Mansel Scheffel
I’m Mansel.
In 2011, I left South Africa with nothing but a laptop and a digital piano. I hacked my way into IT, broke into cybersecurity in London, and built two solo consulting businesses — scaling past $50K/month without a degree, network, or safety net.
Today, I teach AI tool builders, automation freelancers, and no-code folks how to escape low-ticket chaos and build $25K+/month consulting businesses.
If you’re sick of $500 gigs, scope creep, and being treated like a coder-for-hire — this channel distills my 12 years of consulting knowledge into your way out.
I also run AtomicOps, a boutique AI consultancy in NYC, helping mid-market companies turn AI chaos into scalable, revenue-driving systems.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I'll happily respond in the comments. Thanks for reading.
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