Divi Nation Video Podcast Episodes

“Noëlle is a freelance web designer living the Digital Nomad lifestyle. In fact, when I caught up with her earlier this week she was out in the African bush using her iPad to join me on Skype.” – Nathan B Weller, Elegant Themes.

“In this episode I get to interview Jared McDowell of JMAN Designs out of Texas. Jared is a really active community member on the Divi Facebook groups and on the blog. He’s also got a really great story and approach to working with WordPress and Divi.” – Nathan B Weller, Elegant Themes.

“In this episode I interview Jerry Simmons of Monterey Premier. Jerry is a very active community member, particularly in the Facebook groups. But he’s also known to show up at WordCamps and Meetups (like the most recent one out in Orange County that a large number of Divi Community members attended).”

“n this episode I interview our very own Augustin Mak. If you’re at all familiar with our blog, our Facebook page, or especially our youtube channel, then Mak’s face is one you’re used to seeing.
Mak is our resident video tutorial specialist and he’s not only got a lot of experience with WordPress and Divi, but a lot of experience using Divi to promote your business and/or products and services.”

“In this episode of Divi Nation I get to interview the newest member of our very own Content Team here at Elegant Themes, B.J. Keeton.”

“In this episode of Divi Nation we get to meet a new member of the Elegant Themes development team, Travis Seitler. One thing I love about meeting new people (especially when I get to pepper them with questions) is learning what drives them. .”

“In this episode of Divi Nation, Kenny Sing shares the story of how he came to work for Elegant Themes, the creation of Divi, and some of his vision for how Divi will continue to evolve (and improve!) moving forward. You don’t want to miss this one!.”

“In this episode I interview Josh Pollock. Josh is widely know for his company Caldera Labs, creators of the popular Caldera Forms plugin.”

“In this episode I interview SJ James. SJ is the founder of Divi Space (a wildly popular creator of third party Divi plugins, child themes, and layouts), He’s an incredibly active community member, and I believe the first person to be a guest on this podcast twice.”

“In this episode I interview Randy Brown, a longtime contributor to the Elegant Themes blog, a content service provider to the Divi Community, and avid user/tester/and reviewer of not only Elegant Themes products but the whole burgeoning Divi market.”

“In this episode I interview Meg Long of Meg Long Creative her one woman web design shop based out of Los Angeles, California.”

“In this episode of Divi Nation we interview Mitch Skolnik the Operations Director here at Elegant Themes. Mitch is the guy who makes sure things run smoothly on a day to day basis. He’s the guy who has either created or found and implemented solutions to the administrative problems that arise when a distributed team attempts to collaborate. ”

“In this episode we interview Christina Drawdy of She’s a Geek; a web design company that focuses on a holistic understanding of each client’s business and an objective first approach to design.
In our chat Christina shares the story of how she started designing and developing websites, nearly gave up, and then did whatever was necessary to get back to a way of living and working that was true to who she is. Namely, starting her company, She’s a Geek.”

“In this episode of Divi Nation I interview Adam Inlay about his Web Design and WordPress story, we talk about the role Divi has played in his career, and the new direction he’s taking with his business. Namely, one-on-one Divi Training.”

“In this episode I interview Alyssa Gavinski of Felicity and Design. During the course of our conversation Alyssa and I talk about lessons she’s learned during her career, some unique tips and tricks her company has developed around their use of Divi, and a few memorable sayings that might just change the way you live and work. Enjoy!”

“In this episode of Divi Nation we chat with Monica Higgins of Green Peas for Breakfast; a design studio of one based out of Sydney Australia. She’s a digital artists who’s found a way to bring her unique creative style into print, digital, and of course web design. Learn how she’s kept her creative independence in tact while working with clients (and more of course) in this episode.”

“In this episode of Divi Nation we talk with Chetan Prajapati, the lead developer at Collective Alternative. He’s a WordPress developer who (before using Divi) used to create custom themes for every project.”

