{"id":2,"date":"2014-03-10T02:37:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T07:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2014.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2014-06-22T22:27:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-23T03:27:53","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2014\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Distinguished speaker list below<\/strong> (in order\u00a0by first name):<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you want to be listed here? Send us your stuff<\/a> and we’ll reach out to you!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBrent Schultz\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"brentschultz\"<\/a>Brent Schultz is an Engineer on the CMS team at Digital Evolution Group(DEG) in Overland Park. The CMS team does work with Umbraco, Sitecore and WordPress primarily. He\u2019s been a WordPress developer for 4+ years and is constantly exploring other PHP CMS platforms like Bolt. He\u2019s a University of Kansas graduate with a passion for gaming and sports.<\/p>\n

Sessions<\/h3>\n

Better Theme Organization<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Lawrence, KS<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong> @brentrschultz<\/a> | cmsmess.com<\/a> | DEGDigital.com<\/a><\/span><\/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\tBrianna Privett\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"BriannaPrivett\"<\/a>Full-time human. Part-time chair warmer. Stuffing my identity into text boxes since 1996.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Customizing the WordPress Dashboard for Better Workflow<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a>
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Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Richmond, MO<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong> @briannaorg<\/a> | brianna.org<\/a> | facebook.com\/briannaorg<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tDave Navarro Jr.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Dave<\/a>Dave Navarro, Jr. is the Director of Digital Media for Morris Communications, a media conglomerate of radio stations, newspapers and magazines.\u00a0 His primary duty is development of a common WordPress platform for the radio division, starting with WIBW in Topeka, KS and KGNC in Amarillo, TX that will be later rolled out across 30+ radio stations.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Mobile Development vs Responsive Design<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Topeka, KS<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong> topekadesign.com<\/a> | wibwnewsnow.com<\/a> | @Dnavarrojr<\/a> @WIBWWebGuru<\/a> | facebook.com\/dnavarrojr<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tFrankie Jarrett\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"a3ac8db0a84bee84cee60a9cbac1e871\"<\/a>Frankie is based in St. Joseph, Missouri and works as a WordPress developer for X-Team<\/a>, a WordPress.com VIP partner agency, working full time on the Stream<\/a> plugin team. Prior to this, Frankie founded a WordPress theme shop designed for churches and non-profit organizations. He has been building with WordPress since 2007 and was a core contributor during the 3.6 release cycle. Outside of work, Frankie is the director of music and worship at his local church, enjoys traveling with his wife and smoking his own BBQ.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Version Control Using Git<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>St. Joseph, MO
\nTwitter Bio: <\/strong>Lucky husband, Head of WordPress Product @xteam<\/a>, co-creator of @stream_wp<\/a> and worship leader at LHC.<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong>\u00a0frankiejarrett.com<\/a> |\u00a0churchthemes.net<\/a> | @fjarrett<\/a>\u00a0| facebook.com\/frankiejarrett<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tJames W. Lane\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"James<\/a>James\u00a0began working with WordPress in 2009, which is when\u00a0he built\u00a0his first theme for Macenstein.com. He has\u00a0become\u00a0addicted ever since, and try to keep current on any upcoming and developing issues. Currently he is\u00a0employed as a front end developer for Consumer Media Network<\/a>. Also doing some freelance on the side.\u00a0His education has been all self taught for the 15 years he’s been developing websites.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Modern Development Environments for WordPress<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Springfield, MO<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong>\u00a0jameswlane.com<\/a> | @jameswlane<\/a> | facebook.com\/james.w.lane.3rd<\/a>\u00a0| facebook.com\/consumermedianetwork<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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 Woolliscroft\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"JasonJason is the\u00a0Sr. UI\/UX Designer at Freightview<\/a>, an app incubated from within\u00a0Freightquote<\/a>. Prior to working at Freightview<\/a>,\u00a0Jason was a consultant who\u00a0had the opportunity to work with\u00a0clients like\u00a0The Kauffman Foundation<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Space Center Houston<\/a>, TD Bank<\/a>, \u00a0and Aviation Schools Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

How to:\u00a0Find, Hire & Manage Designers & Developers<\/a><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From:\u00a0<\/strong>Leawood, KS | dislocated from the west coast
\nTwitter Bio:\u00a0<\/strong>Sr. UI UX designer & developer at\u00a0freightView.com<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong>\u00a0jasonw.me<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0@jasonw_me<\/a>\u00a0| freightview.com<\/a><\/span><\/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 Yingling\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Jason<\/a>Jason\u00a0 is multimedia designer in Springfield, MO specializing in web and graphic design. He’s built websites, designed print materials, created motion graphics, added visual effects to films, and dabbled in creating apps. He create unique and engaging user experiences across a variety of media.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

WordPress Security is Like a HHAM Sandwich<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>St. Louis, MO
\nTwitter Bio: <\/strong>I develop websites. I also talk about sports, movies, beer and advertising. In no particular order. Except mostly beer. Go Birds.<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong>\u00a0jyingling.com<\/a>\u00a0| jyingling.com\/blog<\/a> |\u00a0@jason_yingling<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tJeremy Fuksa\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Jeremy<\/a>Jeremy wishes he were an Okie from Muskogee. Because, as you know, it is the place where even squares can have a ball. Actually, Jeremy does originally hail from a very small Oklahoma town named after a poor Irish bastard who happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n

