I grew a LinkedIn following from 500 to 56,000 in under two years by building in public, sharing what I learned, and helping others make AI work.
This site is for the people who follow that journey. If you want the real story, the lessons, and the receipts, keep reading.
From Wendy's help desk to shipping AI agents. From zero credentials to building for real companies. Here's how it happened.
From help desk to AI developer
No shortcuts. No trust fund. No credentials that opened doors. Just work, learning, and building in public until people started paying attention.
Wendy's Help Desk Tier 1
First tech role. Handling support tickets, troubleshooting issues, learning how to solve problems under pressure. No credentials, no connections, just showing up. This is where tech started.
Ohio Health
Moved into healthcare IT. Bigger systems, higher stakes, more complexity. Learning enterprise tech from the inside.
MSP Work
Managed service provider life. Multiple clients, different stacks, constant firefighting. Learned to build and fix systems fast.
Full-Stack DevOps
Transitioning businesses from on-prem to cloud. Infrastructure, migrations, the full stack of operations. Building systems at scale.
Started Coding + AI
Finally started writing code. GPT-3, then ChatGPT dropped the same year. Saw the opportunity. First agent systems, first automations with AI.
TechTide AI Founded
Launched my consultancy. Multi-agent systems, production AI builds, real guardrails. Clients hiring me for shipping, not demo theater.
Building in Public
Started sharing what I was learning on LinkedIn. Documented builds, failures, lessons. Community started growing. Lovable Senior Champion.
56,000+ Followers & What's Next
Community exploded. Speaking at events. Scaling what works. More shipping, more teaching, more community. The story continues.
“Nobody handed me anything. I just kept building until people noticed.”
That's the real story. Not a highlight reel. The full path.
What I'm building now
Not a roadmap. Not a vision deck. These are the things I'm actively shipping, building in public, and iterating on.
TechTide AI Consulting
Multi-agent systems, production AI builds, and automation for founders and operators. Client work that ships.
Automation Vibes Newsletter
Weekly insights on AI automation, building in public, and lessons from shipping. Practical, not theoretical.
AI Builder Templates
Open-source starter kits for AI agents, multi-model architectures, and production-ready workflows.
Build Notes
Public documentation of what I'm building, what's working, and what I learned the hard way.
Beyond the builds
Building in public means being part of something bigger. Here's where I show up, contribute, and help others level up.
Recognized as a Senior Champion in the Lovable community. Helping builders learn AI-assisted development and ship faster with modern tooling.
lovable.devFeatured speaker and AI expert for the Hope Makers Collective. Sharing knowledge on AI development, automation, and helping the community leverage AI tools to amplify their impact.
hopemakerscollective.comDaily posts on building with AI, lessons from shipping, and real talk about what works. No fluff, no guru posturing. Just documentation.
Follow on LinkedInContributing to tools that help other builders. Templates, starter kits, and documentation for AI development workflows.
GitHubI believe in giving back. The people who helped me when I was starting out are the reason I'm here. Now it's my turn.
The principles I build by
Not platitudes. Not marketing copy. The actual operating system I run my work and life on.
Ship, don't pitch
Ideas are worthless. Shipped products are everything. I'd rather show you a working demo than a deck.
Production over demo theater
Anyone can build a cool demo. Real work means logging, permissions, evals, observability, and rollback paths. The boring stuff that makes things actually work.
Operator-first mindset
I think like someone who has to run the system, not just build it. Because I've been that person. Maintenance matters.
No credentials required
I didn't wait for permission. No CS degree, no bootcamp certificate, no VC backing. Just build, ship, learn, repeat.
Transparency is the strategy
Building in public isn't marketing. It's accountability. When you share what you're doing, you can't hide from your failures or inflate your wins.
Help others climb
The people who helped me when I was starting are the reason I'm here. Paying it forward isn't optional, it's the whole point.
“Build things that matter. Share what you learn. Help others do the same.”
Featured & mentioned
Talks, articles, and places where my work has been recognized. Not for the ego, for the record.
AI for Impact: Building Tools That Matter
Hope Makers Collective
Featured speaker on leveraging AI development skills to create tools that help communities and amplify positive impact.
Building Production AI Systems
AI Dev Conference
Workshop on multi-agent orchestration and production guardrails for AI systems.
Top AI Builders to Follow
LinkedIn News
Featured in the roundup of AI practitioners building in public.
From Zero to Production: AI Agent Development
Dev.to
Deep dive on shipping AI agents with proper logging, evals, and rollback paths.
The Operator-First Approach to AI
Tech Meetup Ohio
Talk on building AI systems from the perspective of someone who has to maintain them.
Lovable Senior Champion
Lovable Community
Recognized for contributions to the AI-assisted development community.
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