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Vetted AI practitioners with real-world experience. Flexible session booking on your schedule. Pay per session, no long-term commitments. Proven results from finance to engineering teams.

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Book individual sessions or 10-session packages that fit your timeline. Experts work across time zones and accommodate urgent needs. Pay as you go — no retainers, no contracts, no months-long commitments.

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Work directly with practitioners who have shipped what you are trying to ship. Each session ends with concrete next steps and follow-up notes; sessions are recorded with consent so you can revisit them as you build.

Featured experts

Seasoned practitioners who've been there.

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AI StrategyFinancial AI

Alex Wilkinson

AI strategist and Founder/CIO of Algorithmic Capital

\# Alex Wilkinson Alex is an AI strategist and the Founder/CIO of Algorithmic Capital, where he architects machine learning systems for algorithmic trading. As an active entrepreneur, he brings first-hand experience applying generative AI to streamline real-world business processes. Leveraging this technical expertise, he partners with companies to build AI-first operations, creating massive operational leverage to reduce overhead and maximize output. Alex specializes in helping executives cut through the hype to deploy AI solutions that solve complex business problems. Partner with Alex for expert insight into applying cutting-edge AI tools to your life and business.

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Financial AIAI Strategy

Brandon Adams

Founder of 5HC; economic and financial analysis with LLMs

\# Brandon Adams My background is particularly well-suited for helping users understand how to use LLMs for economic and financial analysis.

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AI EngineeringCode Generation

Damian Galarza

Fractional CTO; AI agent architecture and developer tooling

\# Damian Galarza Damian Galarza is a software engineering and AI systems expert with more than 15 years of experience building production-grade technology products and helping engineering teams deliver scalable solutions. He is best known for helping technical founders and product teams cut through the noise around AI adoption and focus on practical systems that improve workflows, speed up development, and ship reliably in production. Damian specializes in AI agent architecture, production AI engineering, and developer tooling. He has worked with startups and growing technology companies to evaluate and implement large language model solutions, troubleshoot stalled AI initiatives, and integrate tools like Claude Code into modern engineering workflows. His work helps teams move from experimentation to execution with clearer technical direction and fewer costly mistakes. Most recently, Damian has served as a fractional CTO, guiding organizations through AI integration strategies and helping engineering teams adapt their processes for the next generation of software development. Known for his practical and direct approach, he focuses on building systems that are maintainable, effective, and aligned with real business goals rather than hype-driven trends. Damian brings a combination of hands-on engineering expertise and strategic leadership to organizations looking to build smarter with AI.

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Productivity & WorkflowsAI Strategy

Kory Kilpatrick

AI consultant; software engineer and product leader since 2015

\# Kory Kilpatrick Kory is a software engineer and product leader with over a decade of experience working in high-stakes environments at both the entrepreneurial and enterprise level. An obsessive student of AI since 2015, Kory has built and sold a number of software products, primarily in the gambling and finance space. Earlier in his career, he was a top-ranked poker player and World Series of Poker champion. In recent years, Kory\'s been an AI consultant with work ranging from advising startups on technical implementations to building bespoke products to helping technical and non-technical people go from AI-curious to AI-native. He\'s passionate about bringing bleeding-edge insights to high performers who want to stay ahead of the curve. Kory\'s here to help you understand what AI can and can\'t do, how you can supercharge your life with it, and build the mental models and skills to stay ahead.

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