by The UIT Team | Sep 22, 2023 | Community Building, Events, Podcast Episode
Show Notes In this episode, Allie and Michelle chat about the highlights and memorable conversations they’ve had as a part of recording the Inclusive Webinar Series. They also touch updates and feelings on other parts of the brand. Episode Transcript Allie...
by The UIT Team | Sep 15, 2023 | Allyship, Community Building, Events, Leadership, Podcast Episode
Show Notes In this episode, Michelle talks with Anne McCarthy. Anne (she/they) works for Automattic as a sponsored contributor to the WordPress.org project, spearheading the FSE Outreach Program and participating on multiple release squads in various capacities. In...
by The UIT Team | Sep 11, 2023 | Community Building, Events, Leadership, Podcast Episode, Resources and Programs
Show Notes In this episode, Allie and Michelle sit down with Samah Nasr, who has worked at Yoast since 2018 as a Community Project Manager. Samah works closely with many of the Yoast community DEI effots, such as the Yoast Diversity Fund and Yoast Care Fund. Episode...
by The UIT Team | Aug 28, 2023 | Allyship, Events, Podcast Episode
Show Notes UPDATE: We wanted to provide some additional context to this issue that we were not aware of when this episode was recorded on the morning of August 24, 2023. In online conversations that followed the mentioned tweet, there were conversations around the...
by The UIT Team | Aug 17, 2023 | Community Building, Events, Leadership, Podcast Episode
Show Notes In this episode, Allie and Michelle talk to Femi Lewis and Maestro Stevens, two upcoming speakers at WordCamp US. They discuss their speaking experience and their unique journeys seeing themselves represented (or not) in the community. Femi Lewis Website...
by The UIT Team | Aug 11, 2023 | Events, Podcast Episode
Show Notes Big events can be overwhelming emotionally for anyone. But sometimes it’s useful to look at how to approach that overwhelm based on whether you are more of an introvert or extrovert. Allie and Michelle share their personal tips as an introvert and...