Alejandro
Rioja.
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AI Consultant · San Antonio, TX Operator advisory

AI consulting for
San Antonio operators.

Austin-based, serving San Antonio and the I-35 corridor. Eleven brands across SEO, growth, B2C, B2B — the AI agent strategy I advise on gets tested across that portfolio first.

What I advise on

Three buckets for San Antonio-area founders.

  1. 01
    AI roadmap for founders. Where AI changes your unit economics in the next 12 months — and where it doesn't. Honest assessment, no vendor pitch.
  2. 02
    GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) strategy. How to get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini — not just ranked by Google. With concrete page-level work, not principles.
  3. 03
    Agent system design review. You already have an internal team building. I review what you're shipping, where the prompt brittleness lives, what evals you're missing.
Alejandro Rioja

UCLA '17. Founder + AI agent builder.
Austin operator.

I built and ran 11 brands from Austin — DTC, a media network, B2B SaaS — and designed the AI agent systems that ran each one. San Antonio-area clients get that same operator playbook.

Cited in Forbes, Inc., HuffPost, BBC, Mashable. The 247-issue newsletter runs alongside the agent work.

FAQ for San Antonio-area AI consulting.

Are you based in San Antonio?

I'm based in Austin, ~1.5 hours from San Antonio — basically the same metro. San Antonio-area engagements get a remote-first delivery model with in-person kickoff + reviews. Drive up to Pflugerville (where I run Pickleland) any time.

What's the engagement structure for San Antonio clients?

Same three tiers as anywhere: free 30-min intro (Cal.com), $9,500 full SEO + GEO audit (4 weeks deep, 90-day plan), or longer-term retainer. AI agent builds run 3–8 weeks, custom-priced.

What kinds of San Antonio-area companies do you work with?

Best fit: $1M–$25M annual revenue, organic-leaning growth, founder still close to the marketing P&L. San Antonio's cybersecurity, healthcare, and military-adjacent tech sectors all map well. Pre-revenue and large-enterprise both have better options elsewhere.

Can we meet in person?

Easily — Austin and San Antonio are basically the same metro now. The Pearl, Southtown, and Downtown San Antonio are common meeting spots. Otherwise come up to Austin or Pflugerville.

How is this different from a Big Four AI consulting practice?

Big Four ships decks. I ship deployed agents in your repo. Pricing model is different — I charge for the build, not for headcount-hours. Capacity is different — I cap at 2 builds at a time, they staff hundreds. Best fit depends on what you actually need.

San Antonio-based?
Let's scope a call.

Free 30-min intro. I'll tell you honestly whether AI moves the needle for your business in the next 12 months.