I BUILD PHYSICAL EXPERIENCES
WITH SOFTWARE UNDERNEATH.
I’VE SPENT MY CAREER TURNING WHAT IF? INTO WHAT’S NEXT.
I learn by building. I get energized by hard problems. And I care most about work that creates real connection—not just more attention.
One thread runs through all of them: make the complicated feel human.
I built it. I scaled it. I successfully exited it.
I founded teelaunch in 2013 and spent more than a decade making the distance between an idea and a physical product disappear. After a successful exit, I closed that chapter to put 100% of my energy into Izzi’s Gym and new AI projects.
The real product is belonging.
Today, I’m building a trading-card and collectibles store with my family in Sioux Falls. The cards bring people through the door. Community gives them a reason to stay.
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↗Company swag should start conversations.
Arch Nemesis creates custom shoes for B2B marketing activations, employee gifts, and event moments—the kind of branded object people actually want to wear instead of tossing in a drawer.
Software is strongest when it makes real life better.
I’m exploring better tools for small businesses, smarter retail, and technology that gives people more reasons—not fewer—to show up in person.
A business should make someone’s day, neighborhood, or life tangibly better.
The fastest way to get stale is to believe you already know how the story ends.
Clear thinking and honest conversations beat comfortable consensus.
After successfully exiting teelaunch, I committed 100% of my energy to Izzi’s Gym and other AI projects—building the future of physical retail and practical tools that help small teams compete above their weight.
“THE MOAT IS IN THE PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE—THE STORE, THE COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE.”
— CHRISTOPHER HAMZE