WP Elevation WordPress Business Podcast

Episode #242 - 2019 Recap: The Top 10 Episodes, WP Elevation Milestones and More

15 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode for 2019, Troy looks over the past year and celebrates milestones both within and outside the walls of the podcast studio. But th...

Episode #241 - How to Measure the Health of Your Business with Simon Kelly

08 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the podcast, Simon Kelly and Troy Dean reunite to talk about how to measure the health of your business with five key metrics. But ...

Episode #240 - Annie Wright’s Tips for Using Neuroplasticity to Overcome Impostor Syndrome

01 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve never heard the term “neuroplasticity” before, this episode of the WP Elevation podcast will change that. Psychotherapist ...

Episode #239 - Content Marketing 101 with Jeff Bullas

24 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

So to help you with your content marketing, we've dived back into the vault and found this incredibly helpful podcast where I interviewed my good frie...

Episode #238 - How to Manage Your Money to Grow Your Business With Nev Harris

17 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to the finances of your business, would you say that you have a complete handle on it? Most agency owners don't. And there are so many r...

Episode #237 – The Benefits of Hiring a Team According to Mario Peshev

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mario Peshev, the founder and CEO of WordPress development agency DevriX, sheds some light on how he’s handled hiring a team, from the early day...

Episode #236 - Kim Barrett Shares the Keys to Business Success

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Barrett is the founder of Your Social Voice, a social media lead generation agency and a best-selling author and speaker. But that’s not rea...

Episode #235 - Joshua Strebel on Pagely’s Origins and Its Future

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As Pagely moves into a new era with serverless application hosting, CEO and co-founder Joshua Strebel takes a trip down memory lane in this episode of...

Episode #234 - Noah Britton Shares His WP Elevation Success Story

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve been on the fence about WP Elevation, there’s no better way to get off it than by hearing a first-hand account of what it’...

Episode #233 - Glen Carlson Wants to Help Business Owners Find Their Superpower

22 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Glen Carlson is the co-founder Dent Global, who run structured accelerator programs that produce entrepreneurs that stand out, scale up and make a pos...

Episode #232 - Product and Time Management Tips from Liquid Web’s Christie Chirinos

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the WP Elevation podcast, Troy is joined by Christie Chirinos, the product manager of managed WooCommerce hosting at Liquid Web. Th...

Episode #231 - Nir Eyal Talks About the Psychology of Distractions and How to Overcome Them

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever thought about how much more productive you’d be or how much money you could make if only you kept your hands off of your phone or ...

Episode #230 - Brian Casel Explains Why Productised Services Rule

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Serial entrepreneur and full-stack product designer/developer Brian Casel visited the WP Elevation podcast to talk about the value of selling producti...

Episode #229 - Why We Need Higher Quality Backups According to Akshat Choudhary

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a WordPress consultant, you’re always on the lookout for solutions to make your job easier while helping you get your clients better results....

Episode #228 - Dana Malstaff Shares the Secret to Creating the Perfect Content Strategy

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you attended WP Elevation’s live event in Santa Monica earlier this year, you’ll recognise Dana Malstaff as one of the guest speakers. ...

Episode #227 - Email Marketing & List Hygiene Masterclass with Paul Sokol

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Part 1 of his email marketing masterclass on the WP Elevation podcast, Paul Sokol talked about campaign planning and automation. In today’s e...

Episode #226 - David Wood Discusses the Importance of Personal Growth and the Role Coaches Play

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Wood has not only coached hundreds of entrepreneurs, coaches and corporations, he’s gone through his own journey of professional and perso...

Episode #225 - How Suraj Sodha Found Success in Recurring Revenue

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

WP Elevation alumnus Suraj Sodha tells the story of how he found great value (and profitability) in recurring revenue business models. But he didn&rsq...

Episode #224 - Samantha Hearne on How to Get a Happy Mind & Beat Impostor Syndrome

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As you strive to elevate your business, do you ever feel like you’re fighting an uphill battle that you can’t possibly win? Or worry that ...

