{"id":1462,"date":"2021-06-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2021-06-25T15:06:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T22:06:15","slug":"wordcamp-santa-clarita-speakers-round-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/wordcamp-santa-clarita-speakers-round-5\/","title":{"rendered":"WordCamp Santa Clarita Speakers: Round 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The original Revolution was the first modern roller coaster to feature a vertical loop. We are back again with more speakers from <strong>The Revolution<\/strong>! We are thrilled to present Round 5 of our speakers.  <\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-list wordcamp-speakers\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-amy-hall\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/speaker\/amy-hall\/\">Amy Hall<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/speaker\/amy-hall\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a8c2ad7991713ec8a987884618fa00d7f3ce922d3fccb45b87d16987bc0bac41?s=300&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Amy Hall\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>For over 11 years, Amy has been taking email marketing out of the hands of business owners who are already juggling too many tasks. She is a certified Mailchimp Pro Partner &amp; Expert.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to speaking, Amy is a natural. After all, she started the Carlsbad WordPress Meetup. Amy is in her element when showing WordPress users how to optimize their forms, perfect their lead generation, and make their email marketing perform.<\/p>\n<p>In her free time, Amy spends time with her husband, a minister in Carlsbad, watches Mandalorian and Loki with her grandkids, and tends her straw bale garden.<\/p>\n<p>Say hi to Amy on Twitter at @GenuineAmyHall and check out her bio at amyhall.biz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/session\/email-subscription-forms-for-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail Subscription Forms for WordPress\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 18, 2021 at 11:00 am PDT in The Revolution\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-ben-pines\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/speaker\/ben-pines\/\">Ben Pines<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/speaker\/ben-pines\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4635eef6208f12645017063c57db442067156b776efb0c13b3a26dfd96611e59?s=300&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Ben Pines\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Ben Pines has been in the digital marketing space for the past 15 years. Ben is currently the evangelist and head of web creator program at Elementor. Back in 2016, Ben was the second employee of Elementor. He was part of the small team that got it all started, and grew Elementor to become the most popular design tool for WordPress, powering over 8 million sites.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the early stages, Ben was the one-man marketing operation for Elementor, handling all of the marketing efforts, including feature release videos, blog posts, social media, community, PPC and more.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Ben utilizes the knowledge and experience he accumulated over the years to teach freelance web creators to grow their business and develop an impactful online presence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/session\/social-media-strategy-for-busy-freelance-web-creators\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarketing Productivity Hacks for Busy Web Creators\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 18, 2021 at 10:00 am PDT in The Revolution\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-david-zimmerman\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/speaker\/david-zimmerman\/\">David Zimmerman<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/speaker\/david-zimmerman\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9766259bf4daab7f1416c2ba3f318366586e3d35d6e37f2fae7f1cfc083bb8ca?s=300&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of David Zimmerman\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>David Zimmerman has been consulting with companies on their SEO strategies and tactics for over 12 years. He\u2019s helped everyone from publicly-traded companies to mom-and-pop businesses. 6 years ago, David started his own SEO company in Charlotte, NC- Reliable Acorn, LLC. Recently he launched CuriousAnts.com, to share what he\u2019s learned about SEO best-practices with others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/session\/what-wordpress-users-need-to-know-about-seo-in-2021\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat WordPress Users Need to Know About SEO in 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 18, 2021 at 3:00 pm PDT in The Revolution\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-maestro-stevens\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/speaker\/maestro-stevens\/\">Maestro Stevens<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/speaker\/maestro-stevens\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2c23e2a3e4baee6af3759c94775155d379b89758273a02928035d21d9ebd4004?s=300&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Maestro Stevens\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Maestro Stevens loves helping minority-owned brands connect with their audience utilizing marketing strategy and automation. He is the founder of The Iconic Expressions marketing consultancy specializing in content marketing strategy based in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Fun facts about Maestro: he is a life-hacking martech nerd who loves Marvel movies and engineering with WordPress plugins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/session\/how-savvy-entrepreneurs-automate-wordpress-maintenance-tasks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Savvy Entrepreneurs Automate WordPress Maintenance Tasks\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 18, 2021 at 2:00 pm PDT in The Revolution\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-sharon-m-yates\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/speaker\/sharon-m-yates\/\">Sharon M Yates<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/speaker\/sharon-m-yates\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b1131d6676f7b5ba7eb5b51d71acc7bf1e1409cc970a15b8095e6b3d747fc32c?s=300&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Sharon M Yates\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Sharon Yates has been working with the web since 1996. She&#8217;s worked in small businesses, large corporations, and even with a few entrepreneurs. She has traveled nationally to train corporate employees on the ins and outs of the Internet and how to build websites. Her last corporate gig brought on the desire to retire from the corporate arena and go out on her own. She turned her expert HTML\/CSS\/JavaScript talents towards the WordPress ecosystem and then on to WooCommerce where she excelled in building professional dynamic e-commerce stores. Since 2005 she has helped small businesses and companies with their WordPress websites and WooCommerce online stores.<\/p>\n<p>Now she focuses on building elite professional WooCommerce and Multivendor stores. She is also an Elementor Community Leader hosting the Elementor Dallas Meetup, a registered Elementor Expert, and a guest speaker. When she&#8217;s not on a computer, Sharon loves to travel to far-off locations and scuba dive with her diving buddies. She&#8217;s a Dallas native who recently relocated to Galveston, Texas, to start her &#8220;second&#8221; life living the island lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>WordPress became her desired website platform in 2008 as she began helping small business clients as a side hustle during her corporate employee years. Early in 2018, Sharon finally called it quits in the corporate world to focus on building her own freelance business with the clients she accumulated over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Now she focuses on building elite professional WooCommerce and Multivendor stores. Sharon contributes to the WordPress Community by leading the Elementor Dallas Meetup group, is a registered Elementor Expert, and a guest speaker around the Elementor Community. Sharon also dedicates her time in anything WooCommerce, always striving to learn more and educating herself with this plugin.<\/p>\n<p>When Sharon shuts off the computer, she travels the world to explore awesome scuba diving locations with her Scuba group. A Dallas native recently located to Galveston, Texas, with her cat Crystal. After settling in Galveston, she and Crystal adopted a second cat named Lucy into their island family. Sharon loves the island lifestyle and is dedicated to enjoying her work and island life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2021\/session\/sparking-creativity-with-elementor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSparking Creativity with Elementor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 18, 2021 at 1:00 pm PDT in The Revolution\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The original Revolution was the first modern roller coaster to feature a vertical loop. 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