After a few wonderful days in London at MMUK events, I came away with ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ - people, friendships, and genuine relationships are what matter most to me ๐ซถ That is what makes my heart sing! โค๏ธ๐ฅ
Yes, it is about the talks, the insights, and the latest news too. But ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ is feeling part of this incredible community, and the friendships that stay with us long after the event is over ๐ฅฐ This post is a celebration of those people ๐
The people who made these few days so special ๐ซ
๐ Meeting in person our client Sujaad Igbaal from SEBO (UK) Ltd - 5 years after we first started working together
๐ Finally meeting Ruth Außenhofer in person and having so much fun - 6 years after working with Tideways GmbH
๐ Making new friends - Merel Wesseling Julia Khomich Francesca Rahimi Rebecca Brocton John Hughes Molly Haley and meeting so many amazing Hypernode team members for the first time!
๐ Reconnecting with people we already know and getting to know them even better Karlijn Löwik David Williams Dion van de Griend Milan Bosman Nicole Donnelly Jordan Allsworth Phil Hargreaves
๐ Getting excited to meet other Magento agency owners Simon Wharton Dan Garner Tadhg Bowe Bharat Sharma and talking about the next adventure - Mage Camp in Manchester this October. ๐ถ๐น๐น๐๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ would love to be a part of it!
And yes, there were activities I am very proud of ๐
๐ Being a part of ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ and Hello Moxie and taking part in some very moving breakout conversations. I felt that my topic, ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐, touched some deep places. I am grateful for the openness and connection we shared Emily Highland Sakinah Adebola Abdul-Ibiyeye Sue Stephenson Molly Schwerdt Nour Ben Lamine ๐
๐ Lyndon Wright ๐ and his lightning talk ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Lessons from Real-World Hackers๐ก๏ธ
๐ To finish off, our last-minute relaxing ๐น๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ - proof that some of the ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ โ๏ธ Thank you to everyone who joined - the conversations were so engaging that we almost forgot to enjoy the sightseeing! ๐ข๐ฅ
And none of this would have been possible without the amazing organisation of Meet Magento UK and many many wonderful sponsors!! My gratitude to all of you! ๐ ๐
PS. Oh yes, there is of course another kiss photo! ๐๐