Episode #223 - How Amber Hinds Made Her Dream a Reality & Took Her Life on the Road

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Before 2015, Amber Hinds was working as a freelancer and her husband Chris was working in the restaurant industry. They knew what they wanted their li...

Episode #222 - What Ivica Delic Is Doing to Make the WordPress Community A Better Place

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Once you’re inside the WordPress community, people welcome you with open arms and provide guidance and insights you wouldn’t otherwise be ...

Episode #221 - An Introduction to Influencer Marketing with Shane Barker

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The first half of this episode of the WP Elevation podcast is chock-full of wisdom about resilience and resourcefulness. So, even if you’re not ...

Episode #220 - Campaign Planning and Automation Master Class with Paul Sokol

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of the WP Elevation podcast is not like the typical episode you’ll find here. That’s because I'm joined by Paul Sokol, a form...

Episode #219 - Important Lessons About Online Privacy from the Termageddon Team

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How much thought do you give to online privacy when building websites for clients? According to the team behind Termageddon, an auto-updating privacy ...

Episode #218 - Selling WordPress Plugins and Themes with Freemius with Vova Feldman

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to selling WordPress plugins and themes, are you making as much money as you possibly can? Vova Feldman talks about how Freemius helps d...

Episode #217 - Vito Peleg Introduces Us to His First Product: the WP Feedback Plugin

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Consider this episode of the WP Elevation podcast part “Meet an Elevator” and part “Ooh, look! A shiny new tool!”. You’r...

Episode #216 - Pete Everitt Reveals How to Manage a Successful Agency (and More)

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Finding the right tools to manage your business, hiring the right team members to support it, and having enough hours in the day to get everything don...

Episode #215 - How to Use Sales Funnels to Level Up Your Business with Dave Foy

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I know, I know… “Sales funnel” is a bit of a buzzword at the moment. But this episode of the WP Elevation podcast — featuring...

Episode #214 - James Schramko Reveals His Tips for Success with Team Management

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode #212 - Matt Diggity Reveals the SEO Tips and Tools to Get to #1 in Google

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the WP Elevation podcast, Matt Diggity tells Troy about his journey from electrical engineer to SEO. He also reveals a number of SE...

Episode #211 - Keith Perhac on Calculating the Actual Value of Your Leads

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered how much a new lead is actually worth to your business? And, more specifically, whether you have a particular funnel or channel...

Episode#210 - How Great Support and Content Helps Kinsta Grow with Brian Jackson

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the WP Elevation podcast, Troy talks with Brian Jackson, the Chief Marketing Officer of Kinsta. Don’t expect this to be a typ...

Episode #209 - Chris Lema Reveals the 4 Stories That Help You Get the Right Clients

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you missed the opportunity to see Chris in Santa Monica or you simply want more juicy tips on how to use storytelling to get the right clients, giv...

Episode#208 - Larry Kim on Business Growth and the Power of Partnership

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of the WP Elevation podcast features Larry Kim, who recently sold his first company for a not-so-small sum of $150 million. As he’s...

Episode #207 - Daniel Daines-Hutt on the Key to Making More Effective Content

24 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview, Daniel talks about how he got into the marketing space and what tips he has for content marketers and others trying to make a meani...

Episode #206 Kim Doyal on Content Marketing, Products, and the Value in Failure

17 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we talk about Kim’s migration away from her old identity as The WordPress Chick and her foray into content marketing product de...

Episode #205 Kate Toon Kate Toon on the Benefits of Productising Her SEO Business

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Toon is an award-winning SEO copywriter and SEO consultant with almost two decades of experience in all things advertising, digital and writing. ...

Episode #204 Kim Barrett on How a Business Misstep Led to a Productised Service

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Barrett, the founder and CEO of Your Social Voice sheds some light on what the impetus was to hastily start his own business, some missteps h...

