Work with me

Most AI advice comes from people who haven't shipped any. Mine comes from production – agents answering real phone calls, tools with real users, and fifteen years running product and growth inside companies like Intuit, Sysco, and Rogers. Underneath it is a real grounding in the technology itself: I've studied machine learning at the fundamentals, watched it evolve into today's LLMs, and I'm already working in what's next – agentic systems, local models, and the hardware they'll run on. I don't just ship; I design, build, and ship. Whatever your size, the question is the same: what's actually worth building, and how do you get it live? Three ways to engage:

Build – hire me to ship it

I design and build AI systems end-to-end: voice agents, agentic workflows, AI-powered internal tools, and the automation that connects them to the way your business actually runs. You bring the problem; I'll tell you honestly whether it's worth building and what the smallest real version looks like.

AI pilot build Scoping plus a working version of your agent or tool, deployed and handed over. Starting at $3,500.
Automation build Connect your intake, scheduling, follow-up, or payments into one system that runs itself. Starting at $2,500.
Website build A sharp, fast site – copy, design, analytics, and hosting handled – live in days, not months. Starting at $1,500.
Custom GPT & assistant build A tuned assistant – custom GPT, Gemini Gem, or Claude Project – built on your documents and workflows, with your team trained to use it. Starting at $1,200.

Advise – senior judgment, no full-time hire

Senior product and growth judgment, applied to your roadmap – the same work I've done inside Intuit, Sysco, and Rogers. That can look like user research and jobs-to-be-done discovery, product roadmaps and go-to-market plans, product-led growth strategy, product and process architecture, experimentation and testing plans, or the analytics, KPIs, and evaluation frameworks that tell you whether any of it is working.

Strategy sprint Three working sessions plus a written recommendation you can act on. Starting at $4,500.
Ongoing advisory A standing monthly engagement for teams that want a senior product and growth brain on call. From $2,500/month.

Speak & train – practical AI, from someone who ships it

Talks and hands-on workshops on what AI can actually do for your team or business – built from production experience, not slideware. I love this field and study it constantly: testing, playing, breaking things, from how the models actually work to where it's all heading – agentic AI, local models, hardware and robotics. What I teach is current because I use it daily. I cover what's real, what's hype, where the reliability traps are, and how to start without betting the company.

Talks & panels For conferences, associations, and company events. From $2,500.
Team workshop A half-day working session that leaves your team with an AI-integration plan and the first automation running. Starting at $4,000.
Small business AI session A focused engagement for owners who want a straight answer on where AI fits their operation. Starting at $950.

How it works

Email me what you're working on. We'll do a short call, and I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit – including when the answer is "don't build this."

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