“In this episode of Divi Nation I chat with Shannon Shaffer of Purple Finch Studios and Divi Space about the importance of leaving your first comment. ”

“In this episode of Divi Nation I interview Matthew Russo, the Chief Revenue Officer of Gimbal, a mobile ad startup based out of California. Matthew tells us how he and his team inside of Gimbal have used Divi to build their own website, run their own marketing campaigns, and more. ”

“In today’s episode of Divi Nation we interview Jake Kramer of Artillery Media, Superfly, and Pageinaday.com. He shares his WordPress/Divi story, gives us an overview of the business he helps run, and then gets into the details and logistics of how they provide a growing stream of customers with 24 hour Divi websites. ”

“In this episode of Divi Nation John Wooten of Artillery Media and Superfly shares his freelancer story, his WordPress/Divi story, and then shares some ways in which he has established multiple streams of recurring revenue for his business. Enjoy!”

“In this episode of Divi Nation our guest Andrew Tuzson shares the story of how he started and scaled Evol Empire Creative, the structure the company has adopted as it’s grown, and the systems that make what they do possible.”

“In today’s episode of Divi Nation I interview Kathy Kroll Romana of Viva Design Studio. Kathy shares her WordPress and Divi story and explains how the secret to her success thus far has been to follow her joy”

” Our guest this week is Carl Heaton of webcoursesbangkok.com, an accredited ecourse and workshop school based out of (you probably guessed it) Bangkok, Thailand. ”

” This week we discuss nomadic living, remote WordPress teams, serendipitous reunions, and of course Divi. We also spend some time talking about our guest Jill Sessa’s motto of “focus on your genius”. ”

” In it I interview the newest team member of Elegant Themes’ Content Team, Jason Champagne. If you’ve been reading the blog lately then you’ve probably noticed his excellent tutorials.”

“This week the tables have been turned and the interviewer becomes the interviewee. In today’s episode, guest host Josh Hall, interviews me!”

“In this episode of Divi Nation we talk with Joseph Fioramonti of Dark Square Design. Their impressive portfolio includes big clients like Kissmetrics (which they created using Divi) and more. ”

“In this episode I got to sit down with Kate Toon to talk about her unique business and the lessons she’s learned along the way. This is a must listen for anyone interested in building an ecourse businesses with WordPress and Divi!”

“Mark has fully embraced the remote working lifestyle by moving himself and his family to the Virgin Islands where he can paint and design websites exactly the same as he would anywhere else, but with a lot nicer weather and more personal satisfaction. ”

“Olga has been using Divi for a little over two years and in that time has been able to start her own web design business, build an impressive portfolio, and establish herself as a supportive and knowledgable member of the community. ”

“In this episode I was lucky enough to finally sit down and chat with Michelle Nunan of Divi Soup and Divi Academy. Michelle is based out of the UK and has been a big part of the online Divi Community for a long time. Her specialty (and her business) is Divi education.”

“In today’s episode I got to sit down with another person I’ve had on my guest list for a long time: Terry Hale. Terry is a really active community member, especially in the various Divi related facebook groups, a few of which he even helps administer.”

“In this episode of Divi Nation our guest Tami Heaton shares her WordPress story and a great anecdote about overcoming a difficult set back in her career.”

“In this episode of Divi Nation our guest Josh Hall of Intransit Studios shares six lessons from the six years he’s been in business.”

“In this episode of Divi Nation Fikri Rasyid shares his WordPress story, including how he came to work for Elegant Themes, and most of all his excitement for what the team is doing on the soon to be released Divi 3.0.”

“Slava’s story is a great one. Our conversation gives you a great glimpse at the type of genuine and hard-working person he is. He’s seen a lot here at Elegant Themes–starting in the support forums, moving up to bug fixes, and finally joining the core development team.”

“In this episode of Divi Nation Mario Maruffi shares a lot of fantastic information about himself, digital design, the design process at Elegant Themes and the features of Divi 3.0 that he’s most excited to get into the hands of the Divi Community.”

“In this episode of Divi Nation we begin a series of internal interviews with the Elegant Themes Design and Development team. During the Divi 100 Marathon, as we count down to the release of Divi 3.0, we thought it would be a great time for the community to meet the people responsible for creating the theme we all use and love.”

