Operator first. Builder always.
I’m Chelsea Hulin. I run a small portfolio of AI ventures aimed at operators in the real economy — the people who run plants, fleets, sites, and frontlines.

- Based
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- Building since
- 2024
- Background
- RN · MBA · Healthcare
- Industries
- Multi-vertical · operator-focused
The short version.
I started building AI systems because the operators I worked with kept asking the same question: “This works in a demo. Will it work on Tuesday at 6 a.m. when something’s on fire?”
Most AI is built for the headlines. Real-economy operators don’t need headlines — they need software that holds up under field conditions, under audit, under pressure. That’s what I build.
Long-form story coming — replace this section with the full arc once written.
Most days look like this.
On the mic, in the field, at the desk — the work moves between rooms, but the operator stays the same.



What I’m building.
- AI agencyLive
CentraOps
AI agency · builds, apps, consulting
Custom AI systems for the operations of the real economy. Audit → design → build → support.
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- Operational risk intelligenceShipping
HSE Platform
Operational risk intelligence · JV
Doctrine-aligned, citation-traced. Engineers complete HSE programs — SPCC plans, JSAs, safety procedures — that hold up under audit.
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- SaaSLive
Cadegent
SaaS · marketing pipeline
Marketing pipeline platform for operators who don't have time to do marketing.
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