Second Act, AI-Powered

From corporate meeting rooms to AI employees that work while I sleep.

I spent decades leading teams at TIAA, Nuveen, and OppenheimerFunds. Today, I run ViTL, a video company building AI video infrastructure for financial services firms — and I'm quietly assembling a portfolio of AI Employees that go out and earn money for me on their own.

I'm building in public so late-career professionals can see what a dignified, profitable second act looks like in an AI world.

Explore Second Act AI For leaders 50+ who want their experience to compound instead of being reorganized out.
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Work

Two decades of corporate leadership, now channeled into AI-native companies.

Corporate Track Record

Executive roles across TIAA, Nuveen, and OppenheimerFunds leading creative production, multimedia, events, UX, and brand engagement.

ViTL — AI Video for Financial Services

ViTL provides video infrastructure and production workflows purpose-built for asset managers, wealth platforms, and financial brands that need compliant, repeatable content.


What I Mean by "AI Employees"

When I say "AI Employees," I'm talking about software agents that own a narrow, well-defined job: prospecting, monitoring, content assembly, distribution, or insight generation.

They don't replace wisdom or judgment — they make those things scale.

My focus is on pairing institutional-grade experience with an army of these AI workers, so every hour of effort produces outsized leverage.

Sunday Ready

Automated, AI-driven bulletin creation so churches can show up excellently every Sunday without a design team.

Second Act AI

Content, tools, and live examples for people 50+ who want to build a portfolio of AI-assisted income streams on their own terms.

Arvo

Always-on scraping and trend detection for TikTok Shop, helping social sellers see what's surging before it's saturated.