WP Elevation WordPress Business Podcast

Episode #141 - Content Marketing with Jeff Bullas

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Jeff Bullas started out his career as a teacher but his heart wasn’t in it, so he “fired” hims...

Episode #140 - Specialising and Finding Your Niche with Karim Marucchi

21 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Who is Karim Marucchi?Karim’s company, Crowd Favorite, is a WordPress speciality development shop that wor...

Episode #139 - Business Growth and Motivation with Pippin Williamson

14 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Pippin Williamson has reached the goal we all dream of- having a company that can run itself. But how did he get...

Episode #138 - Providing Quality Support with Dustin Meza

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Dustin is the director of customer experience operations at WP Engine. He has seen the business grow exponential...

Episode #137 - Recurring Revenue for your Website Business, with Brad Morrison

31 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Brad has always been involved in technology in some way. In 2004, he started a web development company. He spent...

Episode #136 - In-Person Networking with Bob WP

24 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Bob has been in the WordPress industry since 2007, but he started freelance graphic design in the late 80s. He a...

Episode #135 - Project Management Big And Small, with Dee Teal

17 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Dee’s been in the web world since the early 2000s and has done everything from web development, community ...

Episode #134 - Creating Processes For Your Business, with Brian Richards

10 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Currently, Brian Richards runs WP Sessions and all the training they offer for web developers. They focus on Wor...

Episode #133 - Embracing Growth And Change, with Nemanja Aleksic

03 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Nemanja explains ManageWP started the way a lot of companies begin: someone was looking for a solution that wasn...

Episode #132 - Live Streaming Tips with Ian Anderson Gray

26 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. The first thing Gin asks Ian is why should we livestream on Facebook? Why will it benefit our business and our a...

Episode #131 - How to Change Behaviour with Adam Ferrier

06 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. After graduating from University with degrees in both commerce and clinical psychology, Adam began his career as...

Episode #130 - Remote Teams with Lisa Sabin Wilson

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. A big Green Bay Packers fan, Lisa first appeared on the WP Elevation podcast back in 2014 where she spoke about ...

Episode #129 - Content Creation Case Study with Lee Jackson

22 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Lee is a self-confessed serial entrepreneur who came to WordPress in version 0.9! He hosts the successful WP Inn...

Episode #128 - Blogging and Social Media to Build Your Audience - the Merrymaker Sisters

15 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Emma and Carla are so much fun that we highly recommend you listen or watch the podcast to get the most out of t...

Episode #127 - Increase Your Proposal Conversion Rates with Adam Hempenstall

08 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Adam has been in business for 16 years, running a design agency for nine of those years. Born from his frustrati...

Episode #126 - SEO Secrets with Joost de Valk

01 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. [Note: Some of the video footage gets a bit funky in this podcast. Unfortunately, Skype wasn't having a good day...

Episode #125 - Developing Self-Awareness with Amy Felman

25 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Amy began her career in media and the arts. In her mid-twenties, seeking a change, she enrolled in psychology to...

Episode #124 - Preventing & Managing Anxiety with Andrew Pearce

18 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Andrew begins the interview by explaining the varied symptoms of anxiety including: sweats; a fast-beating heart...

Episode #123 - Depression, Entrepreneurship and Parenting with Cory Miller

11 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Cory Miller started iThemes back in 2008 as a premium theme company for WordPress. Today he and his company are ...

Episode #122 - Mental Health in Tech with Ed Finkler

04 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here.   It’s estimated that roughly 20% of the population will deal with the medical diagnosis of mental h...

Episode #121 - Mastering LinkedIn with David Hobson

27 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. David Hobson has been working online for most of his career, and when he can’t find a way to do something...

Season 1 Bonus - AdWords and Remarketing with Mike Rhodes

19 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Have you ever noticed the same ad popping up on different sites while you’re surfing the web? That’s...

Season 1 Bonus - Lead Gen Quizzes with Nik Thakorlal

12 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Nik Thakorlal specializes in lead generation products and helping businesses grow through high yield lead gener...

Episode #120 - Finding Your Niche with Nate Wright

06 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here.   Nate Wright is a developer at heart. In fact, for the last three years as the creator and founder of T...

Episode #119 - Clever Copywriting and SEO with Kate Toon

30 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Kate Toon has been working in the advertising world for almost 20 years, and she got her start in the digital er...

