Yikes Inc's guest appearances

Yikes Inc

WP Elevation WordPress Business Podcast

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Tracy Levesque

Brian Richards

Troy Dean

Brad Touesnard

Brian Casel

Vito Peleg

Chris Lema

Christie Chirinos

Miriam Schwab

Mario Peshev

Pippin Williamson

Shane Barker

Jennifer Bourn

Carrie Dils

Joe Casabona

OwlTail

In today’s episode, Allie sits down with Tracy Levesque, Co-President and Co-Founder at Yikes Inc. - the team that builds smart, effective, creative web solutions for businesses and nonprofit organizations.  Allie and Tracy talk about diversity and inclusion within the company, finding the best pool of talents, the effects of name biases, and prioritizing diversity when hiring people. Tune in and learn running a diverse agency! Episode Resources  Yikes Inc - Professional WordPress Development &amp; Design Tracy is on Twitter Visit WPAMA WP Buffs is on  YouTube WP Buffs Website Tweet WP Buffs  What to Listen For:  00:00 Intro 00:50 Welcome Tracy Levesque of Yikes Inc. 01:34 What is Yikes Inc? 04:01 What’s unique about an agency? 07:01 How do you prioritize diversity when hiring? 11:49 The best place to find a good pool of hires 14:27 What exactly is a pipeline problem? 16:50 If you need to network, go out and meet people 19:05 Men and women co-working in the WordPress space 21:06 Challenges in connecting with diverse talent during the pandemic 22:20 What is name bias? 29:02 Diversity and inclusion 41:11 Running a business during a pandemic 45:03 Things to focus on to prove you are qualified 

In today’s episode, Allie sits down with Tracy Levesque, Co-President and Co-Founder at Yikes Inc. - the team that builds smart, effective, creative web solutions for businesses and nonprofit organizations.  Allie and Tracy talk about diversity and inclusion within the company, finding the best pool of talents, the effects of name biases, and prioritizing diversity when hiring people. Tune in and learn running a diverse agency! Episode Resources <ul> <li><a href="https://www.yikesinc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yikes Inc</a> - Professional WordPress Development &amp; Design</li> <li>Tracy is on <a href="https://twitter.com/liljimmi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Visit <a href="https://wpbuffs.com/wp-ama-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WPAMA</a></li> <li>WP Buffs is on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6VCdggAmKs85oGLDAwgZ8w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://wpbuffs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WP Buffs Website</a></li> <li>Tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/thewpbuffs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WP Buffs</a></li> </ul> What to Listen For: <ul> <li>00:00 Intro</li> <li>00:50 Welcome Tracy Levesque of Yikes Inc.</li> <li>01:34 What is Yikes Inc?</li> <li>04:01 What’s unique about an agency?</li> <li>07:01 How do you prioritize diversity when hiring?</li> <li>11:49 The best place to find a good pool of hires</li> <li>14:27 What exactly is a pipeline problem?</li> <li>16:50 If you need to network, go out and meet people</li> <li>19:05 Men and women co-working in the WordPress space</li> <li>21:06 Challenges in connecting with diverse talent during the pandemic</li> <li>22:20 What is name bias?</li> <li>29:02 Diversity and inclusion</li> <li>41:11 Running a business during a pandemic</li> <li>45:03 Things to focus on to prove you are qualified</li> </ul>

E128 - Starting a Diverse Agency (Tracy Levesque, Yikes Inc.)

Tracy Levesque is one half of Yikes Inc, a WordPress and Cold Fusion shop in Philadelphia. She speaks at WordCamps, teaches at Girl Develop It and is a big fan of getting up close and personal with her fears. In this episode, you'll discover how they have grown their team, learnt to say no to clients and how Tracy uses Trello to keep her life organised.The post Episode #57 Tracy Levesque from YIKES Inc appeared first on WP Elevation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tracy Levesque is one half of Yikes Inc, a WordPress and Cold Fusion shop in Philadelphia. She speaks at WordCamps, teaches at Girl Develop It and is a big fan of getting up close and personal with her fears. In this episode, you'll discover how they have grown their team, learnt to say no to clients and how Tracy uses Trello to keep her life organised.The post <a href="http://www.wpelevation.com/2014/11/episode-57-tracy-levesque-yikes-inc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode #57 Tracy Levesque from YIKES Inc</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.wpelevation.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WP Elevation</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Episode #57 Tracy Levesque from YIKES Inc