Episode 177 – A Chat With Toby Cryns

Episode 177 – A Chat With Toby Cryns

From Hallway Chats by Topher DeRosia

August 9, 2025 · Season 2 · Episode 177

About this episode

In this episode, Topher DeRosia chats with Toby Cryns, owner of The Mighty Mo!, about his journey in the WordPress and SEO industry.

Introducing Toby Cryns Toby Cryns is owner of The Mighty Mo!, a WordPress and SEO lead generation agency in Minneapolis, MN. He wrote for WPTavern.com and helped plan BuddyCamp, WordUp, and the first few WordCamps in the Twin Cities. Show Notes https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobycryns https://themightymo.com/ Transcript: Topher DeRosia: Welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m Topher, and I’m here today with Toby and I’m going to make you say your last name. Toby Cryns: Cryns [CRINES]. It’s a one-syllable German name. Topher: All right, cool. I know very little about you. I met you when we were both in the Tavern Project. Other than that, I don’t know anything about you. Where do you live? What do you do? Toby: Yeah, I live in Minneapolis. I’ve owned The Mighty Mo! Design Co. for 18 years and we’re a WordPress and SEO agency. Prior to that, my first job was milking goats- Topher: Nice. Toby: …with an umpire for a little league. I worked in politics for one of our two major parties. I was a sports writer for a newspaper. Oh, and then I worked at the University of Minnesota for four years before I started Mighty Mo. Topher: What role did you do in…

People in this episode

Host: Topher DeRosia

Guest: Toby Cryns

Topics covered

  • WordPress
  • SEO
  • lead generation
  • entrepreneurship
  • careers

Keywords

  • Toby Cryns
  • The Mighty Mo!
  • WordPress
  • SEO
  • lead generation
  • Minneapolis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Mighty Mo!, WPTavern.com

Places: Minneapolis, MN, Twin Cities

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