# Blake Werner

> Visionary · Operator · Learner — Driven, growth-focused leader.

Being passionate about business and personal growth, I developed this site to showcase and share skills I've learned in starting, building, and running businesses as well as personal insights I find amazing!

## About

I build businesses end-to-end. When a standard framework or piece of software doesn't exist to optimize a business process, I don't wait: I actively build the solution myself. I co-founded and operate Ozark Home Services, ran day-to-day operations for Thrive Tutoring, and engineer custom products that turn manual constraints into scalable leverage.

My execution is specialized at the intersection of complex financial engines, operational architecture, and deep structural change. Whether it's designing immutable financial-records engines, building automated lead-to-deal pipelines, or auditing operational workflows, I design systems that create absolute clarity and efficiency.

### Finance, Markets, & Technology

Active market investing is a core passion of mine; following a peak 11,500% portfolio gain, my market approach and performance were featured in MarketWatch in late 2025. To sharpen the formal accounting and financial foundations behind every venture I build, I am currently pursuing my CPA track at the University of Arkansas, on pace to graduate from an intensive five-year curriculum in just four years. I operate continuously at the frontier of AI, corporate finance, and business technology to build advanced tools for modern operations.

### Mission & Execution

I care deeply about measurable growth, ruthless execution, and doing right by the people I serve. Above all, my work is driven by a commitment to steward the gifts the LORD has given me, viewing business not just as an enterprise, but as a foundational way to serve others.

## Pages

- [Blake Werner — Visionary, Operator, Learner](https://blakehwerner.com/): Blake Werner — visionary, operator, and learner based in Northwest Arkansas and Dallas. I start companies and engineer the software, AI, and financial systems that run them.
- [Ventures & Projects — Blake Werner](https://blakehwerner.com/ventures): The companies and products Blake Werner has built and operated end to end — Ozark Home Services, Roomotion, Thrive Tutoring, an incoming Deloitte internship, and the Video Sound FX YouTube channel.
- [Leadership & Involvement — Blake Werner](https://blakehwerner.com/leadership): Blake Werner's leadership and education — Treasurer of Beta Upsilon Chi, a Shaping the Future of Commerce Summit panelist, and an accounting student on the CPA track at the University of Arkansas.
- [Reading & Learning — Blake Werner](https://blakehwerner.com/reading): The books and ideas shaping how Blake Werner thinks and builds — a curated shelf spanning business, faith, leadership, and technology.
- [Contact — Blake Werner](https://blakehwerner.com/contact): Get in touch with Blake Werner by email or LinkedIn — open to building, hiring, and partnership conversations across Northwest Arkansas and Dallas.

## Ventures & projects

- **Ozark Home Services** — A Christian-owned home-services company serving Northwest Arkansas. Gutter Cleaning, Lawn Mowing, and Christmas-light installation across NWA, built on a pay-after-service, no-contract model and a 100% satisfaction guarantee. (https://ozarkhomeservices.org)
- **Thrive Tutoring** — Ran the operations behind a student-tutoring venture. As Operations Manager, I owned every operational task end to end, largely an entrepreneurial role keeping the tutoring business running day to day at the University of Arkansas. (https://www.thrivetutoringnwa.org/)
- **Deloitte** — Incoming Audit & Assurance intern at Deloitte. Accepted an offer to join Deloitte's Audit & Assurance practice as a Summer 2027 intern and connected with the firm and students from across the country at Deloitte's National Leadership Conference (pictured).
- **Ozark Software Platform** — The custom operating system behind Ozark Home Services. A full operations platform I designed and built: job scheduling, an immutable financial-records engine, commission and technician-pay logic, city-specific sales-tax handling, and executive, ops, and admin dashboards + a lead-to-deal sales pipeline.
- **Roomotion** — Real-estate walkthrough AI — photos to cinematic video. Turns listing photos into cinematic video walkthroughs through a fully client-side rendering pipeline: depth analysis, 3D scene building, rendering, and encoding. No server round-trip required.
- **Video Sound FX** — A free sound-effects channel for YouTubers. Built and grew a YouTube channel offering free, ready-to-use sound effects for video creators. Surpassing 1 million views and 1,450+ subscribers. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVOT2wlM4iKmwSCYptZaaQA)

## Timeline

- **December 2020** — Investing: Learned initially through copy-trading and immersing myself in Finance forums on the internet at the age of 16.
- **May 2024** — Graduated High School & Became a Multi-Unit Franchisee: Graduted high school and became a partial owner of 5 subway stores in Marble Falls, TX
- **Aug 2024** — Started at the University of Arkansas: Began undergrad on the accounting / CPA track.
- **Jan 2025** — Operations Manager, Thrive Tutoring: Hired to run everyday operations of the business (10+ person team) while improving the scalability of the business.
- **Aug 2025** — Project Manager, McMillon Innovation Studio: Led the Nestlé design team through the Human-Centered Design process and built an AI-powered analytical dashboard: this became my first taste of AI building
- **Oct 2025** — Accepted a Summer 2027 internship with Deloitte: Signed an offer to join Deloitte's Audit & Assurance practice as a Summer 2027 intern.
- **Oct 2025** — Elected Treasurer, Beta Upsilon Chi: Won the chapter election to lead finances and plan events for Beta Upsilon Chi fraternity leading 200+ members, formulating, and executing 100K+ budgets.
- **Oct 2025** — Student Panelist, Shaping the Future of Commerce Summit: Invited to be an expert for a panel on the future of commerce alongside leaders from Walmart, McKinsey, and Publicis Groupe.
- **Dec 2025** — Led the Nestlé team at McMillon Demo Day: Presented the AI analytical dashboard my design team built for Nestlé, achieving 2nd place in a group of 12.
- **Dec 2025** — Interviewed by MarketWatch: Featured in MarketWatch after an 11,500% gain, on my investing performance and approach to the markets.
- **Jan 2026** — Concluded Thrive Tutoring & McMillon roles: Wrapped up as Operations Manager at Thrive Tutoring and Project Manager at McMillon Innovation Studio.
- **Feb 2026** — Co-Founded Ozark Home Services: Launched the company and built the full-stack operating platform in under two months. Responsible for tech stack, finances, and legal structure.
- **Mar 2026** — Planned a Caleb King Concert: Fully planned and organized a worship concert for an artist with 250K+ monthly listeners, securing $5,500 in funding from the University of Arkansas through its RSO funding process. Later had to cancel due to rain and rescheduled to August 28, 2026.
- **Summer 2026** — Building platforms, brand, and Roomotion: Shipping software platforms, this personal-brand site, and Roomotion: my real-estate walkthrough AI.
- **Aug 2026** — Worship concert — August 28, 2026: The rescheduled worship concert with Caleb King, now set for August 28, 2026.
- **2028** — On track to graduate & sit for the CPA: Will have completed my undergraduate/graduate degree and actiely pursuing the CPA.

## Press

- MarketWatch: "They made big money on risky trades in the market this year. Then they posted about it." — Interviewed by MarketWatch about an 11,500% gain and my approach to the markets. (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/they-made-big-money-on-risky-trades-in-the-market-this-year-then-they-posted-about-it-b912695f)

## Education

- University of Arkansas — Accounting · Pursuing the CPA (Class of 2028)

## Contact

- Email: blakehwerner@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakewerner8/
- Based in: Northwest Arkansas & Dallas