{"id":1179,"date":"2019-10-01T13:10:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T13:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.boise.wordcamp.org\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2019-10-01T19:15:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T19:15:50","slug":"meet-our-speakers-round-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/meet-our-speakers-round-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet our Speakers! Round One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;d like to give a warm welcome to our first round of speakers. Their presentations will focus on everything from navigation design to the business case for accessibility to WordPress security, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Bet Hannon<\/strong>: &#8220;The Business Case for Accessibility&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>David Mark Brown<\/strong>: &#8220;Pirate Publishing: Own your audience, Build your brand&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Erik Wardell<\/strong>:  &#8220;The Basic SEO Site Audit &#8211; Does your site meet SEO best practices?&#8221; and  &#8220;Gathering Actionable Insights from the new Google Search console&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Gillian Hill<\/strong>: &#8220;Content Creation for Websites &#8211; How content creators and web developers can work together&#8221; and &#8220;Wireframing: why you want your content creator to be involved in wire framing&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Heather Carlson<\/strong>: &#8220;How to Share Your Story Across Multiple Digital Platforms&#8221; and &#8220;Creating an Audience-Focused Digital Strategy&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Jim Harmer <\/strong>and <strong>Ricky Kesler<\/strong>: &#8220;Exactly how two average guys build multiple blogs to millions of page views (and dollars)&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Stacy Clements<\/strong>: &#8220;WordPress Security; Beyond the Plugin&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Stephen Locker<\/strong>: &#8220;What to Consider When Designing a Website\u2019s Navigation&#8221; and &#8220;Using Color to Discuss CSS Variables, WordPress Block&nbsp;(Gutenberg)&nbsp;Editor Color Options, and Inline SVGs&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Theresa Smith<\/strong>: &#8220;How to Make Six-Figure Income and Enjoy Your Career More by Specializing in a Niche&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-list wordcamp-speakers\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-bet-hannon\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/bet-hannon\/\">Bet Hannon<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/bet-hannon\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c0488fc81c92769fda99afedae738b211b8e24966328ae6d6475d958e26d828?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Bet Hannon\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Bet has worked with businesses and nonprofits for over 10 years, helping them build WordPress websites, integrate other communication channels, and learn how to use digital marketing tools more effectively. She is the CEO of BH Marketing, that designs, builds and maintains accessible sites, including membership and ecommerce sites. Bet is a member of the WP Support Team, and lives in Bend, Oregon, US, and is one of the organizers of the Bend WP Meetup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-david-mark-brown\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/david-mark-brown\/\">David Mark Brown<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/david-mark-brown\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/58d35c455dd7f1da7debf838db57f08852d8e3374dfc271fb876c8fc9f8f76ca?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of David Mark Brown\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>David is an authorpreneur determined to discover the natural evolution of digital storytelling through stuff like reader interaction, augmented reality, gamification, collaborative StoryVerses and episodic story structure.<\/p>\n<p>David is the pioneer of Pirate Publishing and the Captain of the pirate ship StoryShop (a writing platform and community). He invites you to #JoinTheStory via StoryShop.io, StoryShop University, and StoryShop Summit.<\/p>\n<p>His published works span across all ages and several genres. Mostly, he enjoys exploding things. If you\u2018ve read for twenty pages and nothing has been blown up or shot, then David must be losing his edge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-erik-wardell\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/erik-wardell\/\">Erik Wardell<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/erik-wardell\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7934abd8d15f55a4edccdeabcccd3ba8c857959332129e747bffad6b0174ed0?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Erik Wardell\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>I have the privilege or coaching WordPress site owners and freelancers through the SEO process on a daily basis at Pathfinder SEO in Basalt, Colorado. In my role as an SEO coach, I get to take the complex and confusing world of search and make it approachable for ordinary people who know they need to get found in Google, but don\u2019t know where to start. I spend the rest of my time spreading the word about the benefits of guided SEO. <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-gillian-hill\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/gillian-hill\/\">Gillian Hill<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/gillian-hill\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f0a23a4f4b82b10a964b7502542f1c2345da99fa785b50523c896e67c2812d5?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Gillian Hill\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Gillian Hill is a Scottish transplant who has lived in Boise for 4 years. A former real estate attorney, she now writes and edits for a living while wrangling her two small boys and getting them into the Idaho outdoors as much as possible. She regularly creates content for business web pages, and writes articles and blog posts, when she isn&#8217;t writing her own novels and short stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-heather-carlson\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/heather-carlson\/\">Heather Carlson<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/heather-carlson\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3787d07391fdb7b18d2ddc03d4ad047a931736c2710d2f391acd3c391af6b9c?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Heather Carlson\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Heather Carlson is a Boise State University alumna with a B.F.A in graphic design\/marketing and a M.A. in communication. She is the associate director of advancement communications at Boise State where she manages the digital presence\/graphic identity for University Advancement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-jim-harmer\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/jim-harmer\/\">Jim Harmer<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/jim-harmer\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/95dba48b8e764fae20334029f06f9b146d127e324a48e4cecf925e614ce4be60?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Jim Harmer\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Jim Harmer started his first blog during law school and by the time he graduated, the blog was earning enough that it has become his full-time work for the last several years.\u00a0 He has built multiple blogs to millions of page views and dollars in revenue.\u00a0 Jim and his business partner Ricky Kesler are best known for their popular Youtube channel Income School which is followed by nearly 100,000 internet marketing and SEO enthusiasts from around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-ricky-kesler\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/ricky-kesler\/\">Ricky Kesler<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/ricky-kesler\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d634dd3a55d4439e92be7d75ca1b094f617d13d3176e9103ab8268f9e3795f10?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Ricky Kesler\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Serial entrepreneur Ricky Kesler is a founder of Income School, a business dedicated to helping people improve the income side of the financial equation. He spent his early career as a Chemical Engineer, and then as a Business Management guy at big companies. But his passion for entrepreneurship got the better of him and in 2014, he became a blogger, podcaster, and YouTuber after going into business with his high school friend Jim Harmer. Ricky lives in Meridian, ID with his wife and 4 awesome children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-stacy-clements\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/stacy-clements\/\">Stacy Clements<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/stacy-clements\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1209878115aaa58aee599efb7d0eda0a120cd1d35b25627650d0a145944917e6?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Stacy Clements\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Stacy Clements is the owner of Milepost 42, a technology partner for small business owners who want to work on their business, not the &#8220;techie stuff&#8221; needed to support it.<\/p>\n<p>Before starting her business, Stacy spent 23 years in the United States Air Force, working in communications, cyber operations, and project management.  Dubbed &#8220;a fixer, a problem solver, and a pitbull&#8221;, she now focuses on fixing WordPress sites, solving technical problems for small business owners, and relentlessly promoting cybersecurity practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-stephen-locker\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/stephen-locker\/\">Stephen Locker<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/stephen-locker\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f6fee2fc0e238f3f457970b4b036bad3ff72a501224460b90fcb4fb9221e493?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Stephen Locker\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Stephen Locker is a web developer and co-owner of Happy Prime, a strategic web agency. He believes in the power of open source, open science, and sharing. He has more than a decade of web experience working in higher education. As a web professional, Stephen spends his time working on content architecture, front-end development, and design. Outside of work, he enjoys socializing and good food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-theresa-smith\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/theresa-smith\/\">Theresa Smith<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boise.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/theresa-smith\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d8b8e2537951102725fe758cf9cd12220d6ee2ea9057f6bb3476d82e7c3ba01e?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Theresa Smith\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Theresa is a Certified StoryBrand Guide and website designer based in Fruitland, Idaho. 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