{"id":8,"date":"2024-01-20T03:05:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T03:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troymusic.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-03-20T01:30:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T01:30:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/troykidderstories.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb89c65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb89c65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/troykidderstories.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/soul-of-a-boy.mp4&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted elementor-html5-video\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0707b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0707b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4648000 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4648000\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a8206 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32a8206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbf6ea elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fbf6ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"387\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/troykidderstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/troy-profile-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-72\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troykidderstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/troy-profile-cropped.jpg 387w, https:\/\/troykidderstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/troy-profile-cropped-290x300.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd17622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd17622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div>Troy Kidder is president of Kidder Media, a school marketing and public relations firm specializing in digital media and print publications with a readership of nearly 10 million people per year and growing. 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