Professor Trevor Marshall
Professor Trevor Marshall
Karen is a product manager based in Los Angeles with a strong background in the entertainment industry. She is passionate about analyzing workflows, identifying pain points, and solving them with improved user experience and design, placing a special emphasis on equity and accessibility. In her spare time, Karen manages the branding and is a part-time editor of her husband's popular kid's podcast What If World (occasionally appearing as a guest ). She previously ran the small business Mallow & Hop, providin
When we started the What If World Patreon page in 2018, one of the benefits we wanted to offer was a note with a personalized "What If" question sent in the mail with a small gift every 3 months. But Eric had in a terrible car accident in 2016 that shattered his right wrist and has made certain activities - like writing by hand - difficult and painful. Though it was manageable for a short while, eventually our fanbase grew and we were sending out over 100 hand written cards every month. It took many hours a
I sent Eric to Calligraphr to create a font out of his handwriting. I had him start listing the kid's names as the "Note" on Patreon. And I built the What If Question Generator using base code by Orteil . Soon, we were exporting a google spreadsheet with every kid's name and address, using formulas to slot their names into automatically generated "What If" questions, and setting them to print out on neon cards using the Mr. Eric font. Shh, don't tell the kids.
Professor Trevor Marshall
Professor Trevor Marshall