Author
TJ Larkin
AI Consultant and Founder of ATX AI Lab
AI consultant, media operator, and builder based in Liberty Hill, Texas. Three years deep in AI. Builds with Claude Code, ChatGPT, voice agents, and automation platforms daily.
Credentials
- 3+ years building with AI daily as an operator, not a theorist.
- 145,000+ newsletter subscribers across a local media network.
- Co-founder of lightbreak.ai, AI-powered publishing software.
- Operator of Austin Guide, Austin Scoop, and Austin Grind local media brands.
- AI music producer through Songs For Your Story.
- Meta ads, GoHighLevel, Claude Code, Supabase, and Cloudflare daily user.
Recent Articles
AI Voice Agents: Turn Missed Calls Into Booked Customers
AI voice agents answer every call, book appointments, and text leads for Austin and Austin businesses. How they work and what they cost.
April 20, 2026Write Better Customer Emails with ChatGPT in 5 Minutes
Learn how to write professional customer emails using ChatGPT in under 5 minutes. Real prompts and templates for business owners in Austin, TX.
April 17, 2026East Austin's Growth and Why AI Is the Only Way to Keep Up
East Austin is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas. Local businesses that want to keep pace need AI systems handling their phones, content, and follow-ups.
April 16, 2026Why South Austin Fitness Studios Need AI Now
How fitness studios in South Austin and East Austin can use AI to handle calls, reminders, captions, and reactivation. Real tools, real prices, ship this week.
April 15, 2026ChatGPT vs Perplexity vs Google AI Overviews for Local Business
A side-by-side comparison of ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews for local businesses in Austin, and South Austin. Which one sends customers your way.
April 14, 2026AI 101 for Austin metro Business Owners in 2026
A plain-English AI guide for small business owners in Austin, South Austin, and East Austin. What AI is, what it does, and where to start today.
April 14, 2026ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: Which to Pay For in 2026
Three chat AIs, three price tags, one subscription you actually need. A plain-English comparison for small business owners in Austin and South Austin.
April 14, 2026The Five Pages Every Local Business Needs for AI Search in 2026
AI search tools cite specific pages, not websites. The five pages every business in Austin, and South Austin needs to show up in 2026.
April 14, 2026Austin's AI Gap: Where Local Operators Are Losing Ground
Austin businesses are quietly falling behind on AI adoption. An audit of fifty local sites shows the gap and the fastest ways to close it.
April 14, 2026Google AI Overviews: Rank In the Summary, Not Under It
Google AI Overviews now appear on roughly 30% of searches. How local businesses in Austin, South Austin, and East Austin get cited inside the summary.
April 14, 2026Get Your Austin Business Found by ChatGPT and AI Search
AI search is replacing Google for millions. How local businesses in Austin, and South Austin can get cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity.
April 14, 2026Prompting 101: How to Actually Talk to ChatGPT and Claude
Most people get bad output from ChatGPT because they prompt badly. A working guide for Austin metro business owners who want real results from AI tools.
April 14, 2026The Austin Businesses Already Winning With AI
Real Austin businesses using AI every day to win customers from bigger competitors. Five stories, no fluff. What they use and what they got back.
April 14, 2026The $20 AI Stack That Runs a Small Business in 2026
A 20-dollar-a-month AI stack that handles half the operations of a small business in Austin metro. What to buy, what to skip, and how to start today.
April 14, 2026What Schema Markup Is and Why Your Business Needs It
Schema markup is the code that tells Google and ChatGPT what your business does. A plain-English guide for Austin and Austin business owners.