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30+ years figuring out what works in business. Now exploring what's possible with AI.

Here's how I can help.

Explore the Stacks

Own the system.

Productized AI systems for content intelligence and creation. Authority Engine shows you what to create and why. IntentStack turns those insights into finished content.

Join the Community

Learn how to think in systems.

The StackEngine community is where we discuss the "why" behind the systems — architecture decisions, what failed, tradeoffs, and what's coming next.

Founding member pricing available now. Prices increase as the community grows.

Let's Build Something

Ideas, projects, or questions — start here.

Whether you want a Stack installed, have a custom project in mind, or just want to explore what's possible — a quick call is the best place to start.

  • Stack installation & setup
  • Custom content systems & AI workflows
  • Automation builds & architecture
  • Not sure yet? Let's figure it out

What is a Stack?

Productized AI systems you own — not rent. A Stack is a complete, working system — built to solve a real problem, packaged so you can run it yourself.

Not SaaS. Not a course. Not "100 workflows in a zip file."

Complete System

The workflows, schemas, and prompts that make it run — ready to deploy

Built-In Thinking

The reasoning behind every decision, so you understand why it works

Real Documentation

Not a README — actual guidance so you can own it, not just run it

Complete systems you run on your own infrastructure — available through community membership or direct purchase.

IntentStack and Authority Engine are available now — with more on the way.

The StackEngine Community

Curious builders. Real problems. Shared solutions.

I'm endlessly curious — always exploring new ways to solve problems with AI and automation. The community is where we dig into complex things together, in ways that actually make sense.

What happens inside

Build Sessions

Watch real systems come together, live

Design Discussions

Why decisions get made (and unmade)

Workflow Sharing

Members post what they're building

Direct Access

Ask questions, get real answers

Founding member pricing available now. Prices increase as the community grows.

How I Build

Real problems first. Best tools second.

I don't have a favorite tech stack. I have a favorite outcome — systems that actually work and solve real problems.

That means I'll reach for n8n, Airtable, Claude, Retool, or custom code — whatever fits. Different LLMs for different jobs. No religion about tools, no loyalty to platforms.

What I care about: Does it work? Can you understand it? Will it hold up?

Problem-First

Start with what you're actually trying to solve

Tool-Agnostic

Use whatever works best, not whatever's trendy

Built to Understand

If you can't explain it, you don't own it

This is how every Stack gets built.

StackNotes

Practical advice on automation, AI, and business systems.

How to Automate Your Weekly Reporting with AI
AI Automation

How to Automate Your Weekly Reporting with AI

Stop spending hours compiling weekly reports. Learn how AI automation can gather data, analyze trends, and generate polished reports while you focus on what matters.

Wayne Ergle
2 min read
Why AI Makes Small Businesses Run Like Big Ones
SEO

Why AI Makes Small Businesses Run Like Big Ones

For decades, small businesses operated at a structural disadvantage. Big companies had departments full of specialists, sophisticated software systems...

stackEngine Team
3 min read
Practical Quality Control for AI Content Ops
Insights

Practical Quality Control for AI Content Ops

If you’ve been told to “make the AI thing work” in a real content pipeline, you’ve probably already felt the trap: throughput goes up, drift sneaks in...

stackEngine Team
20 min read
Questions to Ask Before You Build Any AI Workflow
Insights

Questions to Ask Before You Build Any AI Workflow

If you pitch an “AI workflow” at work and someone asks, “Cool—what happens when it’s wrong?” and you don’t have an answer, your credibility takes the...

stackEngine Team
15 min read
Is AI Useful for Your Business? A 15-Minute Checklist
Insights

Is AI Useful for Your Business? A 15-Minute Checklist

You don’t need another tool. You need to know if AI will actually reduce work in your day-to-day — or quietly create a new layer of review, rework, an...

stackEngine Team
13 min read

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