An $800/month platform, replaced with one that does more.

Custom software for businesses too small for an agency and too big for templates. Diagnose what's broken, build the system, keep it running.

20+ clients served · 10+ years building · 4 products shipped
You work with me directly 90-day efficiency guarantee
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Client Results

Real systems. Real numbers.

Every engagement ships something measurable. Here is what came out the other side.

$800
Monthly software cost eliminated
CPK Collective
  • Replaced HubSpot dependency
  • Custom client dashboard, live
  • Automated tour + report delivery
5 yrs
Continuous partnership
The Mahjong Line
  • Brand and product partner since 2021
  • Full Shopify storefront build
  • Colorway Studio configurator
100%
Of the backlog, not just today
Snailmail
  • Gary clears the entire inbox history
  • Flags what it is unsure about
  • Live at getsnailmail.app
10 yrs
Design before the code
Web Design
  • Storefronts, brand systems, marketing sites
  • Designed and built by the same person
  • No templates, no page builders
2 wk
Concept to working platform
Byrom Rose Construction
  • Custom ops platform, Phase 1 shipped
  • Synced to existing JobTread data
  • Built around their actual workflow
Intl.
Client base served
Near Me Marketing
  • Bulk Indexer tool, live
  • AI content engine in build
  • Dallas and Cape Town accounts
20+
Clients served
10+
Years building
4
Products shipped & owned
90
Day efficiency guarantee
Case Studies

What came out the other side.

Three builds, three different problems. Each one replaced something that was costing the business time or money every week.

$800 /mo eliminated

CPK Collective

Dallas apartment locating, paying monthly for a platform that did not match how they worked. Replaced with a purpose-built client dashboard, automated reporting, and CRM integration.

  • HubSpot dependency removed entirely
  • Client dashboard live in production
  • Tour schedules and reports delivered automatically
Platform Automation CRM
Read the build
2 continents served

Near Me Marketing

A marketing agency winning technical work it could not deliver. Now the systems layer behind them, building tools their clients use while the relationship stays entirely theirs.

  • Bulk Indexer tool shipped and live
  • AI content engine in active build
  • Ongoing partnership, Dallas and Cape Town
Partnership AI Tools SEO
How partnering works
$1 /mo at launch

Snailmail

An owned product, built and operated in-house. Gary is an agent that eats your inbox backlog, not just the mail arriving today. Scheduled cleanup runs, a spam appetite dial, and anything it is unsure about gets flagged for you instead of deleted.

  • Live and taking signups at getsnailmail.app
  • Clears the entire backlog, not just new mail
  • Gmail OAuth, FastAPI, Supabase, Railway
SaaS AI Agent Owned Product
Meet Gary
How I Work

Consult. Educate. Implement.

Every engagement follows the same framework, whether it takes a week or six months.

01

Consult the Problem

A map of what's broken, what's manual, and what's costing money. No pitch decks, no upsells. Just the diagnosis.

02

Educate the Team

Your team understands what's being built, why it works, and how to use it. No black boxes.

03

Implement the Solution

Built, shipped, and maintained. Custom code, real infrastructure, long-term support.

The Agency Route
  • You pitch an account manager who relays it to a developer you never meet
  • Six-figure minimums and twelve-month contracts
  • The people who scoped it are not the people who build it
  • You own a system nobody left behind can maintain
Working With Me
  • You talk to the person writing the code, every time
  • Month to month. No long-term contract, ever
  • Whoever diagnosed it is whoever ships it
  • Your team is trained on it before handover
90Days

The efficiency guarantee.

If the system has not produced a measurable improvement in time, cost, or conversion within 90 days of going live, the work continues at no charge until it does. That is possible because the problem gets scoped before the work is quoted, and because whoever built it is whoever has to come back and fix it.

Originals

Products built and owned in-house.

Fast Forward
Conversations on AI, building, and the future of small business.
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Tell me what's broken.

A small number of clients at a time, so the person who scopes your system is the one who builds it. Start with an audit and you will know inside a week whether this is worth doing.

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