Engineer turned founder, building tools that help businesses grow.

From the lab bench to SaaS — let's build something meaningful.

Drew Thomas

About Me

I spent over a decade managing labs and engineering projects inside small businesses. Along the way, I launched two failed businesses, completed an MBA, learned to code, and built multiple SaaS tools from scratch.

Now, I help others grow through strategy, technology adoption, and lead capture.

What I Do

I help founders and businesses scale through strategic automation and growth solutions:

Intelligent Automation
Building automations for processes that deserve it. AI-powered when it adds value, traditional when it doesn't. No AI for AI's sake.
Process Audit & Growth Strategy
Deep dive into your business processes to identify automation opportunities and develop positioning strategies for scale. Powered by my growth agency, Brandva.
Digital Marketing & Lead Capture
Conversion-focused websites, funnels, and lead generation systems that turn visitors into customers.
MVP Development
Rapid prototyping and development of minimum viable products to test and validate your ideas in the market.

My Journey

2010s

Cut My Teeth in Lab Management & Engineering

Spent a decade learning how real businesses operate from the inside out.

2015

Epic Fail #1

Learned that passion without strategy is just expensive therapy.

2017

Epic Fail #2 (Because I'm Stubborn)

Finally understood that building without an audience is like screaming into the void.

2022

Went Back to School (Yes, Really)

Studied the playbook I should have read before my first two attempts.

2023

Joined Big Tech

Landed at a FAANG company and learned how to build and scale at internet speed.

2024

Finished MBA ✓ (Yes, They're Still Valuable)

Engineering brain + business acumen = dangerous combo. Here to prove that an MBA and technical skills are exactly what's needed to build products people actually pay for.

2024

Launched Brandva

Marketing agency helping businesses grow without the BS and buzzwords.

Brandva

Growth Marketing Agency

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2024

Became a Full-Stack Developer

Turns out 10+ years of problem-solving and systems building translates well to code.

2024

Shipped Test Lab Tools

Built the automation platform I wish I had during my lab days.

Test Lab Tools

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

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2025

Shipped Funnel Surfing

Reverse engineer winning landing pages and email campaigns and make your own.

Funnel Surfing

Landing Page, Email, and SEO analysis tool

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2025

Shipped Noverload

AI-powered action layer that transforms saved content into goal-aligned action items. Save from YouTube, X, and articles — get summaries, action items, and push tasks to Notion or Obsidian.

Noverload

AI-Powered Content-to-Action Platform

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2025–2026

Consulting & Local Business Growth

Helping local businesses with development, marketing strategy, and digital transformation — still going strong.

2026

Open-Sourced Personal Knowledge Agent

Built and open-sourced a framework that turns Claude Code into a personalized knowledge assistant — store your expertise, notes, and references to make AI dramatically more useful for your actual work.

Personal Knowledge Agent

Open-Source AI Knowledge Assistant Framework

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2026

Building an Automated Trading System

Experimenting with Claude Code and OpenClaw to build an AI-driven automatic trading system. Active development — pushing the boundaries of what's possible with agentic AI.

2026

Building What's Next

Three SaaS launches, an open-source project, a consulting practice, and experimental AI trading — infinity to go.

Let's Work Together

Need help with automation, AI integration, or building something great? Let's chat.