Spokane, WA · Strategic Advisor on AI
I ship AI that actually runs.
Twenty years rebuilding broken systems inside a Fortune 50. Now five live products, 30,000 users, models on my own hardware.
I left at the top to build with AI.
Four President's Cabinet wins. Four market turnarounds. The only field leader on the company's executive red team.
Working with me
Three ways in. No theater.
AI Strategy Sprint
Find the friction worth solving. Leave with a plan, not a deck.
Prototype Engagement
A working system inside your business: built, tested, handed over.
Executive AI Advisor
Ongoing judgment in the room as you scale what works.
I build inside it
every day.
Close to 10,000 hours in the tools. A four-node AI cluster running models on my own hardware in Spokane. Not watching from the sidelines.
"He was among the first Verizon leaders to embrace AI in both his daily work and strategic thinking."
Alla Reznik, Senior Director, Verizon
Twenty months. Five live products. 30,000 users.
No slides. Working software with real users, shipped and running in the open.
What I have built
Products I have shipped.
Not slides. Live products with real users, plus what is next.
CredibilityOS
See what AI says about you. Audits how ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews describe your reputation, then delivers a plan to fix it.
MeritPlaybook
Your scholarship strategy, not a search engine. Research-backed plans in 48 hours.
TheFinalsLoadout
The community's most-used loadout tool. Built solo, 30K visits a month.
Heritage Whisper
Family stories, told in the original voice. Photos become a living timeline.
Voice to Social
One idea into platform-native posts, in your own voice.
On the record.
Read all nine →"Paul led our nationwide technical sales organization. He turns complex data into strategies that drive results."
Mike Caralis · Vice President, Verizon
"One of the most empowering leaders I have encountered. He reads the room and guides decisions toward the best path for the business."
Alla Reznik · Senior Director, Verizon
"One of the most strategic, people-first leaders I have ever worked for. An asset to any technology company."
Zac Lagen · Senior Director, Verizon
This is where the writing lives.
Operator's notes from inside the build. The writing is free. Always will be.
Paul Takisaki · FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Who is Paul Takisaki?
Twenty years at Verizon. Started at a mall kiosk in Spokane, WA, ended as Associate Vice President of Solutions Architecture for National Technical Sales reporting directly to the Chief Revenue Officer of Verizon Business. 12 promotions. Four-time President's Cabinet winner, top 1% of sales leaders nationally. The only field leader selected for Verizon's Master Red Team Program. The last twenty months, full-time in AI, building, breaking, shipping, and writing what he's learning.
What is Heritage Whisper?
A voice-first family legacy platform Paul built with his father. He tested every feature. If he couldn't use it without help, it wasn't ready.
What is a Verizon Master Red Teamer?
Paul was one of 12 internal leaders hand-selected by Verizon to apply Bryce Hoffman's decision-support red teaming methodology to enterprise strategy. Four weeks of training at HQ, then flown out to review strategies a week at a time and present findings, warnings, and recommended solutions directly to c-level executives. He was the only person from the field brought in.
Where is Paul Takisaki based?
Spokane, Washington.
Let's find the friction worth solving.
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