AI works. The gap is know-how.

After years of AI vendors overpromising, many leadership teams are stuck — skeptical of the tools, under pressure to have a plan, and burned by promises that didn't deliver.

And that’s on top of day to day business.

But the technology is good now. This is a pivotal moment.

Not a vendor. Not an agency.

This is too important to outsource.

Vendors want to sell you a tool.

Agencies want to run your business indefinitely.

Neither has an incentive to make you self-sufficient.

That’s what we are built to do.

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Founder

Nate has spent more than 15 years in Product Management roles spanning SaaS, consumer apps, and internal tooling.

He ran brand automation development at OpenStore for 3 years and has deep expertise across the full stack of ecommerce functions: creative production, marketing, customer support, analytics, finance, supply chain, etc.

He operates at the C-suite and Board levels, but also does hands-on-keys work.

He began focusing on AI implementation work in 2025 when it became clear actually-useful AI tools were about to change what it meant to run a business and shifted to fractional and consulting work in 2026.

Past roles include

  • Head of AI, Jack Archer (men’s apparel DTC)

  • Google, YouTube Ads

  • OpenStore, Brand Automation PM

  • Fractional PM work for 0-1 startups

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