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INDEPENDENT THINKING. APPLIED AI.

AI that
actually
runs.

I turn complex ideas into working systems.
From the first question to the thing you can use.

Build something with me Explore the work

THE WAY I WORK

Complexity in.
Clarity out.

Good AI starts with a real problem. I connect the strategy, the software, and the people who will use it.

  1. 01

    Find the right problem.

    Understand the friction before choosing the tools.

  2. 02

    Make it tangible.

    Build something people can try, question, and improve.

  3. 03

    Put it to work.

    Connect the system to the way the business runs.

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01 / SELECTED WORK

Ideas are good.
Working is better.

A few things I've taken from a question
to a product people can use.

The wider portfolio
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02 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE SYSTEMS

A head for strategy.
A habit of building.

I spent twenty years at Verizon, from a mall kiosk to leading a national organization of more than 450 people.

Now I bring that executive perspective to AI. I build products, work directly with businesses, and run models on my own hardware. The learning happens in the work.

A little more about me
20years

AT VERIZON

450+

PEOPLE LED

4×

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Paul led our nationwide technical sales organization. He turns complex data into strategies that drive results.

03 / WORKING TOGETHER

Start where
you are.

A question, a stuck process, or a bigger ambition.
We can work from there.

04 / FIELD NOTES

Learned by doing.
Shared in the open.

All field notes
01 / THE AI FIELD GUIDE

95,000 prompts later.
Here’s what works.

02 / AI VISIBILITY

How to get found
in AI search.

03 / AGENT OPERATIONS

What it takes to run
AI agents.

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. Today, he works full-time in AI, building, shipping, and writing what he is 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.

THE NEXT GOOD QUESTION

What could
we make work?

Bring the problem. Let's find the possibility.

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