About Us

We don't just recommend AI. We build it into your company.

AI Pop is an AI infrastructure studio in Dallas / Ft. Worth. We audit how a business really runs, then install the agents and automations that carry the work — measured, monitored and improved every week.

Our advantage

AI built around your business. And built to keep evolving.

AI POP combines practical business experience with custom AI development. Drawing on our founder's 15+ years serving and growing businesses through our sister company, Media POP, we understand the operations behind the technology — the customers, teams and processes it needs to serve.

  1. Business understanding first

    We examine how your company operates, identify inefficient workflows, and prioritize the opportunities that improve performance fastest.

  2. Connected, custom implementation

    We build AI agents and automations around your processes, connecting systems across sales, customer service, operations and other departments.

  3. A team ready to use it

    We integrate the technology into daily workflows and train your people to use it confidently.

  4. Continuous development

    We monitor, maintain and improve your AI systems as your business grows, your needs change and technology advances.

One partner — from business understanding to implementation and ongoing improvement.

See how we work
Emanuela “Ela” Pop, Founder and CEO of AI POP
Emanuela “Ela” Pop
Founder & CEO, AI POP
Emanuela Pop speaking on stage at a Forbes event
Speaking at Forbes
Business Elite Awards 40 Under 40 honoree — Emanuela Pop
40 Under 40 honoree
Emanuela Pop featured in Voyage Dallas magazine
Featured in Voyage Dallas
Emanuela Pop attending Adobe MAX
Adobe MAX
Founder & CEO, AI POP

Emanuela “Ela” Pop

Entrepreneur, AI strategist, and the person who turns “what's next” into something your company can actually use.

15+ years across business growth, marketing, sales and emerging technology. MBA, with graduate studies at Harvard University.

Today she leads AI POP, building AI workforces for growing companies — live agents and automations across customer service, sales, marketing, operations, accounting, HR and legal.

Her approach is bold, practical and deeply human: AI should speak your language, learn your processes, and evolve with your business.

She isn't building AI for the future. She's building the AI workforce businesses need right now.

15+ yrs
Business growth & tech
40 Under 40
Business Elite Awards
Harvard
Graduate studies, MBA
Leadership

The people behind the builds.

Emanuela Pop

CEO & Founder

Leads strategy, client engagements and the AI Pop OS roadmap.

Paul Bute

Chief Technology Officer

Owns the technology direction, architecture standards and security of every build.

Jose Tepaz

Lead AI Development

Architects and ships the agent and automation infrastructure.

Jim Vas

Machine Learning Specialist

Model selection, evaluation and quality scoring across deployments.

Nora Linde

Head of Automation

Designs the workflows and integrations that connect agents to daily operations.

Marco Reyes

AI Solutions Architect

Translates business processes into production-ready agent systems.

Ready for an AI-powered business?

Start with the audit. Two weeks, and you'll know exactly what to build first.

Request an AI audit