Podcast – Kitchen Sink WordPress Podcast E600 – Interview with Adam Warner
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Aug 25, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Adam Warner, a veteran in field marketing at GoDaddy, dives into his 20-plus years in the WordPress community. He shares nostalgic tales from early WordPress events, revealing the profound impact of networking. The conversation touches on career transitions triggered by major acquisitions and the challenges of adapting to corporate life. Adam also emphasizes the importance of tools like Slack and AI in enhancing creativity, while encouraging newcomers to engage with the community for professional growth.
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Early WordCamp Memories
- Adam Warner remembers early in-person WordPress moments like sharing a minivan and riding to a bird sanctuary at WordCamp Birmingham.
- He describes meeting many community members in person and feeling starstruck the first few times he spotted forum avatars in real life.
From Art School To WordPress
- Adam describes his transition from art school to building websites using early tools like FrontPage and GeoCities in the mid‑90s.
- He found WordPress in 2004 and says it unlocked both his creative and analytical sides through point-and-click publishing and code editing.
Founding FooPlugins
- Adam explains co-founding FooPlugins after collaborating with Brad Vincent on a Gravity Forms extension and product ideas.
- He grew that business from 2012 until stepping away around 2016–17 as brand roles demanded more of his time.