AI Consultant & Digital Entrepreneur
Pioneering entrepreneur and AI industry leader — turning complex business needs into elegant solutions, democratizing AI, and reshaping the global online art market.
Laurent Bruère is a pioneering entrepreneur and AI industry leader with extensive experience in digital innovation, particularly within artificial intelligence and online art platforms. As the founder of IXIOO.com and ArtSoft LLC, he has demonstrated an exceptional ability to translate complex business needs into user-friendly solutions, democratizing AI and enhancing the global online art market.
His background includes successful leadership roles where he has fostered cultures of innovation and excellence, built on a strong technical foundation from his early career in IT consultancy and software development. His strategic vision and expertise in project management, team leadership, and software architecture have consistently driven technological innovation and business growth.
Eight distinct online-art brands, each rebuilt with a modern stack. The two flagships, WahooArt and ArtsDot, were rebuilt in 2025; the six specialist sites — first built in 2012–2015 — were rebuilt entirely in 2026. Every brand keeps its own audience, positioning, design, and is offered in eight languages.
Flagship fine-art reproductions & custom framing.
Hand-painted oil-on-canvas reproductions.
Hard-filtered to bold contemporary art — for a design-conscious audience that doesn't care about art history.
Volume and business efficiency — own-studio artworks lead, with a trade-friendly UX.
The top-1,000 canonical masterpieces only — education-led, converting researchers into buyers.
Single-movement depth — a curated home for Impressionism specialists, not a general catalog.
One-of-a-kind exclusivity — each work sold only once, from artists available only here; paint or print, with optional NFT.
Encyclopedia first, marketplace second — a reference resource with 400k artworks and artist data.
From high-level strategy down to system architecture and hands-on development.
Transforming high-level business objectives into cutting-edge AI solutions, identifying where AI creates value and aligning it with company strategy to drive innovation and growth.
Designing robust software frameworks and defining clear technical strategies — selecting technologies, setting standards, and building scalable, maintainable systems.
Owning the full lifecycle of AI applications: programming algorithms, integrating AI into existing systems, and ensuring solutions meet real end-user needs.
Guiding development teams to successful delivery — setting objectives, coordinating activity, motivating people, and fostering collaborative, conflict-resolving cultures.
Building strategic plans for product development and market positioning, blending technical understanding with market insight to create standout products.
Crafting and executing comprehensive marketing strategies — multilingual reach, editorial content, and user-friendly experiences that broaden global audiences.
A career spanning over three decades across AI, online art, and IT consultancy.
Founded and led IXIOO.com and EAML.com to make machine-learning accessible to everyone, regardless of technical background. Laid down the foundational software architecture for robustness and scalability, led product and marketing strategy, and built and managed a growing developer team. The platform lets users build Convolutional Neural Networks effortlessly from Excel files — democratizing data-driven decision-making.
Began the online-art journey with Artscad.com (2000), followed by WahooArt.com (2004) and Artsdot.com (2015) — each with its own design, functionality, and sophisticated software architecture. Established ArtSoft LLC in 2015, assembling a team of marketers, copywriters, graphic designers, and developers that grew the platforms to hundreds of thousands of artworks, multilingual interfaces, and rich editorial content with global reach. Most recently, rebuilt the entire eight-brand network with a modern stack — WahooArt and ArtsDot in 2025, and six specialist sites (first built in 2012–2015) in 2026.
Specialized in IBM-Lotus-Domino systems, delivering workflow, documentary, and collaborative intranet solutions. Conducted messaging-system audits and provided expert consulting on collaborative intranet platforms, demonstrating strong capability in IT infrastructure and project management.
Founded WebSoft to build internet advertisement websites for the real-estate and automotive sectors — pioneering early online-marketing solutions and digital presence.
Based in Djibouti as a technico-commercial and software programmer at S.E.E. (Société Équipement Entretien), combining client-facing technical sales with hands-on software development.
Led a groundbreaking feasibility study on French-TV reception in Djibouti and deployed twenty 4-meter satellite dishes — a first in the country — showcasing leadership and project management in an international setting.
Freelance software developer for clients including Thomson and the petroleum research institute IFP Énergies nouvelles (IFPEN) in Rueil-Malmaison, among others — building software in C++, Access, and Pascal and implementing local Novell networks.
Technico-commercial for an IBM reseller, handling technical sales of computing systems — the start of a career blending technology with commercial skill.
B2B commercial-negotiator diploma; technical-commercial training in business-to-business negotiation.
Scientific baccalaureate (mathematics & physics).
Open to forward-thinking ventures in AI, software, and the online art world.