About

Amelia and Brian Gagne build LTFI

They founded Kief Studio LLC in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, in 2022, and have worked together since 2012. Kief Studio builds LTFI and runs it for each business on its own dedicated server.

The founders

Kief Studio is family-owned. Amelia runs operations and strategy, and Brian runs the technology and the servers LTFI lives on.

Amelia Gagne
Co-founder and CEO, Kief Studio
Amelia runs operations and strategy at Kief Studio and builds across the full stack. She has been in tech since 2012, and her psychology training shapes how she plans onboarding and writes to the people on the other end.
Credentials
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming Master Practitioner
- Certifications in marketing psychology, consumer behavior and positive psychology
- Co-author, The Crossroads of AI Integration
Brian Gagne
Co-founder and CTO, Kief Studio
Brian builds LTFI and runs the servers it lives on. He has consulted on technology since 2006 and designs security in from the first line.
Credentials
- AI for Business Specialization, Wharton (University of Pennsylvania)
- Cisco Certificate in Ethical Hacking
- Information security training covering the eight CISSP domains
- Co-author, The Crossroads of AI Integration

The book

The Crossroads of AI Integration

Written for executives, technologists, entrepreneurs, and policy makers.

By Brian Gagne and Amelia GagneKindle and paperback

A reference for the people deciding how a business should use AI: how it works, prompt engineering and AI security, autonomous agents, chapters by industry from healthcare to cybersecurity, and governance and regulation.

It grew out of the work Amelia and Brian did for clients and for Kief Studio. Amelia painted the cover.

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Why we built it

We kept watching good businesses buy one more tool, and then one more, until nobody could see the whole picture.

So we built one system for the whole business and put AI staff inside it that ask before they act. Then we decided to run it for people, because the owners who need it most have no time to run servers.

At a glance

Company: Kief Studio LLC, family-owned
Founded: 2022
Based in: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Founders: Amelia Gagne, CEO, and Brian Gagne, CTO
Partnership: Together since 2012
What we make: LTFI, run for each client on its own server

The full record

Every license and certification with its issuer, date and credential ID, and a note wherever a title is easy to misread.

Amelia Gagne

Co-founder and CEO, Kief Studio

All of Amelia's licenses and certifications

Perplexity AI Business Fellowship (completed)Perplexity AI
Neuro-Linguistic Programming Master PractitionerAchology Ltd
Modern Applied PsychologyAchology Ltd · 2022-04
Marketing Psychology & Consumer BehaviorMP&CB
Positive PsychologyTransformation Academy · 2022-04
Data Visualization
Certified Therapeutic Art Life CoachCTALC · 2022-04
Master CertificationCannabis Training University · 2021-04

Amelia's experience

Co-Founder & CEO, Kief Studio LLC (founded 2022)
Completed the Perplexity AI Business Fellowship (~10% acceptance; same cohort as Brian)
Co-author, The Crossroads of AI Integration (with Brian Gagne)
Full-stack developer: Rust, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, SvelteKit, SQL; data analysis and data visualization
SEO & content: copywriting, content strategy, marketing analytics, competitive analysis
Documented SEO outcomes: outranked major cybersecurity vendors and Fortune 500 firms for competitive security keywords (2025), zero ad budget
Video production & editing; Adobe Creative Suite; fine art & art direction
Pro bono ERP implementations for 7 women-owned businesses (healthcare, cannabis research, legal, small business)
Regulated-industry delivery: healthcare, cannabis, legal, manufacturing; New England business network
Business operations: financial analysis, accounting, CRM, project management, requirements analysis
Fortune 500 marketing campaign design experience; enterprise operations management
Served as Secretary of the TRaViS board until May 2026
Content operations, outreach, lead identification, and listings for Kief Studio / LTFI

