Kevin MacGillivray on Books, Travel, Music, Pressable, and the Power of WordPress Community

Send us Fan MailAn unexpected conversation with a guy who reads 75 books a year and enjoys the window seat on an airplane. In this episode of Seriously, BUD?, Bud talks with Kevin McGillivray from Pressable about books, music, travel, AI, WordPress, and life on Vancouver Island. Kevin shares how Goodreads helped fuel his goal of reading about 75 books a year, leading into a larger conversation about history, biographies, audiobooks, and how AI tools like NotebookLM may transform the way people interact with books and information. The two also bond over music, concerts, geography, flying, and travel, with stories ranging from Tunisia and the Philippines to Bud’s upcoming trip tied to WordCamp Europe 2026. Kevin discusses his career path from telecommunications to Shopify and eventually becoming CMO at Pressable, where he explains the company’s rapid growth and its focus on balancing AI-powered tools with real human support. The episode closes with an uplifting discussion about the strength of the WordPress community and why the relationships formed through open source matter more than technology alone.