Category Archives: Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: Angele Lafond

Angele is an award winning accountant and CEO of Shoebox-Be-Gone (the accounting firm that speaks human). Not just your dad’s accountant: she also helps clients streamline their business processes, working smarter not harder.  Her approach is both engaging and informative, … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Angele Lafond

Posted in Speaker Spotlight | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Angele Lafond

Speaker Spotlight: Michael Corkum

Mike Corkum is seasoned web developer with over 14 years of experience. Currently, he works at Carleton University where he and a small team manage 250+ WordPress sites. When he’s not up to his neck in code or banging his … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Michael Corkum

Posted in Speaker Spotlight | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Michael Corkum

Speaker Spotlight: Mike Venables

Mike got involved with marketing in general and aerospace marketing in particular in 1980 and has been active in that field ever since. He has also developed and licensed GPS mapping software. His marketing activities got him involved with website … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Mike Venables

Posted in Speaker Spotlight | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Mike Venables

Speaker Spotlight: Elida Arrizza

Elida is slightly obsessed with creating delightful user experiences and determining the best way to do just about anything. She has been WordPressing since 2006. This is her second WordCamp appearance, having spoken last year on ‘Essentials for a Solid … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Elida Arrizza

Posted in Speaker Spotlight | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Elida Arrizza

Speaker Spotlight: Troy Chaplin

Troy is a passionate WordPress theme developer who enjoys finding new ways to push the envelope and provide more powerful, yet even more simplistic tools and options for clients with each new project. With over ten years of experience in … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Troy Chaplin

Posted in Speaker Spotlight | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Troy Chaplin

Speaker Spotlight: Paul Bearne

Paul is a senior WordPress Developer currently working on WordPress VIP themes for Metro News and a supper secret WordPress Start-up. Paul is a senior WordPress Developer currently working on WordPress VIP themes for Metro News and a supper secret … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Paul Bearne

Posted in Speaker Spotlight | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Paul Bearne

Speaker Spotlight: Tony Perez

Tony Perez is one of three co-founders at Sucuri, Inc. Sucuri is a globally recognized organization committed to making the interwebs safer, one website at a time. Tony functions as the Chief Operating Officer at Sucuri, managing the growing staff of 30+ … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Tony Perez

Posted in Speaker Spotlight | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Tony Perez

Speaker Spotlight: Ariadni Athanassiadis

Ariadni Athanassiadis is an attorney advising entrepreneurs and professionals about their opportunities to make their expertise, innovations and creativity work for their enterprises and the communities they serve.  Drawing upon her combined experience in science, the arts, teaching and business, … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Ariadni Athanassiadis

Posted in Speaker Spotlight | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Ariadni Athanassiadis

Speaker Spotlight: Joey Kudish

Joey is a Code Wrangler at Automattic, where he works on partnerships, third party integrations, APIs and other projects for WordPress.com. He contributes to several open-source projects including WordPress.org plugins and WordPress core. Joey’s also an enthusiastic world traveller and … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Joey Kudish

Posted in Speaker Spotlight | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Joey Kudish

Speaker Spotlight: Shanta Nathwani

Shanta R. Nathwani is an IT and Social Media Consultant and an Instructor in Web Design and CCIT Capstone at Sheridan College, which includes teaching WordPress. The ICCIT program is a joint program with the University of Toronto at Mississauga. … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Shanta Nathwani

Posted in Speaker Spotlight | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Shanta Nathwani