About
I'm building this in public. My business is my study case.
Leslie Leal Vargas, founder of Leovolution Ltd, based in Winnersh, UK.
The honest version.
I started in finance, working on the money side of the business. During COVID I moved into data governance, then became a business intelligence consultant, and then made a clear move into AI.
Today I'm an associate director leading a team of AI developers. Depending on the client, I'm the programme manager, the product owner or the product manager. I look after the client, the account and the proposals.
I want to build a business on my own, end to end using AI, and bring alive my projects.
I've also run businesses of my own, and they didn't all work. At 18 I opened a restaurant in Spain. It closed in the 2008 financial crash and left me with debt from paying staff. Later I ran a small consultancy in the UK for about a year. Failures, but I learned a lot.
The restaurant taught me how to prepare a budget properly, how to analyse the market, how to identify my ideal client, and why cash flow matters. The consultancy taught me how to sell ideas and proofs of concept, run discovery phases, gather requirements and lead a proper team.
I have ADHD, so my head is full of ideas, and AI is how I capitalise on them. I'm studying a Master's in Computer Science and AI because I want to understand what's behind the tools.
And I'll be straight with you: I'm a high-level person, not someone who builds every piece by hand. That's why I lead teams of developers, and why I train people to use these tools practically, in plain English.
Why I do this
People need new skills. The future is yours to build.
I see a future where more of us are our own boss, using AI to sell our own products and services. If I succeed (which I will), I want to train others to do the same. I don't want to work for an employer anymore, and I want to show you the real change is possible.
How I work
Four promises.
Say it straight
Including the failures, and including when AI isn't the answer yet.
Practical first
Everything shows how it saves time or makes money.
Plain English
I explain. I don't show off.
Proof before commitment
You see it work before you decide on the full build.
Your next step
Come and say hello.
Tell me what you're working on. I read every message myself.