{"id":7486,"date":"2016-06-08T15:38:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T14:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.europe.wordcamp.org\/?p=7486"},"modified":"2016-06-08T15:39:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T14:39:22","slug":"cultivating-happy-teams-for-better-business-a-wordpress-business-panel-moderated-by-brian-krogsgard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/cultivating-happy-teams-for-better-business-a-wordpress-business-panel-moderated-by-brian-krogsgard\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultivating happy teams, for better business &#8211; a WordPress business panel moderated by Brian Krogsgard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the leaders of some of the leading WordPress-centric consulting agencies worldwide, as they are interviewed by Brian Krogsgard on what it takes to cultivate a happy team, with discussion topics ranging from remote work and salary to management feedback, and personal growth.<\/p>\n<p>Brian will be joined on stage by\u00a0<strong>Magne Ilsaas<\/strong> (Norway), <strong>Matt Johnson<\/strong> (USA), <strong>Ilona\u00a0Filipi<\/strong> (UK) and <strong>Alex Frison<\/strong> (Germany) for the panel that we called &#8220;Cultivating happy teams, for better business&#8221;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Magne Ilsaas, Founder of\u00a0Dekode<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7487\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/cultivating-happy-teams-for-better-business-a-wordpress-business-panel-moderated-by-brian-krogsgard\/attachment\/2609219160\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/2609219160.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2609219160\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Magne Ilsaas, Dekode&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/2609219160-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/2609219160.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7487 size-thumbnail alignright gr-progress\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/06\/2609219160-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Magne Ilsaas, Dekode\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/2609219160-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/2609219160-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/2609219160.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Magne is the founder and manager of Dekode, Norway&#8217;s biggest WordPress agency.<\/p>\n<p>With a background in design, he works on bridging the gap between design and technology in order to create the best and most cost-efficient WordPress projects for their clients. <span id=\"more-5166\"><\/span>When he&#8217;s not working on WordPress projects, you&#8217;ll find him skiing or fishing in Lofoten.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Matt Johnson, CTO of Alley Interactive<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4695\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/cultivating-happy-teams-for-better-business-a-wordpress-business-panel-moderated-by-brian-krogsgard\/matt_johnson\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Matt_Johnson.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"753,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1435769238&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Matt_Johnson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Matt Johnson, Alley Interactive&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Matt_Johnson-235x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Matt_Johnson-431x550.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4695 size-thumbnail alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/04\/Matt_Johnson-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Johnson, Alley Interactive\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Matt Johnson is co-founder and CTO of Alley Interactive, a full-service digital agency in New York City that works with large media companies and non-profit organizations, where he leads company technology strategy and outreach to the open source community.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Alexander Frison, Germany &#8211; Co-founder Inpsyde<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7488\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/cultivating-happy-teams-for-better-business-a-wordpress-business-panel-moderated-by-brian-krogsgard\/alexander-frison-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/alexander-frison.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"450,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alexander-frison\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Alex Frison, Inpsyde&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/alexander-frison-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/alexander-frison.jpg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7488 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/06\/alexander-frison-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Frison, Inpsyde\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/alexander-frison-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/alexander-frison-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/alexander-frison.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Alex is a\u00a0co-founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/wpengineer.com\/\">wpengineer.com<\/a> and co-owner of Inpsyde, the no. 1 WordPress agency in Germany, WordPress.com VIP partner and Gold WooExpert. His team and he are behind the multilingual WordPress solution MultilingualPress, BackWPup, Adminimize, Search &amp; Replace and many,\u00a0many more\u2026<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s responsible for WordPress VIP projects as project manager, strategic partnerships, and other marketing &amp; growth activities.<\/p>\n<p>When he\u2019s not in front of his PC, he\u2019s enjoying time with friends and family and if he is not injured, he loves to play squash, tennis and football.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Ilona Filipi,\u00a0Co-founder Moove Agency<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4673\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/cultivating-happy-teams-for-better-business-a-wordpress-business-panel-moderated-by-brian-krogsgard\/ilona_filipi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Ilona_Filipi.png\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ilona_Filipi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Illona Fillipi, Moove&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Ilona_Filipi-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Ilona_Filipi.png\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4673 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/04\/Ilona_Filipi-150x150.png\" alt=\"Illona Fillipi, Moove\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Ilona_Filipi-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Ilona_Filipi-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Ilona_Filipi.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Ilona Filipi is the co-founder and MD of Innovative WordPress Agency Moove.<\/p>\n<p>She blogs at <a href=\"http:\/\/ilonafilipi.com\/\">IlonaFilipi.com<\/a> about the business side of running a WordPress Agency.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Panel moderator: Brian Krogsgard<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_7489\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7489\" data-attachment-id=\"7489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/cultivating-happy-teams-for-better-business-a-wordpress-business-panel-moderated-by-brian-krogsgard\/brian-krogsgard-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/wcus15-onstage-12.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Brian Krogsgard&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Brian Krogsgard&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brian Krogsgard\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Brian Krogsgard, photo by Tammie Lister, Eyetaken.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/wcus15-onstage-12-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/wcus15-onstage-12-733x550.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7489\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/06\/wcus15-onstage-12-733x550.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Tammie Lister, Eyetaken.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/wcus15-onstage-12-733x550.jpg 733w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/wcus15-onstage-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/wcus15-onstage-12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/wcus15-onstage-12-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/06\/wcus15-onstage-12-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Tammie Lister, Eyetaken.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brian is a web developer, writer, and consultant based in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/poststatus.com\/\">Post Status<\/a>, a news and information website for WordPress professionals.<\/p>\n<p>He loves building websites, and he builds them with WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>Brian delivers news, commentary, and WordPress insights\u00a0on a daily basis and has an in-depth knowledge of everything important that is happening in the WordPress world.<\/p>\n<p>Brian hosts a weekly WordPress podcast which you can follow on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/poststatus.com\/category\/draft\/\">https:\/\/poststatus.com\/category\/draft\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the leaders of some of the leading WordPress-centric consulting agencies worldwide, as they are interviewed by Brian Krogsgard on what it takes to cultivate a happy team, with discussion topics ranging from remote work and salary to management feedback, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/cultivating-happy-teams-for-better-business-a-wordpress-business-panel-moderated-by-brian-krogsgard\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"assistive-text\">Cultivating happy teams, for better business &#8211; a WordPress business panel moderated by Brian Krogsgard<\/span>  <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9920888,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speakers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NYKL-1WK","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9920888"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7486"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7548,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486\/revisions\/7548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}