“Having the right tools in place and establishing a good workflow for incoming projects is essential to success. Otherwise you risk dropping tasks, miscommunication, and overall disorganization–all of which can drastically effect your company’s bottom line. If not erase it all together. That’s why in my talk with Cory Jenkins of Aspen Grove Studios we focused on how they manager their team and the tools that make it all possible.”

“We have another first in this week’s episode of Divi Nation. For the first time we’re interviewing a business owner who has built their own website using Divi (and later switching to Extra) and asking them to share the lessons they learned along the way.”

“Since starting the Divi Nation podcast there has been one guest that the entire community has wanted to see on the show. It was an obvious choice as he’s the guy behind all of the great tools Elegant Themes has been creating for WordPress users since 2008. Of course I’m talking about none other than the founder, CEO, and visionary designer of Elegant Themes itself: Nick Roach.”

“I hope you like free Divi code snippets and getting the most out of Divi’s code module, because in addition to interviewing our very own front-end developer Andy Tran, that’s exactly what we’ve got for you in today’s episode of Divi Nation.”

“After a week off we’re back with another full-length episode of Divi Nation. This time around I sat down with Matt Crowmwell of WordImpress to learn his personal WordPress story. He also shared some great insights and anecdotes about how important investing in the WordPress Community is, the role of generosity in his career, and how he and the team at WordImpress are paying that generosity forward with their new(ish), free donation plugin Give.”

“Amber has been working with WordPress professionally since 2008 and over the years has enjoyed the best of both the freelancing world and the agency world by attaching herself to one or more agencies at a time and maintaining both higher rates than she could get locally and the treasured autonomy of a freelancer.”

“Pippin and his team are the creators of many popular WordPress plugins. Three in particular stand out: Affiliate WP, Easy Digital Downloads, and Restrict Content Pro.
Pippin has demonstrated a proven knack for identifying good plugin ideas and then building the necessary team around himself to successfully pull off the creation and maintenance of each one. Making him an ideal person for any WordPress entrepreneur to learn from.”

“As a WordPress entrepreneur I think Brian has probably been through most of the growing pains it is possible for a WordPress business to go through. And he’s come out the other side strong and better than ever. It was this wealth of experience I was excited to share with the rest of the Divi Nation and he did not disappoint. There’s lots of great insight and experience here for our community to learn from.”

“David is a long-time WordPress developer, WordPress Core contributor, and BuddyPress contributor. He is also one of the founding organizers of WordCamp Miami which is taking place next weekend in–you guessed it–Miami, Florida”

“In this episode of Divi Nation (our last of the first season!) we sit down with Divi Community Member and Entrepreneur Tim Strifler. We talk about building and launching productized services with WordPress and Divi. Something Tim has a good deal of experience with.”

Divi Quick Tip 11: How to Style Divi’s Dot Navigation

“In this episode of Divi Nation we sit down with Tammy Grant of Sunflower Blog Designs to hear her story and talk about what it means to “play the long game”; to build a business for yourself (and possibly your family) instead of opting for the immediate security or simplicity of a “regular job”

Divi Quick Tip 10: How to Trigger Animations When Scrolling Both Up & Down

“In this episode of Divi Nation we sit down with Dave Cahill of River Net Computers in Frenchtown, New Jersey to talk about following your bliss. What do we mean by that? We mean identifying what makes you happy, what makes you laugh, what piques your interest and then following that trail in your work to unlock a way of life that’s true to you.”

Divi Quick Tip:Converting a Divi Menu Item into a Call to Action Button

“In this episode of Divi Nation I sat down with Sarah Oates, our very first guest from Australia! Sarah is a web designer who over the years has had to develop certain systems, habits, rituals, and the like to optimize both her work and life. We talk about the necessity of these systems for freelancers and how someone might go about developing the right ones for themselves.”

