Morning ritual
A homemade latte, with honey instead of sugar.
The person behind Sayla
Blessing Richardson
Founder & Tech Strategist
I’m a tech strategist, consultant, and software engineer with more than 20 years in technology, and I turn the expertise and frameworks of service providers and consultants into AI teammates.
Can I be direct?
If I looked at your service today, I’d have notes.
Most of your business already runs on apps: your information is digital, and the admin and the management of your clients are partly automated, if not fully.
But the work you actually sell hasn’t had the same look.
I’d look at how you deliver the outcomes your clients come to you for, and show you which parts an AI teammate could take on, and which should stay with you. Sometimes the honest answer is none.
Why I look at it this way
I’ve been in this industry a long time, in a lot of roles.
I taught myself to code and started my first business before I finished high school, as a freelance web designer, graphic designer, and photographer. Designing for real clients taught me to care how software feels to the person using it.
I went on to study software engineering and spent years as a software engineer and an engineering manager, inside tech product companies, in software consulting, and on projects for Fortune 100 companies. As a fractional CTO, I’ve worked with startups through to launch.
Everywhere I went, I saw the same thing: people outside the technical teams were wary of technology. For a long time I took it personally. Then I understood it. They were experts in their own fields, and technology asked them to keep learning on top of everything else. They weren’t resisting it. They were overwhelmed by technology.
I founded Sayla on one belief: small teams can be mighty when they use technology well. Now I turn the expertise and frameworks of service providers and consultants into AI teammates.
Things I care about
How I work.
I choose technology for the right reasons, at the right time, and never because it’s trending.
AI should give you capacity, not replace your people, so you and your team stay in the loop.
If AI doesn’t belong in your service, I’ll tell you.
If we work together, you should know
A few things about me.
Coffee
An enthusiast, not an expert.
On the mic
The Blessing Effect, my podcast.
Where I work
Central time, with clients anywhere.
Why trust this
A track record you can check.
20+ years
In technology, from projects for Fortune 100 companies to solo practices.
5x to 10x
The growth my clients reach, without their hours growing with it.
Weeks to hours
The time my clients get back with a reliable AI teammate trained on their expertise and frameworks.