An objective. A plan. The work done.
Less busywork.
Clearer numbers.
Software that fits.
Waitsburg, Washington
In the valley. Working everywhere.
Shrubn is an objective-based AI consultancy. Tell us the result you need. We help run the operations, make sense of the numbers, and build the tools to get you there.
01 / Selected work
Real objectives.
Working websites and tools.
Community projects, web applications,
and tools that make information useful.
Go Waitsburg
Give local ideas a place to get moving.
A community website connecting local groups, businesses, and neighbors with projects, participation, and ways to get involved.
Community website · Project storytelling · Participation
Waitsburg Community Cookbook
Collect the recipes worth passing down.
A home for a cookbook made by the town, with recipe contributions, a contributor wall, and ways for local businesses to support the project.
Contribution platform · Recipe collection · Community publishing
A front door for the town.
Visit
Waitsburg.
Visit Waitsburg
Give the town a useful digital front door.
A visitor-facing website for Waitsburg. Currently in private preview while local profiles are reviewed.
Visitor website · Local profiles · Preview access required
CreekChecker
Make public map data easier to explore.
An interactive map and information site for exploring Walla Walla creek-buffer proposals, with address search, map layers, and source context.
Interactive mapping · Data visualization · Public information
A community awareness tool, not an official property determination.
Rise Above Drones Quote Portal
Turn a field into a price in about a minute.
A web application for drone spraying quotes and booking. Growers draw or type their acres, get a live price from the approved rate card, sign in with an email code, and book an application; staff work the requests from their own console.
Web application · Instant quotes · Online booking
Rise Above Drone Services
Show growers the whole program in one place.
A sales and service website for an agricultural and enterprise drone company, covering spray, spreading, and survey platforms, trailers, licensing, and services for growers.
Business website · Product lineup · Sales inquiries
Town Hall Pass
Make local government easy to follow.
Independent briefs of Walla Walla City Council meetings: what was decided, how each member voted, what’s coming up, and how to take part. Drafted with AI from the public record, checked by a separate review, and linked to the official record line by line.
Meeting briefs · Email alerts · Linked public record
An independent project, not a government website.
Let Farmers Fly
Help farmers find the money they qualify for.
An independent guide for Pacific Northwest farmers: government grants, cost-share, loans, and tax rules, with what each one covers and what you pay up front. Free, no sign-up, and every line checked against the official page.
Program directory · Funding finder · Plain-language answers
A practical way to work
We don’t sell AI.
We use it to do the work.
Start with the objective and the tools you already have. Agree on the scope, the fee, and what success looks like. Then get to work.
02 / What needs doing?
Four ways to move forward.
01 — Operations
Less busywork.
Fewer loose ends.
Make the handoffs, recurring tasks, and everyday processes work better for your team.
Workflows · SOPs · Team training
02 — Numbers
Know where
the money goes.
Bring the financials into focus, from product margins to the next thirteen weeks of cash.
Dashboards · Forecasts · Pricing
03 — Builds
Software that fits
how you work.
Build the internal tool, customer portal, or website your business actually needs.
Web apps · Internal tools · Websites
04 — Campaigns & projects
A clear objective.
A plan to get there.
Put the pieces of a launch, campaign, or business project in order, and keep the work moving.
Launches · Campaigns · Project delivery
03 / The Objective Method
Start with the result.
Work back from there.
The objective comes first.
The tool comes last.
01
Define.
Name the objective and decide how we’ll measure it.
02
Diagnose.
Find the friction, the missing information, and the useful next step.
03
Deliver.
Build what moves the objective. Review the work along the way.
04
Hand off.
Document the work, train your team, and review the result.
Close to the work
For people with
a business to run.
Hospitality and wine first. Practical help for the work behind the scenes.
Hospitality & restaurants
Labor, food cost, and the daily handoff.
Wineries
Wine club reporting, inventory, and member follow-up.
Agriculture
Back-office reporting, paperwork, and direct sales.
Local services
Quoting, scheduling, and job costing.
04 / Start with one objective
A sensible first step.
Start here
Objective Diagnostic
Find the work worth doing before committing to a build.
$1,200
Fixed fee
- Interviews and an opportunity map
- One quick-win demonstration
- A fixed-scope build quote
Timeline: 1–2 weeks
Fix one workflow
Workflow Sprint
Take one recurring headache off the list.
$3,500
Starting price
- One defined workflow
- Team training and documentation
- Follow-up support after handoff
Timeline: 1–2 weeks
Keep improving
AI Operator
Keep the tools useful and the improvements coming.
$1,500
Per month, starting price
- Upkeep for the agreed tools
- One scoped improvement a month
- A monthly review
Cadence: monthly
Starting prices. Scope, fee, and terms are agreed in writing before any work starts.
An operator’s perspective
A person who understands
the work behind the work.
Shrubn is led by Corben Ketelsen, a hospitality operator working across technology, design, and AI. Based in Waitsburg, Washington. In person across the Walla Walla Valley, and remotely beyond it.
A clear scope.
Agree on the objective and fee before the work starts.
A human in the loop.
Build review into the process.
A useful handoff.
Documentation and training are part of the work.
Let’s put a name to it.
What’s the
objective?
Bring the bottleneck, the spreadsheet,
or the thing that should be easier.