Divi Quick Tip: How to Create Modules That Overlap Sections

“In this episode of Divi Nation we sit down with Leslie Bernal. Leslie is a freelance web and graphic designer living and working out of Texas. During the course of our conversation we talk about how to promote yourself without coming off like a jerk, recovering from a hacked website, useful chrome extensions, and of course–how to filter out problem clients.”

Divi Plugin Highlight 03: WP Estimation and Payment Forms Builder

“In this episode of Divi Nation we sit down with Julie Hall. Julie is the founder and head of SpringMedia, a WordPress design and development agency out of the UK. In our time together we talked about web development tools and resources, project pricing, and more. However we spent the bulk of our time talking about how creating customer journeys both before and after the point of purchase can streamline your process and grow your business.”

Divi Quick Tip 07: How to Create a Bouncing Scroll Down Arrow

“In this episode of Divi Nation our host Nathan B. Weller sits down with Digital Strategist Marie Poulin to talk about her transition from Web Designer/Developer to Digital Strategy and why more people might want to make the switch.
They also talk about re-branding, what makes outside consultation valuable, and common mistakes WordPress web designers and developers make with clients.”

Divi Quick Tip 06: How to Make Divi’s Hamburger Mobile Menu Your Default Desktop Menu

“In this episode of Divi Nation we sit down with Nathan Duval. Nathan is a customer care specialist who has seen success as the head of two different WordPress/Divi ventures: GruffyGoat (his web design company) and Elegant Child Themes (his Divi child theme project). We talk about how centering these businesses on great customer care has resulted in sustainable success.”

Divi Quick Tip 05: How to Hide Divi Sections and Modules on Mobile

“In this episode of Divi Nation we sit down with Andrew Palmer. Andrew is a sales specialist with a wide variety of business and sales experience both on and offline. He’s 1/3 of the team over at ElegantMarketplace.com and runs at least three other successful WordPress businesses. We talk about how to go about building a sales funnel and, once it’s built, how to close on new business.”

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“In this episode of Divi Nation we sit down with Geno Quiroz. Geno is a Divi specialist who runs his own web agency, does white label Divi work for other agencies, and consults on a wide variety of Divi related web projects. We talk about what exactly a Divi Consultant is and how to succeed as one.”

Divi Quick Tip 04: Adding Anchor Links to Divi Pages

“In this episode of Divi Nation we sit down with tech consultant, author, and speaker Phil Simon to talk about what it takes to build an effective personal brand. Our interview and discussion focuses on three key areas: establishing authority, projecting a relevant (and genuine) persona, as well as gauging audience perception.”

Divi Quick Tip 03: How to Stop Logo & Menu Shrink When Scrolling

“In this episode of Divi Nation we sit down with WordPress designer and front end developer SJ James to talk about his approach to creating websites with Divi. Specifically, we delve into his philosophy of focusing on the last 5% (and the first 5%, as it turns out) of the design and development process that are often skipped or glossed over by others. It is this extra time and attention to detail that, he claims, can often take a merely good website and make it great.”

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“In this episode of Divi Nation we hear the story of Melissa Love of TheDesignSpace.Co, a web designer and photographer out of the UK who uses Divi to create beautiful, high profile websites for photographers. We also talk about something called Storytelling Design and how its principles can guide you in crafting memorable web experiences from client sites to custom long-form content.”

Quick Tip: How to Plan & Execute Long-Form Content for Building with WordPress and Divi

“In this episode of Divi Nation guest host David Blackmon of Aspen Grove Studios and I talk about his journey as a WordPress entrepreneur using Divi and what taking that career leap has meant for him. Along the way we talk about the WordPress Rest API, developing plugins, WooCommerce, and more.”

Divi Quick Tip 02: How to Manually Edit the Divi Footer Credits

“In our first episode of Divi Nation you’ll hear the story of Eileen Lonergan. The journey she took from a career in marketing and advertising to becoming a one person web services business powered by WordPress and Divi. We also talk about the elements of successful solopreneurship and the lessons she has learned both on her own and through the process of creating the Divi Theme Users Facebook Group and co-founding Elegant Marketplace.”

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