AI consulting, hands-on

Start from zero.Leave with something real that runs.

I help people who have never built with AI go from idea to a working product: faceless video channels, trading bots, AI agents, apps, and more. Build it alongside me, or hand it off and I build it for you.

Christina Cartagena
Christina Cartagena

Background

Two ways to work together

Learn it with me, or have me build it.

1:1 build sessions

Work with me live and build your own project step by step. No technical background needed. You finish each session with progress you understand and can keep extending on your own.

Best forPeople who want the skill, not only the result.

Done-for-you builds

Tell me the outcome you want and I design, build, and hand over a working system, with a walkthrough so you know how to run it.

Best forPeople who want it live fast and would rather spend their time elsewhere.

Every engagement is scoped to your goal after a discovery call.

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Where people start

What people come to me to build

  • Faceless video channels

    AI-assisted content pipelines for creators and brands who want to publish without being on camera.

  • Trading bots

    Automated strategies built from your rules, with the logic explained so you stay in control.

  • AI agents

    Assistants that research, draft, and handle the repetitive parts of your work or business.

  • Apps and websites

    Working products you can launch, test with real users, and improve.

  • Workflow automation

    Connect the tools you already use so routine work runs itself.

  • Something else

    Have an idea that doesn’t fit a category? That’s usually where the best projects start.Tell me about it

Process

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Discovery call

    We talk through your goal, your starting point, and what a good first win looks like.

  2. Step 2

    Scope and plan

    You get a clear plan and proposal: 1:1 sessions, a done-for-you build, or a mix of both.

  3. Step 3

    Build and launch

    We build, test, and ship. You leave knowing how it works and how to keep it going.

Selected builds

Things I have built and shipped.

FLAWD home screen with username, clip upload, and YouTube link inputs

AI app

FLAWD

An AI coaching app for Fortnite players. Upload a clip or enter an Epic Games username, and it names the one flaw worth fixing first, in a coach’s voice.

Excerpt of the trading bot’s activity log showing market checks, orders, fills, and an early exit

Trading automation

Bitcoin prediction-market bot

Trades 15-minute Bitcoin markets on Kalshi on its own, inside limits set in code: capped order sizes, a daily stop, an automatic shut-off on drawdown, and early exits when a position turns against it.

CruiseAlert search page listing sailings with price-drop indicators

Alerts tool

CruiseAlert

Built for a travel agent. It tracks fares across nine cruise lines, keeps price history, and sends an email or text when a sailing drops in price or a cabin opens up.

Diagram of the six-step pipeline: find, qualify, personalize, send, nurture, and book

Lead-gen automation

UGC creator lead pipeline

An automated lead-gen and nurturing pipeline for a UGC creator: it finds brands that hire creators, qualifies them, sends personalized outreach, and follows up until they reply. It has helped her land paid gigs.

DNA Explorer overview dashboard with marker counts, a risk distribution bar, and analysis categories, loaded with a synthetic demo genome

Genomics app

DNA Explorer

Upload a 23andMe raw-data file and it reviews 227 genetic markers across 25 categories, from heart health to how you process common medications, with plain-language explanations and a built-in AI chat for follow-up questions.

About

Institutional rigor, practical building.

I started this practice because most people don’t need more AI theory. They need someone patient to sit next to them, or to build it for them, until it works.

I’ve been close to a few big technology shifts, from crypto in 2013 to AI today, and I keep seeing the same thing. The people who come out ahead aren’t the most technical. They’re the ones who get their hands on it early, while it still feels unfamiliar. What I care about most is helping people make that leap, so new technology feels like an advantage and not something happening to them.

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Tell me what you want to build.

Book a free discovery call. We’ll talk through your idea and whether 1:1 sessions or a done-for-you build fits best.