Locals

Rayvaughn VernonInsider

Founder, OnlyLocals & AI Educator

Tech & AI

Jerry LopezRegular

Freelance software engineer (~15 years) building an AI agent framework that lets businesses create custom AI agents on their own data, tools, and workflows.

CarlaRegular

Daron Plummer Jr

Implex IT Partners

Horeya Shalaby

Coaching, consulting, or creator

Alex Elko

Legion-logic

Chris Diamond

CMD Venture Solutions

Christopher Genus

Transportation Operations

Sandee

Aby

Obee

Finance graduate working in investment banking and private equity, helping founders and business owners raise capital and grow through creative financing; building Reup Growth Navigator, a capital routing infrastructure for borrowers, advisors, and capital partners.

Pham

Runs IT systems for a wastewater treatment facility in Webster, TX; developing Phami.ai, autonomous workflow agents that manage clients end to end for nail shops, lash studios, and med spas.

Coaching & Consulting

Anthony Harris

Head of Technology & Process Improvement at a manufacturing company and member of its AI & Tech Committee; also runs Legacy Careers LLC, a career consulting business for job seekers.

Tech & AI

Sam

App developer of many years working with businesses to implement AI within their operations.

Tarah Klesel

Abhishek Sehgal

OrderJam AI

Brandon Liggins

Operations management and business leadership professional.

Kaitlyn Tran

Tia

Jada Johnson

Lifestyle Body Blends

Theresa Martinez

TechnicalGods

Markisha Brinson

Moments With Marki B.

Angela Weathers

Coach A Catalyst Consulting LLC

Deon

Health Consultant

Liza Abraham

Creative & Media

Andrew Smith

Coaching, consulting, or creator

Adan Enrique Vega

The Woodlands Financial Group Williams Insurance

Coaching & Consulting

Zakiya Brown

Helps people and organizations navigate change through strategy consulting, cultural travel, and nonprofit growth; 20+ years in higher education.

Antonio Reynoso

Chinéza Dotson

Megan

Rod Farrier

Rentals - Airbnb

Sales & Business Dev

Yahya Adejoh

Winglet LLC

Tierra B

Sereniti Group LLC

Shazia Panjwani

Mohamed Diab

Baya Bar

Keenan Chiasson

Mike F

Owner of an oil & gas consulting company providing operations and technical support.

rvernonmedia

RaSheem Barnett

Emagine Reality

Ade Law

David J.

Esmonte Monet Hamilton

KDER

Rayvaughn Vernon

Health & Wellness

Reona

Registered nurse in psychiatric and mental health and founder of an upcoming mentorship community, The Nurse Collective; interested in applying AI to psychiatric nursing.

Paris Mahaffey

Teddy Boatner

Fest

Vontae Knight

Jaren Briggs

Melissa

Olesia

John Griffin

Owner of a roofing business in the Houston area, integrating AI into his operations.

Sergio

Simara James

Kim Wilson

Works in business development and sales, specializing in marketing strategies and client relationship management, with many years of marketing experience.

Jacob V

Chris

Sam Khoxayo

KD Belle

Ebony

Hamza Zulquernain

Brittany Massa

Professor Orlando Taylor

Alex Lury

Jesus Chavez

Stacy

Ritamarie J

Lily (Rosenberg)

Ryan Merritt - 2-24 Spr-Ρ Ξ

Teacher in Katy holding a bachelor's in business administration from Texas Southern University and a postgraduate qualification in AI & machine learning from UT-Austin.

Lydia's World of Resources

Jessica Angsomwine

Ben B

Works in OT (operational technology) cybersecurity with a focus on applying AI securely in OT environments; based in Katy.

Oyinkansola Osikoya

Food & Hospitality

Daniel Achonye

Software product manager building IntelliSpend, a personal finance app that recommends which of a user's credit cards to use at restaurants, gas stations, and stores to maximize rewards.