Episode #118 - Creating Content with Andy McIlwain

23 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. In his role with GoDaddy, Andy is a member of the content team and works on content in one form or another, incl...

Episode #117 - Content Marketing for Agencies with Simon Thompson

16 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Simon’s career began in the world of print marketing and media. His role was to sell ad space in architect...

Episode #116 - Running a WP Product Business with Eric Hamm

09 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Back in 2009, Eric Hamm got his start with a theme called Frugal. As he continued to teach himself code, he cont...

Episode #115 - Freelancing with Carrie Dils

02 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. When I first heard the title of Carrie Dils’ book I knew immediately I wanted to have her on the show! It&...

Episode #114 - WordPress and Your CRM with Jack Arturo

23 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Jack Arturo’s journey began like many people’s: he was a Wordpress developer who learned the ropes w...

Episode #113 - Selling WordPress Themes with Brian Gardner

16 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. When Brian Gardner began his entrepreneurial journey he never thought productizing development is what he would ...

Episode #112 - Justin Ferriman from LearnDash

08 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Ferriman is a passionate expert on all things e-learning. He made his bones early on as an e-learning consultant setting up global training pro...

Episode #111 - Client Website Security with Dre Armeda

02 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the video of this podcast here. Dre’s passion for security and educating people about risk and prevention clearly translates in his d...

Episode #110 - The WP Elevation Coaches

25 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On the show today the five of us talk about what you can expect on the upcoming episodes of WP Elevation. In handing over the reigns, I’m humble...

Episode #109 - Jeff from GoDaddy and Vlad from ManageWP talk acquisitions.

22 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

For this week’s show, I sat down with one of WP Elevation’s business coaches, Kristina Romero, to speak with Jeff and Vlad. We started off...

Episode #108 - Transforming the State of Small Business with Michael Gerber

21 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Having just turned 80, Michael E Gerber is more motivated than ever to transform the state of small business around the world. In this very special ep...

Episode #107 - Marketing Funnels with Mike Killen

15 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for Episode #107 of the WP Elevation Podcast is none other than our very own Mike Killen! Mike, along with being one of our three WP Elevati...

Episode #106 Authority Content with David Jenyns

11 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this very special episode of the WP Elevation podcast, I sat down in the flesh with my good friend David Jenyns and talked about the fact that he's...

Part 5 - How I Built a Six-Figure Recurring Revenue Business

20 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Part 5 of Troy’s 5-Series Podcast- How He Went From Unemployable University Dropout to Building a Successful Online Business With Recurring Reve...

Part 4 - How I Built a Six-Figure Recurring Revenue Business

19 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Part 4 of Troy’s 5-Series Podcast Detailing How He Went From Unemployable University Dropout to Building a Successful Online Business With Recur...

Part 3 - How I Built a Six-Figure Recurring Revenue Business

14 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

You can't be half pregnant. That is one important lesson I learned. I was essentially half pregnant with two business partners during this time. Let m...

Part 2 – How I Built a Six-Figure Recurring Revenue Business

12 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In Part 1, I told you a little about my upbringing and how I ended up in business for myself. I shared with you the moment I hit rock bottom and my ch...

Part 1 – How I Built a Six-Figure Recurring Revenue Business

12 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this series of 5 Podcasts, I’m going to show you how I went from unemployable university dropout to building a successful online busines...

Episode #100 - Troy Dean

24 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the WP Elevation Podcast! In honor of our 100th episode we’re doing something unique: I am the interviewee. The tables have been turn...

Episode #99 John Warrillow and Seamus Anthony

17 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

For our 99th episode, we’re covering a very important topic: recurring revenue. If you’re like a lot of other business owners and freelanc...

Episode #98 Sarah Pressler

03 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the WP Elevation Podcast, our guest is Sarah Pressler! Sarah is a Texas-based WordPress project manager who is here to share her experience b...

Episode #97 Chris Lema

26 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the WP Elevation Podcast, we’re finally sitting down with Chris Lema. Chris is the chief technology officer and chief strateg...

Episode #96 Rebecca Gill

20 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s episode of the WP Elevation Podcast, we’re chatting with Rebecca Gill. Rebecca is the founder of Web Savvy Marketing, a digital...

Episode #95 Naomi C Bush

13 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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Episode #94 Kristina Romero Follow-Up

06 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is a follow up to our previous show with Seth Godin and Kristina Romero. We’re chatting with Kristina to find out what it ...

