Polaris AI Marketing is an agency rooted in Tampa Bay. We believe that entrepreneurship is the strength of our great nation. Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. Spiritual and material prosperity come from serving others, especially those in our local communities.

I’m David Aldred, founder of Polaris AI Marketing. For the past 20 years, I’ve been a professional educator at two public high schools and at a local community college. I have a deep connection to and great appreciation for the people and businesses in my backyard.

I understand the desire to serve others and the satisfaction that comes from it. Teaching trained me how to make complex topics interesting and easier to understand - helping students grasp law, history, and economics through compelling stories, helpful analogies, and clear frameworks. I bring that same commitment to service and clarity to everything I do.

After a heart attack in 2023, I had some time to think about what I wanted to do with the time I had been given back. I knew that God had given me a second chance, and I was going to make the most of it.

Over the next two years, I exercised more, improved my diet, and in the process, I lost 40 pounds and reversed the diabetes I didn’t even know I had. With renewed strength, health, and clarity, I began the journey that led to the founding of this agency.

During my recovery and rebirth, I dove deep into the emerging technology of artificial intelligence (AI). I am an “OG” Gen-Xer who was born in the analog world but grew up during the transition to the digital world. I quickly embraced technology as a first mover and, for three decades, I’ve ridden the wave from personal computers to the internet to social media, and now to AI.

I'm not a 20-year marketing veteran - I'm an educator who's building this agency with the same curiosity and commitment to clarity I brought to the classroom.

While others feared “The Terminator,” I saw AI not as the end of humanity but as a way to make us more human, not less. AI is “amplification intelligence,” not artificial intelligence.

Most small business owners in Tampa Bay know they need to compete online, but they're drowning in options and overwhelmed by technology they don't understand. I built Polaris to be different. I’ll guide you - explaining things clearly, implementing AI-powered solutions that actually work, and staying local enough to understand what matters here.

We work with service-based businesses that are great at what they do but frustrated that their phone isn't ringing enough or they’re missing calls while on the job. We build systems that handle the repetitive marketing work so you can focus on serving your customers. And we explain everything in plain English, not tech jargon.