About Us

We're not an AI company. We're a company that solves problems with AI.

We launched the same week ChatGPT did. We've been studying how to apply AI for 3 years now. What an amazing journey it's been.

Our Story

In fall 2022, public access to AI arrived. Most of the industry spent the next three years studying it. We spent that time using it. The method came from somewhere unexpected. As a kid, Jack trained horses. Gentle, patient, knowing when to tighten the reins and when to let the animal think for itself. The same instincts turned out to work on AI. The name followed. Whispering AI.

It started small. A weekly call with family and friends, sharing what we were learning. Not theory. Not models. The driving. Those calls grew into an online academy.

Teaching led to building. The more we understood what AI could actually do, the more obvious it became that software itself could be rebuilt around it. Three years, one platform, one methodology. Every product taught us something. Every failure folded into the next. Today, Whispering AI Studios pairs decades of design experience with a development stack built from the ground up, AI at every layer. Production-ready applications in days, not months. The work has taken us global, including AI research for two high-visibility clients in Japan, where we now keep a small presence.

From a weekly call to an international practice, one principle held throughout: don't study the engine, learn everything there is to know about driving.

We have been behind the wheel since 2022.

Experience and Qualifications

  • Founded by a veteran of Silicon Valley
  • Experience doing business in over 15 countries
  • Many startups and Fortune 500 companies
  • Consulted with over 7 US and global banks
  • Unique intersection of UX and technology
  • Business relationships in Europe and Asia
What Makes Us Different

We combine decades of experience, to lead AI generated work, that produces actual results.

We dismiss the 70% failure rate.
The software industry treats a 70% project failure rate as normal. That's not how we work. We measure success by meeting expectations, and delivering real business value you can measure.
We were born like this.
We didn't reorganize, convert, or bolt on AI. Our company launched the same week ChatGPT did. Everything we do was invented from scratch. We learned from every failure, and get almost giddy about the wins!
People, not replacement.
We don't believe in a future where AI replaces the human need to contribute and evolve. As a great comedian once said, the rush isn't having things, it's getting them. We believe in AI as human empowerment, not replacement.
Boutique by choice.
We're not trying to scale. We're focused on partners where there's mutual respect and where we both feel good about the work. That selectivity makes us work harder, not less. This also gives us time to evolve our own capabilities and also do nonprofit work from time to time.
Design is not a service. It's who we are.
Our founder is an award-winning designer who spent a career at the intersection of technology and human experience. Design thinking isn't a workshop we sell. It's how we see every problem.
We will become BFFs very quickly!
We love our work. We are passionate about it. So getting to do it every day feels like fun most days. We dare you not to have fun with us.
Jack Skates

Hi there!

I've been consulting in technology for a long time. I started as a developer, but discovered user experience early in its evolution and it changed my entire perspective on technology. Understanding what a business and its customers actually need, then architecting a solution that delivers real impact, has been the most rewarding work of my career.

Over time my role grew into leadership. Globalization projects, M&A integrations, large-scale solutions serving millions of people every day. The scale changed. What I cared about didn't. Designing and building products that people genuinely want to use, that also solve real business problems. This is where I like to spend my time.

I care more about the results of an idea than the idea itself. Ideas are everywhere. Execution is rare. That's what we do. We take the idea and make it real, fast, and right.

AI is the most exciting shift I've seen in my career, not because of the technology, but because of what it does for people. Startups can now get closer to realizing their vision than ever before, but now without the time and money traditionally needed. It's what the internet did for commerce. Before Shopify and Etsy, opening a store meant signing a lease. AI is doing the same thing for software.

If you're reading this page, you're probably deciding whether to trust us with something important. We're not buzzword consultants. We care about this work, and we care about the people we do it for. Founders especially should feel like this is a safe place to bring a half-formed idea and have it taken seriously.

I'd love the chance to show you what we can do. Not with a pitch. With the work.

Jack Skates
Founder, Whispering AI
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