{"id":2286,"date":"2018-03-04T11:03:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T17:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=2286"},"modified":"2018-04-10T12:28:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T17:28:21","slug":"brent-schultz","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/speaker\/brent-schultz\/","title":{"rendered":"Brent Schultz"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Stop Wasting Time with Bad Freelancers<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/schedule\">Friday, April 13, 3pm \u2013 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/schedule\">Kansas City<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let me start by saying that 99% of Freelancers aren&#8217;t bad, but they could very likely be a bad fit for you and your project. Have you found someone through an acquaintance or even a family member who knows someone that &#8220;does WordPress&#8221;? Great! You should most definitely talk to this wonderful recommendation but more importantly you should be equipped with the tools to find out if they&#8217;re the person for the job. Save money, time, and stress by following my advice.<\/p>\n<p><em>** Thanks in advance for your flattery, but I am not actively looking for any freelance work ;)**<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brent will be available in the <a href=\"\/community-support-lounge\/\">Community Support Lounge<\/a> on Friday at 1pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Brent Schultz<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/redlogic.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2560 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/03\/brent_schultz-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Brent Schultz | WordCamp KC 2018 Speaker\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/brent_schultz-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/brent_schultz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/brent_schultz.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Brent is a Development Lead at <a href=\"http:\/\/vml.com\">VML<\/a> working primarily with VueJS and Drupal for them. He also is a long time WordPress Pro (Formerly 10Up and DEG) and Freelancer. Brent prides himself on being a WordPress evangelist and enthusiast. He loves using WordPress in new and inventive ways to solve problems people don&#8217;t typically believe WordPress can handle. His startup, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packrip.com\/\">PackRip<\/a>, was built with WP API, JavaScript and Firebase and is now funded with multiple employees and going strong after two years.<\/p>\n<h3>Connect with Mat<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.packrip.com\/\">packrip.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brentrschultz\">@brentrschultz<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/brent-schultz-44b34952\">\/in\/brent-schultz-44b34952<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stop Wasting Time with Bad Freelancers Friday, April 13, 3pm \u2013 Kansas City Let me start by saying that 99% of Freelancers aren&#8217;t bad, but they could very likely be a bad fit for you and your project. 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