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Blake Ernst · Full-stack operator · San Diego

Creative that earns attention. Systems that turn it into revenue.

I connect strategy, creative, marketing, web, software, and automation, so attention turns into action, and action compounds.

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4.9★ 337 Google reviews
18+ years Across 1,200+ brands
One operator Zero agency handoffs
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What I actually do

Every layer.
Full stack.

I connect strategy, creative, technology, and execution around the actual business goal, not a department’s narrow slice of it.

01

Decide

Strategy + growth

Find the right problem, shape the offer, and build a plan tied to the business.

  • Business strategy
  • Positioning + go-to-market
  • Paid growth + search
02

Express

Brand + creative

Identity, campaigns, photography, video, and content that make the business unmistakable.

  • Brand systems
  • Creative direction
  • Photo, video + 3D
03

Build

Web + software

Websites, stores, portals, dashboards, and custom tools people can actually use.

  • Web + ecommerce
  • Custom software
  • UX/UI + conversion
04

Run

Automation + operations

CRM, AI, integrations, and workflows that remove manual work and preserve context.

  • CRM + lifecycle
  • AI + automation
  • Reporting + operations

Selected systems

Proof you can inspect.
Not a services list.

Creative production, websites, lead generation, workflows, ecommerce, and growth systems. The point is not the industry; it is the range between the business problem and the working result.

06 / Ecommerce + growth systems

A storefront, and the system that grows it.

I build ecommerce storefronts and connect the growth stack behind them: product architecture, lifecycle email, CRM, analytics, SEO, and conversion work. Design and merchandising in front, retention and reporting behind. One system from first visit through follow-up.

ShopifyUX/UIKlaviyoCRM + analytics
Mindful Mushrooms Shopify storefront featuring its San Diego-grown functional mushroom products
From first click to referral
  1. Traffic
  2. Lead
  3. Qualified lead
  4. Opportunity
  5. Customer
  6. Repeat customer
  7. Referral
04 / Lead generation + routing

Turn attention into leads, and leads into action.

I connect targeting, offers, outreach, landing experiences, follow-up, and CRM routing into one accountable lead-generation system. This privacy-safe view is built from a real lead inbox. The operating logic adapts to the business, audience, and channel.

TargetingOffer + creativeAcquisitionCRM + follow-up
07 / Paid ads + media buying

Certified by Meta, proven across industries.

I'm a Meta Business Partner. That certification comes from sustained ad spend and real client results, and the campaigns here show it: construction and remodeling, med spa, dental implants, real estate, and fitness studios. The largest spent $100,487.96 and returned 15,466 messaging conversations at $6.50 apiece. The system adapts to whatever market it is pointed at.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsGoogle LSALead formsMulti-vertical
Meta Business Partner badge Google Ads logo
Meta Ads Manager campaign table listing five campaigns with budget, amount spent, cost per result, results, and reach

Campaigns shown, transcribed Ad spend

  • Construction + remodeling $100,487.96 15,466 conversations · $6.50 each
  • Med spa $12,767.82 1,797 conversations · $7.11 each
  • Dental implants $14,069.30 1,720 conversations · $8.18 each
  • Real estate $1,485.98 205 form leads · $7.25 each
  • Fitness studio $2,335.38 123 conversations · $18.99 each
03 / Website design + development

Premium on the surface, built to convert.

I design and build custom websites end to end: art direction, layout, motion, and the front-end code that ships them. The visual system comes out of the brand’s own material, not a template. Cinematic where it earns attention, direct where it has to convert.

Next.jsUX/UIArt directionMotion
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Topline Plumbing website homepage with its same-day repairs headline beside a Get a Free Estimate form
Tango Del Rey website homepage with its Spanish-Moorish ballroom and Nights Made for Dancing headline
02 / 3D, product + motion

Make the product impossible to ignore.

I model, light, and animate the product itself, then build the still and motion assets around it: 3D product animation, product photography, and campaign creative. Different formats, one job: earn attention and make the value easier to feel.

3D + motionProduct animationProduct photographyCampaign creative
Product photograph of custom white sneakers with blue butterfly artwork, staged in bright grass
Blue handheld device on a stand on a wooden desk, its screen showing a dark dashboard interface
Black padel ball tube standing beside three yellow padel balls on an orange background
01 / Video + film

Every frame is a decision.

Six cuts, chosen for range. Live action and kinetic type, aerial work and talking head, commercial and travel. The edit is the argument, so they are here to play rather than be described.

