Work

Selected work.

Case studies of my work in AI software, manufacturing, energy, fintech and media. Each describes what I owned, what the company reported, and which figures are forecasts. Client names are withheld where the engagement is confidential.

01 · Cases

Companies, products and commercial work.

Positioning, pricing, demand generation, investor communications and team building. The contribution and evidence differ by case.

Session-zero personalization for Shopify Plus First-visit shoppers bounce before any model knows them. The board-ready plan: ICP, pricing, launch sequence, beta strategy, and an ARR model from ~$2.7M to ~$27M. Flagship · AI personalization Brokaw Bets: a public NFL data-system build A public NFL matchup, DFS, and prop-research dashboard that keeps source, identity, and freshness context attached to every working record. The pressure test for the MarTech and RevOps systems I build. Live build · data systems AI infrastructure for electrical distribution Distributors quote by hand and bleed margin. The commercial layer: quote automation, catalog intelligence, ERP-grounded RAG workflows, and usage-metered pricing that meters model cost per customer. AI SaaS · pricing The commercial engine behind $185M in new business A 25-year-old defense-materials producer with no modern go-to-market and a search page full of prior-ownership lawsuits. I rebranded it and built the commercial engine behind $185M in new business. $300M-plus revenue is a 2026 projection. I also wrote the strategic narrative behind a $50M Defense Production Act award. $50M DoD · AI GTM Energy-backed infrastructure for crypto mining Investors saw a speculative crypto bet. Reframed as bankable, energy-backed digital infrastructure: the strategy and capital narrative behind a $114M institutional raise that came together in under 30 days. $114M raise strategy The Tesla Powerwall challenger that kept running A publicly traded battery company with no premium position against Powerwall. The challenger strategy survived three management transitions and an acquisition, and the business scaled past $20M. Three transitions · acquisition Investor-awareness systems for public-market companies Complex public-market stories that retail and institutions could not parse. The system to fix it: decks, whitepapers, funnels, newsletters, and market-thesis architecture that holds up under scrutiny. Public-market · investor narrative Early GTM leadership in gaming and media Employee #5 and first marketing leader at one, CEO at the other, in categories institutional capital was still learning to read. The Envy case separates my early marketing role from a later investment valuation. $850M+ associated exits are a separate career receipt. $850M+ associated exits Co-building Tabbris in Charlotte A 23,500 sq ft Charlotte innovation hub I co-founded, with 50+ startups supported, 100+ events, mentorship and academic advisory work. 50+ startups