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In this episode, we get to know David Henzel from Managing Happiness. David Henzel is well known in the WordPress community for being one of the co-founders of MaxCDN. He has been published in Inc., Venture Beat, Huffington Post, Fast Company and countless other large publications. He’s currently working on both a course and a book, […]

In this week’s episode, James is accompanied by the Robby McCullough, one of the primary gentleman behind the awesome Beaver Builder. So, join Mastermind. FM as James and Robby discuss business, marketing, and product strategies. Experience abounds! Topics Included: Details about & the history of Beaver Builder. Why use Beaver Builder? The makeup of the team as […]

In this episode, I’m joined by blockchain expert/consultant Alex Preukschat to discuss what the near future holds in store for us. Blockchains promise to revolutionize our lives in a big way, simplifying many of our daily administrative chores and making things like wire transfers super cheap and fast. There are countless applications for blockchains, and they […]

Jean recently attended WordCamp Europe and with the help of Donnacha McGloinn interviewed a few other attendees. For a full review of WordCamp Europe 2017 from Jean’s viewpoint, you can check out his blog post on WP Mayor. In the meantime enjoy our interviews. Mentioned on the show: WordCamp Europe 2017 Carl Alexander’s blog Tesla […]

This was one of my favorite episodes because it was like having a fun and sometimes awkward conversation with a trusted friend. Dr. Sherry Walling just happens to excel at that very things. We talk about the transitions in her own life and some of the several projects that she’s involved in, including one I’m […]

In this episode we dialogue with Rich Tabor of ThemeBeans. Rich’s audio was a little rough so we do apologize. On the call it didn’t sound that bad, but in production we discovered some issues. We’ve cleaned it up the best we could and hope you you don’t find it too distracting as the conversation […]

In this episode we welcome Primoz Ciglar from Proteus Themes. We were first introduced to Primoz when he embarked on an interesting experiment to make connection with other Entreprenuers at a not too distant Pressnomics WordPress business conference. Topics Included: Transitioning from developer to marketer Suplementing marketplace sales (Theme Forrest) with your own shop Managing […]

This week we have an unorthodox, and lengthy, content filled episode lined up for you, as the show was recorded hot in the middle of an actual ICO. In addition to Ransu (CEO of TokenMarket), WordPress veteran, Donnacha MacGloinn sits in as cohost with Jean. Topics Include: A brief on TokenMarket and Ransu’s history with ICO. Regulated […]

This week Jean is joined by the CEO and founder of one of Europe’s first property crowdfunding platforms: Property Moose. The company was founded in an attempt to democratize property investment, believed to be previously reserved only for those with access to large amounts of capital. Prior to Property Moose, Andrew worked as a solicitor at […]

This week, Jean and James are joined by Amir Helzer, founder of WPML, which is perhaps the best WordPress Multilingual plugin. Having met abroad in Israel, Jean decided the ongoing conversations with Amir were to good not to have him on to discuss the challenges and opportunities in managing large teams remotely, this and much more in […]

This week Jean and James have a classic mastermind discussion about renewal rates and how one goes about writing more. From why everyone needs to implement automatic renewals, to the obstacles a writer faces, and mind over matter techniques to encourage you to write more. Expect a content rich episode, loaded with great takeaways! Topics […]

Transparency and paying forward good advice; this episode takes on a new format, based on experience and hard learned lessons from both of our hosts, as they aim to help those new to the digital playing field. This week, Jean and James have Iszuddin Ismail, of RunCloud.io, on to talk about growth hacking for startups, […]

This week we focus on money; what we do with the money we earn, reinvesting, peer to peer lending, etc. As Jean is proudly joined by Laurence Samuels, creator of Financial Thing: a blog site full of unbiased P2P lending reviews, DIY investing guides, and home to the new Investing Essentials Podcast. Topics Include: Introductions; […]

Topics Include: Agency Work Enterprise & Obstacles Multisite & SAAS SAAS Apps Converting Plugins to SAAS Apps. Contributing to core. WordPress precautions. Predictions Mentioned on the Show: How to Attract High Paying Clients for your WordPress Business Digital Growth 15 Obstacles That Enterprises Report in WordPress and Development Partners My Store Locator Plus DevRix – […]

Welcoming back James, the hosts get back to square one and catch up on both work and personal life, while sharing recent Pressnomics and business takeaways. Topics Include: James shares his 5 Year Pressnomics veteran experience. Takeaways from this year’s conference. The magic of the hallway track & after-party discussions. Switching things up: personal goal […]

In this episode we cover building a side-business online, making the full-time leap to the Shopify App ecosystem, and how it’s changed over the past 6 years. Topics Include: Starting in IT and account management. Learning to code and design. Choosing a language and path. Finding an outsourcing partner. Growing to a full-time business. The cost […]

This week Jean is joined by Bryce Adams, founder of Metorik. They talk personal travels, a little WordPress history, and why SAS is the future. Topics Include: Bryce’s Journey From Woothemes to Woocommerce. Automattic’s Woo acquisition. Digital Nomadism and Bryce’s favorite places. Much travel, little work. WordPress in Japan. Why the SAS model? The limitations […]

This episode we are down one Jean, but James brings a Kevin Stover and Zach Skaggs into the mix, to talk hiring and why anyone would consider leaving a stable job for that of bootstrap offerings. Topics Include: WP Ninjas history in hiring. The perspective of one who would trade mega-company stability for startup culture. […]

This episode Mastermind. FM has a complete international developer panel, ranging from Canada, Spain, United States and Malta. There are some many good talking point ‘deep dives’, that show notes just won’t do it justice. So, sit down as with this weeks crew as Mastermind. FM embodies its namesake. Topics Include: All things WordPress. Through the eyes […]

This week, a Mastermind update, as Jean and James catch up on their personal businesses and side projects. In this laid back core episode, many laughs await. Our hosts lead in by jesting about Jean’s pajamas, as James elaborates on potentially getting into the physical product space, with playing cards no less. Topics Include: Jean talks […]

This week Mastermind.fm is joined by content marketer and founder of JustReachOut – PR That Converts, Dmitry Dragilev. He’s here to talk in-depth about things that are sure to revamp your SEO game plan, get you headed in the right direction, and maximize your SEO potential! Topics Include: Getting to the top of Google search […]

We have a first this week on Mastermind.fm, with a full four cornered discussion. James and Jean are joined by Per Esbensen and Tomaž Zaman, cofounders of Codeable. Topics Include: How Per and Tomaž met. Conceptualizing Codeable. How Codeable developed. Addressing startup challenges. Per on Elance and why he felt Tomaž was underselling himself. Why […]

This episode Jean interviews Brian Jackson, director of inbound marketing at Kinsta His methods of digital income are vast, a blogger of food & finance, Brian has worked with WordPress plugins, as a super seller on Flippa, and even as an eBay power seller. Topics Include: Brian’s Journey How eBay introduced Brian to internet commerce. CDs […]

Guest hosting this episode is Dave Rodenbaugh. Owner of Business Directory Plugin, AWPCP, and Recapture.io. Dave has been a developer for 20 years, and has been working in the WordPress ecosystem since 2009. He also cohosts the Rogue Startups Podcast with Craig Hewitt, the man behind Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin and Podcaster Motor. Topics Include: […]

In this digital age, whether you thrive in the product or service space, recognition is half the battle. To that end, you want and need search engine optimization to be on your side. Jean and James are joined by Danny Donchev for professional advice, myths, tips, tricks, and proven strategies that are bound to help […]