The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Andrew Palmer, who calls himself an ‘accidental entrepreneur’. He manages over 300 sites at his UK agency and also has interests in restaurants, SaaS products, marketplaces and a development company in India. He has strong opinions and plenty of creative ideas.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Nathan Ingram, who has built client websites for 25 years and now coaches WordPress agency owners through his work and MonsterContracts.com. This is a high-energy episode packed with practical advice for growing an agency.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Mike Demo, who built his career on relationships, first selling big agency projects and now looking for investments at Web Ventures, part of InMotion Hosting. We discuss moving your agency upmarket, closing large deals, and making your business more valuable to buyers.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Brian Mitchell, the new President of Open Source Matters, the organization behind Joomla. He also runs InterGen near Milwaukee, which began as a non-profit helping volunteer groups and now focuses on premium hosting.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Adam Silver, one of WordPress’s most prolific podcasters, a serial founder, and owner of the agency ConciergeWP. We talk about how his podcasts drive agency business and why a community-first approach pays off.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Nicola Fleming, who runs WebCoast, a one-person agency in Australia that manages many Joomla and WordPress clients. Her secret is knowing her target audience very well and building clear processes around it. Plus, a little rugby talk.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Jamie Schmid, a Portland-based WordPress consultant focused on information architecture and content strategy. She cares deeply about the editing experience and shares detailed opinions on Gutenberg and page builders.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Keanan Koppenhaver, who runs Alpha Particle, a Chicago agency that builds WordPress publishing sites for brands like Rolling Stone and Variety. We cover how the pandemic changed his sales process, plus his work with Webflow, Airtable and headless/JAMstack projects.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Ovi Liuta, our first colleague on the show, who joined Watchful when we acquired his XCloner backup plugin. He talks about a decade as a solo developer, the unusual challenges of backup software, and why he decided to partner up.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Parth Lawate, who grew Tekdi from basic web development into a 70-person agency in Pune, India, building national-scale projects such as India’s identity card system. He explains how values, socially useful work, and open source shape the company.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Mike Herchel, a senior front-end developer at Lullabot, a 60-person agency that has been fully distributed for more than a decade. He explains how Lullabot keeps a close-knit culture, pays the bills, and protects work-life balance.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Deb Cinkus, who has made bold moves: relocating with staff from North Carolina to Guatemala, and pivoting Polished Geek from web development to conversion optimization. She walks through how she handles big changes and the personalization tools she relies on.