Short formKinetic typeAerialEditing
Client-reported outcome 3× revenue Separate film + edit engagement · Farm Fresh Meals
Aerial frame of a clifftop resort above turquoise surf, its terraces and umbrellas stepping down the headland
Man in a light patterned shirt speaking to camera inside a warehouse, with a lower-third name card on screen
Lifter in a cap pressing a red dumbbell overhead beside a loaded gym rack
Motion graphics card on a pink ground: a desktop screen of money-bag icons, a thumbs-down, and the words No experience?
Aerial frame over green rice terraces and village rooftops with the word Bali set across it
Front of a white sports car on a desert road with the word Cars set across it
05 / Workflows + automation

The right next step, already wired.

I build workflows that turn forms, replies, and channel activity into clear next steps: assigning owners, updating opportunities, applying tags, pausing sequences, and notifying the right people without manual triage.

GoHighLevelLead routingCRM automationTeam notifications
Workflow builder routing form and reply activity into lead assignment, opportunity updates, tags, waits, and team notifications

In their words

Real clients. Exact reviews.

“I'd pretty much given up on marketing companies. Spent money with two different agencies before this and honestly didn't have much to show for it. Blake rebuilt our website and set up systems so leads actually get followed up with automatically. The difference was immediate. We're booking more jobs now without spending more on ads. My only regret is not finding him sooner.”
Darcy StallingsWebsite rebuild + automated follow-up
“Blake filmed and edited content for us that ended up tripling our revenue. Our location doesn't even look the best and he somehow made it look like a million dollars.”
Jeff Dougherty
“Blake, you brought my vision to life with a stunning website that perfectly showcases our cybersecurity expertise. Your forward-thinking approach delivered beyond expectations and set us up for future growth. For anyone looking to level up online, Blake’s your guy.”
Steven Okidi
“Blake’s creativity is off the charts. I give him my idea/vision and he comes through with something better than I had in mind.”
Aaron Williamson
“Very responsive and delivered a top tier product. Was receptive to my feedback and made adjustments accordingly. What I received was better than what I envisioned.”
Jonathan Harrison

The operating idea

Attention turns into action. Action compounds.

The full stack

Whatever the goal requires.

I organize the work around business outcomes, not departmental boundaries. Open any layer below to see the full surface area without turning the homepage into a résumé.

01MarketingDrive and capture demand
Meta AdsGoogle AdsLocal SEOGoogle Business Profile Email + SMSReactivationAEO + LLM optimization
02AutomationMake the follow-up run
GoHighLevelZapier + Maken8nTwilio SMS Klaviyo flowsAI agentsWebhooks10DLC compliance
03Custom softwareBuild the tool that is missing
Next.js appsDashboardsClient portalsStripe Supabase + PostgresAPI integrationsInternal tools
04Creative productionMake the business look expensive
Brand systemsPhotographyVideo + reelsFAA drone 3D + motionAI image + videoSocial content systems
05EcommerceConnect store to lifecycle
ShopifyKlaviyoSubscriptionsWholesale operations Product photographyFulfillment workflowsMeta + Google pixels
06Web platformsRebuild and ship faster
Next.js + ReactWordPressWebflowShopify themes MigrationsCore Web VitalsSchema + structured data
07Outbound systemsBuild a cleaner pipeline
ScrapingEnrichmentLinkedInEmail + SMS Contact-form outreachAudit portalsAI personalization
08Business strategyDecide what to build first
Offer architectureFunnel designPricingCash-flow modeling Competitive analysisFractional CMOGo-to-market planning
Eight disciplines, one goal

Goal

Marketing

Automation

Custom software

Creative production

Ecommerce

Web platforms

Outbound systems

Business strategy

How it works

Three moves from messy to working.

Most projects lose momentum in the handoffs between strategy, creative, technology, and execution. I keep the context intact from the first conversation through launch.

01DiagnoseBusiness + goal
02DesignStrategy + system
03BuildCreative + technical
04LaunchReal environment
05ImproveEvidence + iteration
01

Send the messy version

A link, a Loom, or a short call is enough. I map the highest-leverage leak.

02

Get a working version

I design and build the shortest path to the outcome, without a handoff chain.

03

Launch, measure, improve

I watch how people use it, where it stalls, and what moves the business, then tighten what matters.

The operating model

“The person thinking through the strategy should be the person responsible for making it work.”

I work as one accountable operator across strategy, creative, technology, and execution. Omnipresent Marketing is one focused expression of that model, not the boundary of what I do. You do not have to explain the same goal to four departments four different times.

DirectOne conversation, full context
Cross-functionalCreative + technical + operational
AccountableOne owner from idea to outcome

Start here

Send me the messy version.

Your site, funnel, CRM, ads, or the whole thing. I’ll tell you where the leak is and what I would build next.

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