Nick Ruest

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ABOUT NICK RUEST

I’m Nick, a consultant & builder helping companies leverage AI & Agentics to grow faster while operating smarter.I specialize in turning complex business operations into intelligent, self-operating systems that reduce cost, increase precision, and create measurable ROI. My work combines sales systems, automation design, and agentic engineering. We connect strategy, execution, and AI capability in a single framework.At the University of Toronto MBA program, I lecture and mentor with a focus on Enterprise AI and Agentics, working with executives and professors on applied innovation and real-world prototypes to resolve complex problems.My Current Projects:Global Business Advisors:Consulting venture building Agentic platforms, open-source, delivering corporate training advising teams how to deploy & scale AI systems in real-world environments. I\'ve helped companies like CGI, Nike, Bayer, Capgemini, Canada Post, West Fraser, & others.Agentics Foundation:Global community of members focused on advancing agentic engineering, open-source projects, & experiential education around the world.AdProof.ai:AI-driven ROAS attribution platform that connects Shopify stores using paid ads through custom MCP connectors. It automates performance tracking, optimizes ad spend in real time, and reallocates budgets toward high-ROI campaigns for smarter, faster growth.Open Source:Portalis – translates Python codebases to Rust and compiles them to WASM with multi-tier CPU/GPU acceleration, achieving up to 7.8× faster performance using the Wassette runtime.LLM-Shield-RS – high-performance Rust rewrite of LLM Guard, providing 10× faster prompt and output scanning for LLM applications across native, browser, and edge environments.SecretScout – Rust-based rewrite of gitleaks-action, offering 10× faster secret detection with 60% less memory use and full backward compatibility.LLM Test Bench - Rust-based framework for benchmarking and evaluating 65+ LLMs across 14+ providers, with advanced metrics, real-time dashboards, and full API/Docker support.Track Record:Millions in verified ROI200+ businesses served5.0 Google My Business rating$35M+ top year in direct sales200k+ organic leads generatedIf you’re building something ambitious and want AI and Agentics to multiply results, connect here: calendly.com/global-business-advisors