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Hi, I’m Job

I’m a Belgian, living in Cape Town. As CXO for WooCommerce, I help people successfully sell online.

On my personal website, I mostly write about leadership and tech. I also share some of my photography.

Photography

I began shooting on a Canon 550D in 2010. Over the years I’ve tried a bit of everything, but with my Canon RP and a 28mm lens, I keep gravitating toward travel and street — the stories that pull me in. These are my latest photo journals.

Blog

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    A new role, ad interim

    For the next eight months, I will serve as chief customer experience officer at Automattic, focusing on improving support through proactive communication and a tighter feedback loop. I’m committed to enhancing our customer partnerships and utilising AI to provide better experiences, ensuring our products evolve in line with customer needs.

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    42 before 42

    When I started running in 2020, I started with a 2k. It was rough. Two years later, I did my first half marathon, and already back then I was…

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    Tackling commerce emails

    Jon and I are enhancing the understanding of transactional emails in WooCommerce. Two of our logged-related pull requests have been merged for WooCommerce 10.9, enabling merchants to see logs…

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    Applying coaching lessons

    Using AI has transformed my coaching experience, making discussions more impactful and actionable. With the help of Claude, I can prepare for and debrief meetings effectively, allowing me to…

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    Wacom tablet not responding

    My Wacom Intuos M keeps glitching when I unplug it or when my laptop sleeps. I found a workaround by force-quitting Wacom processes. However, I finally used Claude to…

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