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Founder, kind person, email geek: Matthew Smith is all of these things, in addition to his noteworthy roles with Really Good Emails and the UNSPAM conferences. In Episode 10 of Humans of Email, we're getting authentic and personal with Matthew to learn more about his least favorite French words, what he hopes people remember him for, and what it's like to build Really Good Emails.

BTW, you can shoot Matthew a DM on Twitter or Email Geeks Slack to request a 15% discount on an upcoming UNSPAM conference.

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Recommended Reading: The Body Keeps the Score & In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

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Founder, kind person, email geek: Matthew Smith is all of these things, in addition to his noteworthy roles with Really Good Emails and the UNSPAM conferences. In Episode 10 of Humans of Email, we're getting authentic and personal with Matthew to learn more about his least favorite French words, what he hopes people remember him for, and what it's like to build Really Good Emails.

BTW, you can shoot Matthew a DM on Twitter or Email Geeks Slack to request a 15% discount on an upcoming UNSPAM conference.

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LINKS

Matthew on Twitter

Really Good Emails

UNSPAM

RGE Chrome Capture

Recommended Reading: The Body Keeps the Score & In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

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What are Jen and Natalie up to between seasons? Well, Jen is trying to make Email TikTok A THING... and they're both preparing to launch Season 2 of Humans of Email! Interested in sponsoring our show? Shoot us an email at howdy@humansofemail.com. Have feedback for us that can make Season 2 even better? Talk to us! Send us an audio message at anchor.fm/humansofemail , hit us up on the socials, or send an email to howdy@humansofemail.com!…
 
IT'S HERE! Our final Mistakes episode of Season One, featuring Nout Boctor-Smith, Matthew Smith, and Guilda Hilaire. Listen in as they share their stories about typos gone wild, making mistakes from leadership positions, and the worst thing that can ever happen to your email program. Big thanks to our Silver Sponsor, Email on Acid , the testing and delivery platform that ensures your emails display properly across all clients and devices, with no limits on the number of rendering tests you can run. Get a free seven-day trial at emailonacid.com .…
 
For our final interview of season one, we're bringing in a member of the email community who's so famous, she only needs one name. It's Guilda Hilaire! Guilda is the Director of Product Marketing at Salesforce, and a champion of community and education in the email space. Join us for the final interview of season one and hear how Guilda created the spaces she wanted to see in the email community—from Twitter Spaces to Salesforce communities, to UNSPAM stages, to lifting unheard voices and stories. --- LINKS Follow Guilda on Twitter (and keep an eye out for Email Geeks Twitter Spaces!) Follow Guilda on LinkedIn Follow Guilda on Instagram Join Email Geeks Slack Big thanks to AWeber, the official email service provider of Humans of Email and our Season 1 Platinum Sponsor. Start your next idea with the marketing solution creators and small businesses love. Best of all, it's free at aweber.com/humansofemail .…
 
Megan Boshuyzen has a job many email geeks dream of. As the Senior Email Developer at Pathwire, including the Email on Acid brand, she gets to create some of the coolest emails in the biz! In this bonus episode of Humans of Email, Megan talks about how she broke into public speaking, the impact of her learning disability on her career, her part in founding a publishing house, and so much more. --- Check out Megan's new web series, Notes from the Dev, Video Edition Megan's Personal Website Get Mail from Megan: Subscribe to Megan's newsletter, "...it depends" Subscribe to Email on Acid (includes the newsletter version of Notes from the Dev) Subscribe to Mailgun (signup in footer) Subscribe to Mailjet (signup in footer) Mango & Marigold Press, co-founded by Megan Follow Megan on Twitter Connect with Megan on LinkedIn Follow Megan on Instagram, email geek edition Follow Megan on Instagram, weight-lifting edition Big thanks to our Silver Sponsor, Email on Acid , the testing and delivery platform that ensures your emails display properly across all clients and devices, with no limits on the number of rendering tests you can run. Get a free seven-day trial at emailonacid.com .…
 
Are YOU subscribed to the " Would You Rather " newsletter? This bonus episode with Chris Vasquez, Chief Product Officer of AWeber, was SO. MUCH. FUN. It's a delightful reminder of what makes email life—and email people—so great. BTW, if you are interested in AMP for Email, Chris says you're welcome to send all of your burning questions to the team at AWeber. Just hit that live chat button at AWeber.com , regardless of whether you are a customer. --- LINKS Subscriber to Would You Rather Follow Chris on Twitter Follow Chris on LinkedIn Smash the AWeber Live Chat button to ask them anything about AMP for Email Big thanks to AWeber , the official email service provider of Humans of Email and our Season 1 Platinum Sponsor. Start your next idea with the marketing solution creators and small businesses love. Best of all, it's free at aweber.com/humansofemail .…
 
