This Website
Brand, site build, and copy — built start-to-finish as a working system, one-on-one with its owner. You're looking at it right now.
You're looking at the product.
Missed calls, unanswered messages, estimates that never get followed up — that's where the money leaks. I build AI workers that handle the busywork, so you can get back to the work only you can do.
Proof, not promises: this entire site — brand, build, and copy — was built start-to-finish as a working system, one-on-one with its owner. Human judgment, machine speed: that's the One-on-One Build.
AI Readiness Audit. The required first step. Clear scope, in writing, before anything starts.
Serving Vancouver Island · We'll get back to you — no phone tag
Built one-on-one in Nanaimo, BC — a real person sets it up and answers for it.
Serving Vancouver Island — local businesses, local accountability.
Every project starts with the AI Readiness Audit — the required first step, then a written plan before any work.
Proof, Not Promises
Two working systems, built the same way I'd build yours — one-on-one, with a written plan before anything starts.
Hearth & Plank — Nanaimo
A real flooring business running the package: brand and logo, website, content engine, and Meta ads. Same builder, same method.
Check us out! hearthandplank.ca
What It Can Do
One AI worker on your rules — answering, booking, following up. Built one-on-one, with a written plan before anything goes live.
Answer the Phone When You Can't
Meet Maya — your AI receptionist. When you're on a job or the shop's closed, she picks up the calls you set her to handle — in your own words — and knows when to bring in a human.
Maya is the product name — the AI receptionist we build for your business. The chat window on this page is IslandBuilt's own assistant.
Qualify Leads Before You Call Back
It asks your questions — what, when, where — and hands you a sorted shortlist instead of a pile of voicemails.
Book Real Appointments
Booked by your rules — your hours, buffers, service area. Only the appointment types you approve.
Follow Up On Schedule
Estimate follow-ups, reminders, check-ins. You approve the words once; it sends on schedule.
Connect to Your Existing Tools
Your calendar, email, CRM — nothing ripped out. We confirm what connects during the audit.
Train You Personally
You and your people learn the day-to-day in plain language. Running it is reading a screen, not writing code.
How It Works
Three steps. No pitch decks. Every project runs on a named method — the One-on-One Build, the same working system this site was built on.
Get the AI Readiness Audit
We talk through how your business really runs — who answers the phone, how leads come in, where things fall through the cracks. You get a plain-language read on whether an AI worker is worth building for it.
The One-on-One Build
If it's worth building, you approve the written plan first — what's included, the timeline, the day-to-day. Then I build it, test it with you, and train you personally. Nothing goes live until you've approved it.
The AI Concierge (optional)
What the AI doesn't do, I do. I monitor, update, and improve the setup — you never touch a dashboard. Support, not a leash.
My Word
Built by Bang Bui in Nanaimo, BC.
How your data is handled
Only the accounts you approve get connected, and the written plan names every tool involved. What was built, what connects to what, and what you own — documented in plain language.
Documented, not a black box. What was built, what connects, and how the day-to-day works — in plain language. The AI Concierge is optional.
You stay in the loop. The words and calls it's approved to make are in the written plan before anything goes live.
Honest about the limits. If the audit says AI isn't worth it for you, I'll tell you. That's included.
— Bang Bui, Nanaimo BC
What It Won't Do
Every tool has edges. Here are ours, in plain language.
- It won't replace your judgment. Every build has guardrails — high-stakes moments route to you.
- It won't close deals for you. It books the appointment and hands you the lead. The handshake and the quote are still yours.
- It won't fix a broken process. Automation speeds up whatever you do now — the audit looks at that first.
- It won't work with everything. Some tools connect, some don't — we confirm before anything is scoped.
Straight Answers
The questions I get most — answered the way I'd answer them on the phone.
What happens in the AI Readiness Audit?
We talk through how your business really runs — who answers the phone, how leads come in, where things fall through the cracks. You get a plain-language read on whether an AI worker is worth building. If it's not worth it, I'll tell you — that's included.
Why isn't the audit free?
Because it's the work, not the pitch. The audit is a working session on how your business really runs — who answers the phone, how leads come in, where things fall through the cracks — and the read is yours to keep, whatever you decide. Free audits are sales calls with a different name. If AI isn't worth it for you, that honest answer is included too.
Why is the audit mandatory?
Because it's required before any build — I scope from what the audit finds, not from a menu. Every project runs on the One-on-One Build, and step one is looking at how your business really runs before I tell you what's worth building.
Why not just use a cheap AI receptionist app?
You can — and if your needs are simple, the audit will tell you so. The difference is the setup: I build it on your rules, train it on your business, train you personally, and answer for it afterward. No dashboard to learn, no tuning to do yourself. That's what the AI Concierge is for — and it's optional.
What if the AI makes a mistake with a customer?
Every build has guardrails — high-stakes moments route to you, and the words it's approved to use are in the written plan before anything goes live. It won't replace your judgment.
Do I need to be technical?
No. I build the setup and train you personally. The day-to-day is reading a screen, not writing code.
Do I need the AI Concierge?
No — it's optional. It's for owners who want the whole thing run for them: I monitor, update, fix, and improve your setup, and you never have to learn how any of it works. Support, not a leash.
Where do you work?
Based in Nanaimo, BC — serving Vancouver Island.
How do we start?
Fill in the booking form below, then complete payment to book your audit. No pay, no booking. Rescheduling is always free; cancel 24+ hours ahead and it's refunded in full.
The audit math
Start with what a missed call costs you.
