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title: On growth and parting ways
description: Today marks the first day as Head of Product at Extendify after an incredible journey at GoDaddy, filled with innovation and inspiring colleagues.
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date: '2021-09-20T09:45:46.000Z'
author: Rich Tabor
summary: Today marks the first day as Head of Product at Extendify after an incredible journey at GoDaddy, filled with innovation and inspiring colleagues.
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Let me lead by saying that working at [GoDaddy](/godaddy-acquires-coblocks-themebeans/) has been the best job I’ve had to date. Although I am incredibly thankful for the empowerment and opportunity GoDaddy has given me, the time has come for a change.With that said, today officially marks my first day as Head of Product at [Extendify](https://extendify.com).

Even before officially joining GoDaddy, we were jamming on ideas that would eventually come to fruition as the innovative [Go WordPress theme](https://wptavern.com/godaddys-go-wordpress-theme-offers-a-page-building-experience-via-the-block-editor), new [Managed WordPress onboarding](https://wptavern.com/inside-look-at-godaddys-onboarding-process-for-managed-wordpress-hosting), beautiful [WordPress template gallery](https://www.godaddy.com/wordpress-themes), [advanced CoBlocks blocks](/coblocks-1-10/), and so much more.

![Brainstorming how to make GoDaddy's Managed WordPress Platform the best flavor of WordPress available](https://i0.wp.com/rich.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0ffbc-image.png?ssl=1&resize=2234%2C1478)

_Brainstorming how to make GoDaddy’s WordPress Platform the best flavor of WordPress_

But I have to say, the absolute best part of GoDaddy is the people. I am thankful for the amazing cast of folks I’ve been surrounded by over the last couple of years. I’ve not felt as empowered and encouraged as I have with these fine folks, each of which will leave a lasting impact on me — both professionally and personally. I’ve gleaned from the best of the best, departing a much better product manager — but more importantly — a much better person, than when I showed up.

So to all my comrades at GoDaddy, **thank you for making work fun and inspiring**. You are some of the most talented people I’ve had the pleasure to work with; I’m confident you’re going to continue taking chances and making great stuff. I’m excited to see what you launch next. I’m sure I’ll see you around.

## Looking ahead

Extendify has been making quite a splash, notably acquiring EditorsKit, Editor Plus, [Redux](https://redux.io/), and [Meta Slider](https://www.metaslider.com/), and others—working to assemble tools that extend Gutenberg to new heights. This is right in my lane. I look forward to diving back into the WordPress product space to tackle some of the most interesting, and certainly challenging, aspects of this emerging new era of WordPress. Change is hard — but more often than not, change is exactly what we need to grow. And I am very excited for this particular opportunity to do just that.

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