Three clients at a time
A short client list keeps senior attention on every project.
About
Software you own beats software you rent
OwnWorks exists because AI has changed what a mid-sized firm can own. You no longer need a large agency to run your website, integrations or automation. You need the right systems, built well by senior people, and handed over properly.
01Founder
Fay O'Leary
25 years across banking, Big Four and in-house tech leadership.
Fay has delivered technology programmes for global banks and a Big Four firm, and ran her own web and digital agency for 18 years. Most recently she led AI, API and web for a UK manufacturer: replacing an outsourced agency, automating an offshore processing team's work and launching an API worth £1m a year. You work with Fay from the first call to handover.
PRINCE2 PractitionerCertified Scrum Master11 Claude Academy course badges60+ websites delivered
Our founder has delivered programmes at London Clearing House, Merrill Lynch HSBC, Credit Suisse, M&G Prudential, PwC, Amplience.
Claude Academy course badges
Completed with Anthropic's Claude Academy in 2026. Each one links to its public verification page.
- Claude 101
- Claude Code 101
- Claude Code in Action
- Claude Platform 101
- Introduction to Model Context Protocol
- Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics
- Building Effective Human-Agent Teams
- AI Capabilities and Limitations
- AI Fluency: Framework and Foundations
- Introduction to Claude Cowork
- Introduction to Claude Tag
02How we work
Four rules
Fixed price, agreed first
You know the cost before we start. Changes are priced before they happen.
You own everything
Code, data, documents and accounts are in your name from day one.
Straight answers
If something isn't worth doing, we'll tell you, even if it means less work for us.
03What we build with
Tools your team can pick up
Modern, widely used technology, so your team or any future developer can carry on without us.
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