Built by someone who's run a business.
I'm Daniel. Before Aquarius Ops, I was in the trenches of actual business operations — as a Mortgage Loan Originator, as a co-founder of an e-commerce company that did over $350,000 in revenue in its first year, and helping scale an independent café. Each of those roles taught me the same thing: the businesses that win are the ones that respond first.
As a Mortgage Loan Originator focused on refinances and cash-out refis, I dealt with homeowners at every stage — people ready to move, people on the fence, people who'd already called three other lenders before I picked up. I learned fast that the speed of your first response is often the whole game.
The same pattern plays out for plumbers — and the HVAC techs working alongside them. The owner is the one doing the work. You can't answer the phone when your hands are in a fitting or under an AC unit. Every unanswered call is a homeowner who dialed the next shop on Google.
I studied Information Systems at The Ohio State University, which gave me a foundation in how technology actually integrates with a business — not just the theory. That background plus hands-on operational experience is what makes Aquarius Ops different: I understand how your shop runs before I touch the tech.
Aquarius Ops deploys AI receptionists that handle your inbound calls — fully built and managed for you. You don't learn new software. You don't manage a system. You just stop losing jobs to voicemail.
The Ohio State University
B.S. Business Administration — Information Systems
Mortgage Loan Originator
Refinances & cash-out refis — learned firsthand that response speed wins or loses the deal
E-Commerce Founder
$350K+ revenue, Year 1 — QVC, National MS Society
Café Operations
Helped scale an independent café to high six figures
AI Voice Agency
Founder, Aquarius Ops