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Ian McDonald / Builder. Founder. Speaker.

Make AI practical.
Build what’s next.

I build products and businesses with AI. Then I share what works, on stage, in workshops, and with people ready to try it themselves.

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Ian speaking at AIXP Houston
Ian McDonald
Built. Tried. Shared.
Real work. Real rooms. Still building.

What brings you here?

Three ways to work with Ian
01 / SPEAKING

A room ready for something real.

Keynotes, workshops, and live builds that make AI feel useful, possible, and worth trying.

Bring Ian to your event
02 / LEARNING

Try it. Ask questions. Build.

Start with a free lesson, bring a question to the weekly call, and keep building in the community.

Find your starting point
03 / BUILDING

Make it work for your business.

Disruptiv is my company for websites, apps, AI workflows, video, and campaigns. It’s where we build together.

Build with Ian

This is where I teach and share. Disruptiv is where we put it to work in your business.

Built in real life.
Shared in real rooms.

See the speaking record
Orlando keynoteMay 2025 / 500+ in the room

The build behind the numbers / 2025

AI for Business.
Built solo by Ian.

I built the AI for Business platform myself. It supported more than 1,600 users, while the business it served reached $1.2M in annual recurring revenue within nine months.

1,600+
Users supported by the AI for Business platform
$1.2M
Annual recurring revenue of the business the platform supported
See the platform case study

“I enjoyed your speech, the hands-on coding presentation, your honesty and humble attitude, and your drive.”

Monika MielnikDirector, UX/UI Design & Development
AIXP Houston

No stage. No ticket. Just start.

Bring a question.
Leave with a next step.

Launch & Learn is my free weekly call for practical AI building, live walkthroughs, and founder Q&A.

Wednesdays / 1–2 PM Central / Google MeetJoin Launch & Learn

Let’s make it useful

What could we
make happen?

Have an event, workshop, or conversation in mind? Tell me about it. I’ll reply personally within a day or two.

Need a website, app, or workflow built?
Start a project with Disruptiv

You’ll get an email confirmation. Ian replies personally.

Free to join Ian McDonald AI

Bring what
you’re building.

Join my free community for practical AI lessons, prompts, and the things I’m making. Bring an idea, a question, or something you’d like to make easier.

Join my free community

Find us on LaunchBox. Start wherever you are.

Meet the community & the platform I built

A place to put AI into practice

  1. Try something useful.

    Explore lessons, examples, and prompts you can use in your own work.

  2. Bring your questions.

    Share what you’re trying and where you’re getting stuck.

  3. Build alongside others.

    Show what worked, compare approaches, and learn from each other.