How AI Turned Me Into a One-Person Agency (And Why It’s Not the Future — It’s Right Now)
For 20+ years, I’ve written code, designed interfaces, built platforms, managed hosting infrastructure, ran marketing campaigns, optimized SEO, and architected complete digital ecosystems. That used to take a team — designers, developers, marketers, strategists, copywriters, analysts.
Today?
It takes me — and a carefully engineered AI workflow.
Not because AI replaces expertise.
But because AI enhances people who already know what they’re doing.
I’m still the strategist, the engineer, the creative mind, the problem-solver. AI simply removed the friction, the bottlenecks, and the wasted hours that agencies are built on.
Here’s what “one person as an agency” looks like in real life:
AI Handles the Heavy Lifting — I Handle the Direction
For most agencies, a project passes through 6–10 people before anything launches.
My workflow is different:
AI drafts. I refine. AI assists. I engineer.
This creates an output that’s:
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faster
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more consistent
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more aligned with the client’s vision
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higher quality than the typical scattered agency workflow
AI doesn’t replace my expertise — it amplifies it.
I Build End-to-End Systems Without Waiting on Anyone
When I need a design, prototype, component, API, database model, landing page, or logic sequence, I don’t wait for:
❌ a designer
❌ a dev team
❌ meetings
❌ revisions
❌ back-and-forth
I generate the first version instantly using AI.
Then I refine it with 20+ years of engineering, UX, and product experience.
This is why I can build full products like:
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Screens (full-page screenshot SaaS)
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The Hermit (introvert meetup platform)
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Boo (event directory)
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AutoRecon
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Share-Card
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Bible AI
…in days or weeks instead of months.
AI didn’t replace a team.
It gave me the capabilities of a team.
Clients Don’t Want “More Meetings.” They Want Results.
Agencies slow things down because they need to justify staff roles.
My model is different:
🔹 direct communication
🔹 fast iterations
🔹 transparent progress
🔹 a client portal for notes, tasks, updates, and deliverables
🔹 no internal bureaucracy
🔹 no handoffs
When clients work with me, they get:
The strategist.
The developer.
The designer.
The AI engineer.
The project lead.
All in one place.
Less overhead.
More precision.
Better results.
AI Didn’t Eliminate Agencies — It Made Them Optional
Most businesses don’t need an agency anymore — they need someone who understands:
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technology
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AI
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design
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business strategy
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user experience
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marketing psychology
Someone who can execute quickly, adapt instantly, and build things that actually solve problems — not just look good in a portfolio.
That’s where I live.
That’s how I work.
AI didn’t replace my abilities — it multiplied them.
The Future of Digital Work Isn’t Big Teams — It’s Big Results
AI has shifted the playing field.
A single skilled builder can now out-perform an entire agency — faster, cheaper, and with better communication.
And that’s exactly why I’ve leaned fully into this model.
I’m not different because I’m better.
I’m better because I’m different.