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In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Alan Hartless, who spent years as a nurse before becoming a developer. Now he’s lead engineer at Mautic, the open source marketing automation platform, and he tells me how he made the switch. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with former OSTraining writer Tessa Mero, now a developer advocate at Cisco, a conference organizer and a meetup leader. We talk about constant self-improvement and getting open source taught in schools. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Chris Wiegman, who went from airline pilot in Hawaii to developer of iThemes Security, one of the most popular WordPress plugins. We talk about security, teaching, and reinventing your career on your own terms. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Olivier Karfis, who runs FrenchToday.com, which teaches French using WooCommerce for digital downloads and, increasingly, apps built on the WordPress API. We discuss e-commerce, teaching and travel. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Justin Sternberg, who went from painting houses to leading development of CMB2, the custom fields framework behind hundreds of WordPress plugins. We talk about his career and why CMB2 is worth using. People in this episode

In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Matt Medeiros, who has built his career by being friendly, helpful and sharing everything he learns. We talk about his surprise video review of PublishPress and how being generous built his niche in WordPress. People in this episode

In the first episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with David Bisset about how he grew WordCamp Miami into one of the world’s biggest WordCamps, with 800+ attendees. He also shares how it shaped his career and plans for the event’s 10th year. People in this episode