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🎉 First Keynote announced for SomeConf: Cari O'Brien! 🎉 Cari O’Brien is a business and marketing coach, attorney, and entrepreneur with over 17 years of experience guiding purpose-driven professionals toward clarity, connection, and growth.

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Planning is in full swing, our first round of speakers is live on the website, and tickets are officially on sale!

From web design to digital strategy, SEO to custom development—SomeConf 2026 is bringing together forward-thinking creatives, developers, and tech leaders for two days of real talk and real solutions!

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📍 April 22–23 | Alamo Drafthouse, Woodbury, MN
Join us for an unforgettable conference!

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Natalie MacLees

Modern web apps are fast—but are they accessible?

At , accessibility expert Natalie MacLees will explore the often-overlooked challenges of building Single Page Applications (SPAs) that work for everyone.

🧠 Talk: “Accessible Single Page Applications (SPAs)”
From focus management to dynamic content updates, Natalie will break down what commonly goes wrong—and how to fix it. Whether you work in React, Vue, Angular, or another framework, you’ll leave with practical techniques you can apply right away.

With 20+ years of experience and as co-founder of AAArdvark and NSquared, Natalie helps teams embed accessibility into their everyday workflow—turning WCAG from a checklist into a design advantage.

📍 April 22–23 | Woodbury, MN
🎟️ Tickets: https://someconf.com

https://someconf.com/speaker/natalie-maclees/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=09-12-25-%F0%9F%8E%A4-Speaker-Sp

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Mitch Canter

WordPress isn’t just for blogs anymore—and Mitch Canter is here to prove it.

As Director of Engineering at WebDevStudios and a 23-year WordPress veteran, Mitch brings deep technical insight into how WordPress can scale to meet enterprise demands.

🧠 Catch this session at :
“Beyond the Blog: WordPress as a Modern Enterprise Platform”

From faster development cycles to adaptable content workflows, Mitch will walk through how large organizations can harness the flexibility of WordPress—along with the real-world challenges and innovations that come with it.

You’ll learn:

Why enterprises are turning to WordPress

How to tackle performance, governance, and integration at scale

What modern workflows make WordPress work beyond its traditional limits

Whether you lead a dev team or manage digital strategy, this talk will show how WordPress is evolving to meet enterprise needs.

📍 April 22–23 | Alamo Drafthouse, Woodbury, MN
🎟️ Tickets: https://someconf.com

https://someconf.com/speaker/mitch-cantor/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=09-10-25-%F0%9F%8E%A4-Speaker-Sp

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Joseph Palumbo

Referrals shouldn’t be random. At , Joseph Palumbo will share how to build a referral engine that works—consistently.

🧠 Talk: “How to Build a Referral System That Actually Works (and Scales Your Agency)”
Based on research from GoDaddy and Promethean, this tactical session dives into what top-performing agencies do differently—and how you can implement those same systems.

What you’ll learn:

The blockers killing your word-of-mouth

What fast-growing agencies know about referrals

The right roles, scripts, and timing

How to systematize referrals without sounding salesy

Joseph brings nearly 20 years of hosting and agency experience. As a Marketing Director at GoDaddy and founder of The Royal Delux (a Notion productivity studio), he’s helped agencies streamline, scale, and thrive with practical tools and strategy.

📍 April 22–23 | Woodbury, MN
🎟️ Tickets: https://someconf.com

https://someconf.com/speaker/joseph-palumbo/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=09-08-25-%F0%9F%8E%A4-Speaker-Sp

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Alex West Steinman

You don’t build a bold brand by blending in.
Alex West Steinman, co-founder and CEO of The Coven, brings a fresh perspective to with:

🔥 “Building Bold Brands”

In this no-fluff session, Alex will unpack how to lead with purpose, own your story, and craft a brand that doesn’t just look good—one that feels real. Drawing from a career in top ad agencies and the nationally recognized success of The Coven, Alex shares a practical framework for scaling your message, defining your brand’s DNA, and finding your voice in a noisy world.

This is the talk for anyone tired of trend-chasing and ready to build something meaningful.

📍 April 22–23 | Alamo Drafthouse, Woodbury
🎟️ Tickets: https://someconf.com

https://someconf.com/speaker/alex-west-steinman/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=09-05-25-%F0%9F%8E%A4-Speaker-Sp

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Toby Cryns

The SEO game has changed—again. And Toby Cryns is here to make sense of it.

Founder of The Mighty Mo! Design Co., Toby has helped national brands and nonprofits thrive online for nearly two decades. He’s also a pillar of the Twin Cities WordPress scene and co‑founder of the MSP WordPress User Group.

🧠 Catch this session at :
“AI, Search, and the New Rules of SEO: What’s Dead, What’s Thriving, and What’s Next”

From Google’s AI Overviews to the chaos of generative search, Toby will unpack what’s working, what’s not, and how agencies like his are retooling their SEO playbooks to stay competitive.

Expect:
* Real-world tactics from today’s search landscape
* Common SEO pitfalls to avoid in 2026
* A no-fluff approach to keeping your strategy sharp in the AI era

📍 April 22–23 | Alamo Drafthouse, Woodbury, MN
🎟️ Tickets: https://someconf.com

https://someconf.com/speaker/toby-cryns/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=09-04-25-%F0%9F%8E%A4-Speaker-Sp