Episode #203: Finding Success and Maintaining Your Mental Health with Paul Lacey

24 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you find it hard to admit to those around you that you're not doing ok? Perhaps even admitting it to yourself if difficult. Today's guest has been ...

Episode #202: Grow Your Digital Marketing Agency with Micky Mellen

17 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to build a successful digital marketing agency from the ground up? On this week’s episode we are joined by Mickey Mellen, who ...

Episode #201: From Developer to Consultant with Philip Morgan

10 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever wish you could move away from just taking orders from others about what they want from a WordPress site? Or maybe become known as a though...

Episode #200: Authenticity and Digital Marketing with Miles Beckler

03 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It’s easy to get distracted from crazy headlines and overnight success stories. The truth is, that these stories almost always just focus on the...

Episode #199: How to Optimise User Experience with Neil Patel

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Neil Patel has been on my wishlist of podcast guests for quite some time now. He’s the co-founder of so many amazing tools that all of us digita...

Episode #198: Thrive In a World Full of Extroverts with Matthew Pollard

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

At leas one-third of the people we know are introverts. Should introverts push themselves to become extroverts or can they stay in their comfort zones...

Episode #197: Build a Website in a Weekend with Matthew Averkamp

13 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We all want to build better WordPress websites. Unfortunately, they don’t always end up looking great. If there was a way that you could bundle ...

Episode #196: Everything You Need To Know About Starting and Growing a Podcast with Joe Casabona

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Should you start a podcast or are you already too late? There's a lot that goes into running a podcast, but Joe Casabona is here to help us out. Joe i...

Episode #195: Building a World-Class Remote Team with Rob Rawson

16 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

From an individual standpoint, it's easy for a lot of us to see the appeal of working remotely; you can work from home, from the coffee shop, on the r...

Episode #194: Making LinkedIn Part of Your Sales Process with John Bellamy

09 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us have a love-hate relationship with LinkedIn; we’ve all got profiles, and we get connection requests, sure—but do we really know...

Episode #193 - From Freelancer to Starting Your Own Agency with Alex Price

02 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How do you go from dropping out of university and paying bills by doing odd freelance jobs to running an award-winning WordPress development agency? 9...

Episode #192 - Bet On Your Strengths and Find Your Community with Nathan Ingram

25 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

One of the best things about WordPress is the tight-knit, supportive community of designers and developers that has sprung up around it over the years...

Episode #191 - Colin Hewitt and Float Have the Answer to Your Cash Flow Problems

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cash Flow ProblemsColin Hewitt is no stranger to the struggles business owners face in trying to manage cash flow. That’s how he came up with th...

Episode #190 - Fixing Your Mindset and Achieving Greatness with Nick Cownie

11 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Neuro-Linguistic Processing, or NLP, is one of the many psychological coaching tools out there that some people completely swear by, while others thin...

Episode #189 - Dominate Your Niche and Become an Authority with Matt Johnson

04 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So many of us take pride in offering high-touch, customized service experiences for our clients, where everything is tailored to each client’s s...

Episode #188 - Entrepreneur Adam Jelic and The Power of a Paper Planner

28 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In a world with more distractions than ever before, people are flocking to productivity apps and organization tools to try to keep themselves on-task ...

Episode #187 - Exploring Risks and Rewards with WordPress Instructor Dave Foy

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You can’t be a successful entrepreneur without learning to love sleazy sales tactics and marketing yourself like crazy, right? Wrong! It really ...

Episode #186 - Mike Michalowicz and the Importance of Putting Profit First

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Profit First: A Lesson LearnedThe recording above is a lengthy one, but I’ll try to do it justice by summa...

Episode #185 - Meet Our Elevators - Jamie Hill

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. A Brief Intro to Jamie HillJamie Hill considers himself a dad (to three kids, two dogs, and two cats) first and ...