Episode #93 Brian Bourn from Bourn Creative

29 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s episode of WP Elevation we’re talking with the other half of Bourn Creative, Brian Bourn. Brian joins us to share wha...

Episode #92 Dustin Hartzler

23 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s episode of WP Elevation we’re talking with Dustin Hartzler, a happiness engineer at Automattic and the host of the Your Website...

Episode #91 - Seth Godin and Kristina Romero

15 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s episode of WP Elevation we’ve got something new for you! In a totally different style and format from our usual ...

Episode # 90 Ross Johnson

08 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Here to share how to successfully run a design company and build out Wordpress products is 3.7 Designs design strategist Ross Johnson. Ross is also th...

Episode #89 Shane Melaugh

02 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Shane shares his insights on why so much of success is about the grind, why authenticity is vital to communicating effectively with your audience and ...

Episode #88 Kronda Adair​

25 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Nervous about presenting in front of large audiences? Worried about going it alone as an entrepreneur? Join us this week as our guest, web developer a...

Episode #87 Ben Fox

17 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered about the benefits of business incubation? Curious to know how to transition your business from a focus on client services to a product ...

Episode #86 Brendan Hufford

10 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

A new type of guest comes to the show today: Not a WordPress consultant, but a WordPress user! Get ready to learn more about the user experience for W...

Episode #85 Alex Vasquez

04 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Want to know if you can successfully bring your own personality and quirks to the work you do - and in fact why you should? Alex Vasquez, our guest fo...

Episode #84 Andy Clarke

27 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week web design guru Andy Clarke casually stops by the podcast to offer his insight on the early days of coding, his advice on working with clien...

Episode #83 Jason Resnick

21 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Thinking about raising your rates? Nervous about going it alone as your own boss? Any worries about those issues will be assuaged by this week’s...

Episode #82 Zac Johnson

14 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Are you struggling to build an audience with your blog? Perhaps your focus is getting traction for your blog and you haven't nailed it yet. Wherever y...

Episode #81 Part 2 Content Marketing World Sydney

07 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to part two of our special series in which we explore Content Marketing World Sydney and chat up several different guests from ...

Episode #80 Part 1 Content Marketing World Sydney

07 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, we explore Content Marketing World Sydney and experience interviews with several different guests from this convention.See om...

Episode #79 Adam Mills

29 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for today’s show is Adam Mills of Bottomless Design. Adam is a successful business owner and has valuable experience in both theme des...

Episode #78 Ahsan Parwez

23 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for today’s show is WordPress web developer, SEO expert, and Community Manager at Cloudways, Ahsan Parwez. Ahsan shows us how to get c...

Episode #77 Remkus de Vries

16 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for today’s show is Remkus de Vries, all the way from the Netherlands. Remkus is an avid WordPress user and utilizes it in his busines...

Episode #76 Jason Lemieux

08 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Thinking about transitioning from client services into a product company? Jason Lemieux is doing just that with Postmatic; a plug-in that allows you t...

Episode #75 Joe Pulizzi

02 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Are you struggling to create more business for yourself as a WordPress consultant? If you can relate, stick around. Our guest today, Joe Pulizzi, know...

Episode #74 Guy Kawasaki

25 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for today’s show is none other than author, speaker and chief evangelist at Canva, Guy Kawasaki. If you have a Mac (or even if you don...

Episode #73 Hugh MacLeod

19 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for today’s show, Hugh MacLeod, knows a thing or two about differentiating yourself, finding your niche, and going for it. If you&rsqu...

Episode #72 Beaver Builder

12 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Beaver Builder is a page builder solution developed by the three guys (Robby McCullough, Billy Young and Justin Boozer). The boys discovered the inte...

Episode #71 Garth Koyle

05 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s feature guest is Garth Koyle of Event Espresso. He says he wants to grow his business into a $100 million dollar revenue company &md...

Episode #70 Jack McConnell

26 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Jack McConnell of Voltronik in Bath, England is a RAR-certified, one-man web design and development company. He offers great advice from his years of ...

Episode #69 Curtis McHale

19 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

$1 million a year in revenue is just over $83K per month. That’s what Curtis McHale is aiming for in 2015. Curtis is a freelance WordPress consu...

Episode #68 Kim Gjerstad from MailPoet

11 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

  Kim Gjerstad is one of four founders of MailPoet, an email newsletter plugin for WordPress. According to BuiltWith, MailPoet is installed on ov...

