Experienced WordPress Developer to Build an Author, Speaker & Personal Brand Website

Experienced WordPress Developer Needed for The Unwritten Journey Website Project Vision I'm building The Unwritten Journey, a personal brand centered around faith, leadership, personal growth, mentoring, and my upcoming book. The website will become the central hub for my writing, videos, speaking engagements, mentoring opportunities, and daily inspirational content. My goal is to create a professional, clean, modern website that is easy to maintain and can grow as the brand grows. What I Already Have To help streamline development, I already have many of the foundational assets prepared: Homepage mockup/design Site structure and page outline Brand colors AI-generated logo (currently being professionally converted into vector files) Book cover Most of the website copy Vision and content strategy Website Pages The initial website will include: Home About Corey The Book Morning Food for Thought (blog) Walk & Talk Speaking Mentoring Resources Newsletter Signup Contact Website Goals I'm looking for a website that is: Professional and modern Mobile responsive Fast loading SEO-friendly Easy for me to update without coding Built using WordPress best practices Scalable as the brand grows One of the most important parts of the website is my daily content series called Morning Food for Thought. I want publishing new content to be as simple and efficient as possible while maintaining consistent branding and formatting. One of my goals in posting this project is to better understand the current market for WordPress development. In addition to a fixed-price proposal, I'm interested in your recommendations for the best technical approach, how you would structure the project, and any suggestions that could improve long-term usability, scalability, and ease of maintenance. What I'm Looking For I'm not simply looking for someone to build pages. I'm looking for an experienced WordPress developer who can recommend the best long-term approach for this project and explain why. I welcome suggestions if you believe there is a better solution than what I've envisioned. Please Include in Your Proposal Please answer the following questions: How would you approach building this website? Which WordPress theme, framework, or page builder would you recommend, and why? How would you simplify publishing daily blog content while maintaining a consistent design? How would you future-proof the website as the brand grows? What plugins would you recommend (and why)? Please share examples of similar websites you've built. Additional Information At this stage, I'm gathering proposals to better understand the best technical approach, timeline, and fair market pricing for this project. I'm interested in finding the right long-term solution and value thoughtful recommendations and communication as much as competitive pricing. Thank you for taking the time to review my project. I look forward to learning how you would approach building The Unwritten Journey.