# Brett Ridenour

> Data analyst and product developer with expertise in scaling businesses, marketing automation, and iOS app development.

## About

Brett Ridenour is a data analyst and product developer based in Austin, TX. He has a track record of scaling businesses through data-driven insights, including growing Trolley Pub from 4 locations to 85+ operations across 25 US states and 75 cities with 62,000+ five-star reviews. He is the creator of BookJack, a native iOS audiobook player with 500+ active users and a 4.8-star rating.

## Key Projects

- [BookJack](https://bookjack.app): Native iOS audiobook player app
- [TourScale](https://www.tourscale.com): Tour operator business platform
- [Freebo](https://www.brettridenour.com): Full-stack booking platform for tour operators

## Skills

- Data Analysis (Python, SQL, Machine Learning)
- iOS Development (SwiftUI)
- Marketing Automation
- Full-Stack Development (React, Node.js, TypeScript)
- Business Scaling & Franchise Operations

## Blog

Brett writes about building with AI agents, shipping products, marketing, and self-hosted systems at https://www.brettridenour.com/blog. The blog is organized into six topic hubs:

- [AI Agents & Automation](https://www.brettridenour.com/blog/category/ai-agents): Claude Code, multi-agent orchestration, and the automations that run his day
- [Building & Shipping](https://www.brettridenour.com/blog/category/building-shipping): products and SaaS taken from idea to deployed — pricing, build-in-public
- [Marketing & SEO](https://www.brettridenour.com/blog/category/marketing-seo): organic growth, SEO, GEO, and content that earns rankings and AI citations
- [Paid Ads](https://www.brettridenour.com/blog/category/paid-ads): Meta, Google, TikTok, and AI-platform ads — creative and acquisition
- [Self-Hosted Systems](https://www.brettridenour.com/blog/category/self-hosted-systems): Tailscale, Docker, Omarchy, and a second brain he owns and runs himself
- [Life & Notes](https://www.brettridenour.com/blog/category/life-notes): faith, food, Austin, book reviews, and essays from outside the terminal

## Contact

- Email: brett.ridenour@gmail.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/brettridenour
- Website: https://www.brettridenour.com