Business Ventures
Real businesses we own and operate, applying the same principles we bring to client work.
Wasatch Gift
Curated artisan e-commerce
A gift shop featuring products from local Utah makers. This venture showcases retail merchandising fundamentals, supplier relationship management, and brand storytelling in action.
- Local maker relationships and product curation
- Gift personalization and customer experience
- E-commerce operations and fulfillment
mAIker
Fashion-forward apparel and accessories on Etsy
A marketplace presence demonstrating trend-responsive product development, platform optimization, and reaching different customer segments through established channels.
- Etsy marketplace optimization
- Trend analysis and product development
- Multi-channel retail strategy
Custom AI Systems
Purpose-built AI tools and workflows that solve real business problems.
Programmatic Ad System
End-to-end ad generation and deployment
A fully automated ad system that generates, previews, and uploads campaigns across Meta and LinkedIn with a single command. Built for two brands simultaneously: one B2C, one B2B, with copy generated per audience and persona. A testimonial pipeline automatically routes 5-star reviews into ad-ready quote cards.
- Mother’s Day campaign: $138 spend, $6,625 revenue, 47.97× ROAS
- Wave 1 Meta DTC: 10.27% CTR, $0.10 CPC
- Covers Meta (B2C + B2B) and LinkedIn (B2B) from one system
Invoice Tracker
Automated cost data extraction
Drop a product invoice in a folder, run a skill, and cost data flows directly into a tracking spreadsheet: vendor, date, line items, and cost per unit extracted automatically. Replaced a manual data entry process with a 30-second workflow.
- Handles PDF invoices across multiple vendors
- Feeds directly into basket margin planning
- Built with Claude Code and a custom slash command
Magnolia
Home management agent
A Slack-based AI agent for managing a historic property. Backed by a structured knowledge base covering vendor relationships, maintenance schedules, HOA contracts, and preservation requirements, accessible in real time from any device via Slack.
- Responds to questions in DMs and channel mentions
- Knowledge base covers vendors, contracts, and property-specific requirements
- Deployed via a custom Slack integration built with Claude Code
College Scout
Research automation system
An agentic AI system that automates college exploration research. Demonstrates how AI can handle complex, multi-step research tasks that would take humans hours.
- Automated data gathering across multiple sources
- Structured analysis and comparison
- Personalized recommendations
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