AI consulting
from a real human.
Not an agency. Not a faceless team. Just me, working 1-on-1 with small business owners to build the custom software they actually need.
Third-year Business Administration student at UCI Paul Merage. One client at a time. No agencies, no templates.
12
Projects Shipped
$3.15M
Sales Tracked
1:1
Client Engagement
Past projects · 12
Real builds for real businesses.
Live
FeaturedBLAC Consulting
Personable AI solutions for small businesses — no corporate nonsense
Live
FlipVault
Balisong flipping trainer
Live
PitLane
Production ops platform for Deeblane — Bring a Trailer consignment
Live
Polecat Balisongs
Shop-ops platform for solo knifemaker — public site + full admin CMS
Live
BLACOS
Personal business dashboard
Live
Jarvis
Multi-agent deep research system
In Progress
Brand Brawl
Entrepreneur execution engine
Live
Mahjong Sensei
Japanese mahjong teaching app
In Progress
ClaudeFace
AI content automation platform
Live
Tip In Racing
Motorcycle tire inventory tracker
Live
ObsidianConnect
AI-powered second brain
Concept
Construction AI
AI for blue-collar businesses
How it works
Three phases.
Always shipping.
Phase 01 · 30 min
Discovery
Free intro call. We talk through your business, what's friction, what'd be nice. No pitch — figure out fit.
Phase 02 · 1–3 weeks
Build
I scope, design, and ship the custom tool. You see progress every few days. Direct line to me, not a project manager.
Phase 03 · Ongoing
Ship + Support
Tool goes live. 14 days of free hypercare to dial it in. After that, monthly retainer optional for ongoing changes.
Pricing
Pick your engagement.
Final scope after the free intro call. No surprise invoices.
For context: agencies typically charge $3,000–7,000/mo for these services.
Quick Start
Prove value$1,000–1,500
One-time. For businesses just starting out.
Full audit of your digital presence + a custom pitch site / starter build that proves what's possible. Use it to land your first wins before committing to a bigger engagement.
- ✓Full digital presence audit (10-category scorecard)
- ✓Competitor analysis (2–3 competitors deep)
- ✓Custom pitch site or starter build
- ✓Scoped recommendations + ROI projections
- ✓Hand-off + 7 days of post-launch support
One-Time Build
Most popular$3,000+
Starts at $3k. Final scope after intro call.
Custom software, dashboard, content pipeline, or full ops platform built start-to-finish. You own the code. PitLane and Polecat both shipped this way.
- ✓1-on-1 discovery + scoping call
- ✓Full custom build, designed for your workflow
- ✓Deployed to your hosting (Vercel, Netlify, etc.)
- ✓Source code handover + documentation
- ✓14 days of free hypercare after launch
Monthly Retainer
Long-term$750–1,200/mo
Ongoing AI consulting + small builds
For businesses that need someone on-call. Build small tools month-over-month, automate as you go. Most clients move here after a Quick Start or One-Time Build.
- ✓Weekly check-in call
- ✓Up to 8 hours of build time per week
- ✓Direct text/email access to me
- ✓Priority on new features
- ✓Cancel anytime
Add-ons
One-time services that bolt onto any tier above. Scoped after intro call.
- Claude Code Quick Start$1,000
- Shopify Migration$2,500–3,500
- Compliance / Legal Setup$750
- Wholesale Portal Build$1,000–3,500
What clients say
Real businesses.
Real outcomes.
“Blake built me a working website + admin CMS instead of just a pitch deck. I run my whole shop from my phone now. Saved me before Blade Show.”
“We had 4 SaaS tools doing what one custom platform now does. Single source of truth for the whole consignment pipeline.”
“Built me a social strategy and content engine I can actually run myself. Brand finally feels mine, not stock.”
What I build
Anything custom your business actually needs.
- →Custom admin dashboards & ops platforms
- →Websites that convert
- →AI-powered content pipelines (video, social, blog)
- →Internal software (inventory, scheduling, invoicing)
- →Chatbots (support, lead capture, internal Q&A)
- →Marketing automations & data integrations
Custom Claude skills · 5
Tools I built for myself.
Custom Claude Code skills I use daily. Same patterns I install for clients in the Quick Start add-on.
Jarvis
Multi-agent deep research system
8 specialized AI agents (Scout, Cipher, Nexus, Prism, Contrast, Scribe) orchestrated across 3 research tiers — from quick lookups to exhaustive multi-hour deep dives with live monitoring dashboard.
Client Audit & Pitch
End-to-end client acquisition pipeline
Give it a company URL and it does the rest — researches the business, audits their online presence, extracts their branding, builds a custom pitch website, and deploys it. Full client acquisition pipeline on autopilot.
Visual Audit
Automated application quality inspector
Point it at any running app and it systematically audits everything — DOM structure, console errors, network requests, accessibility compliance, and visual consistency. Returns a structured report with severity-ranked findings.
Obsidian Connect
AI-powered persistent memory & knowledge system
Full Obsidian vault integration that gives Claude persistent memory across every session — auto-captures decisions, ideas, lessons, research, and project state into a searchable second brain. Everything Claude learns in one project flows to every other project.
ClaudeFace
Faceless content pipeline — topic to published video, end to end
Give it a topic and a niche — it writes the script, generates the voiceover, produces the video, designs the thumbnail, composes the final cut, and writes the metadata. Multi-provider video generation (Sora, Kling, Higgsfield, Google Veo, Wavespeed) with a local web dashboard for managing every project through all 7 production stages. Built for faceless YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels at scale.
Common questions
Things people ask.
Why one person instead of an agency?+
Speed and clarity. Every conversation is with the person writing the code — no junior devs, no account managers, no scope creep. I use Claude as my force multiplier so a solo build hits agency quality in a fraction of the time, at a fraction of the cost.
How long does a typical build take?+
1–3 weeks for one-time builds, depending on scope. Discovery call → spec → build → ship. You see progress every few days. Faster than an agency because there's no internal back-and-forth.
What if I don't know exactly what I need?+
That's literally the discovery call. I'll ask the questions you haven't thought to ask, surface the bottlenecks you're tolerating, and propose what to actually build. Most people show up with a vague problem and leave with a clear scope.
Do you only do AI stuff?+
No. I build custom software, dashboards, websites, automations, content pipelines — anything where AI gives me leverage to ship faster. The end product is real software, not chatbot wrappers.
What if it's not a fit after the call?+
Then we shake hands and move on. The 30-min call is genuinely free, no pressure. I only take projects I can deliver well — if your problem isn't right for me, I'll say so.
What's your background?+
Third-year Business Administration student at UCI Paul Merage. I've shipped 12+ custom software builds for small businesses including a Bay Area consignment shop, a knifemaker in Alabama, and a balisong trainer with 500+ tutorials. I work directly with owners — full-stack, founder-friendly, built for how you actually run things.
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Who you're working with
Hi, I'm Blake.
Third-year Business Administration student at UCI Paul Merage. I run BLAC as a one-person AI consulting firm because the small businesses I love working with don't need a 12-person agency — they need someone who'll actually build the thing.
I've shipped 12+ custom builds for businesses including a Bay Area car consignment shop, a knifemaker in Alabama, and a balisong trainer with 500+ tutorials. I work directly with owners — full-stack, founder-friendly, built for how you actually run things.
Let's build
something custom.
Free 30-min call. We'll scope your problem and figure out if I'm the right fit. Zero pitch.
● Currently accepting new clients · First call typically within 48hr
