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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May 12, 2016 — Want to know what it takes to change careers and start a WordPress web development agency? I’ll take you step by step: – Bootcamp – Building a team – Workflow – Contracts

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November 3, 2015 — When I left my day job, I thought to myself “I’ll have so much more time when I’m full time working on my own business!” But that wasn’t the case. With clients knocking at my door and trying to grow the business, there were a slew of things I wish I had done before I left my steady paycheck to make the transition easier. I’ve gathered my top 10 things to work on before you quit your job to follow your design or development solo career.

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