Founder, kind person, email geek: Matthew Smith is all of these things, in addition to his noteworthy roles with Really Good Emails and the UNSPAM conferences. In Episode 10 of Humans of Email, we're getting authentic and personal with Matthew to learn more about his least favorite French words, what he hopes people remember him for, and what it's like to build Really Good Emails. BTW, you can shoot Matthew a DM on Twitter or Email Geeks Slack to request a 15% discount on an upcoming UNSPAM conference. --- LINKS Matthew on Twitter Really Good Emails UNSPAM RGE Chrome Capture Recommended Reading: The Body Keeps the Score & In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts…
 
In Episode 9 of Humans of Email, we're diving into the world of B2B email with Nout Boctor-Smith, who oversees lifecycle marketing at LaunchDarkly and serves as a community manager for Email Geeks. We're talking with Nout about how B2B email requires a special set of skills (and patience), how the B2B Badgers group came into being, and why she has 50 Dyson Doks living in her garage. --- Nout + 50 Dyson Doks Nout on LinkedIn Nout on Twitter Nout on Instagram Nout's OTHER Instagram (glamour edition) Join Email Geeks Slack (and look for the Badgers in #email-b2b) Big thanks to AWeber , the official email service provider of Humans of Email and our Season 1 Platinum Sponsor. Start your next idea with the marketing solution creators and small businesses love. Best of all, it's free at aweber.com/humansofemail .…
 
We're taking a break this week, so here's our newest Snippet! In this bonus episode, Jen and Natalie interview Sophie Corizzo, Humans of Email producer—who's also our resident esports and squishmallow aficionado. We talk about Generation Z's perspective on email marketing, how the fold is *totally* real, and how brands should be more authentic in their voice to capture the new generation's attention. We'll be back next week with another full-length episode!…
 
Sometimes, email accidents are a group effort. In Episode 8 of Humans of Email, we're once again talking about our biggest blunders. Tune in for a conversation with AWeber's Dave Stys, Barkley's Jessica Best, and Candid's Kristin Bond to hear their most cringe-worthy email mistakes and group effort fails. Big thanks to our Silver Sponsor, Email on Acid , the testing and delivery platform that ensures your emails display properly across all clients and devices, with no limits on the number of rendering tests you can run. Get a free seven-day trial at https://emailonacid.com .…
 
How do you launch a successful speaking career in the email industry? On Episode 7 of Humans of Email, we're talking with Jessica Best, VP of Data-Driven Marketing at Barkley and international keynote to find out. Join us for a conversation on how she worked her way from small, local speaking gigs to stages across the world, including SXSW and Content Marketing World. Plus, we'll talk about Kansas City, her passion for food, and why she loves email in the first place. --- LINKS Jess on LinkedIn Jess's Twitter Jess's Insta (the foodie account!) Digital Summit Email Deep Dive featuring Jen Capstraw Save $50 on registration with code SPEAKER50 EiQ Conference featuring Natalie Jackson Registration is free for brand marketers Big thanks to AWeber , the official email service provider of Humans of Email and our Season 1 Platinum Sponsor. Start your next idea with the marketing solution creators and small businesses love. Best of all, it's free at aweber.com/humansofemail .…
 
On Episode 6 of Humans of Email, we're bringing in Dave Stys, Senior Technical Product Manager at AWeber, for a conversation that's out of this world! From his career start in astronomy to his work on bringing more AMP to the world of email, Dave talks about his unlikely path to becoming an email geek, his life at home, and whether or not Pluto is a planet. Plus, Jen and Natalie are back on the conference circuit! See below for links to our upcoming speaking engagements. --- LINKS Dave's AMP for Email Examples on Codepen AWeber on YouTube AWeber on Twitter PeakInbox for Gmail Annotations Digital Summit Email Deep Dive featuring Jen Capstraw Save $50 on registration with code SPEAKER50 EiQ Conference featuring Natalie Jackson Registration is free for brand marketers Big thanks to AWeber , the official email service provider of Humans of Email and our Season 1 Platinum Sponsor. Start your next idea with the marketing solution creators and small businesses love. Best of all, it's free at aweber.com/humansofemail .…
 
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