Learn From My Mistakes: 8 Years in the Game

Are you a WP-based business owner, freelancer, or are looking to get into the business? This talk is for you, once and future consultants.

Our path is one fraught with peril on all sides, including the biggest threat of them all: ourselves. Take a journey with me through 8 years of mistakes and lessons learned, failures, victories, and high-fives.

Topics covered include:
Growth (encouraging it and managing it)
Hiring vs working with contractors
Making design & dev teams play nice together
Client Management / Project Management / Account Management

And no doubt a flurry of excellent topics brought up during Q&A!

About Brian Richards

I am the creator of [WPSessions.com](http://wpsessions.com/) and began using WordPress in 2007. In 2011 I started leading and training development teams and really started to come alive. Through WPSessions, I've had the privilege of organizing dozens of WordPress events, producing more than 400 presentations and hosting speakers from all over the globe. Since discovering WordPress, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many amazing WordPress agencies and experts. These relationships have allowed me to help develop sites for Cornell University, Microsoft, Disney, TIME, YMCA, and numerous others. My real passion is for self-directed learning and helping others develop skills and workflows to better solve important and complicated problems. I can’t resist helping good people do great things!