Mastermind.fm
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 72 – First Steps Towards a Fit & Healthy Lifestyle
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we are joined by Andrew Farrugia from Mirror Friendly. Andrew is a former sprinter, and he is now a fitness athlete and pers...
Episode 71 – Managing Happiness with David Henzel
25 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we get to know David Henzel from Managing Happiness. David Henzel is well known in the WordPress community for being one of the co-f...
Episode 70 – Talking Shop with Robby McCullough of Beaver Builder
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, James is accompanied by the Robby McCullough, one of the primary gentleman behind the awesome Beaver Builder. So, join M...
Episode 69 – Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies with Alex Preukschat
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m joined by blockchain expert/consultant Alex Preukschat to discuss what the near future holds in store for us. Blockchains p...
Episode 68 – Interviews from WordCamp Europe 2017
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jean recently attended WordCamp Europe and with the help of Donnacha McGloinn interviewed a few other attendees. For a full review of WordCamp Europe ...
Epsiode 67 – Mental Health & ZenTribes with Sherry Walling
27 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This was one of my favorite episodes because it was like having a fun and sometimes awkward conversation with a trusted friend. Dr. Sherry Walling jus...
Episode 66 – The Theme Market with Rich Tabor
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we dialogue with Rich Tabor of ThemeBeans. Rich’s audio was a little rough so we do apologize. On the call it didn’t sound that ba...
Episode 65 – Selling & Marketing WordPress Themes with Primoz Cigler
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we welcome Primoz Ciglar from Proteus Themes. We were first introduced to Primoz when he embarked on an interesting experiment to make...
Episode 64 – Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) with Ransu Salovaara
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have an unorthodox, and lengthy, content filled episode lined up for you, as the show was recorded hot in the middle of an actual ICO. In...
Episode 63 – Property Crowd Funding, with Andrew Gardiner
31 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jean is joined by the CEO and founder of one of Europe’s first property crowdfunding platforms: Property Moose. The company was founde...
Episode 62 – Managing Large Teams Remotely, with Amir Helzer
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Jean and James are joined by Amir Helzer, founder of WPML, which is perhaps the best WordPress Multilingual plugin. Having met abroad in I...
Episode 61 – Automatic Renewals & How to Write More Content
18 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jean and James have a classic mastermind discussion about renewal rates and how one goes about writing more. From why everyone needs to impl...
Episode 60 – Growth Hacking: Create, Connect, Deploy, Succeed
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Transparency and paying forward good advice; this episode takes on a new format, based on experience and hard learned lessons from both of our hosts, ...
Episode 59 – Sage Advice on Peer to Peer Lending with Laurence Samuels
02 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we focus on money; what we do with the money we earn, reinvesting, peer to peer lending, etc. As Jean is proudly joined by Laurence Samuels,...
Episode 58 – The Magic of SAAS Apps and Enterprise Work with Mario Peshev
25 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Include: Agency Work Enterprise & Obstacles Multisite & SAAS SAAS Apps Converting Plugins to SAAS Apps. Contributing to core. Word...
Episode 57 – Takeaways from Pressnomics
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcoming back James, the hosts get back to square one and catch up on both work and personal life, while sharing recent Pressnomics and business take...
Episode 56 – Talking Shopify with Bjorn Forsberg
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we cover building a side-business online, making the full-time leap to the Shopify App ecosystem, and how it’s changed over the...
Episode 55 – Interview with Bryce Adams of Metorik
04 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jean is joined by Bryce Adams, founder of Metorik. They talk personal travels, a little WordPress history, and why SAS is the future. Topics...
Episode 54 – Hiring, Stability vs the Startup Experience
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we are down one Jean, but James brings a Kevin Stover and Zach Skaggs into the mix, to talk hiring and why anyone would consider leaving ...
Episode 53 – The Five Man WordPress Development Panel
21 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Mastermind.FM has a complete international developer panel, ranging from Canada, Spain, United States and Malta. There are some many good...
Episode 52 – Growth, Processes, and Challenges
14 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a Mastermind update, as Jean and James catch up on their personal businesses and side projects. In this laid back core episode, many laughs...
Episode 51 – SEO, PR, & Influencer Marketing with Dmitry Dragilev
07 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week Mastermind.fm is joined by content marketer and founder of JustReachOut – PR That Converts, Dmitry Dragilev. He’s here to talk i...
Episode 50 – All Things Codeable with Per & Tomaž
28 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We have a first this week on Mastermind.fm, with a full four cornered discussion. James and Jean are joined by Per Esbensen and Tomaž Zaman, cofounde...
Episode 49 – Outsourcing, Ecommerce, & Blogging with Brian Jackson
15 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Jean interviews Brian Jackson, director of inbound marketing at Kinsta His methods of digital income are vast, a blogger of food & fi...
