October 13, 2023 — As a leader, you not only need to figure out your own work/life balance but also ensure that you’re modeling the right behavior to those you manage and lead. Or at least do your best not to accidentally model a harmful one. This can be tricky under normal circumstances for a typical person… but how do you go from fully multi-office-bound to involuntarily fully remote for years with the unexpected curveball of a proposed remote-forward but hybrid solution just when you’re getting used to the former?!

A woman in tech leadership, an immigrant from a somewhat different cultural background than most of my team to begin with and now with a bonus of many other cultures mixed in, likely in a different place in life than most of the people I lead: how did I learn to better understand and empathize with people who rely on me for leadership but live a different kind of life.
I made mistakes and so will you, but hopefully my list will help you avoid some big ones in the future.

May 30, 2021 — Are you looking to start a career in WordPress? Or change paths? Or progress along your current path?

Let’s get real about the opportunities which exist within the WordPress ecosystem. This session shares information about jobs in WordPress and recommendations for landing the job you want.

August 11, 2019 — My professors always told me never to run more than 7-8 plugins at a time, but real-world scenarios don’t always play out how they would in the classroom. Join me as I share a few of my learning curves jumping from a classroom environment to a job that I was arguably underqualified for.

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May 13, 2017 — Are you a designer, communicator, or other non-coder? Do you wonder if and how you can fit into a WordPress agency? Are you a student looking for a career path that excites you?

Each of our panelists have made successful careers in WordPress agencies, while having core responsibilities other than writing code. They will provide insight on the possibilities and paths that you can take towards a career in WordPress.

The session will be informal and conversational, with sufficient time devoted to audience questions.

May 1, 2017 — Nessa palestra Rafael Funchal, Happiness Engineer da Automattic, deu algumas dicas de como ser um profissional melhor e indicou ótimos locais para procurar vagas de trabalho relacionadas com WordPress.

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December 28, 2016 — Coming from a non-IT background, three years ago, I found myself working in an Italian call centre. During the course of three years, I started working on freelance projects, I led ManageWP’s Customer happiness team, and I got a job of a Happiness Engineer at Automattic.

My talk is to motivate and inspire WordPress enthusiasts to always look for more and to never stop learning. With an iron will, a bit of luck, and nerves of steel, everybody can contribute and make a difference. True story!

December 7, 2016 — This video is of panel discussion for WordCamp Kathmandu 2016. Here, three speakers Sweta Shrestha, Surendra Shrestha and Vishal Basnet shared their experience and gave idea to new WordPressers to how to start their career in WordPress, What kind of scope are there in WordPress.

June 24, 2016 — A passion project is a creative side project you work on outside of your chosen career that brings you joy, builds confidence, and you use to make your mark on the world. Learn how I used WordPress as a content and blogging platform to turn my passion project into a cohesive brand that led to a new career, speaking offers and the recognition as an expert.

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June 21, 2016 — A ideia desse painel foi debater sobre carreira, oportunidades, expertises e business, claro! Para isso chamamos para participar desse bate-bola Claudio Sanches, que é Software Developer na Automattic e Product Developer na WooThemes, Rafael Ehlers, Support Manager do plugin MailPoet e Amure Pinho que é CEO Founder do Blogo. Tudo isso moderado pelo nosso membro da comissão técnica, Cadu de Castro Alves CEO da Deskovery.

Se você é desenvolvedor e não sabe como usar o WordPress para alavancar a sua carreira, o seu negócio ou a sua aplicação, certamente você vai vibrar com esse jogo!

May 14, 2016 — Quitting banking to pursue web development and how WordPress has empowered that.

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