I was invited by David Vogelpohl to appear as a guest on the PressThis podcast, to talk about the Genesis Framework. Here is the transcript.
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Gary Jones is a UK-based WordPress Engineer, husband, father of awesome twins and a middle-of-the-pack runner. Driven by a passion for excellence, he developed elegant custom WordPress solutions for marketing departments to maximise their efficiency through his agency Gamajo for 10 years, before joining WordPress VIP where he is he now an Engineering lead.
Gary has contributed to most major branches of WordPress Core since 3.3, and contributed to many open source projects in the community. He is a General Translation Editor for the British English locale, has attended many WordCamps, is a three-time organiser of WordCamp London, and a former co-organiser and podcast host for WordPress London.
Gary is a key contributor to the Genesis Framework and is a co-host on the UK Genesis podcast.
A former teacher in schools and prisons, Gary's motto is knowledge is power.