About

An operator who learned AI, not an AI consultant who learned business.

Alex has spent 15 years as a founder and executive inside real operating businesses: real payroll, real customers, real teams, and real consequences.

Alex Riley

Founder/operator thesis

Built from the owner's seat.

His credibility was not built only on the wins. It was built in the adjustments made to never miss payroll, the hiring mistakes that had to be fixed, the systems rebuilt after failing badly enough to lose a client, and the firsthand knowledge of what happens when the business outgrows the owner's ability to be the glue.

That is why the work starts with systems, not software. AI belongs inside clear work: helping capable people make better decisions, cleaner handoffs, and more time for judgment.

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Staffing and workforce services

MeritHall

Bootstrapped to $6M Annual Revenue and 250+ employees in less than 3 years.

Workforce training

Detroit Training Center

Trained and placed 1,000+ Detroiters into skilled jobs.

Facilities services

Ringo Services

Bootstrapped to $5M ARR in 18 months.

Real estate private equity

TK Fund

Compiled 2 block campus in Detroit's hottest neighborhood over 4 acquisitions.

Event Management

Brooklyn Detroit

Scaled 14,000-square-foot venue to $500K revenue in 12 months.

Restaurant, Bar, Live Music

Lager House

Doubled revenue in first 15 months of ownership.

Personal Recognition

DBusiness 30 In Their Thirties
Inc. 30 Under 30
SBA Michigan Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Crain's 20 in their 20s

Company Recognition

Inc. 500
Inner City 100
Entrepreneur 360
Michigan 50 Companies to Watch
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards
Best of Detroit
Detroit Legacy Business Project
NEIdeas
Motor City Match