10 Years in Advertising. 6 Years Building AI. Now I Teach Others How.
I consult with product teams on AI features and run a free course that takes non-technical people from zero to a deployed app.
AJ Otranto, New York, 2026
I spent 10 years at ad agencies in New York. Big brands, big teams, a lot of PowerPoint. The useful thing I took from it: focus on the problem first, not the tool.
In 2020, I started building AI products — first as side projects, then as tools for the agency, then as full products for clients. I've built AI tools for ad agencies, wedding venues, small service businesses, and a couple of my own SaaS products.
Now I split my time between consulting and teaching. I created a free vibe coding course that takes you from truly zero — installing VS Code, talking to Claude, deploying to Vercel. The people I made it for are the ones who want to build something but don't know what to install or where to type.
Most of my best ideas started as a tiny experiment I built to scratch my own itch.
A lot of my free time looks like small experiments. I'll build a tiny tool to solve an annoying problem, obsess over the workflow for a week, then either ship it, scrap it, or fold it into the next idea.
I'm engaged, and most weeks are some mix of work, building, trying to stay consistent in the gym, getting humbled by Spanish, seeing friends, and trying to be a normal person who doesn't turn everything into a project.
Fun fact: my greatest accomplishment is getting on the wall at my local Applebee's (Floyd Football, 2013). Peak performance.
Want to work together?
I'm currently accepting engagements for Q3 2026.