With WordCamp DFW just 52 days away, the organizing committee is ready to announce the first round of speakers for this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n
If you still want to speak at this year\u2019s WordCamp DFW, don\u2019t worry; there\u2019s still time. You can still fill out an application here<\/a>. The deadline for speaker applications in Sept. 24.<\/p>\n So, without any further delay, here are the first round of confirmed speakers for WordCamp DFW 2017:<\/p>\n Topic: If you think it, you can build it<\/strong><\/p>\n Scott is a Senior Product Developer at Modern Tribe, the lead developer of the Pods Framework, and one of the driving forces behind the Fields API proposal for WordPress core. He spends his days thinking about and solving complicated data architecture problems.<\/p>\n Topic: How to raise your web design rates<\/strong><\/p>\n Erin has been making websites since 1999, and started her own web design and development company in 2012. After a few years creating websites for clients, Erin shifted her business. Now, her primary business is helping other designers and developers navigate the difficult waters of entrepreneurship by providing courses and guides to teach everything from how to start a web design business to how to deal with nightmare clients. When she\u2019s not teaching designers or working with her own design\/development clients, Erin can be found exploring the mountains near her home in Aspen, Colorado. Find out more at erinflynn.com!<\/p>\n Topic: Starting Your Digital Agency With WordPress<\/strong><\/p>\n Brennen is the CEO and founder of the North Texas digital marketing agency, PixelCutLabs. At 18 years old, he is a member of the American Marketing Association and an expert on the subject. His marketing agency provides services to local and multinational companies, with clients including The College Football Playoffs, Retreat Central, and MyClouset.com. Brennen is recognized for crafting results-oriented strategies to brand high-profile businesses, helping them stand out among the established competition. With Brennen, you get the best of both worlds, a young man able to keep up with the fast changing times of the digital marketing world, and an experienced professional with the track record and acclaim to take your brand and digital reputation to the next level. Every venture Brennen partakes in serves as a conversation starter, as Brennen makes an effort to disassociate himself with the status quo.<\/p>\n Topic:\u00a0Bringing a WordPress Product into the Market<\/strong><\/p>\n Chris Lema has been building online web applications since 1995. He started working with WordPress in 2005, and today he\u2019s the VP of Products & Innovation at Liquid Web, a 100M hosting company. He\u2019s known in the WordPress community as a blogger, public speaker, and the creator of CaboPress, the best business conference for WordPress in Cabo.<\/p>\n Topic: Herding Cats: How Project Management can Help Build Your Best Customer Experience (and then Make it Better)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ani King is Liquid Web’s Managed WordPress project director, with ten years of experience building customer-centric support teams. A STE(A)M enthusiast, Ani works with school-aged girls to promote the use of technology and design in concert. Her other great passion is for literature and she operates Syntax & Salt: Stories as founder and Editor in Chief, which showcases new and established authors. Ani is a Michigan native, and she loves exploring the state with her husband and kids, though they usually leave the cat at home.<\/p>\n Topic: You Built It…Now What?<\/strong><\/p>\n Lori Calcott is a co-founder and partner of webShine and WordPress SEO Hub. Originally from Pittsburgh, Lori has been working in the search space since 2001. As a paid search guru, Lori has transitioned with her clients through the various platforms starting with Overture, and currently in Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook Ads. As a published author of The Definitive Guide to Google AdWords, Lori is a leader in the paid search field. When not at work, Lori enjoys spending time with her family in the Colorado mountains.<\/p>\n Topic: WordPress for Non-Profit Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n I own a boutique agency in Van Alstyne, Texas, and built my first website in 1996. It was HTML and it was dial-up, because I wanted to share photos of my Pit Bull, Lucy. Lucy sent me down a path of advocacy and volunteering that informs my work today. My ideal project is one that helps people engage with local services or motivates them to give to a cause that lifts up our community. My passion is education. I support our public schools and serve on the board of a foundation that provides community college scholarships. My other job is as a shepherd of actual sheep.<\/p>\n Topic: SEO, Design, and Analtyics – The WordPress Tifecta That Brings In More Traffic, Leads, and Income<\/strong><\/p>\n Treva Marshall is the owner of Marshall Web Studio, where she uses her signature SMART Website System\u2122 to help small businesses create a powerful website that’s not only beautiful but also search engine optimized (SEO) to bring them a steady flow of warm traffic to their business. Prior to starting her website design and technical support business, Treva spent over a decade in the IT industry as a Senior Software Developer for companies such as ExxonMobil and Atmos Energy. A teacher at heart, Treva’s passion lies in combining her technical skills with her love for helping small businesses thrive by teaching online and in person workshops and through her signature program – The SMART Website Academy\u2122. Treva is also an Adjunct Professor in the Business College at Richland College and her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Search Engine Journal, and more. When Treva isn’t geeking out on websites, SEO, and internet marketing, you can find her reading a classic period piece novel or planning our her family’s next road trip adventure.<\/p>\n The schedule for this year\u2019s speakers at WordCamp DFW will be released after all of the speaker decisions have been made.<\/p>\n Tickets are now on sale<\/a>\u00a0for this year\u2019s WordCamp DFW held on Nov. 11-12. There are also plenty of opportunities to\u00a0sponsor the event<\/a>,\u00a0speak at the event<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0help run it<\/a>. We hope to see you there!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With WordCamp DFW just 52 days away, the organizing committee is ready to announce the first round of speakers for this year\u2019s event. If you still want to speak at this year\u2019s WordCamp DFW, don\u2019t worry; there\u2019s still time. You can still fill out an application here. The deadline for speaker applications in Sept. 24. … <\/p>\nScott Kingsley Clark<\/h3>\n
Erin Flynn<\/h3>\n
Brennen Bliss<\/h3>\n
Chris Lema<\/h3>\n
Ani King<\/h3>\n
Lori Calcott<\/h3>\n
Laura Dapkus<\/h3>\n
Treva Marshall<\/h3>\n