Matt Medeiros on WordPress, Podcasting, and Blue-Collar Tech Life

Send us Fan MailAn unexpected conversation with a contrarian who defies gravity while he represents the blue collar digital worker. The conversation between Bud and Matt Medeiros offers a fascinating glimpse into Matt's background, interests, and professional journey. Bud welcomes Matt to the show and discovers that Matt lives about an hour south of Boston, close to Providence, Rhode Island. As they chat about their respective locales, Matt reveals his lifelong connection to the Boston area and his fondness for the region's distinct four seasons, even though he occasionally envisions living elsewhere.Matt delves into his professional history, starting with his agency work in web development alongside his father after the family car dealership business was sold. This transitioned into a decade-long tenure where Matt and his father provided commercial photography and website building services. However, the financial unpredictability of running an agency with a young family led Matt to explore other opportunities, eventually landing him at Pagely, a company specializing in enterprise web hosting, before it was acquired by GoDaddy.The dialogue further uncovers Matt's pivot to the podcast and audio industry with Castos, reflecting his passion for podcasting. Despite being let go during a period of widespread tech layoffs, Matt quickly found his footing at Gravity Forms, a longstanding WordPress plugin company. His role there involves content creation, podcasting, and soon, more visibility on their YouTube channel. Matt emphasizes that his transition to Gravity Forms was seamless as he was already a customer familiar with their services.Interestingly, the conversation also touches on personal aspects of Matt's life. He jokingly mentions that Bud and the audience might misunderstand his working relationship with WordPress and his seemingly contrarian stance on certain issues within the community. Furthermore, Matt talks about his family life, including the upbringing of his three young boys, his wife's challenging role as an ICU nurse, and their household's collective struggles with cooking.As the interview wraps up, Bud inquires about Matt's interests outside of work, particularly his fondness for golf despite not being highly skilled at it. They share a few laughs over the challenges and peculiarities of golfing, especially Bud's visual impairment story. Matt suggests Brian Cords for a future interview, closing the conversation on a high note with mutual appreciation and plans for potential future encounters at WordPress events.