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Mike Johnston

Founder at Third Act Partners

@wmjohnston06 Lewiston, Idaho, USA joined Mar 2020

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    Bio

    I am an experienced technical manager, coach and business leader, having spent over 40 years managing people, projects, budgets and businesses in multiple industries, including manufacturing, distribution, hospitality, and agriculture. My professional experience includes program and project management for enterprise software implementations; communications (written and verbal); financial management and budgeting; hiring, training, and evaluating people; and process and governance design.

    Interests

    Food, travel, wine, writing, politics (US – ugh!), Boston Terriers, my grandson.

    WordPress Origin Story

    My WordPress journey began in 2018 when I started TheCookandTheWriter.com, a food and travel blog I co-author with my wife, Mary. During the pandemic, I also published over 30 articles on management techniques at MyManagementMentor.com.

    In 2021, Mary and I moved to Portugal, where we lived until late 2024. While there, I was active as an organiser for WordCamp Europe (Porto, Athens, and Torino) and participated in Meetup groups in Porto and Lisbon.

    I currently own a small consulting firm – Third Act Partners – where I develop websites and do business development work for small business clients. I also work as the proofreader for TheRepository.email newsletter.

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    WordCamp Organizer '21

    Current Job

    Founder
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    Third Act Partners

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    Contributions

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    October 2025
    Oct 20 Mon · 22:46
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Numbers appear beside days of the week, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I just installed EventKoi Lite in Playground to see if…
    April 2024
    Apr 28 Sun · 15:47
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Loading a default pattern per custom post type, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I just implemented @leifer's revised code. Worked perfectly the first time. Thanks for publishing it!
    December 2023
    Dec 06 Wed · 21:18
    Meta high
    Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Europe 2024 Testing Site
    November 2023
    Nov 04 Sat · 08:52
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    Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Europe 2024
    October 2023
    Oct 28 Sat · 18:14
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    Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Europe 2024
    Oct 28 Sat · 17:57
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    Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Europe 2024
    September 2023
    Sep 16 Sat · 03:57
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to How to remove “Blaze” option from page/post, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I only manage two small sites, but having to manually add code to disable Blaze…
    December 2022
    Dec 21 Wed · 09:05
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    Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Europe 2023
    June 2022
    Jun 04 Sat · 17:05
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    Wrote a new post, Thank You for Making WCEU 2022 a Success!, on the site WordCamp Europe 2022:
    During his presentation on Day 1 of WCEU 2022, Milan Ivanović, the Global Lead of…
    May 2022
    May 30 Mon · 11:02
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    Wrote a new post, Official Media Partners, on the site WordCamp Europe 2022:
    Reporting from the biggest WordCamp in the world