90 Days to Live:
Journey back into WordPress opens WordCamp Orange County.
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A first-timer’s view from the stage at WordCamp Chicago.
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From WordPress Meetup to WordCamp Santa Clarita.
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Introducing Joe Simpson
Welcome to joesimpson.info, the personal sandbox for Joe A Simpson Jr — here you’ll find the latest information projects, videos or podcasts, activities, and musings on the worlds I traverse.
Who is Joe A Simpson Jr?Joe A. Simpson, Jr. is a Front-End Web Developer and Graphic Designer specializing in WordPress solutions. During days he works at a top-five transit agency, fighting the good fight to ease the commute around Los Angeles County.
After a life-threatening heart event and a brief leave of absence, a journey to rediscover the things that nourished and nurtured him led him back to a love of WordPress.
More on Joe’s journey back into WordPress
Why have Joe speak at your WordCamp or event?A seasoned speaker with over 46 public presentations, Joe A Simpson Jr. has given back to Community at WordCamps in Long Beach, Las Vegas, Grand Rapids, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Orange County, Chicago, and as an emcee at US.
An Advanced Toastmaster Silver, he has woven engaging topics for audiences on Accessibility, User Experience/Design, SEO, and contributing to the WordPress Community.
What is Joe’s WordPress Origin Story?In 2010, when Metro’s Lead Developer and CSS goddess both left to pursue other opportunities, Joe inherited a Headway-themed design (sans child theme) and the rest is history ten years later, managing a WordPress blog network consisting of dozen project-specific or transit news sites.
Founder, WordPress Santa Clarita Valley MeetupIn January 2017, Joe founded the WordPress Santa Clarita Valley Meetup to build the WordPress Community locally as opposed to having to stay or drive to downtown Los Angeles or other surrounding areas to give back.
Joe is the founder of the WordPress Santa Clarita Valley Meetup, speaks on design, accessibility, user experience, and Community at WordCamps and was responsible for the North Valley’s first WordCamp Santa Clarita, Spring 2019.
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Lead Organizer, WordCamp Santa ClaritaJust north of Los Angeles on Interstate 5 is the city of Santa Clarita, the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County.
With thirty-four parks/open spaces, three local commuter colleges, a fledgling film studio and tech community, a nationally-known amusement park, and a public transit system, the Santa Clarita Valley is the perfect spot to contribute to host WordCamp Santa Clarita.
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How do I contact Joe?You can reach Joe Simpson via email and social media by using joesimpsonjr. For example twitter.com/joesimpsonjr or instagram.com/joesimpsonjr or email joesimpsonjr@ gmail.
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10 WordCamp Presentations 3 Contributor Days/Events 38 Toastmaster International PresentationsInterviews, Chats and Podcast Appearances
“Cherish Life Every Day” – Joe shares his journey back from a heart event on the Jeff Large Podcast.
“How to Talk About Price or Budget Using Price Bracketing” – Joe role plays with Chris Do of the Futur.
Joe joins WPMU DEV WordCampers Travel Guide to discuss the first-ever WordCamp Santa Clarita.
Joe serves as emcee introducing speakers at WordCamp US in Nashville, Tennessee.