Personal AI, set up with you

A little more room for what matters.

Put AI to work in your life and business—from a personal assistant to real applications that solve problems. We help you choose the tools, build with them, and learn to make them your own.

Find your starting point

Your hardware. Your accounts. Hands-on guidance.

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More than answers. Something you can build on.

What could you do if building the tool was within reach?

You don’t need to arrive knowing how to code. Bring a problem worth solving. We help you use AI to make a practical start—and understand what it takes to keep building.

Make something that didn’t exist before.

Turn “I wish there were an app for this” into a working first version. Build around your own process, your information, and the problem you actually want to solve.

Give your ideas a way forward.

Work with an assistant that helps you research, plan, build, and refine—from an early question to something you can try and improve.

Turn repeated effort into a useful system.

Take the spreadsheet you keep rebuilding, the information you keep chasing, or the process held together by reminders—and create a tool that makes it easier to get things done.

The potential, made tangible

From a personal idea
to a practical application.

A client building with AI

Corey Wennmacher’s underwriting platform

After setup and hands-on guidance, Corey reports using his agent to help build an underwriting software platform, alongside managing projects and coordinating work.

Read Corey Wennmacher’s experience

A product from our studio

Apollo Accountability

An iPhone app built around weekly goals, daily check-ins, and one real accountability partner. A focused idea brought to the App Store.

Explore the application

Talk through what you want to build

A useful first version is the starting point. Scope, integrations, testing, and deployment depend on the project; larger application builds are separate from the initial assistant setup.

Client stories

Useful in real life. In their own words.

Corey is using his agent to help build an underwriting platform. Jedediah accesses his system from his iPhone or laptop. Two different starting points, with practical results.

Client story / Personal projects & work

“David helped me turn AI from something I was curious about into something I could actually use every day.”

Corey Wennmacher

Local AI agent setup client

Corey reports using his agent to think through ideas, manage projects, coordinate work, and help build an underwriting software platform.

Read Corey Wennmacher’s full experience

“Before working with him, I would not have known where to start. He helped set up the computer system, configure the AI tools, and build the foundation for my personal AI agent. My agent now helps me think through ideas, manage projects, coordinate work, and build an underwriting software platform that I honestly would not have been able to create on my own.”

“What stood out most was that David did not just explain AI in theory. He set up a working system, showed me how to use it, and helped make it practical for my actual life and work. That made all the difference.”

“If someone wants to understand how AI can actually work for them, not just hear buzzwords about it, David is the person I would send them to.”

Client story / Business & everyday access

“David helped me acquire the hardware I needed and set up the entire system, which I can now interact with directly from my iPhone or laptop.”

Jedediah McClure

Local AI agent setup client

Jedediah came to us for help getting started with AI agents for his business. He now accesses his system from his iPhone or laptop and has referred friends.

Read Jedediah’s full experience

“I had been interested in setting up AI agents for my business for a long time, but creating and implementing them felt daunting. I went to David because he had already built a similar system and was doing amazing things with it.”

“David helped me acquire the hardware I needed and set up the entire system, which I can now interact with directly from my iPhone or laptop. I am still learning what it is capable of, but I am completely blown away by what I can do.”

“David is incredibly knowledgeable, but also down-to-earth. He explains things in a way that is easy to understand, even for non-IT people like me. I have already referred him to friends and will absolutely continue to sing his praises.”

“If you want to develop AI agents for your business or personal use, David is the best person to help make that a reality.”

Explore both client stories

Two ways to get started

A clear plan. Or a working setup.

Get help deciding what makes sense, or work with us to build your first useful setup.

01 / Find your direction

AI guidance & planning

A clear next step.

For when you want to identify a useful role for AI or work out how to turn an application idea into a practical plan.

A look at your needs, tools, and recurring tasks
Recommendations on what to use and what to skip
A written plan with priorities and expected costs

Price and scope agreed after an initial conversation.

Talk through your ideas

02 / Make it useful

Personal AI assistant setup

$999 + hardware & applicable subscriptions

A working agent on your own Mac Mini or Mac Studio, with agreed starting workflows and hands-on guidance—including how to begin building tools of your own.

Approximately 3 hours of setup and hands-on training
Agreed workflows or a small application starting point
Documented configuration and recovery notes
7 days of initial support related to your setup

You purchase and own the Mac Mini or Mac Studio. Hardware and applicable subscriptions are separate from the $999 setup. We agree what fits the session before starting. Complete applications, advanced integrations, testing, deployment, and ongoing support are scoped separately.

Discuss your setup

A straightforward process

Useful from the start.
Understandable after the handoff.

01 / Understand

Start with your day.

Talk about what you want help managing, making, or getting done. We help identify a sensible starting point.

02 / Build together

Make it practical.

Agree the scope and costs, then configure your tools and build useful workflows with hands-on guidance.

03 / Take ownership

Know how to use it.

Practice with your setup and leave with clear notes. Your hardware and accounts remain yours.

Meet your guide

A real person behind your AI.

David Hagen brings enterprise IT leadership experience to a very human problem: making technology useful in the way people actually live and work.

Through Apollo Iridium, he helps individuals and teams choose tools, build practical systems, and learn to use them with confidence.

A few things worth knowing

Your questions, answered.

Can you help me build an actual application?

Yes. We can help you turn a specific problem into an application idea, choose a manageable first version, and use AI to start building it. You don’t need to begin with a coding background. Making an application dependable takes iteration, testing, and attention to its data and users. Larger builds, deployment, and ongoing support are scoped separately from the initial $999 assistant setup.

Do I need to be technical—or run a business?

No. The setup starts with what you want help doing. Personal projects, planning, learning, and everyday organization are all useful places to start. Hands-on training is part of the setup.

What does “personal AI assistant” mean?

An AI agent configured around your needs, tools, and agreed workflows. It can help research, draft, plan, and build. The starting capabilities and connected tools are agreed before setup.

Is everything private and running locally?

Your Mac Mini or Mac Studio and accounts belong to you. Some models and integrations use external services, so local hardware does not mean every request stays on the device. We explain what runs locally, what connects elsewhere, and the choices available for your setup.

What can my assistant do without asking?

That is part of the setup conversation. External actions and important changes stay subject to the approval rules you agree. AI output still needs your judgment and review.

What’s included in the $999 setup?

Approximately three hours of setup and training, agreed starting workflows, configuration and recovery notes, and seven days of initial setup-related support. Hardware and third-party subscriptions are separate. Complex app builds, ongoing management, and additional support require separate scope.

Can I use a Mac Studio instead of a Mac Mini?

Yes. The setup can be built around a Mac Mini or Mac Studio you own. We help match the hardware and configuration to what you want to run, including premium options for more demanding local workloads. Hardware is purchased separately; specific capabilities depend on the configuration, models, and connected tools chosen.

Let’s start with you

What would you like help with?

Tell us about a task, a recurring problem, or an application you wish you had. You don’t need to know which tools to use or how to build it.

A short conversation helps establish what fits, what it would cost, and the right next step.

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