Honorary Guest #009: Rae Morey

Meet Raelene Morey

At the heart of The Repository is Rae Morey — an experienced journalist and communications strategist with a background in open source, creative tech, media, and government. With over 20 years of storytelling and community-building experience, Rae now leads one of the most respected newsletters in the WordPress space. Her work brings fresh perspective and thoughtful coverage to the evolving stories and people shaping the WordPress ecosystem.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.therepository.email

We’re excited to announce that Rae will be our Honorary Guest for Giveaway #009, helping us select the winner of our 9th Lunch Giveaway!

📅 Giveaway ends: Thursday, 3rd July 2025
📊 LinkedIn Poll: https://lnkd.in/dqQnBqAB

Freelancers are participating via a LinkedIn poll and our WhatsApp group, which now has over 190 members.

🕘 Rae will choose the winner between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM AEST on Thursday, 3rd July 2025. We’ll tag her on X.com/FromWPK when it’s time to announce the result!

Previous Guests

  1. Jeff Starr — Plugin Author at PerishablePress
  2. Chris Badgett — Founder and CEO at LifterLMS
  3. Katie Keith — Founder & CEO at Barn2
  4. Brad Williams — Partner & Co-Founder at WebDevStudios
  5. Tobias Bäthge — the creator of TablePress
  6. Satinder Singh — Co-Founder of Cool Plugins
  7. Bud Kraus — Educator and Podcaster
  8. Tia Wood — Founder at theWPGirls.com

Who’s Next?

Would you like to be our next Honorary Guest for an upcoming Lunch Giveaway?

👉 📩 If you’re interested, please get in touch — we’d love to hear from you!

A big thank you to everyone who has accepted our invitation and supported us as an Honorary Guest. Your time and presence truly make these giveaways special!