Aside from brief stints as a municipal pool lifeguard or fence builder for a pork farming corporation, Jeremy spent his time as a broadcast engineer, director and producer at a low-power UHF station before nosing his way into the advertising industry in 1999. Since then, Jeremy\u2019s award-winning work has spanned traditional, broadcast and interactive media.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Best Practices for the Post-Photoshop World<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>KCMO
\nTwitter Bio: <\/strong>Proponent of #postpsd<\/a> workflows in everyday front-end web design. Host of @theshakes<\/a> on @muleradio<\/a>. More scared of you than you are of me.<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong> @jeremyfuksa<\/a> | facebook.com\/jeremy.fuksa<\/a>\u00a0| jeremyfuksa.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tJeremy Green\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Jeremy<\/a>Jeremy Green started building websites back in 1998. Now he puts his time and energy into building custom WordPress themes and plugins at Endo Creative<\/a>, a web design company he started four years ago. He resides in Fort Collins, CO, and also organizes the Fort Collins WordPress meetup. After a long day of coding he enjoys listening to podcasts, training for endurance mountain bike races, and reading classic novels.<\/p>\n

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Using Sass in your WordPress Projects<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Fort Collins, CO<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong> twitter.com\/greenhornet79<\/a> | facebook.com\/greenhornet79<\/a> | google.com\/+JeremyGreen79<\/a>\u00a0| @EndoCreative<\/a> | facebook.com\/endocreative<\/a>\u00a0| <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tJim Grant\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"JimGrant\"<\/a>Entrepreneur, owner of Simply Creative Media LLC and Jim Grant Media. Helping small businesses Get Found, Get Social and Get Beautiful on the Web.<\/p>\n

Sessions<\/h3>\n

Unboxing WordPress | <\/a>Session Slide<\/a>
\n<\/a>Setting Up WP for the First Time<\/a><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong><\/span>Kansas City, MO
\nLinks:<\/strong> @Jim_Grant<\/a> | simplycreativemedia.com<\/a><\/span><\/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\tKristin Falkner\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"KristinKristin Falkner is a WordPress developer who has been building websites since she was only a teenager, getting her first paid website gig at the age of 16. Her work shifted to a WordPress-based focus when she noticed the growing trend of clients wanting an end product they could update themselves without being reliant on a developer to do so. Currently, a majority of her work revolves around building completely custom WordPress themes for clients and she\u2019s had the privilege of working on WordPress-based projects for TOMS, Urban Decay, United Talent Agency, Toyota and more.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Building Your Business Around WordPress<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From:<\/strong> Los Angeles, CA<\/span>
\nTwitter Bio:<\/strong> WordPress developer, all-around geek<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong>\u00a0kristinfalkner.com<\/a>\u00a0| @KristinCodesWP<\/a>\u00a0| facebook.com\/kristin.falkner<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tMarc Benzakein\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Marc<\/a>Marc has been involved with almost every aspect of technology for the past 30 years. Having built a tech startup from the ground up, Marc has had to take part in the development of every department necessary to make a company function. Customer service is his passion that has driven him to learn, through both good and poor experiences, how to determine what the customer really needs and how to deliver it to their great satisfaction.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

How to Rock a WordCamp Even if You\u2019re a Total n00b<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a>
\nHow I Tell a Customer They are Wrong and Make Them Love Me<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Milwaukee, WI<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong>\u00a0serverpress.com<\/a>\u00a0| @MarcBenzak<\/a>\u00a0| facebook.com\/marcbenzakein<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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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\"Michael<\/a>Michael is one of the original employee\u2019s at Disqus<\/a> with over 5+ years of experience working with sites around the globe. He has a corgi dog named Einstein. They\u2019re both peanut butter enthusiasts.
\nIn a survey of 15,000 people (possibly a bit skewed toward techies and gamers), social situations turned up as the #1 most frightening thing ever. Mike is trying to figure out a way to build these terrors into his new video game, Dragged Away – A Night To Remember<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Unlocking the power of Disqus on WordPress<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>New York, NY<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong> @rawrsoft<\/a> | rawrsoft.com<\/a> | facebook.com\/rawrsoft<\/a> | draggedaway.com A Night To Remember<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tMichael R. Hunter\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Michael-R-Hunter\"<\/a>Michael R. Hunter started learning HTML & CSS at the age of 15. In 2010, Michael founded a marketing company, Entourage Marketing<\/a>, and has helped build WordPress websites for dozens of small businesses, authors, experts, & speakers.<\/p>\n

Michael is also the founder of CodingOptional.com<\/a>, a WordPress video tutorial website & help forum, that teaches entrepreneurs, experts, authors, & speakers how to create WordPress websites. He now has students from 7 countries around the world and is helping people learn how to use WordPress every day.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

