{"id":5532,"date":"2024-09-27T13:28:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T03:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sydney.wordcamp.org\/2024\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=5532"},"modified":"2024-11-08T17:19:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T06:19:04","slug":"kate-toon-and-tony-cosentino","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/sydney.wordcamp.org\/2024\/speaker\/kate-toon-and-tony-cosentino\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Toon and Tony Cosentino"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image speaker-headshot\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sydney.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/kate-toon-and-Tony-Cosentino.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"kate toon and Tony Cosentino\" class=\"wp-image-5872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sydney.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/kate-toon-and-Tony-Cosentino.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sydney.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/kate-toon-and-Tony-Cosentino.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sydney.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/kate-toon-and-Tony-Cosentino.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sydney.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/kate-toon-and-Tony-Cosentino.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">She\/Her and He\/Him<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kate Toon is an award-winning author, entrepreneur and parent to one human and one fur baby. From her humble backyard shed on the Central Coast of NSW she masterminds an ambitious business universe, helping thousands of other humans to build their own version of success through digital marketing and business know-how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kate is a renowned speaker, mentor, educator and podcaster. She\u2019s been named Australia\u2019s Most Influential Small Business Woman (2022), one of Australia\u2019s Top 50 Small Business Leaders (2022), and Businesswoman of the Year and Training &amp; Education Provider of the Year at the national My Business Awards (2020). 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His expertise lies in finding the right plugin\/theme stack, offering long-term support, one on one training and performing thorough website health checks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passionate about optimising WordPress sites, Tony provides comprehensive audits that offer fresh insights into performance and security, with a passion for improving websites via detailed analysis and tailored recommendations. He also has a mission to help newer&nbsp;WordPress developers&nbsp;get over the hump of those hard early years when better choices can make all of the difference.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect With This Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewpguy.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sydney.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/world-wide-web.png?resize=32%2C32&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Speakers Other URL\" class=\"wp-image-5456\" style=\"width:32px;height:auto\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thetonycosentino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sydney.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/linkedin.png?resize=32%2C32&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"wp-image-5455\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/thewpguy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sydney.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/wordpress.png?resize=32%2C32&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5453\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Toon is an award-winning author, entrepreneur and parent to one human and one fur baby. 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