Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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I am Open to Write, Teach, Speak, Meet at TestBash, Podcasting
STEC Certified. MoT Ambassador, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Consulting, training, Leeds meetup host. MoT Certs curator and contributor. Testing wisdom, friendly, jokes, parody songs and poems
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Scott and Ady take the stage at MoTacon 2025
The MoTaCon (nee TrstBash) event team were on site from 7am getting everything ready. Hope you enjoyed the day?
TestaBash is no more as we move to a quality first focused community. It is the era of MoTaCon.
A virtually empty Brighton Dome main stage awaits 500+ eager minds ready to learn all the things
Scott and I are heading to Brighton and taking advantage of first class between Leeds and London. Hopefully no problems like yesterday.
MoT Leeds embarked on a new partnership with Hippo IT Services and Consultancy holding the September meetup in their community space.
On LinkedIn they said;
What a brilliant evening with the Min...
Feel the MoTaverse energy as quality people prepare for TestBash, share accessibility stories, and swap career advice.
Was a great session at MoT Leeds with Scott and I hosting a workshop, elevating your career by becoming a generalist. Good turnout and great discussions. Thanks to everyone who came.
But don’t as...
I had the amazing opportunity to speak at the inaugural Test Up North conference in Leeds yesterday which was followed up by the MoT Leeds meetup.
Of course, I had to represent MoT London and Op...
Eamon gave his talk on being the first QA at a company wearing his MoT London tshirt at the new Teat Up North conference.
Suman came ‘home’ to Leeds to speak at Test Up North conference. She pointed out the push back when asking developers to think about testing
Embrace the chaos as testers share real-world struggles, celebrate Worldwide Tester Day, and tap into the MoTaverse for positive vibes, support, and fresh ideas.