How to Find, Choose, and Install The Best Theme for You!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Phoenix, AZ<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong>\u00a0michaelrhunter.com<\/a>\u00a0| @michaelrhunter<\/a>\u00a0| facebook.com\/TheMichaelRHunter<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tMike Stowe\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Mike<\/a>Mike is a professional software engineer, PHP 5.3 Zend Certified, and have over 10 years of PHP hacking experience. In\u00a0his spare time\u00a0he trys to stay on top of the industry by following multiple blogs, reading, and code hacking. And when he’s not studying or fighting crime,\u00a0he enjoys being outdoors, sports, watching movies, writing, and spending time with\u00a0his wonderful family.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Getting \u201cHooked\u201d on WordPress Hooks<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>San Francisco, CA
\nTwitter Bio: <\/strong>Developer, actor, and a really bad singer. Oh yeah, and the Dev Relations Manager at Mulesoft!<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong> mulesoft.com<\/a> | mikestowe.com<\/a> | @mikegstowe<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tNile Flores\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Nile<\/a>Nile Flores is a sassy southern Illinois mom who has been a WordPress designer and Developer since it’s beginning. She has also been a professional blogger for 13 years. Her passion is helping people, and of course, WordPress. Her main website is Blondish.net<\/a>. As a recent highlight, Nile won an Honorable Mention in the 2013 Small Business Influencer Awards by Small Biz Trends in the expert category.<\/p>\n

When Nile isn’t knee deep in code, or sharing some twisted humor across social networks, she’s practicing Shoren kempo karate with her son, while working on her 2nd Dan black belt.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Making Money with WordPress<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a>
\nBasic Plugin Recommendations To Get Your WordPress Website Started<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a>
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Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Centralia, IL<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong> @blondishnet<\/a> | blondish.net<\/a> | facebook.com\/nileraeflores<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tPippin Williamson\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Pippin<\/a>Pippin is\u00a0a WordPress plugin Developer and founder of numerous plugins. WordPress is\u00a0his passion, and is constantly striving to make\u00a0himself better, and hopefully, help out a few people along the way.\u00a0 He posts daily tips and tricks, as well as weekly plugins for free downloads and likes to travel around the United States to give presentations at WordCamps and similar events about WordPress plugin development.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Developing Your Own Plugins<\/a> | Session Slides<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Hutchinson, KS
\nTwitter Bio: <\/strong>WordPress plugin Developer and founder of numerous plugins, including Restrict Content Pro and Easy Digital Downloads.<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong>\u00a0pippinsplugins.com<\/a>\u00a0| @pippinsplugins<\/a>\u00a0| facebook.com\/pippinw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tRebecca Haden\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"rebecca-haden\"<\/a>Founder and Creative Director of Haden Interactive, a content-focused WordPress web firm based in Fayetteville, AR. Rebecca has been writing for the web since the 20th century.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Learning Your New Favorite CMS<\/a>
\nWordPress: When You Mean Business<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Fayetteville, AR
\nTwitter Bio: <\/strong>SEO pro, owner of web firm Haden Interactive<\/a>, educator.<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong>\u00a0@RebeccaHaden<\/a>\u00a0| facebook.com\/rebecca.haden<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tRick Knudtson\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"RickRick Knudtson is co-founder and Chief Designer at Flywheel, an Omaha-based managed WordPress hosting company built specifically for designers and creative agencies. Before founding Flywheel, Rick was a freelance creative working with businesses on application user interface and user experience design.<\/p>\n

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Sessions<\/h3>\n

Building Applications on WordPress<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Omaha, NE
\nTwitter Bio: <\/strong>Co-founder & Chief Designer at @HeyFlywheel<\/a> \/\/ Co-founder & Gamer at @Randomnade<\/a> \/\/ Builder of things.<\/span>
\nLinks:<\/strong> @rickknudtson<\/a> | facebook.com\/rickknudtson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\tShane Purnell\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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\"\"<\/a>Shane is a full time IT professional who speaks part-time at special events and conferences. He’s been using WordPress for all of his websites since 2009. He has multiple blogs on technology, personal development and platform building. His current project is PlatformGiant.com, a WordPress site that provides speakers with tools and resources for becoming better communicators.<\/p>\n

Starting as a PC tech in 1998, Shane worked his way up the IT chain serving as a UI designer for web applications, a network support technician, a Network\/Systems Administrator and is currently a Senior Applications Engineer for an industry leading, national software company.<\/p>\n

He holds a degree in Speech Communication from the University of Missouri and has spent the last 15 years studying how to use the Internet to communicate more effectively.<\/p>\n

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Telling Your Story with About Pages and Author Bios<\/a> | Session Slide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>KCMO<\/span>
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\"T-Rave\"Happiness Engineer at @HeyFlywheel. Aspiring developer. Hummus artisan. New media enthusiast and tech connoisseur that loves to tell stories. WordPress user since 2007.<\/p>\n

Sessions<\/h3>\n

Evolving Your Content<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bio Info<\/h3>\n

From: <\/strong>Kansas City, MO<\/span>
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