Kahlil Ballenger

Two-person creative studio building brands, websites, content and AI systems for businesses across the Four Corners and the Western U.S. I lead strategy, web development, AI systems, operations and client education; my partner Wes Sullivan leads photography, film, design and creative direction.

• Generated $150,000+ in client revenue across studio engagements.
• Planned a one-day content intensive for Pinto Ranch that produced 300,000+ organic views in 21 days and reached two million people.
• Built and operate the booking system for Mortenson Ranch: 20+ wedding and event inquiries in six weeks, basic-question calls down 70%, 55+ five-star reviews since the studio took over the brand.
• Shipped brand, web and content work for LePlatt's Pond, Feathers Galleria, William R. Robins, Coop's Auto Detailing, Desert Sun Coffee, Lowdown Helmets, Green Gables Play School, Wyatt Mortenson and Neuromotiv.
• Designed and built the studio's six-agent AI infrastructure on the Claude API for outreach, content, builds, project management, finance and strategy.
• Every engagement ends with the client trained to run their own site. Teaching is included at every tier.

• Own talent identification, outreach, communication and sales pipeline operations.
• Built a scouting system for audience momentum, message clarity and monetization readiness; tailored Loom audits open high-trust conversations.
• 17% outbound response rate and 35% Loom-to-call conversion; top talent finder two consecutive quarters; $300,000 in projected pipeline.

• Paid strategic marketing consulting for regional nonprofits including the La Plata County Humane Society, San Juan Mountain Association, Durango DEVO, Seed Studio Kids and Desert Sun Coffee Roasters: brand clarity, messaging and campaign execution across social, email and web.
• Returned to the agency to introduce AI tools that improve the student consultants' workflow and efficiency.
• Selected by faculty to represent the Katz School of Business during its accreditation review.

AI-powered marketing workflows and content systems for small business: what actually ships, and how to teach a client to use it. A sold-out conference of more than five hundred.

A nightlife safety app for college students, launching first at Fort Lewis College. Waitlist live at hangxietyapp.com.

Locus, Latin: a place; the point where things converge.

• Member, FLC AI Council, contributing to campus-wide AI integration strategy.
• Exchange student in Spain; gap year backpacking South America; 20+ countries.