Hi, I'm Brian.
Nice to meet you :)
A place for me to keep track of all the random things I've been up to.
I tend to bounce between projects and hyperfocuses. Some things I finish, some I don't, and some I completely forget about until I stumble across an old folder months later. lately.fyi started as a way to document what I've been working on — partly so I can share it, but mostly so I can remember it myself.
Podcasting
About ten years ago, two friends and I started a podcast called Sickboy about living with chronic illness. We recorded it in my basement with no real plan. Somehow it turned into an award-winning show that's still running today.
From that came Snack Labs, a podcast production company. I handle everything from business strategy and client work to building internal tools and the website.
AI & Product
I'm currently Chief Product Officer at OslerAI, an AI-powered medical education platform. The role involves thinking about how AI can genuinely help people learn — not just as a novelty, but as something useful.
Back to School
After 15 years of learning on the job, I went back to school for Computer Science at the University of Arizona, focusing on AI. It felt like the right time to formalize the knowledge I'd been picking up along the way.
Side Projects
In between everything else, I build things. Sometimes useful, sometimes just interesting to me. I'm drawn to projects that solve problems I actually have — which is why a lot of my work comes from being mildly annoyed by something and deciding to fix it.
What Drives Me
I don't have a grand mission statement. I like building things. I like solving problems. I like when technology helps people instead of getting in their way. That's mostly it.
If there's a thread through my work, it's probably making complex things feel simpler — whether that's helping people talk about illness, teaching medical concepts, or just documenting what I've been up to.
~1000 podcast episodes recorded over the past decade. Still learning something new every time.
Halifax is home. Cold winters, foggy summers, and some of the best people you'll meet.
Went back to school at 36. Turns out learning is more fun when you choose it.
Built a bot that calls customer service lines to measure hold times. Useful data, questionable use of time.
Coffee is a significant part of my workflow. Maybe too significant.
This site is a perpetual work in progress. Part of the fun is tinkering with it.
That's the short version.
Thanks for reading. If you want to chat about a project, collaboration, or anything else — I'd be happy to hear from you.