A website that works
as hard as you do.

By day, I manage operations for a countertop fabrication company here in the Tampa Bay area — the systems, the scheduling, the hundred small things that keep a small business running. I've always loved that part of the job: building order out of chaos.

We walked into a business with no systems. No process, no procedures, and a website that was frankly boring — it left a lot to be desired.

So we did the sensible thing and hired an agency. Thousands of dollars. Months of my time and energy. Endless frustration, and very little to show for it. I was fortunate enough to get every dollar back — a lot of people don't.

Then I got stubborn. I spent months researching, learning, failing, and trying again. Slowly at first. And a few months in, something clicked: I figured out how to use AI as an actual tool. Not a gimmick — a tool.

I'm entirely self-taught. No training, no degree, no background in any of this. I built our stone company's website. Then our construction company's. Then the systems that hold both of them together.

Then came Jim.

Jim is a cabinetmaker we work with. In our business, we install countertops — so we almost never get to see the finished room. One day he sent over a batch of professional photos of his work — and ours, together in the finished rooms — and I was floored. The craftsmanship was absolutely beautiful. I wanted to see more, so I went straight to his website.

It hadn't been updated since 1998.

So I built him a new one. Didn't ask, didn't pitch — just built it. Next time I saw him I said, "Hey, I made you a website." He said, "What? That's awesome." He introduced me to his daughter Melissa, who helps him run the business side of things, and I sat down with her and walked her through exactly how I build these things.

And somewhere in the middle of that meeting it hit me: I love this. This is fun. I want to do this for more people.

I still keep my day job — this is a labor of love, not a volume business. That means every client gets an honest answer, a fair price, and a real person who picks up the phone. My goal isn't to impress you with jargon. It's to make you feel supported, not overwhelmed.

Welcome to Stillhouse Studio. We're happy to have you here.