Author Archives: Hugh Lashbrooke

About Hugh Lashbrooke

I am a long-time community builder and product manager with a focus on open-source and building high-performing, strategic teams. I have extensive experience and a passion for building high-functioning teams with tight strategies, notably in the open-source space.

Speaker Spotlight: Maria Scarpello

At this year’s WordCamp Maria Scarpello is going to be speaking on Working and Traveling Fulltime with WordPress – we caught up with her to find more about who she is and what qualifies her to speak about this. Needless to say, she’s easily over-qualified and her story is a fascinating one – this is what she had to tell us…

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WordCamp Cape Town 2013: Press Release

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – There’s a strong chance many of your favorite websites are powered by WordPress, the free content management system that has empowered millions to create DIY websites. On November 7th, more than 300 small business owners, non-profit agencies, realtors, photographers, designers, bloggers, journalists and web developers will head to Cape Town Stadium for WordCamp Cape Town 2013.

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