We’re thrilled to announce our lineup of speakers for WordCamp Kent 2019! Our speakers have volunteered their time to share their knowledge and expertise to the WordPress community.
Learn more about them in our Meet the Speakers series and meet them in person by joining us at WordCamp Kent, June 15-16, 2019.
Rene Morozowich
Rene is a Pittsburgh-based WordPress freelancer working with agencies and small businesses to deliver amazing websites. She loves traveling, reading, talking about money and roller skating.
Steve Grunwell
Steve Grunwell is a Senior Software Engineer at Liquid Web, working primarily on the Managed WordPress and WooCommerce platforms. Specializing in WordPress and web application development, he has a passion for teaching and contributing back to the development community through speaking, blogging, and open-source work.
When he’s not writing tests or finding new ways to automate the world around him, Steve is off spending time with his family, enjoying a fine cup of coffee, playing guitar, or otherwise getting away from the keyboard.
Nathan Ingram
Nathan is the Host at iThemes Training where he teaches WordPress and freelance business development topics via live webinar. He is also the host of the WP Business Podcast, which offers news, tools, and insights for people who build websites for clients using WordPress.
As the founder of >ADVANCE Coaching, Nathan works with WordPress solopreneurs and business owners individually and in groups to help them become more successful in their businesses.
Nathan has been a freelance web developer since 1995, and is based in Birmingham, Alabama where he has been an organizer for WordCamp Birmingham for several years. You can learn more about Nathan at nathaningram.com.
Thomas Cottrill
Owner and Founder of Ignitro, a mostly WordPress based development firm in Canton, OH, Thomas is passionate about WordPress from all angles. He loves the community that rises around it, the technology that it’s built upon, the content it can deliver, and the people it can empower.
Chris Edwards
Chris is co-owner of Data Driven Labs, a WordPress Maintenance and Marketing agency. He is a 19-year Internet marketing veteran with experience in web design & development, search engine optimization, online marketing, social media marketing, and mobile development.
Chris specializes in WordPress custom development utilizing either the Genesis Framework or underscores and is very active in the WordPress Orlando community. Chris has held development and Internet marketing positions in some of Orlando’s top technology companies.
Stoney deGeyter
TL;DR: Writer, speaker, digital marketer, dad, husband, sci-fi geek, 63% robot.
Graduating high school at the age of 16, Stoney has always had an entrepreneur spirit. In 1998 he founded Pole Position Marketing, one of the longest-running digital marketing agencies before being acquired by The Karcher Group in 2019. Stoney authored The Best Damn Web Marketing Checklist, Period! which is the perfect desk-reference for digital marketers and managers of all skill levels. He’s also been published on Search Engine Land, Marketing Land, Search Engine Journal, as well as having written thousands of blog posts and dozens of ebooks. Over the past twenty-plus years, Stoney has become a leader in the digital marketing space, helping hundreds of businesses grow their online authority through strategic and effective digital marketing strategies.
And if that’s not enough, Stoney frequently teaches digital marketing at conferences nationwide, including PubCon, Search Marketing Expo (SMX), Affiliate Summit, and can also be hired to provide in-house training to help your in-house digital marketing team.
You can reach Stoney at stoney@tkg.com or 330-493-5756 to request him to speak at your conference, seminar or workshop.
Please Note: The speakers are listed in no particular order.