Brian Gagne

Co-founder and CTO, Kief Studio

All of Brian's licenses and certifications

AI For Business SpecializationUniversity of Pennsylvania · 2025-11 · ID 9J5LO64CGJKH
AI Strategy and GovernanceUniversity of Pennsylvania · 2025-11 · ID VDNHWP4PUI5M
AI Applications in People ManagementUniversity of Pennsylvania · 2025-11 · ID YR9ADROCOZM8
AI Applications in Marketing and FinanceUniversity of Pennsylvania · 2025-10 · ID PDEO0YL91FLU
AI Fundamentals for Non-Data ScientistsUniversity of Pennsylvania · 2025-10 · ID OP09UHF985OE
CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional SpecializationPackt · 2025-10 · ID F4NZNWJAT8L4Packt online course specialization covering CISSP-aligned domains, not an (ISC)² CISSP board certification or license
Secure Software DevelopmentPackt · 2025-10 · ID X6ZYGA924B0E
Security OperationsPackt · 2025-10 · ID PMWM72668NYJ
Security Assessment and TestingPackt · 2025-10 · ID N5RTI9KEIBVF
Identity and Access Management (IAM)Packt · 2025-10 · ID 86CZXH8VB55K
Asset SecurityPackt · 2025-10 · ID W662R25P2L7V
Security and Risk ManagementPackt · 2025-10 · ID JKQERZCFYVSC
Generative AI: Prompt Engineering BasicsIBM · 2025-10 · ID ZMWZ0O8WIQ0K
Generative AIIBM · 2025-10 · ID TEKMQ3S17U2Q
Product Management: An IntroductionIBM · 2025-10 · ID RXFMPIQGQO4AIBM partnered with Coursera
Quantum Computing EssentialsLinkedIn Learning · 2025-07Cloud Quantum Computing Essentials: fundamentals of cloud-based quantum computing
Cisco Certificate in Ethical HackingCisco · 2025-05Cisco Networking Academy Verified Ethical Hacker / CCEH, not EC-Council CEH
Scrum Master + AgileUdemy · 2022-07
Marketing Psychology and Consumer BehaviorUdemy · 2021-12
Master CertificateCannabis Training University · 2021-04
Niche Market Research MasteryUdemy · 2019-07
Project ManagementGoSkills.com · 2009-04
Computer ScienceWorcester State University · 2002-02Certification course completed while in high school, not a college degree, BS, or BA

Brian's experience

Co-Founder & CTO, Kief Studio LLC (founded 2022); operating with Amelia since 2012; independent consulting since 2006
20+ years technology consulting (manufacturing, retail, education, research facilities)
Completed the Perplexity AI Business Fellowship (~10% acceptance); industry workshops including NVIDIA, Box, and Databricks executives
Co-author, The Crossroads of AI Integration (with Amelia Gagne)
Languages & stack: Python, Rust, Bash, SQL, infrastructure-as-code
Co-built and operates Kief Studio production infrastructure and tooling with Amelia daily
Expert-network consulting: AI/ML platform architecture, BMaaS, INFaaS, AI platform operating models; international client base
Open source: publishes on crates.io; maintainer of public security tooling (including AUR scanner work under KiefStudioMA)
Playtester, Apogee Entertainment (with Amelia)

Questions people ask

Who founded Kief Studio?

Amelia Gagne and Brian Gagne founded Kief Studio LLC in 2022. Amelia is co-founder and CEO, Brian is co-founder and CTO, and they have worked together since 2012.

Who wrote The Crossroads of AI Integration?

Brian Gagne and Amelia Gagne wrote it together. It came out on May 30, 2026, in Kindle and paperback, and Amelia painted the cover.

Where is Kief Studio based?

Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Kief Studio builds LTFI there and runs it for each client on a dedicated server.

Who makes LTFI?

Kief Studio LLC makes LTFI and runs it for the businesses that use it. Amelia Gagne and Brian Gagne lead the company.

Most MSPs are resellers. Kief Studio is the manufacturer.

A reseller sends your problem to the company that made the software. We are that company: we build LTFI and run it, so the people you talk to can change it. Book a walkthrough and see it on your own business.

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