{"id":2244,"date":"2016-10-04T11:03:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T15:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.annarbor.wordcamp.org\/?p=2244"},"modified":"2016-10-04T09:26:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T13:26:30","slug":"whos-this-adam-silver-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annarbor.wordcamp.org\/2016\/whos-this-adam-silver-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Who’s this Adam Silver guy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you’re new to WordCamps and have been reading some recent interviews from our speakers and sponsors, it’s likely that you may have observed almost everyone speaking highly of this “WordPress community” and talking about the friends one\u00a0makes at WordCamps. I’m no different. I’ve been to almost twenty\u00a0WordCamps in four years and have met so many incredible people.\u00a0There are a few who really stand out as having impacted my life in meaningful ways. Adam Silver<\/a> is very high on that list.<\/p>\n

Since I met Adam at WordCamp Dayton 2015, we’ve become very close friends. We talk on an almost daily basis and have even taken family vacations together. There’s a lot I could say about the kind of person and friend he is but I’ll try to stick to why I think you should go out of your way to meet him and also attend his session<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Adam is a WordPress entrepreneur who’s involved in quite a few things. First of all, he is a business owner and provides high quality WordPress maintenance services<\/a> to his clients. He also spends a ton of time and energy on training by organizing WordPress bootcamps and 101 sessions. Additionally, he gives a lot back to the community through the organization of a WordPress meetup<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0WordCamp Los Angeles<\/a>. Lastly, Adam is well known for his deservedly popular WordPress podcast Kitchen Sink WP<\/a> which I highly recommend.<\/p>\n

If you bump into Adam, you can expect him to greet you warmly and listen intently to your questions and concerns. You can also expect some sage advice since he really knows his stuff as well as an inevitable joke because he’s a total riot. He’s a big fan of Headway Themes, A2 Hosting, the San Francisco 49ers, Apple (used to work there), surfing, Ferris Bueller and DesktopServer to name just a few.<\/p>\n

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When you talk to Adam, make sure to ask about the time he called a grand slam at Wrigley Field (he loves telling that story) and also the time I totally destroyed him in a rap battle.<\/p>\n

We’re very excited to have Adam joining us at WordCamp A2 this year. All the way from Redondo Beach, California, he’s one of the longest distance travelers on our attendee list. I hope you get to see his session and chat with him in person.<\/p>\n

Here’s a few videos featuring Adam so you can get to know him better:<\/p>\n