Missed calls, unanswered messages, estimates that never get followed up — that's where the money leaks. The AI Readiness Audit maps it in plain language and tells you straight whether an AI worker is worth building. If it's not worth it, that answer is included too.
- You keep the findings, in writing. A plain-language written read on whether an AI worker is worth building for your business — yours to keep, whatever you decide.
Book the AI Readiness Audit — the required first step.
Pricing
Simple, in Canadian dollars. Every project starts with the $500 AI Readiness Audit — flat, one-time, required before any build. Then pick your build. Written price before any work starts. Written-quote pricing — the price in your written quote is locked, no matter when you start.
The Editions
All three builds are one-time fees, quoted in writing before work starts. The AI Concierge is monthly and optional.
The audit finds the gaps. The project fills them.
Written price before any work starts — locked in your quote, no matter when you start.
Rescheduling is always free — cancel the audit 24+ hours ahead and it's refunded in full.
The Concierge is optional — support, not a leash. You own everything.
| Feature | Personal AI Setup$1,500 one-timeYour evenings back. | Business AI Project$3,000 one-timeOne AI worker covering five roles. | ULTIMATE Full Business Package$5,000 one-time1+ AI agents covering your whole operation. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Done-for-you setup on your phone and computer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email, calendar, and contacts connected — only what you approve | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Two 1-on-1 training sessions, then 30 days of check-ins | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI receptionist — answers when you can't, texts back every missed call | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Qualifies leads with your questions, books into your calendar | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Follows up on estimates and no-answers automatically | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social media posts drafted for your approval | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Training session + 60-day tune-up window | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1+ collaborating AI agents — separate agents for separate jobs | — | — | ✓ |
| CRM, email, and booking systems integrated | — | — | ✓ |
| Website built or rebuilt for you | — | — | ✓ |
| Branding + logo work | — | — | ✓ |
| Branded social media profiles, set up for you | — | — | ✓ |
| Managed marketing campaigns | — | — | ✓ |
Personal AI Setup
$1,500 one-time
Your evenings back.
- Done-for-you setup on your phone and computer
- Email, calendar, and contacts connected — only what you approve
- Two 1-on-1 training sessions, then 30 days of check-ins
Business AI Project
$3,000 one-time
One AI worker covering five roles.
Receptionist, appointment setter, lead qualifier, follow-up rep, and social media manager.
- Everything in the Personal AI Setup
- AI receptionist — answers when you can't, texts back every missed call
- Qualifies leads with your questions, books into your calendar
- Follows up on estimates and no-answers automatically
- Social media posts drafted for your approval
- Training session + 60-day tune-up window
ULTIMATE Full Business Package
$5,000 one-time
1+ AI agents covering your whole operation.
- Everything in the Business AI Project
- 1+ collaborating AI agents — separate agents for separate jobs
- CRM, email, and booking systems integrated
- Website built or rebuilt for you
- Branding + logo work
- Branded social media profiles, set up for you
- Managed marketing campaigns
Every build starts with the AI Readiness Audit — book it below.
The AI Concierge
What the AI doesn't do, I do. The only subscription, and it's optional — you own everything and never touch a dashboard.
AI Concierge $500/month
A flat $500/month for most setups. If yours needs multiple AI agents running, that's quoted in writing first.
- What it doesn't do, I do. The AI has limits — where it stops, I step in. Fixes, updates, improvements, the judgment calls: handled by me.
- You don't touch anything. You never need to learn how any of it works.
- You own everything. Any third-party accounts the setup needs — phone line, software, AI plans — stay in your name, under your control.
- It grows with you. New service, new town, new offer — the system adjusts, and I handle it.
Optional — support, not a leash. Exactly what's included is sized to your setup in the written plan.
The AI Concierge pairs with any build. The AI Readiness Audit maps out what yours needs.
Wear the Brand
Your logo, on real gear — 24 pieces.
Launch Merch Run
6 tees, 6 embroidered caps, 6 sweatpants, 6 zip-up hoodies. Designed and mocked up with you; produced after you approve the proof.
The bigger the build, the better the merch terms — worked out in your written quote.
Design is included in the Full Business Build-Out. Production at cost, or done-for-you.
Mockups are design previews — production is never rushed to meet a mockup.
Build Notes
What shipped lately — proof the work keeps moving. Check back; this list grows.
September 2026
hearthandplank.ca launches as our live case study
A complete flooring business site — brand, copy, photography, booking flow — built start-to-finish as a working system. It answers its own phone.
September 2026
Maya's voice goes natural
Our AI receptionist now speaks in a warm, human voice on (778) 763-5705 — same number that takes your texts.
September 2026
The AI Readiness Audit opens
The mandatory first step for every engagement: the AI Readiness Audit finds the gaps before any project is quoted. Book yours.
Book Your AI Readiness Audit
You're looking at the product — this page is the package. Your details go to Bang, then payment books your audit — no pay, no booking.
Life happens: rescheduling your audit is always free. Cancel at least 24 hours ahead and it comes straight back — no questions, no fees.
What the audit leaves you with
- A plain-language read on whether an AI worker is worth building for your business — yours to keep, whatever you decide.
- Where your time is actually leaking: missed calls, leads, follow-ups, scheduling.
- If it's a go: the build plan in writing — what's included, the timeline, the day-to-day — before anything starts.
- If it's not a go: you hear that too. The audit isn't a sales funnel.
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Complete your payment to book your AI Readiness Audit. We'll get back to you to schedule it once payment clears.
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