I run a hands-on marketing studio. Strategy, brand, websites, content, ads, and SEO. AI is in my toolkit, not on the sign out front. Ten years across Hoka, Backroads, Mini Cooper, Land Rover. Most engagements ship in two to four weeks.
Currently building for Nour Solar · Vellum Labs · Vigils
A decade of work for
Most agencies are great at one of these and outsource the rest. I do all four. AI accelerates every step: research, drafts, mockups, copy variants, ad creative. The work that used to take a team of six fits inside a focused engagement.
Brand & Strategy
Positioning, naming, voice, visual identity. The work that decides what your homepage should even say before anyone designs it.
Web & Build
Custom websites, redesigns, landing pages, conversion funnels. Engineered to load fast, rank well, and convert. Most ship in two to four weeks.
Growth
SEO, paid ads on Meta and Google, lifecycle email. Every dollar tracked back to a booking, a signup, or a sale. No vanity dashboards.
Content & Creative
Brand films, short-form social, photography, copy. The work that fills the channels above and gives the brand something to say week after week.
Selected work
No case study mockups. Every project below is either a live URL you can click, or real footage that shipped. Start with Nour Solar. It’s the full system in one build.
Featured · Live URLBrand · Site · Films · Email
Sacramento, CA
Modern website, three brand films, monthly newsletter, automated review engine. The whole build shipped in 14 days. Site is live, lead form is wired, leads route to info@nour.solar.
What was built
Content & Creative
Anacapa 2 GTX Activation
Trail-running activation creative for the Anacapa 2 GTX launch. Shot, edited, and delivered on a four-day window.
Content Strategy
Reimagining Travel Content
Strategy doc and content framework for repositioning Backroads’ story engine around meaningful travel.
Web Build
Montano Media
Five vertical-specific landing pages (medspas, dentists, chiropractic, plastic surgery, home services) shipping as templated builds for prospect demos.
The pitch isn’t “built with AI.” The pitch is the work. AI is what lets a one-person studio match what a six-person agency used to ship, without the six-person retainer. Here’s where it shows up in practice.
Pillar
Brand & Strategy
AI accelerates
Audit and mood-board in hours, not weeks. Voice samples generated, tested, and refined before a single hire is briefed.
Pillar
Web & Build
AI accelerates
Full site copy drafted from the brand brief, design variants tested with AI imagery before code, custom components instead of off-the-shelf templates.
Pillar
Growth
AI accelerates
Ad creative variants generated in a day, not a sprint. SEO content drafted at scale and edited for voice, not the other way around.
Pillar
Content & Creative
AI accelerates
Brand films scripted, voiced, and scored without a five-person crew. Photography and stills generated where stock would fail.
You won't see “Powered by AI” on a finished deliverable. You'll see the deliverable, on time, on brief, and on brand.
How I work
Most agencies start with a logo. I start with the question your homepage should answer before anyone touches it. Strategy first, every time.
Thirty minutes on the phone. I ask the questions an agency would charge for. By the end of the call, we both know whether this is a fit and what the first sprint should be.
A one-page strategy doc with the brand position, the audience, the channel mix, and the build sequence. Approved before any pixel gets pushed or any ad goes live.
Brand, site, content, ads. Whatever the sprint calls for. AI accelerates the production layer; the strategy and craft stay human. Most engagements ship in two to four weeks.
Once it’s in market, the dashboard tells the truth. Weekly performance reports, monthly strategy calls, ongoing iteration. No agency theater.
In their words
From operators who've shipped real work with me. No anonymous case studies, no cherry-picked Trustpilot scores.
Louis has a unique gift for identifying exactly where AI can move the needle in a business. He helped us move past the hype and implement actual agentic workflows that saved our team dozens of hours each week. His approach isn't just about the tech; it's about building systems that actually work for humans.
Michael Bircham
Mini Cooper
Working with Louis was a game changer. His deep understanding of vibe coding and platforms like Supabase and Vercel meant we could move from concept to a functional, AI-driven social network faster than we thought possible. He understands the architecture of the future.
Stuart Hill
NutraBolt
Louis doesn't just consult, he builds. His hands-on experience developing complex applications gives him a level of credibility most consultants lack. He helped us navigate the rapidly changing landscape with a clear, cinematic vision for our digital brand.
Zach Rubin
Anza Hospitality
About
Ten years across Hoka, Backroads, Mini Cooper, Land Rover, Mountain Hardwear, and a roster of startups. Brand work, content production, campaign builds, performance marketing. I've sat in every seat at the agency table.
Two years ago I rebuilt my studio around the bet that a single operator with AI in the workflow could match a six-person agency team. That bet paid off. Today I run everything from positioning to shipped websites under one engagement.
Based in Berkeley, CA. Married to Olympian Alysia Montano. Father of three. I value efficiency because I have to.
Ten years across twenty-plus brands. Three businesses built. Counting.
Let's build something
Tell me what you're trying to ship. By the end of the call I'll either tell you the build sequence and a number, or tell you it's not a fit. No retainer pitch, no slide deck.
montanomedia@gmail.com·(415) 580-0273LinkedIn