[ 2025 TO NOW ]
Building AI products and helping teams adopt AI
I build AI products and help growing businesses choose useful tools, put them into real workflows and train their teams.
[ PRODUCT LEADER // AI IMPLEMENTATION ]
I’m Simeon Onaola, a hands-on product leader. I help small and medium-sized businesses put AI to work.
Based in the West Midlands, I work with leaders in the UK, Nigeria and beyond. I turn real business problems into useful AI tools, practical workflows and teams that know how to use them.
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[ EXPERIENCE ]
[ 2017 ]
Building products from idea to launch
I designed and shipped products across music, financial technology, ecommerce and drones, learning through hands-on work.
[ 2014 ]
Product and delivery consulting
I worked with teams at IBM, PepsiCo and Vodafone to improve product delivery, remove unnecessary process and focus on useful outcomes.
[ 2010 ]
Practical Agile delivery
I helped teams replace rigid project processes with shorter feedback loops, clearer priorities and more regular delivery.
[ 2007 ]
Business and economics studies
I built a foundation in business management, applied economics and how markets work.
[ 2004 ]
First business experiments
I tested early ideas across retail and service markets, learning directly from customers and day-to-day operations.
[ 1997 ]
Learning business first-hand
I started learning how markets, money and businesses work through small, practical projects.
[ HOW I WORK ]
Practical AI, built around people and real work.
- >Good AI depends on the judgement of the people guiding it.
- >Use AI to support human judgement, not replace it.
- >Build useful AI and train teams to use it every day.
[ WHAT I HELP WITH ]
AI
OPPORTUNITIES
TEAM
TRAINING
AI
IMPLEMENTATION
PRODUCT
LEADERSHIP
[ PROOF OF WORK // GITHUB ]
[ SELECTED WORK // LIVE PRODUCTS ]
BUILDING
Stealth Mode
Since 2026CATEGORY: Artificial Intelligence
I’m building a new AI product. Details will be shared when it is ready.
BUILDING
Proof: AI Blog Generator for Shopify
Since 2026CATEGORY: Artificial Intelligence
Helps lean Shopify teams create verified SEO blog posts, publish them on autopilot or after approval, and track observed article-to-order journeys.
LIVE
[ OPEN ↗ ]Ragent: Requirements & Specs Engine
Since 2026CATEGORY: Artificial Intelligence
Turns rough notes into clear Jira user stories, epics and product requirements, so technical teams spend less time writing tickets and more time building.
LIVE
[ OPEN ↗ ]Bricks and Yield
Since 2026CATEGORY: Real Estate
Helps UK property investors compare deals, estimate rental yield and make better-informed decisions.
LIVE
[ OPEN ↗ ]Simlyst: AI Implementation & Team Training
Since 2022CATEGORY: Consulting
I help SME leaders in the UK and Nigeria find useful AI opportunities, implement the right tools and train their teams to use them in everyday work. I also support product strategy and Agile delivery.
LIVE
[ OPEN ↗ ]Babbage Calculator
Since 2026CATEGORY: Utility
A large library of fast, accurate online calculators, with an API that developers and AI agents can use.
LIVE
[ OPEN ↗ ][ WRITING // AI, PRODUCT & DELIVERY ]
LATEST
[ PUBLISHED // 2026.08.27 ]5 MIN READ
Your AI Summary Is Not Neutral
AI summaries shape business decisions by selecting what leaders see. Use this four-part test to keep omissions, evidence and accountability visible.
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[ PUBLISHED // 2026.06.03 ]7 MIN READ
AI Is the First Machine That Follows Us Up the Stairs
What the global unemployment rate does and does not tell us about AI, job creation and the changing value of knowledge work.
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[ PUBLISHED // 2026.05.13 ]7 MIN READ
AI Agent Governance for Production: Five Controls That Matter
A practical production-control model for AI agents: identity, least privilege, approval boundaries, audit evidence and safe recovery.
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