AI implementation · AI product

I run businesses.
I build with AI.

Co-Founder, Head of Product & AI at LIFEConnected AI. A commercial operator who knows where AI pays off in a real business, and how to build it in so it sticks.

BASED INBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Dylan Hopp
Operator
GM across two cities
Builder
Two apps to TestFlight
Founder
First app through to exit
Privacy
Australian Privacy Act
11
years in real estate, six running my own business
2
iPhone apps built by directing AI agents
2
cities run as General Manager
2011
first app, taken through to exit
About

Business first. AI second.

I spent 11 years in real estate, including six running my own business, then ran operations and IT as a General Manager. Then I co-founded LIFEConnected AI and took a family app from idea to an iPhone beta by directing AI coding agents instead of a big team.

What I bring is knowing where AI actually pays off in a real business, and how to build it in so it sticks.

What I do

Where I help.

01

AI implementation

Finding where AI saves real time and money in a business, picking the right tools, and rolling them out so people actually use them.

02

AI product

Taking a product from idea to something people use: design, specs, testing and shipping, with AI agents doing much of the build.

03

Privacy by design

Building with personal data the right way, in line with the Australian Privacy Act, including for products used by families and under 18s.

What I've built

Proof, not claims.

LIFEConnected AI · 2026

A family app, from idea to iPhone beta, built with AI agents

I designed the product end to end and ran the build by directing AI coding agents, without an engineering team. Along the way: an encrypted document vault, an AI assistant, privacy compliance and company setup.

United Meat Co

From off the shelf software to a custom CRM

I rolled out Fishbowl to run stock and orders, found where it fell short for the business, then built our own CRM to fill the gap.

Side project · 2026

An asthma tracking app for my family, on TestFlight

A small iPhone app I designed and built on my own to solve a real problem at home. Proof the same AI build process works for a quick, focused product, not just a startup.

Running a company on automation

Scheduled reports and connected tools doing the busywork

At LIFEConnected AI, daily and weekly reports, task tracking and team updates run on AI automation, so a small founding team can move like a bigger one.

Experience

Every role, one story.

  • 2026 to now

    Co-Founder, Head of Product & AI

    LIFEConnected AI

    A privacy first family app that brings location, an encrypted vault for life documents and an AI assistant together.

  • 2024 to now

    General Manager and IT Manager

    United Meat Co, Melbourne and Brisbane

    Run the business across Melbourne and Brisbane alongside our parent company, Golden Valley Export, and all of its IT, including a Fishbowl rollout and a custom built CRM.

  • 2024 to now

    Independent ELT Member

    Golden Valley Export

    Sit on the parent company's executive leadership team, through its transition from Cedar Meats to Golden Valley Export.

  • 2019 to 2024

    Real Estate Agent

    LJ Hooker Cleveland

    Sales and client management end to end, with deep working knowledge of the portal and listing platforms.

  • 2013 to 2019

    Real Estate Agent and Business Owner

    RE/MAX Bayside Properties, Brisbane

    Built and ran my own real estate business, putting digital systems and processes in place to run it more efficiently.

  • 2011

    Co-Founder

    An early iPad app

    Designed and built an iPad app for the automotive trade and took it through to exit.

Notes

Short lessons, written as I go.

What I'm learning building products and running businesses with AI. Each one starts as a LinkedIn post and lives here.

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Get in touch

Putting AI to work in your business? Let's talk.

The fastest way to reach me is on LinkedIn.