A seasoned operator making AI simple for real businesses

I’m Corey. I’ve been addicted to entrepreneurship ever since starting my first business in 2009 converting VHS tapes to DVDs so I could buy the first iPhone in 9th grade.

Since then I’ve started 9+ businesses, most notably BrandRocket, an eCommerce business that I scaled past $16M in sales over 9 years, and The Wholesale Network, an eCommerce coaching/mastermind community I built to $340K ARR then exited in 2025.

Ever since I got my first taste of ChatGPT in 2022 I was hooked. I knew AI was going to be the next big thing and I was obsessed.

I’ve spent thousands of hours experimenting with the latest and greatest AI tools, which led me to create a simple framework I apply to my own and my clients’ AI efforts:

AOA. It stands for Audit, Optimize, Automate. The methodology is deliberately simple: find the time/money leak, fix the process before layering on AI, then automate the new optimized process.

I’m also a prolific creator. I have a total audience of 110,000+ people across X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, and my podcast. I host Build With AI, a podcast and YouTube show where entrepreneurs build real AI systems live on screen. I also write two weekly newsletters read by 26,000+ entrepreneurs. I live in Charlotte, NC with my fiancee Jaquelyn and golden retriever George.