Hailing from the rolling cornfields of Iowa, Mendel loves the outdoors, hiking, gourmet coffee, programming, and prototyping new inventions. From scrappy beginnings as an entrepreneur and Web consultant for local businesses, he found his way to corporate America as a software developer, marketer, and inventor. As the GoDaddy Evangelist, Mendel can be found at local and national events speaking about small business and software development topics.  For more on Mendel, and for development, health, and business tips and tricks, check out https://mendel.me/.