Talk: Failure Is Not an Option: What Apollo 13 Can Teach Us about Launching Websites
Jake splits his time between being a Technical Account Engineer at Automattic on the WordPress.com VIP team and being a release lead on the WordPress Core Security team. Most recently, he was the release coordinator for WordPress 5.5. Jake has spent more than a decade building editorial tools for publishers and has a deep love of podcasting which started back when video iPods came out. He wants to hear about your favorite show. He loves WordPress because it keeps getting better, and the amazing tools that are being built around Gutenberg are continually redefining the product. Did you know that Jake is also in the top #100 players in the world for expert level solves for a popular Sudoku app?
Liz’s career has centered around the excitement of large technology projects. She is a Lead Technical Account Manager for WordPress VIP, where she partners with Enterprise clients to manage their applications. Before joining WordPress VIP, she enjoyed employing WordPress to meet the needs of startups and Fortune 100 brands from a small agency. She also had opportunities to deep dive into what it means to manage a brand’s digital assets and form deep relationships in business and nonprofit development.