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News, articles and interviews about WP BizDev members and the companies they work for.

WordCamp Asia 2025 misses target for local speaker representation
By Lawrence Ladomery | 13 February 2025
Only 38% of speakers are from the region, and looking at who they work for, 28% APAC businesses are represented.

Interview: Blake Whittle of ClikIT
By Lawrence Ladomery | 2 November 2024
Blake Whittle is owner of a WordPress development agency and a HIPAA Compliant Secure Forms Pro plugin.

Interview: Cole Fraser of Gravity Wiz
By Lawrence Ladomery | 9 October 2024
Cole Fraser is Marketing Lead at Gravity Wiz; a seasoned Marketer with a background in business and journalism.

Marketing WordPress: 0.75% for an (updated) future
By Lawrence Ladomery | 27 September 2024
Make WordPress Marketing needs fresh ideas, and the project a new mission

Should WordCamp Asia select more Asian speakers?
By Lawrence Ladomery | 27 August 2024
Some food for thought as WordCamp Asia 2025 approaches.

Should the WP Tavern re-position itself?
By Lawrence Ladomery | 12 July 2024
With its editorial efforts somewhat 'on hold' and WordPress news being covered extensively by a number of alternative publications, why not re-think the role the WP Tavern should play in the ecosystem?

Interview: Jayasty Anandan of Digital Jayasty
By Lawrence Ladomery | 7 June 2024
Jayasty Anandan is a content writer, SEO specialist and published author with experience across the WordPress and SaaS ecosystems.

Interview: Kiefer Szurszewski of Convesio
By Lawrence Ladomery | 23 April 2024
Kiefer Szurszewski is Head of Content at Convesio, has worked for a number of WordPress businesses, and holds a degree in Philosophy.

Interview: Igor Ligay of Stylemix Themes
By Lawrence Ladomery | 23 March 2024
Igor Ligay is the co-founder of Stylemix Themes, a plugin and theme development business that is one of the Top 20 bestselling authors on Envato Market.

Interview: Ahsan Parwez of WPDots.io
By John Ocampo | 25 February 2024
There aren't many Marketers in the WordPress ecosystem with the breadth of experience as Ahsan, both working for major brands and his ventures.