Most AI consultants
automate your marketing.
I build your brand first.
15 years at Young & Rubicam. Hot Wheels. Disney. UNO. AMPM. I know what a real brand sounds like — and I'll build yours before we touch a single AI tool.
Find out exactly how much you're wasting — in 2 minutes.
Before we talk AI — let's talk brand.
15 years. Fortune 500 brands. Real businesses built from scratch. Here's why that matters for you.
You're not behind because you're lazy.
You're behind because nobody built you the right system.
Every one of these is a real thing a real entrepreneur said to me. If you're nodding — keep reading.
AI doesn't fix
a broken brand.
It amplifies it.
I've watched entrepreneurs automate their way into more content that doesn't convert — faster. Posting every day. Crickets.
The problem was never the tools. It was the foundation. Wrong ICA. Fuzzy voice. No real customer journey.
That's what I fix first. Then we automate it.
Brand strategy first. AI execution second. That's the difference between content that floats in the void — and content that converts.
The Hidden
Cost Calculator
How much is DIY-ing your business actually costing you?
Most entrepreneurs think they're saving money doing things themselves or hiring cheap freelancers.
This 2-minute calculator shows you the real number — and it's probably 3x what you think.
Move the sliders. Be honest — most people underestimate by 40%.
People You're Paying
Tools You're Paying For
Your Time — The Hidden One
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Drop your info below. I'll send you your personalized cost breakdown, the AI tier that fits your business, and the exact first steps to take.
No fluff. No 47-email nurture sequence. Just the stuff that actually matters for where you are right now.
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The AI Empire Method
Brand first. Automation second. In that order. Always.
Build the Foundation
ICA locked in. Brand voice trained. Customer journey mapped. This is what makes everything else work.
Build the System
AI tools configured to your voice. Content workflows. Lead gen funnels. Email sequences. Built once, runs forever.
Scale Without Burnout
You show up for the high-value work. AI handles the rest. No cloning yourself required.
I'm Dione.
Former ad exec. Hit rock bottom. Rebuilt from scratch.
I spent 15 years at Young & Rubicam running national campaigns for Hot Wheels, Disney, UNO, AMPM, and Matchbox. 60+ commercials a year. High-stakes rebrands. Zero room for "close enough."
Then I discovered AI tools in 2022 trying to manage my own growing businesses. What started as necessity turned into obsession.
Now I'm AI-certified with a Master's in Communication — and I help entrepreneurs do what I did: build a real brand, then automate it.
I'm not a tech person. I'm an entrepreneur who figured this out the hard way — and built the system so you don't have to.
This Is the System in Action
Built and ran virtual summits for our own e-commerce business. Used AI to repurpose every session into weeks of content automatically. Zero extra headcount. This is the exact system I now build for clients.
— Dione Zajac, Founder · The Tape Lab & AI Empire Builder
Now accepting founding clients — rates will increase as spots fill.
Choose Your Path
Every tier includes brand strategy first. Non-negotiable.
The AI Automation Playbook
or $47/month
- ✓Video training: ChatGPT, Claude, Manus
- ✓Brand voice training module
- ✓Prompt library + templates
- ✓Content calendar system
- ✓Private community access
AI Empire Accelerator
3-month minimum
- ✓Weekly group coaching calls
- ✓Live implementation sessions
- ✓Brand voice AI training
- ✓Content workflow builds
- ✓Marketing automation setup
- ✓Slack/Voxer support
AI Empire Build-Out
+ $2,000/month retainer
- ✓Complete AI automation audit
- ✓Brand voice system built + trained
- ✓Full content creation system
- ✓Lead gen funnels + email sequences
- ✓Social media systems
- ✓Monthly optimization + reporting
Not sure which tier? Book a free 30-minute call — I'll tell you exactly where you are and what ROI looks like for your situation.
Common
Questions
Still on the fence? These are the questions I get on every discovery call.
Ask Me Directly →No. If you can use Google Docs, you can use what I teach. Zero coding. Zero tech overwhelm.
Not the way I do it. Brand voice training is built into every tier. Your output sounds like you — not a robot.
ChatGPT is a tool. I build the brand strategy, the voice system, and the automation architecture around it. Very different.
Most clients produce their first real branded content in week one. Full system build takes 4–6 weeks.
That's my most common client. The tools weren't the problem — the brand foundation was missing. That's exactly what we fix first.
30 minutes. I ask you two questions about your business, show you where the gaps are, and tell you which tier makes sense. No pressure.
Meet Your
AI Brand Strategist.
What used to take weeks of agency briefings and thousands of dollars — done in minutes.
This custom AI has my entire brand methodology built in. Y&R frameworks. Fortune 500 strategy. Trained to ask the right questions, identify exactly where your brand is breaking down, and tell you what to fix first.
It's not ChatGPT. It's not generic. It's 15 years of brand strategy — at AI speed.
No credit card. No signup. Just answers.
Start with one of these
Or ask your own question — The AI Brand Strategist knows the full AI Empire Builder framework.
If AI can do it,
you shouldn't be doing it.
Let's build your empire smarter. Start with The AI Brand Strategist — or book a call and let's talk.