Hey, I\u2019m Brian Gardner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m grounded in people, design, and simplicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Head of Community at WP Engine, I work closely with customers, agencies, and the broader WordPress ecosystem\u2014shaping strategic initiatives, supporting industry events, and helping guide the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outside of that role, my work centers on calm, clarity, and restraint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This site is where I share ideas I\u2019m exploring, along with projects and experiments in progress\u2014always intentional, always evolving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I recently moved to Phoenix, Arizona, which has brought a renewed perspective on work, lifestyle, and purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Social media is where I share my learning\u2014what holds and what fails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can find me on LinkedIn<\/a>, X<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014BG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey, I\u2019m Brian Gardner. I\u2019m grounded in people, design, and simplicity. As Head of Community at WP Engine, I work closely with customers, agencies, and the broader WordPress ecosystem\u2014shaping strategic initiatives, supporting industry events, and helping guide the platform. Outside of that role, my work centers on calm, clarity, and restraint. This site is where […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"simple_seo_seo_title":"Brian Gardner - Design \u00d7 Simplicity","simple_seo_seo_description":"Hey, I\u2019m Brian Gardner, Head of Community at WP Engine, focused on people, design, and simplicity.","simple_seo_seo_robots":"","simple_seo_seo_canonical":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briangardner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briangardner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briangardner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briangardner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briangardner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/briangardner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briangardner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briangardner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}