of Products for Liquid Web.

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Keynote Title: 

Getting the Right things Right

Keynote Description:

Every day there are more things you have to think about – from new technologies to new tools, and from content management to pricing. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and confused about the essential things. Whether you’re an agency, a freelance designer or developer, a blogger or builder of website for neighbors – you’ll benefit from hearing Chris’ take on perspective, priority and performance.