About
Build Lab.
Venture Studio.
Powered by AI.
We help business owners automate what's slowing them down and help founders turn ideas into products — with AI systems built to last.
Chanel Gray
Founder & CEO
Chanel founded Stackd Studios AI with a clear mission: give business owners and founders access to the same AI-powered infrastructure that big companies take for granted — without the enterprise price tag or the bloat.
With a background in product development, systems design, and AI implementation, she leads every project with a bias toward clarity, craft, and results — the same way she runs her own businesses.
Her clinical background — three psychology degrees and QMHP supervision credentials — informs how Stackd builds for behavioral health, education, and family services. Outside Stackd, she built FieldOS, a multi-tenant operations platform for field service businesses.
Stackd Studios AI is part of Hicks Virtual Solutions LLC, the portfolio company she founded to build and operate ventures, tools, and client systems firsthand. Every system Stackd ships has been pressure-tested in a live business first — usually one of her own.
Mission
“To design, build, and launch intelligent systems and ventures — giving business owners and founders the power to operate smarter, move faster, and build something that lasts, powered by AI, craft, and strategic thinking.”
How We Work
The principles behind every build
Craft over shortcuts
AI makes us faster — but it doesn't replace judgment. Every deliverable is reviewed, refined, and held to a standard we'd put our name on.
Clarity over complexity
We don't build to impress. We build what works. Simple systems that your team can actually use, understand, and grow with.
Strategy before code
A great product built on a weak model still fails. We always start with why before we touch a line of code.
Speed without chaos
Two-week sprints. Same-day proposals. AI-assisted builds. We move fast because we've built the process to support it — not because we're cutting corners.
Tech Stack
We build on the best tools available.
Chosen for speed, reliability, and scale — the same tools powering some of the best products on the internet.
Frontend
Next.js (App Router) · React 19 · Tailwind CSS v4 · Framer Motion
Backend & Database
Supabase (Postgres + Auth + RLS) · Next.js Server Actions · Vercel Edge Functions
AI & Automation
Claude API (Anthropic) · Claude prompt engineering · n8n / Zapier workflows · Custom AI agents
Payments & Email
Stripe Checkout · Resend (transactional email) · Calendly (scheduling)
Deployment
Vercel (primary) · Custom domains · CI/CD via GitHub Actions
Want to work with us?
Book a free discovery call and let's figure out what to build together.