Episode #184 - Meet Our Elevators - Monique Dubbelman

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. A Brief Background for Monique DubbelmanMonique Dubbelman has played a role in design for a few decades now. Bac...

Episode #183 - Meet Our Elevators - Shane Syddall

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. A Brief Introduction to Shane SyddallShane Syddall unofficially entered the digital marketing space nine years a...

Episode #182 - Meet Our Elevators - Bret Phillips

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. A Bit About Bret PhillipsBret Phillips began (like so many of us do in this space) believing he could launch a f...

Episode #181 - Peter Freeman Talks About Tourism, Tools, and Task Delegation

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Introducing Peter Freeman… AgainPeter Freeman is no stranger to the WP Elevation podcast. He first made a...

Episode #180 - Meet Our Elevators - Jasmine Andrews

04 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Introducing Jasmine AndrewsJasmine launched her business (now dubbed Brain Candy Consulting) back in 2011, aroun...

Episode #178 - Meet Our Elevators - Jennifer Dopazo

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. A Bit About Jennifer DopazoJennifer Dopazo is the Founder and Creative Director of Candelita, a branding and des...

Episode #177 - Eugene Terk Talks Scaling Business with Align Today and Rock Habits

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. An Introduction to Align TodayEugene starts by telling us a bit about Align Today which is a cloud-bas...

Episode #176 - Meet our Elevators - Tara Johnson

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. A Bit of BackgroundTara's business, AlchemyThree, is a small business that she runs out of an office in Massachu...

Episode #175 - Meet our Elevators - Joe Howard

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. About WP BuffsJoe has a team of nine people doing everything from the tech work to content marketing across five...

Episode #179 - Kirk Deis Talks Client Feedback, The Bug Squasher, and Rap Music

17 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. A Brief Introduction to Kirk DeisKirk Deis is the founder and CEO of Treehouse 51, a digital marketing agency ba...

Episode #173 - How to Bootstrap your Business (Without Going Broke) with Adam Mills

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. A Bit About AdamAdam discovered his interest in the web after he graduated from college, originally as a carpent...

Episode #174 - Meet our Elevators - Kronda Adair

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. A Bit About KrondaKronda is a WordPress Consultant turned digital marketer. In 2017 she decided to change her co...

Episode #172 - The Secrets to Growing a Business with Chris Lema

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. About ChrisChris Lema spends his days helping businesses create operation plans for profit, growth and excellenc...

Episode #171 - A Business Consulting Session with Seth Godin

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. You’ve most likely heard of Seth Godin; he’s a New York Times best-selling author who is k...

Episode #170 - Sell What You Believe in with Guy Kawasaki

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. A Bit of BackgroundGuy rose to fame as Chief Evangelist at Apple, where he worked to show people all over the world how ...

Episode #169 - Differentiating with Hugh MacLeod

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. A Bit About Hugh Hugh is a cartoonist, creative director and co-founder of Gapingvoid, a company that transforms busines...

Episode #168 - Business Development with Ben Fox

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. A Bit of BackgroundAt 17 Ben pooled together all the money he made as a summer camp counsellor and bought his first comp...

Episode #167 - From Full-Time Mum to Successful Entrepreneur with Sarah Pressler

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. Sarah runs a successful business with Cindy Kendrick called Codebrain Media, a company which helps build custom websites...

Episode #166 - NLP and Mind Mapping with Remkus de Vries

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. Remkus has made a substantial name for himself in the world of website creation and is a force to be reckoned with! Tune...

Episode #165 - How to Create New Business Through Content Marketing with Joe Pulizzi

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. A Bit About JoeJoe Pulizzi is a content marketing evangelist, speaker, author and founder of Content Marketing Institute...

Episode #164 - Developing and Growing a Plugin with Garth Koyle

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. A Bit About GarthGarth Koyle has over a decade of experience in business management and internet marketing. Tune in at t...

