Rajendra Zore (Raj for short) started his career in risk assessment and management. Though it may sound intimidating, it was a natural fit for him to start several companies. He is currently the CMO of RunCloud as well as CEO of two of his own companies. One client described Raj as “a self-made man who is achieving in the world on his own terms.”
Paul Lacey is a veteran WordPress designer, developer & e-strategist. He is also the co-founder of DickieBirds Studio where he leads the creation of responsive websites for Businesses, Agencies & Brands. Paul is a regular guest on leading WordPress & industry Podcast shows.
All the way from Melbourne, Australia, Josh is the Lead Developer for Wholegrain Digital. Before that he worked as lead developer a full service agency in Melbourne, and as a freelance developer.
He is an advocate for a green, performant web, working on projects such as the website carbon calculator, the sustainable web manifesto, Stratum – A WordPress starter theme, and Gravity Forms Light – A frontend replacement for Gravity Forms with non of the overhead.
Starting from the back of a van while touring the world with his band at the time, Vito later made the transition from a freelancer to an agency – growing to 6 figures by the end of year 1 and a team of 12 by year 3. He is now focused on WP Feedback – a plugin to help fellow WordPress pros get content, approve designs and provide support to their clients, visually.
Phil is a long-time WordPress developer, having worked as a freelancer, for agencies, local government and most recently WordPress.com VIP where he supports some of the most high-profile, high-traffic sites on the web. He has been a caretaker of the Liveblog plugin and has lead several releases building out impressive new features and functionality.
Alex Denning is the Founder of Ellipsis Marketing, a marketing agency for WordPress businesses. He’s also the co-author of MasterWP.co, a weekly newsletter for WordPress professionals. Alex lives in Oxford and is a keen runner, photographer, and traveler.
Chris is a self-taught developer who is currently Senior Full Stack Developer at Ayre Media, a blockchain/cryptocurrency startup based in London. Chris has a particular interest in PHP and WordPress, and has shared his passion for both in different industries including the charity sector, travel, financial software and property. When not coding, Chris enjoys his passion for film, comic books, board games and watching sports. He is also a part-time postgrad student at Birkbeck College.
Tom Greenwood is a sustainability nut, designer and co-founder of the WordPress agency Wholegrain Digital.
He believes that design, technology and business can and should be used to create a better world that is truly sustainable. He is critically aware of the need to seek out the sweet spot between idealism and cold hard reality in order to drive forward progress.
When he needs to switch off, he’ll be found swimming in the sea or running around the woods with no shoes on.
Lead developer at Rareloop – The Digital Product Studio. Advocate for progressive enhancement, accessibility, collaboration, open-source and making code easy to change.
I’m Full-Stack and have used WordPress for several years, and always been frustrated at how difficult some WP sites are to change. So we’ve spent a lot of time bringing Laravel-esk features to WP.
