JIm Fernald

I've been a writer in some capacity for over thirty years, from journalism (Furman University Paladin) and poetry to stage plays (University of South Florida), screenwriting, graphic novels and children's books. I've also climbed the ladder in the restaurant industry, culminating in General Manager duties at a training store for a major TN-based food chain, where I was responsible for every line item on the p&l as well as 5 managers and 120+ employees in both restaurant and retail facets. I've been involved in two start-ups focused on the beverage and botanical industry, growing from a team of about 10 to over 80, the last evaluation estimated between $80-$100M, and lately I've developed a passion for utilizing AI to vibe-code systems designed to ingest and filter data before routing capital via dynamic knapsack logic. Here's Tom with the weather...