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This Issue's Wonder Woman: Stacy L. Carlson

Stacy L. Carlson is the Director of Global Affiliate Marketing at Automattic, bringing over 15 years of strategic partnerships and affiliate management expertise. Since launching her e-commerce business in 2005 and starting with WordPress in 2008, Stacy expertly oversees affiliate programs for WordPress.com, WooCommerce Marketplace, Pressable, and Jetpack and leads the Automattic influencer program.

What is your mantra?

The day you stop learning is the day you die.

Tell us 3-5 tech tools that you swear by that make life & work a little easier.

• Asana
• ChatGPT
• Ahrefs

What's in your mug/glass/bottle during work hours?

Coffee on the left side of the desk and 42 oz bottle of water to the right

What's in your mug/glass/bottle after hours?

More water!

Knowing what you do now, what advice would you give to your younger self?

I would remind myself that I absolutely deserve a seat at the table. I belong here, having earned it through relentless dedication, creativity, and tenacity. My presence and contributions are essential in shaping outcomes and driving innovation.

Your LinkedIn Profile Link​
​https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacy-l-carlson/​

Your Website​
​https://stacylcarlson.com/​

Wonder Women Doing Wonderful Things

• Miriam Schwab appeared on the first English-language episode of Elementor’s Elementalks podcast with Rebecca Markowitz, discussing open source, WordPress, and Elementor’s add-on ecosystem. Watch it here.
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• Jo Minney discusses her expertise in usability testing on WP Tavern's podcast.
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• ​PressConf speakers include: Sally Strebel, Mary Hubbard, Tammie Lister, Amber Hinds, Miriam Schwab, Kimberly Lipari​
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• How Katie Keith Turned Client Work Into a WordPress Plugin Business on YouTube with Kinsta's Roger Williams.
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• Tara Claeys on the Benefits of Niching Down to School and Nonprofit Websites on Do the Woo.
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• Michelle Frechette joins Do the Woo on the Events Channel​
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• Rae Morey in The Repository: Why I’m Heading to Arizona for the First-Ever PressConf​
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• From Katie Keith: Barn2 joins forces with Setary to transform bulk editing in ecommerce​
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• Jessica Lyschik shares Building upon WordPress Core on the Greyd YouTube channel
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• Milana Cap on the Interactivity and HTML APIs, and Their Enormous Potential on the WP Tavern Podcast​
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• Catch the latest, Michelle Frechette's Women in WordPress playlist on Post Status' YouTube account.
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• ​ColorCode, an in-person event in Buffalo, NY, on Saturday, May 3, 2025:
  ​Jen Witkowski: The Unique Challenges of Design Systems at Scale​
  ​Keelin Burke: Designing for Autonomy Over Manipulation​
  ​Tamara Zantell: The Future of Entrepreneurship: How Young Founders Are Redefining Branding, Content, and Digital Success​
  ​Kaitlin Bolling: From Audit to Action: A Four-Step Guide to Accessibility Testing​
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• ​WordCamp EU - June 6, 2025, Day One, Track One features -
  ​Elin Krauer & Luzi Stadler: Teen Meets Veteran: Two Perspectives on WordPress​

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Volume 1, Issue 29