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This Issue's Wonder Woman: Ariele Krantzow

Ariele Krantzow is a marketer, storyteller, and proud member of the WordPress community. As Head of Marketing at Pressable, she helps agencies, developers, and businesses grow by introducing hosting that's so reliable you forget about it. She’s passionate about building connections, sharing knowledge, and lifting up others in the community. When she's not deep in content calendars or campaign strategy, you'll find her chasing adventure with her two kids — and teaching them to love travel and snowboarding as much as she does.

What is your mantra?

You will book a plane ticket soon... you will book a plane ticket soon... (travel addict here)

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

Chat GPT: It's my personal assistant, meal planner, therapist, travel agent... and for work stuff too.
Noteflow: I can just ramble my ideas to it and it tells me what I was actually saying.
Sublime Text: It's shocking, as a marketer, how often I need to remove formatting from copy.

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

coffee, water, and more coffee

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

Water... I know, I'm so boring.

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

Know what you're worth and demand it—in your professional and personal life. It took me way too long to learn that lesson or at least to have the confidence to implement it... Oh and don't move back to NYC from Australia... just stay.

Your LinkedIn Profile Link​
​https://www.linkedin.com/in/akrantzow/​

Wonder Women Doing Wonderful Things

• Michelle Frechette—joins WPKitchen as Honorary Guest #012​
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• Birgit Pauli-Haack and Tammie Lister discussed WordPress 6.8.2 and 6.9, Gutenberg 21.1, 21.2, and 21.3 Plugin on Gutenberg Times.
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• Michelle Frechette shared the heart behind WP Trail Buddies on Post Status Happiness Hour—a new way to help first-time WordCampers feel welcome and connected.
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• Katie Adams Farrell, Courtney Robertson, and Sé Reed unanimously approved key resolutions shaping the collective’s future—one for governance, and one for moving projects from proposal to funding. - Reported on Repository​
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• Lana Miro shared her latest post: Things I Like How WordPress Creators Handle: Best From The Bests​
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• Deborah Butler announced the upcoming launch of Toffi, a tool for managing product listings across platforms like Product Hunt and Indie Hackers.
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• ​A Decade with WordPress: My Journey of Growth, Contribution, and Courage - by Monika Rao on HeroPress
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• ​Why Sponsoring WordPress Content Creators is a Win for Your Brand - The WP Minute by Maria Ansari
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• Women in WordPress Series: Lana Miro, Marieke van de Rakt, Maja Loncar​
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• ​WP Product Talk spoke with Elena Kartoshkina, Product Marketing Manager at Crocoblock: How to Leverage the Customer Feedback Loop for Your Product's Roadmap​
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• Anne McCarthy shares the Roadmap to 6.9.

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