KEYNOTE SPEAKER: SOCIAL MEDIA, BUSINESS, & MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS
Bridget Willard is a marketing strategist, writer, and speaker known for helping businesses grow through relationship-driven marketing.
For more than a decade, Bridget has spoken at conferences, webinars, and workshops about community, marketing, and social media strategy. Her work focuses on helping organizations communicate clearly, build trust, and grow sustainably.
She has delivered keynote talks at multiple WordCamps, taught workshops for web professionals, and presented webinars for companies including GreenGeeks and SolidWP Academy, as well as in-house talks for WIN Home Inspection, FlowChat, and more.
Bridget currently appears monthly as the Marketing Expert on The SDM Show with Rob Cairns, appears as a guest on Warren Laine-Naida’s Channel, posts regular videos on her own, and co-hosted WPBlab with Jason Tucker for over four years.
Her talks blend practical marketing strategy with real-world experience from SaaS, WordPress, and small-business ecosystems.
Watch Bridget Speak
Keynote Talks
Community: Observe, Include, Accept
WordCamp Seattle
November 10, 2018
You Can’t Have a Thriving Codebase Without a Thriving Community
WordCamp Raleigh 2018
April 28, 2018
Building Community – One Conversation at a Time
WordCamp Rochester
November 18, 2017
My Road to WordPress
WordCamp Cincinnati 2016
October 15, 2016
Workshops and Professional Training
Mastering Lists on X for B2B Prospecting
FlowChat Master Class
February 2026
Website Content Workshop
SolidWP Academy
https://academy.solidwp.com/event/website-content-workshop/
A two-day workshop helping website creators solve the most common challenge in web projects: getting and organizing content from clients.
Set Yourself Up for Social Sharing Success
SolidWP Academy
https://academy.solidwp.com/event/set-yourself-up-for-social-sharing-success/
Helping website creators structure content so it can be easily shared across social media platforms.
Industry Webinars
Email Marketing 201 – How to Build Your List and Get Attention
GreenGeeks Webinar
https://www.greengeeks.com/webinars/email-marketing-201/
Practical strategies for building an email list, creating lead magnets, and converting subscribers into engaged readers.
How to Effectively Write Social Media Posts
GreenGeeks Webinar
https://www.greengeeks.com/webinars/write-social-media-posts/
Templates and frameworks for writing social media posts that are readable, engaging, and easy to publish consistently.
How SEO Specialists Can Earn More Money
Groundhogg Webinar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb4s4wCCok
Conference Training and Workshops
WIN Home Inspection Conference
Social Media Training
Teaching inspectors how to use Twitter and social media to build professional visibility and relationships.
Chamber of Commerce Events
Workshops and presentations focused on small-business marketing and relationship building.
Media and Podcast Appearances
Bridget regularly participates in podcasts and industry discussions about marketing, community, and the WordPress ecosystem.
Highlights include:
- Monthly Marketing Expert on The SDM Show with Rob Cairns
- Recurring discussions with Warren Laine-Naida
- Co-host, WPBlab with Jason Tucker (4+ years)
Speaking Topics
Bridget’s presentations focus on relationship-driven marketing, sustainable business growth, and practical social media strategy.
Popular topics include:
- Relationship Marketing: Why Conversations Build Businesses
- Prospecting with Twitter Lists
- AI Didn’t Kill SEO – It Killed Bad SEO
- Launch With Words: Content That Supports Website Launches
- Social Media Strategy for Small Teams
- Community Building in Open Source
Invite Bridget to Speak at Your Next Event or Podcast
Bridget is available for conferences, webinars, workshops, podcasts, and internal team training.