Episode 48 – Podcasting, the Product Space, & SAAS with Dave Rodenbaugh
07 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guest hosting this episode is Dave Rodenbaugh. Owner of Business Directory Plugin, AWPCP, and Recapture.io. Dave has been a developer for 20 years, an...
Episode 47 – SEO & You with Danny Donchev
24 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this digital age, whether you thrive in the product or service space, recognition is half the battle. To that end, you want and need search engine ...
Episode 46 – A Lesson in Bootstrapping with Jason Cohen
10 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
You’re in for a treat this week! Bring a notepad and get ready to jot down some great advice, as James and Jean are joined by Jason Cohen of WP...
Episode 45 – 2016: A Year End Review
03 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Putting a bow on this past year, Jean and James come together to discuss the good, bad, great, and ugly of 2016, from both a business and podcast pers...
Episode 44 – Services, Agencies, & Exits with Karim Marucchi
30 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Karim Marucchi (of Crowd Favorite) joins Jean to guest host, as they touch on a myriad of topics, from exits, to mergers, acquisitions, and much more....
Episode 43 – Styles of Entrepreneurship
20 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jean and James dialogue about styles of entrepreneurship as they skim their year end review. Topics Include: Analysis of Malta’s digital comm...
Episode 42 – Is that THE Chris Wallace!?
13 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Jean absent this Episode, James has Chris Wallace on to guest host. (Nope, not THAT Chris Wallace.) This is the Chris of Lift UX, Faithmade, ...
Episode 41 – Chris Lema Hath Cometh!
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guest hosting this episode, we have none other than WordPress giant, Chris Lema! Blogger, consultant, motivational speaker, etc., Chris brings his ...
Episode 40 – The Press Conference Boogaloo!
29 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our hosts are back after a busy time indeed. Jean attended Web Summit in Portugal, James went to Cabo for CaboPress! So, for your listening pleasure, ...
Episode 39 – Back to Basics: The Vision, the Mission, the Values
22 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
You read that right, back to basics it is! James and Jean are back at it dialogue style, as you, the listener, are treated to pro-tips that are simple...
Episode 38 – Persistence & Success with Security Consultant Robert Abela
15 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode James and Jean are joined by Robert Abela, an EU based freelance IT consultant and WordPress Security Professional with WP White Securit...
Episode 37 – Stocks, Reinvesting & Diversifying with Marco Schwartz
08 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
James couldn’t make it for this episode due to illness, but fear not, Jean is joined by online entrepreneur, engineer, and author, Marco Schwart...
Episode 36 – Interview with Curtis McHale
01 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
“Is your business taking all your evenings and weekends? Even with all that work are you just making ends meet because your clients are always t...
Episode 35 – A Look Inside the WP Ninjas with the Whole Team
24 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, Jean is willfully “trapped” in Cleveland, Tennessee, after the hurricane evacuation in Florida rendered LoopCo...
Episode 34 – A Complete Plugin Rewrite Case Study with Ninja Forms
17 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Expressly laid out in absolute detail, this Episode is presented in QA format, as Jean inquires how James and his team took their existing product of...
Episode 33 – Interview with Andy Wilkerson
10 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Guesting on Mastermind.fm this week: Andy Wilkerson Andy is the president of Parallelus, UpThemes, and creator of the Runway framework for WordPress. ...
Episode 32 – Digital Nomadism with David Hehenberger
03 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 32 of Mastermind.fm! Today masterminds Jean Galea and James Laws will be talking digital nomadism with David Hehenberger. David is ...
Episode 31 – Changing the Way We Think About Onboarding
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 31 of Mastermind.fm! This week our resident masterminds Jean Galea and James Laws will tackle onboarding. We usually think about on...
Episode 30 – Welcoming back James, Talking Business, & WordPress News
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 30 of Mastermind.fm! Jean is with us as always, and we welcome James back this week after a 2 episode break. Today Jean and James w...
Episode 29 – Building and Growing Multiple WordPress Businesses with Marcel Sobieski and Eugeniu Topolschi
09 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guests are Marcel and Eugeniu from TeslaThemes. The latter might be their first successful WordPress project and the most famous one so ...
Episode 28 – Discussing Bitcoin with Mitchell Callahan
02 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview my good friend Mitchell Callahan who is involved in WordPress through his agency Saucal. Mitchell introduced me the prac...
Episode 27 – Interview with Zack Katz
25 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 27 of Mastermind.fm! Today masterminds Jean Galea and James Laws interview Zack Katz, author of the WordPress plugin GravityView! H...
Episode 26 – WordPress Hosting
16 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 26 of Mastermind.fm! This week our masterminds Jean Galea and James Laws tackle hosting! Hosting can be a nightmare of trial and er...
