{"id":1294,"date":"2016-06-08T09:49:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T13:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.neo.wordcamp.org\/?p=1294"},"modified":"2016-06-08T09:49:23","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T13:49:23","slug":"speaker-interview-melanie-sklarz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speaker-interview-melanie-sklarz\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Interview: Melanie Sklarz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at WordCamp Northeast Ohio, we are pretty big fans of the Lifehacker series “How I Work”<\/a>. We asked our speakers to do a WordPress take on that idea, and thus was born “How I WordPress”- a series where some of the best minds in WordPress share a bit about their process with our readers\/attendees.<\/p>\n

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Name<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melanie Sklarz<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cleveland (proper)<\/span><\/p>\n

Current Gig<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director of Marketing <\/span><\/p>\n

Career Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Museum Educator\/Curator turned Content Curator\/Marketer – from DC to Cleveland. <\/span><\/p>\n

One word that best describes how you work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Strategic <\/span><\/p>\n

Current Mobile Device\/Why<\/strong><\/p>\n

iPhone 6S – but, of course! <\/span><\/p>\n

Current Computer\/Why <\/strong><\/p>\n

Dell Netbook. Laugh all you want, but it’s small and mighty. <\/span><\/p>\n

What apps\/software\/tools can’t you live without?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canva and PicMonkey <\/span><\/p>\n

What’s your workspace setup like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"M2S<\/p>\n

Bold, colorful, and creative. <\/span><\/p>\n

What’s your best time\/effort-saving life hack?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chunking tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s your favorite to-do list method?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m a visual person, so I like Trello. <\/span><\/p>\n

After your phone and computer, what gadget can’t you live without? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Does my microwave count?<\/span><\/p>\n

What everyday thing are you better at than everyone else?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organizing my time. I use a analog planner and everything is color-coded. <\/span><\/p>\n

What do you listen to while working?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thievery Corporation Pandora station.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you do to stay inspired?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I shake up my routine as much as I can. I try a new exotic food, go someplace new or randomly search the web following my curiosity. <\/span><\/p>\n

What are you currently reading?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life by Chris Guillebeau<\/span><\/p>\n

What sort of work are you up to now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professionally – online branding and marketing. Working on a new website. Personally – developing a creative retreat for the fall. <\/span><\/p>\n

What’s your sleep routine like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

8 hours a night. I love sleep. It helps me be more creative. <\/span><\/p>\n

What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trust the process. <\/span><\/p>\n

Any other tidbits you think might interest attendees?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was trained as a feminist art historian. I love visual culture. <\/span><\/p>\n

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