Speakers

Justin Shreve

Justin Shreve is a Code Wrangler for Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Gravatar, Jetpack, and other WordPress related services. He works on social features and our external developer API efforts. Born, raised, and currently living in Kent, OH.

Mike Whaling

Every brand has a story to tell. Mike Whaling wants to make sure your story is seen, heard and shared online. Through his work at 30 Lines, Mike advises businesses on all aspects of digital marketing and communication, specializing in ways to help you expand your online presence, reach the right audience at the right times, and successfully measure your efforts. His work has been profiled in Entrepreneur, Bloomberg BusinessWeek and many other publications.

Mike also co-founded TurnSocial, a toolbar that easily adds social media features and increases conversions on your business website.

Mike was named a Young Business Leader by Florida Trend Magazine, and he serves as a technology advisor to Men’s Health Living magazine. He has been building with WordPress since 2008.

Paul Tela

Currently a junior at The Ohio State University studying Computer Science and Engineering with a minor in Entrepreneurship, I started with Buckeye Interactive in 2010 and continue to work for the company as a Web Developer. I am responsible for the development of high quality, custom web applications for small and medium sized businesses. I focus on developing scalable backend solutions including database schema design, service architecting, and API development. I regularly develop sites using WordPress as a flexible CMS platform.