Please extend a
warm welcome to Ben Barreth as
the new community builder and full-time software developer at Geeks With Blogs. We've been wanting to add some cool features to
the site but haven't had
the opportunity until now. Adding Ben to
the team should give us a big kick in
the right direction. Ben has several years of .Net development experience and is heavily involved in
the startup community in Kansas City, including
the KC Startup Village as well as his own startup initiatives: Homes for Hackers and FreeIdeas.co. He loves working with people even more than coding and is excited to serve
the GWB community in any way possible. Ben originally met Matt Watson as a beta tester for Stackify,
the software company that gives developers
the safe & secure access to troubleshoot in production. Jeff Julian and Matt are old friends and recently decided
the site needed new ownership to carry it forward and build
the enhancements it deserves.
The site management transferred in October and Matt quickly began looking for a full-time community builder to lead
the charge. Ben bumped into Matt once again at a Tech Cocktail event at
the Boulevard Brewery where Stackify was presenting and an alliance was forged. Yes,
the beer really IS that good! Which brings us to
the biggest question of all: Where do you want Geeks with Blogs to go next? As a contributor to
the GWB community, now is your chance to be heard! What are we missing? Features on our radar: New templates Add a code "formatter" to posts Add categories to blog feeds Re-skin
the site and redesign
the logo Feel free to contact Ben with further questions and ideas below. We need your help! @BenBarreth
[email protected] Cell: 816-332-9770 www.linkedin.com/in/benbarreth
