April 14, 2021

March 21, 2021 — Josepha Haden (Executive director of WordPress) and Matt Mullenweg (co-founder of WordPress) discuss WordPress and its significance and impact in a country like India, on a fireside chat at WordCamp India 2021 (online).

March 18, 2021 — Josepha is currently Executive Director of the WordPress project, helping to coordinate and guide volunteer efforts across the ecosystem. Since 2015 Josepha has worked behind the scenes as lead of the open-source division at Automattic. Her work includes financial planning, sponsorship relations, volunteer training programs, and several diversity initiatives on a global scale. She has recently launched an official WordPress podcast titled WP Briefing which is aimed at WordPress users, builders, and contributors of all levels.

June 27, 2019 — As more people across the world start using WordPress, the more we will all start to work with people that have different world views. There’s nowhere that makes that more clear than in the global WordPress community. Join Josepha, the new Executive Director of WordPress, for an interactive discussion of learning to work across cultures, whether in a single office or across the globe.

December 10, 2017 — Open source projects are sustained by volunteer efforts. This talk will look at the basics of open source contribution and how to find your place as a WordPress contributor.

August 6, 2017 — Josepha comes from a long line of writers and was raised to be a life-long learner. She has a passion for language and storycrafting, a skill she practices on starsandthemoon.com. Josepha has over a decade of experience using SEO, data analysis, and content marketing to bring success and visibility to clients all over the world. Since 2010, she’s been working in her hometown of Kansas City to increase digital literacy and get more women in technology. Josepha works at Automattic as a community organizer for the WordPress open source project and can be found on Twitter as @josephahaden.

December 10, 2016 — Burnout takes many forms. From mental and emotional fatigue all the way down to physical ailments, it’s a problem that everyone will face at some point in their career. There is a lot of information in the world about self-care for your mental and personal health, but it’s harder to find information about how to care for the causes you’re passionate about. Just like fatigue of the mind and body can plague someone who is experiencing personal burnout, it’s also possible to experience that same fatigue when it comes to the “why” behind your passion. Join me as I talk a bit about how I keep loving what I do and the things I’ve done to help others love what they do as well.

September 5, 2016 — Joespha Haden is an Automattician who is able to contribute to several area of the WordPress Community. She blogs at Stars And The Moon where she writes about a variety of subjects including food and Pepper.

She comes from a long line of writers and was challenged at a young age to be a life long learner.

August 14, 2016 — WordPress in Higher Education panel discussion.

January 8, 2016 — Choosing between WordPress.com and WordPress.org is a pivotal decision point and it can be confusing to figure out which one is right for you. Join Josepha for a quick look at the differences between WordPress.org and WordPress.com, as well as suggestions for how to choose between them.