Episode 25 – Podcasting
09 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 25 of Mastermind.fm! Join our hosts Jean Galea and James Laws today as they jam about podcasting- a topic they’re pretty fami...
Episode 24 – Development and Productivity Software
02 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 24 of mastermind.fm! This week our resident masterminds Jean Galea and James Laws look at the software that they use at work every ...
Episode 23 – Interview with Pippin Williamson
26 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 23 of Mastermind.fm! We’re doing something a little different today as Jean and James interview Pippin Williamson, author of ...
Episode 22 – Starting Your Plugin Business From Scratch
19 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 22 of Mastermind.fm! Today our masterminds Jean and James will be talking about starting your plugin business from scratch. In the ...
Episode 21 – Product Launches and Gaining Traction Part 2
12 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 21 of Mastermind.fm! Today our masterminds Jean and James will continue last week’s discussion of product launches and gaining tr...
Episode 20 – Product Launches and Gaining Traction – Part 1
05 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 20 of Mastermind.fm! In this episode, our resident masterminds Jean and James talk about product launches and what it takes to get ...
Episode 19 – Publishing Plugins on WordPress.org
24 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 19 of Mastermind.fm! This week our resident masterminds Jean and James will be talking about WordPress.org. Specifically, the chall...
Episode 18 – Office Hardware & Tech Part II
17 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 18 of Mastermind.fm! This week our resident masterminds Jean and James will continue last week’s discussion of office hardware &#...
Episode 17 – Office Hardware & Tech
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 17 of Mastermind.fm! Join masterminds Jean and James today as they discuss hardware- the technology we use to do what we do each da...
Episode 16 – Offering Great Support
02 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 16 of Mastermind.fm! This week our masterminds Jean and James delve into the topic of hiring and support. Look for this week’s co...
Episode 15: What Makes a Successful WordPress Plugin?
27 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 15 of Mastermind.fm! Today our resident masterminds Jean and James tackle the topic of having a successful WordPress plugin: from z...
Episode 14: Completely Rewriting Your WordPress Plugin
20 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 14 of the WordPress business podcast Mastermind.fm! Today Jean and James will be discussing total plugin rewrites. It’s an area t...
Episode 13: Listener Q & A (Health, Market Fit, Pricing & Billing, Business Models, Financial Management)
12 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 13 of Mastermind.fm! In this week’s podcast our resident masterminds Jean and James take questions from you about everything ...
Episode 12: GPL Discussion with Special Guest Donnacha McGloinn
05 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this show we welcome Donnacha McGloinn, one of the most prolific commenters across WordPress blogs. He has contributed to many discussions along th...
Episode 11: Business Models for WordPress Products – Part 4
28 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today we unpack a business model that perhaps has the most potential for your business, the SaaS business model. The SaaS, or Software as a Service, i...
Episode 10: Business Models for WordPress Products – Part 3
21 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 10 of Mastermind.fm! This week our intrepid masterminds Jean and James continue the series on business models for WordPress that be...
Episode 9: Business Models for WordPress Products – Part 2
14 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 9 of Mastermind.fm! Last week Jean and James began a multi-part series discussing different WordPress business models. Episode 8 ta...
Episode 8: Business Models for WordPress Products – Part 1
06 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 8 of Mastermind.fm! This week James and Jean begin tackling different business models in WordPress. Right out of the gates, our res...
Episode 7: An Update on What We’re Currently Working On
29 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we share a few updates on what we’re working on and what’s going on in our businesses. We mention the following: Jean att...
Bonus Episode: Takeaways from Pressnomics 2016
17 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month both James and Jean attended Pressnomics 2016 in Tempe, Arizona. We had a blast and took the opportunity to conduct a series of sho...
Bonus Episode: Getting The Most Out Of A Conference
26 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode we discuss our tips and tricks on how to get the most benefit out of your next conference. We’re getting ready for Pre...
Episode 6: A Deeper Dive Into Our Businesses
21 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we talk about where we’re at right now with our businesses. James talks about the new release of Ninja Forms (version 3) which includ...
Episode 5: The Importance of Health & Fitness
03 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We start off this episode talking about our routines and workflows and end up mostly talking about the importance in leading a balanced life. A health...
Episode 4: Transitioning from Employee to Business Owner
27 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Making the transition from employee to business owner is neither easy nor fast in most cases. There are many things to learn but it’s a very rew...
Episode 3: The Tools We Use to Run our Business
20 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nowadays a business cannot function properly without a good suite of support software. In this episode James and Jean share their software setup and t...
Episode 2: The Importance of Community
13 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The WordPress community has earned itself a very good reputation. There is a strong sense of ethical business, as well as a distinct openness and will...
Episode 1: Beginning the Mastermind
06 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Time for some introductions; James and Jean introduce themselves, their businesses and talk about why they decided to start a new podcast. We talk abo...