Episode #67 Zoe Rooney from zoerooney.com

05 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

  Zoe Rooney is a front end developer from Philadelphia who has defined her niche and turned her skills and passion for WordPress into a successf...

Episode #66 Justin Ferriman from LearnDash

29 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

  Justin began his career selling learning management systems to Fortune 500 companies. Then he fell in love with WordPress. The natural progress...

Episode #65 Justin Sternberg

22 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

  Justin Sternberg is lead developer at WebDev Studios. Their clients include Microsoft, MSNBC, Boston Magazine, LiveFyre, and TIME. Their plug-i...

Episode #63 Marcus Sheridan from The Sales Lion

14 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

  Marcus Sheridan wanted to be a dentist, grew up to be a Pool guy and now travels the world teaching inbound content marketing. He does not hold...

Episode #64 Dave Hecker

07 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

  Leave a comment under the video and tell us the number one frustration you have with outsourcing or the number one thing holding you back and y...

Episode #62 Greg Taylor

18 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Greg Taylor describes himself as a marketing developer. I believe this is the most valuable position you can hold in the current WordPress ecos...

Episode #61 Ben Stickland

11 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Ben Stickland made lots of money as a kid selling tulips on the side of the road. Then he spent two years making very little money as a web dev...

Episode #60 Ed Dale

04 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Ed Dale is undoubtedly Australia's most well-known online marketer and founder of the 30 day challenge where he has taught over 300,000 people ...

#59 Vid Luther of Pressable.com

27 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Vid Luther wants to solve the WordPress hosting problem and has been working at it since WordPress was B2. He started ZippyKid, raised some fun...

Episode #58 Dale Beaumont from Business Blueprint

20 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Dale Beaumont turned this episode of the podcast into a Masterclass by teaching us so much about positioning, finding your niche, getting clear...

Episode #57 Tracy Levesque from YIKES Inc

13 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Tracy Levesque is one half of Yikes Inc, a WordPress and Cold Fusion shop in Philadelphia. She speaks at WordCamps, teaches at Girl Develop It ...

Episode #56 – David Kadavy, Author of Design for Hackers

06 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  David Kadavy wrote an epic blog post to try and get a speaking spot at SXSW and instead landed himself a book deal with Wiley to write Design f...

Episode #55 – WP Think Tank #3

29 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  The future of WordPress - what opportunities and challenges lie ahead for us? This is the third Think Tank in a series where we round-up the to...

Episode #54 Ryan Sullivan from WP SiteCare

15 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Ryan Sullivan started out as a freelancer building websites for clients until his freelance business got so busy he no longer had time to go to...

Episode #53 JD Peterson from Scripted

09 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  JD Peterson is Senior Vice President of marketing at Scripted.com. I’m not even sure what that means but he tells me he spends a lot of t...

Episode #52 – Tomaz Zaman from Codeable

02 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Our guest this week is Tomaz Zaman from Codeable and he joins us all the way from Slovenia. In this episode you will learn: how to write the pe...

Episode #51 Conrad Egusa founder of Publicize

25 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Ever wondered how to get free publicity for your business? Well in this episode Conrad Egusa from publicise deconstructs the entire PR model an...

Episode #50 Andrew Clarke from Stuff and Nonsense

18 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Andy Clarke is one of my web design heroes and it was an honour to interview him for Episode #50 of the podcast. We talk about content first, m...

Episode #48 - Alex Moss

13 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Some of the highlights of this episode include: the best way to overcome fear of failure is by taking action guest blogging and speaking at events is...

Episode #49 Mason James from WPValet

10 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Building a successful business is all about adding value to your customers, pricing that value accordingly and then optimising your processes i...

Episode #47 Jason Swenk from jasonswenk.com

28 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Jason's best friend looked so much like Justin Timberlake that they used to use this to get into parties and venues. Jason built a website call...

Episode #46 Pippin Williamson from Pippin’s Plugins

21 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Pippin Williamson is the man behind the fantastic plugins Restrict Content Pro, Easy Digital Downloads and Affiliate WP as well as teaching oth...

Episode #45 Rob Walling from GetDrip

14 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  Rob Walling has hit two home runs launching software apps in very crowded marketplaces, namely SEO and e-mail marketing. His most recent succes...

Episode #43 – Lisa Sabin-Wilson from WebDev Studios

31 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

  In this episode of the podcast our special guest is Lisa Sabin-Wilson from WebDev Studios. Lisa shares the key strategies that have helped her ...