Joao A.

I'll be upfront. Most of my work has happened outside Upwork. I built Top Rated Plus status here before moving into direct partnerships with founders, and I'm now selectively looking for my next one. Three years running online businesses as the right-hand partner to the owner. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: A founder has a vision. They bring it to me. I turn it into a plan, break it down, and assign it to the team. If the team doesn't exist yet, I hire it. When something breaks, I handle it - either I solve it or I find the person who can. The founder doesn't hear about it until it's fixed, if they want it that way. They stay focused on the business. I run what's inside it. The team reports to me. I report to you. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁: - Operated as COO for a $40K+/month business - Shopify operations, marketing, paid media, wholesale distribution, international expansion, team of 5. - Built and ran a health info-product business end-to-end as the sole operator - funnels, email, paid ads, creative, launches, analytics, infrastructure. Every dollar the business generated came through systems I built. - Managed teams of 3-5, built SOPs from zero, handled hiring and onboarding, coordinated designers, developers, marketers, and VAs. 𝗢𝗻 𝗔𝗜: AI is built into how I operate. I don't mean I use ChatGPT sometimes (I actually prefer Claude). I understand prompting, reasoning models, and how to build AI into actual business workflows - copywriting, strategic analysis, automation, funnel architecture. I build custom AI systems tailored to each business so quality stays high and consistent without needing a bigger team. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸: ClickFunnels, Shopify, Zapier, Brevo, Klaviyo, Meta Ads, GA4, Canva - plus whatever your business runs on. 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁: Digital-first businesses already doing $20K+/month and ready to professionalize operations - info products, online courses, coaching, digital services, membership communities. I don't take on zero-to-one builds. I come in when there's real revenue and real operational complexity to manage. If you're a founder who's tired of being the bottleneck in your own business and you need someone to own operations, manage the team, and turn your ideas into real output, let's talk.