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.

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.

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AI Employees Portfolio

  • Sunday Ready – AI-built weekly bulletins for churches.
  • Second Act AI – A playbook for late-career professionals building AI-powered income streams.
  • Arvo – Real-time TikTok Shop intelligence for social sellers.

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.