Esmiralda Salinas

Marcus

Calvin C

Marlo Salmeron

Jazzy Lee

Dawnette Crookshank

Juan Piper

Leslye

Kentecode AI

Reyna Perez

Marketing

Liz

Salesperson with 4+ years of experience, most recently in education sales, now building Luze, a social media marketing agency focused on content, branding, and customer acquisition; based in Houston.

Drew Jarrett

Gigi

Brad Duryea

Rosanna Lopez

Mason Williams

Quincy Lydia

Robin Robicheaux

Justin Washington

John Okeke

Chris

Shandrae Runnels

Tandi Russell

Selena Samuel

Extension Agent with Prairie View A&M University teaching nutrition, financial literacy, wellness, and life skills across Harris County; founder of nonprofit Empowering One Another and owner of food brand Prestige Provisions.

Riaz

Ademar

Owner and manager of Mr. Roof Maintenance.

Donnelly Etapale

Abby

Amina

Co-owns a black luxury car service serving the greater Houston area and beyond, including Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin; holds a bachelor's in healthcare administration.

Ronnie Jr.

Rod F

Olanrewaju Akinbiyi

Tony

Brayan Duran

Barber based in Katy building a barber brand centered on craftsmanship, trust, and thoughtful design, drawing on psychology, branding, technology, and storytelling.

Marketing

Dwight Mitchell

Runs a 114K-follower faceless motivational page monetized with AI, with 3 years in faceless content; skilled in short-form video editing and tools like Claude and ChatGPT; marketing major at Texas Southern University.

Brad Parler

Tay Taylor

Nick Valerio

Dee W

Damani

Unguk

oba ade

Bola

Medical record processor with nearly three years of experience, based in Katy, Texas.

Shaquana Lewis

Priscilla

Jesus E

Tech & AI

Nick

Lead IT DevOps engineer leading the modernization and implementation of an in-house AI agent for his organization; based in Aliana, Richmond, TX.

Vijay R

Kou

Owner of a small IT MSP in Houston and a newly launched t-shirt and printing company; building apps with Claude to automate his work.

Mohnish G

Ana Nolazco

Sophia M

Jazmine

Student Recruiter Manager for HCC's Southwest region and board member of a nonprofit focused on sickle cell education and advocacy; recently earned an AAS in AI.

Real Estate

Denesw

Helps individuals and families achieve homeownership and protect what matters through real estate and financial protection planning.

Coaching & Consulting

Robel Gebremichael

Founder of Claritics, an AI consulting and implementation firm serving area businesses and public-sector organizations via cooperatives like HGACBuy and TIPS-USA; 15+ years in IT and based in Cypress.

Reymond Mudlong

Naqiya

Taylor Fillmore

NeshaDanay

Lowell Willers

Maurice Westerdale

Edgar (Anabella)

Zeff Pena

Tiplah Nah Broadnax

Angela

Supervisor claims adjuster at Geico with a master's in PR; manager of her son's entertainment business, J Smooth's Ent, and an aspiring model and actress; based in Katy.

Ishaan gupta

Vanessa AJ

Mikayla Watson

Lili

Kyn Bates

Barron Taylor

Maria Mccord

Professional organizer with Preparing a Place By Maria, specializing in decluttering and space flow; serves Richmond and surrounding areas.

Shahar Boyayan

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Dani Santana

Hippi

Angel Jesus Narvaez

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Trinity Checkley

Evelyn

Tech & AI

Zeke H

AI solutions architect running his own AI agency in the Houston area, helping businesses integrate AI and build AI agents for high-level tasks (architectyield.com).

Jason Fernandez

Real Estate

Dr.Robert McNeill

Runs three businesses: licensed Texas mortgage loan originator (The Loan Doctor), entrepreneur coaching via Morgan York Consulting, and co-owner of streetwear brand Golden Age Drip; based in Katy.

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Daniela Pérez

Owner of a home organizing and home improvement company and project manager at a home remodel and construction firm; 7 years in restoration and construction.

