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About

I’m not from the tech world.
I made AI work anyway.

Hi, I’m Ariana. I’ve led performance and growth marketing for a national brand with hundreds of locations, the kind of real, physical, non-tech business where “AI” used to sound like something that happened to other companies. I’m a data person at heart: I think in customers, costs, and results.

A few years ago I started quietly rebuilding how I work around AI, and then how I run my own life. The reporting that ate my Fridays, the meal planning, the travel booking, the first drafts, the research. It added up fast. What surprised me wasn’t the technology. It was how little of the advice out there was written for people like me, with a normal job and a full life, instead of engineers.

So I started documenting exactly what works, for business and for real life, in plain language. That’s what this site is: the version I wish I’d had. No hype, no jargon, and nothing you need a computer science degree to use.

The path here

Ten years, one company, from the ground up.

  1. 2025–Present

    Marketing Director, Performance Marketing & Consumer Insights

    Owns performance marketing, brand health, and consumer insights across 250+ locations. Named 2025 Employee of the Year.

  2. 2024–2025

    Marketing Director, Data Analytics & Strategy

    Built the data-driven marketing engine for 270+ corporate and franchise operations.

  3. 2022–2024

    Sr. Marketing Manager, Data Insights & Strategy

    Led CRM, paid, SEO, and social teams. Doubled web traffic; tied marketing directly to ROI.

  4. 2016–2022

    From Regional Specialist to Manager

    Learned the business from the ground up, translating corporate strategy for local operators.

Areas of discipline

  • Performance marketing & paid media

    Shapes paid search, paid social, and channel investment decisions for a national brand.

  • Consumer insights & brand health

    Runs the research and brand health tracking that sets strategy for a 270+ location brand.

  • CRM, loyalty & lifecycle

    Built and led the CRM team, tying retention and lifecycle work directly to revenue.

  • SEO, organic & data analytics

    Led organic growth and rebuilt marketing reporting from a 10 hour manual pull into a 30 minute automated read.

Before that

She built her marketing craft across national brands and recognized agencies, including DSW, ELOQUII, and The Shipyard.

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