# Shane — AI Operator for Hire

> Independent AI operator. Builds the systems, runs the stack, trains the team. Contract-only: scoped sprints and monthly retainers, async — or embedded engagements through Pretty Creative Co. No hourly billing, no phone calls.

## About
- **Name:** Shane (Pretty Creative Shane)
- **Role:** Independent AI Operator
- **Studio:** Pretty Creative Co — https://prettycreative.co
- **Email:** shane@prettycreative.company
- **Instagram:** https://instagram.com/prettycreativeshane
- **Location:** Remote / async-first

## What Shane builds
- Claude Code production AI agents and automations
- GoHighLevel (GHL) CRM systems, pipelines, workflows, calendars
- Headless AI stacks on Google Drive, Notion, and tools you already pay for
- SmartSites — websites that double as internal operating systems
- No enterprise SaaS. No lock-in. Shipping agents since 2024.

## How to engage
- **Direct:** Scoped sprint (flat-priced deliverable, weeks) or monthly retainer (ongoing managed engagement). Async, no phone calls, no hourly billing. Email shane@prettycreative.company.
- **Subcontracted:** Through Pretty Creative Co at https://prettycreative.co.
- Shane reviews every inquiry personally and responds within 48 hours with a custom proposal.

## Live examples
- Glowout — https://glowouttan.com (booking + ops site for a tanning studio)
- SpraySpecs — https://sprayspecs.com (productized service site)
- Pretty Creative Co — https://prettycreative.co (agency studio)

## Key URLs
- Home: https://prettycreativeshane.com/
- Journal (blog): https://prettycreativeshane.com/blog
- RSS feed: https://prettycreativeshane.com/blog/rss
- Sitemap: https://prettycreativeshane.com/sitemap.xml
- Full content for LLMs: https://prettycreativeshane.com/llms-full.txt

## Journal posts
- [How to Scale Your Service Business Without Hiring Managers](https://prettycreativeshane.com/blog/how-to-scale-service-business) — Why hiring more human managers creates administrative bottlenecks, and how GHL workflows and custom AI agents let you scale ops smoothly.
- [Meet Iris: The AI Recruiter Saving Salons 40 Hours a Month](https://prettycreativeshane.com/blog/meet-iris-ai-recruiter) — A deep dive into Iris, an autonomous AI HR assistant that filters resumes, schedules interviews, and pre-screens candidates over SMS 24/7.
- [How Hank Deploys AI Dispatch in Under 3 Seconds](https://prettycreativeshane.com/blog/hank-ai-dispatch-hvac) — Behind the scenes of our HVAC dispatch automation engine that parses technician reports, captures invoice items, and generates client summaries instantly.
- [Soren: The Inventory Surveillance System That Never Sleeps](https://prettycreativeshane.com/blog/soren-inventory-surveillance) — An inside look at our POS integration agent that tracks sales volume, warns managers about stock drops, and drafts purchase orders automatically.