Davion Calhoun

Theresa M

Tamesha Smith

Nashlah Boyayan

Ndidi Ayoola

Joy

joe french

Kevin Nguyen

bilal mumtaz

Frank Gonzales

Amber "PHOENIX" Victorian

Building Take Flight Phoenix, a transformational coaching brand helping people who feel stuck reset, heal, and step into a more purposeful, confident version of themselves.

Tech & AI

Chin

Leads global AI strategy for a data intelligence company and runs AI consulting firm NobleVi Tech in the Houston/Katy and San Diego areas.

Mart'e Foreman

Chanta'

CoachEmanuel white

Owner and director of a youth basketball program based in Katy, Texas, developing young athletes on and off the court.

Tech & AI

Aaron Freelon

Owner of IronRoot Maintenance LLC serving Houston and surrounding areas, specializing in residential and light commercial HVAC, preventative maintenance, remodeling, roofing repairs, painting, and low-voltage systems.

Teresa Flores

Rae

Keyana Williams

Jay Kay

Jon

Jason Island

Gina Maunz

Dee

Tye

Mz. Imman

Thomas

Tory

Brenda Diaz

Karleisha

Safari Monfort

Priscilla

Carrie

Darien Perez

Darryl Davis

Health & Wellness

Adeboye Omotunde

IT support professional based in Katy with a background in Epic credentialed training for healthcare systems; focused on applying AI tools to automate workflows and business processes.

Abby

Finance

LaQuitta Wilson

Credit analyst at Daikin Comfort with 20+ years in banking, including reconciliation, collections, fraud, and disputes; currently studying AI through Her Tech Academy and at Lone Star College.

Tech & AI

RJ

Based in the Houston/Katy area with 28+ years of professional driving experience (Class A CDL, end dump trailers, and school bus driving/training); recently pivoted into AI, earning Google AI Prompt Engineering and Google AI Essentials certifications.

Health & Wellness

LaKersha Austin

Co-owner of a healthcare practice specializing in mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, and developmental therapies including speech therapy.

Atlas Meridius

Craig Johnston

Owner of Vortex Global Solutions in Katy, using AI for marketing and accounting and looking to expand its role in the company.

Ray Andrzejewski

Rene Aguillon

Savannah Cortesi

Chad Stark

Jacoby Peterson

Shrethia Nathan

Ms. S. Ford

Rodd Hudson III

Ashley

Noah Cheater

Robert White

Donisha

LaLa G.

Health & Wellness

Chito

IAM engineer with 7 years in IT infrastructure focused on cloud security and identity solutions; recently launched a healthcare agency and builds AI and automation projects; based in the Katy/Fulshear area.

Dorrel Willis

Sales Director for a portfolio of software solutions, using AI in sales, delivery, and prospect engagement; based in Katy, TX, and works remotely.

Ava Menefee

Syed Jafri

Tari

Ericka Taylor

Jose Perdomo

Amy Ochsner

TK

Ruona Ediri

Luca M

Abdul Yusuf

Dang

Kayden Sanders

Lou

Shelia

Angela Rothberg

Christina M.

Matt Codd

Bryan Fernandez

Yinka

Elias

Tierra

Nicole Paz

M. F.

Finance

Anna Marie

Fraud investigation, operations analyst, and compliance professional with 8+ years (most recently at Block's Cash App and Square); building @aiwithamare, a content brand teaching moms to use AI tools; based in Cypress.

Irvens D

TAPIA LANDSCAPES

Mexica

Works in media with a strong digital marketing background across TV stations, radio stations, and a digital streaming service serving the Houston area.

Manuel Olachia

Rochell Smith

Works on the feasibility side of clinical trials; building agents for cross-disciplinary pattern recognition in proposed research and a school-of-thought business around the approach.

Real Estate

Transito

Realtor serving the Katy and Cypress area.

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Evans Cooper

Blessing Akogun

Nourhan Bekhiet

Moe Ahad

Beauty & Personal Care

Ma’Kayla H

Licensed cosmetologist in the Katy area.

Ernest Gilmore

Blanca Ibarra