Episode #163 - Transitioning from Client Work to the Product Space with Jason Lemieux

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. A Bit About JasonJason and his partner Dylan Kuhn co-founded a creative agency called Vernal based in Vermont. At the ti...

Episode #162 - The Beaver Builder Success Story

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. The Guys Behind Beaver BuilderJustin and Billy co-founded FastLine Media together which is a web development company. Ro...

Episode #161 - Keeping Your S**t Together with Dr. Sherry Walling

15 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. A Bit About SherrySherry has a PhD in Clinical Psychology and specialises in helping entrepreneurs and executives who ar...

Episode #160 - Selling Marketing as a Product with John Jantsch

07 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. A Bit of BackgroundMost notably John Jantsch is the founder of Duct Tape Marketing. It’s the name of a podcas...

Episode #159 - Meet our Members - Christina Hawkins

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. A Bit About ChristinaChristina started off working in the Defence Department as a management analyst, so her job entaile...

Episode #158 - Meet our Members - Jurgen Strauss

21 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. Jurgen's StoryJurgen's journey is quite an interesting one. He started off with 27 years of experience in corporate mark...

Episode #157 - Keeping Your Business Flexible with Matt Rodela

14 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. About MattMatt started out in IT after he left the military but eventually got tired of the corporate world and decided ...

Episode #156 - How to Leverage Your Content with Phil Singleton

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. Who is Phil Singleton?Phil is well known as the best selling author of SEO for Growth which he co-authored with Joh...

Episode #155 - Managing Client Feedback and Scope Creep with Andre Gagnon

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. Who Is Andre Gagnon?Andre has been in WordPress business for 10 years. He tells us that he started his own business beca...

Episode #154 - Growing Your Business Within a Saturated Market with Ben Pines

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. What Is Elementor?Elementor is an Israeli company based in Tel Aviv who have grown to be a very successful compant since...

Episode #153 - Making Analytics Simple with Asi Dayan and Noam Green

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. What Exactly Is Oribi and Who Are Asi and Noam?Asi is the head of marketing and Noam works on the product at Oribi, whic...

Episode #152 - Inbound Marketing With Joe Howard

10 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. That's it for this episode. We hope you collected some gold here! Let us know what you think of this podcast or if you h...

Episode #151 - The Future of SEO with Stephan Spencer

20 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. Writing "The Art of SEO" Stephan is best known for the Bible on SEO “The Art of SEO”  which is currentl...

Episode #150 - Building Client Relationships with Laura Elizabeth

13 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. Who is Laura Elizabeth? Laura has been a designer for the last 7 years. She started out with one year in an agency then ...

Episode #149 - Building an Online Community with Corey Brown

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Background Corey started in 2003 in the early days of WordPress when it was good for blogging but not much else....

Episode #148 - Generate Leads and Drive Sales Using Quizzes with Josh Haynam

29 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video podcast here. Meet Bridget We start out with a little background on Bridget. Amongst all her projects, she explains that her passion i...

Episode #147 - Women & WordPress Networking, with Bridget Willard

23 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Meet Bridget We start out with a little background on Bridget. Amongst all her projects, she explains that her p...

Episode #146 - Grow Your Business Using YouTube With Sunny Lenarduzzi

15 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. How Your Grew Her Business... Fast! She started as a social media consultant and ran a consultancy for four year...

Episode #145 - Business Foundations and Simplifying With Donovan Janus

08 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. How Did 17hats Begin? Donovan Janus is the CEO of 17hats which is an all in one business management app where y...

Episode #144 - Changing the Direction of Your Business with Kim Doyal

01 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Kim’s Business Transitions Kim started her own business in 2008 and it has evolved so much over years. She...

Episode #143 - Take Control of your Finances and Pension with Andrew Craig

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. A Bit About AndrewAndrew started out in banking in the late 90’s, but after 15 years he realised that he h...

Episode #142 - Launching a Product with James Rose

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. How Did Content Snare Start? James and Mark started out as Software Engineers but they decided to start their ow...