{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Laravel Podcast","title":"Abby Gilson on Laravel’s Events & Laracon US Boston","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/35750086\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2489,"description":"In this episode, Matt Stauffer talks with Abby Gilson — Laravel's recently promoted field marketing manager, better known in the community as \"Gen Z Abby\" — about the winding path that took her from studying for the LSAT to running events for one of the web's most passionate developer communities.\n\nThey get into what it's like to learn marketing and event management on the fly, why Laravel events deliberately don't feel like typical tech marketing, and how being a non-developer pushed her to actually start shipping apps on Laravel Cloud.\n\nAbby also previews Laracon US in Boston — including dodgeball, LaraProm, and the SoWa Power Station venue — before sharing how she went full-time digital nomad and landed in Milan.\n \nMatt Stauffer on X \nAbby’s Email - abby@laravel.com\nAbby on X \nLaravel on X\nLaravel Website \nLaracon US 2026 \nCommunity Events \nTighten Website \nSuggestion Box \n\n----- Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten.\n\nBig thanks to the companies that support the show:\n\nHoneybadger \nLaravel - Laracon US and Laravel Cloud\nLaracon AU ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/5dQWP0DBRYD-uF0rygq1T2tdClcAOey3vkGAMrkH2AI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ0ODU5LzE2OTQ2/MzkyODAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}