Independent AI Consultant · Austin, TX
A big-name CRM, plus an agency to customize it? You just tripled the price.
I build small businesses the tools they actually need. AI workflows, custom web apps, API integrations. No enterprise sticker shock.
Sound familiar?
You're paying for software that doesn't fit.
Enterprise CRMs weren't built for a ten-person shop. They were built for companies with a whole department whose job is managing the CRM.
So you buy the platform, then you hire an agency to wrestle it into shape. By the time it half does what you wanted, you've paid three times the sticker price.
And it's not just CRMs. Most big software works this way. You're paying for a thousand features so you can use twelve of them.
Examples
A few examples from work I know.
These are examples, not client results. They come from jobs I've done myself, so you can picture what I'd build for you.
Event bookings
Before
An inquiry comes in by email. Someone copies it into a spreadsheet, checks the calendar, writes a quote by hand, and hopes nobody else booked that date first.
After
The inquiry lands in one place, the date gets checked automatically, and a draft quote is waiting for you to look over and send.
Staff scheduling
Before
The schedule lives in a group text. Swaps happen in side messages, and the manager finds out someone's missing when the shift starts.
After
One simple schedule people can see on their phone. Swap requests come to you for a yes or no, and everyone gets a reminder the day before.
Customer follow ups
Before
After the job, you mean to send a thank you and ask for a review. Most weeks it doesn't happen.
After
A friendly follow up goes out a couple of days later, written in your voice, and you get a short list of who answered.
How I work
How it goes, step by step.
- 01
We talk.
A free conversation. You tell me what's eating your time. No pitch.
- 02
I learn your business.
I watch how the work actually gets done today, the messy parts too, before I suggest anything.
- 03
I build the smallest thing that helps.
One workflow, sized and priced for a small business. Sometimes that's AI, sometimes it's simpler.
- 04
You try it, I adjust.
You use it for real. I fix what's awkward and show your team how it works.
Something I built
Bingo Singo, built and shipped.
In 2026 I co-founded Bingo Singo, a live music bingo app. I built it myself, put it in front of real crowds, and kept fixing it based on what happened in the room. It's the same way I'd build something for you.
About
Hi, I'm Jesse.
I spent 12 years in event sales at PSAV/Encore and 5 years as a people manager at Eterneva. Since October 2026 I've been working for myself as an independent AI consultant. I've sat on both sides of the table. I know what it's like to be sold software that doesn't fit, and I know how to lead the people who have to use it.
I also build my own stuff, like Bingo Singo up above, and I run a photo postcard business on the side. So when I say I get small business, I mean I'm up late doing my own books too.
Now I help small businesses put AI to work. Workflows, integrations, custom apps, and honest advice on doing it safely. I'm based in Austin and happy to work with you wherever you are.
P.S. This site was built with AI tools. Consider it a small demo of what I do.
Contact
Let's talk
The first conversation is free. Tell me what's eating your time, and I'll tell you honestly where I can help. If I can't help, I'll point you at someone who can.