Creative Director. AI educator. Founder of Intelligent Operations and builder of the IO Operating System — six connected AI tools used daily for brand strategy, video production, and creative intelligence.
The complete system for using AI to produce videos, build digital courses, and run a creative practice at scale — without a team, without a budget, without writing code from scratch.
From script to edit to published course — every step using AI tools you already have, orchestrated by a Notion OS that keeps your whole creative practice in sync.
Start free. Module 01 in full, sample Notion template, email community.
The complete course — all 8 modules, full Notion OS, everything to build and sell your first digital product.
Everything in Creator plus 1:1 strategy, Intelligent Operations resources, live quarterly Q&A.
9 pre-built Notion templates forming a complete operating system for your creative practice. Duplicate once. Use forever.
Stores your brand voice, organizes your content, tracks productions, holds your AI prompts, and connects to Claude via Notion MCP — so every AI tool in your stack already knows who you are.
The full TS intelligent dashboard — command center for all tools, brand assets, knowledge base, and AI prompts in one connected interface.
Open toolInteractive design lab with live portfolio preview, six presets (Carbon Dark, Editorial Serif, Minimal Mono…), color pickers, and CSS export.
Open toolTransforms LinkedIn data exports into professional portfolio pages with AI-generated biography and content ideation — no design skills required.
Open toolThe live Tommy Saunders portfolio — work, case studies, Intelligent Operations projects, and the full creative practice on display with TS × Aceternity design.
Open toolTommy's complete brand identity system — voice, positioning, values, visual language — structured as a living document that evolves with the practice.
Open toolAI-powered file chat — upload any document, ask questions, extract insights, and get structured summaries in the TS voice and format.
Open tool"Every Intelligent Operations project runs through the IO system. AI doesn't replace the creative director — it gives one creative director the leverage of a full studio."
Intelligent Operations is the production studio that built the IO system. 9+ years of brand films, motion design, and creative strategy — now entirely orchestrated through AI tools that TS built, tested, and teaches in IO Academy.
The complete first module: 22 minutes, 3 lessons, and a sample Notion template. No card required. The AI Creative Operating System — what it is, how it works, and how to build yours today.
"I built IO Academy because I needed it three years ago and it didn't exist. Everything here is live, in production, and making me money today."
9+ years in film, brand, and creative production. Founder of Intelligent Operations and builder of the TS IO Operating System — six connected AI tools used daily for brand strategy, content creation, and video production. Based in Kansas City, building at the intersection of craft and AI.
IO Academy teaches exactly what's in the IO system: the real workflows, the real prompts, the real Notion OS — not what textbooks say should be there.