Chase Nelson-Murray
Former Solutions Engineer at a $5B tech company. Terminated while on disability leave. Insurance denied. Credit destroyed. Every path to income eliminated in the same month. Then three AI companies built from the wreckage, with a laptop, a dog, and zero employees. Illegally detained entering a country, self-represented with AI while sourcing a lawyer who filed an emergency order halting the repatriation. Won.
Heritage
Canadian / Jamaican
Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese
Operating From
Vancouver, Rio, Bogota, Caribbean
The Journey
Certified Personal Trainer
GoodLife Fitness
$30K+ first month sales. Broke single-month record by 200%.
Real Estate Agent
Oakwyn / eXp Realty
UBC Sauder licensed. $12M closed in 12 months. Contract law daily.
Senior Sales Representative
Sekure Payment Experts
Exceeded quotas by 200%. Top sales rep in second week. Saw APRs as high as 449%.
Solutions Engineer
Boomi ($5B, Gartner-recognized)
$107,000/year. Pre-Sales Solutions Consultant. 7 enterprise certifications.
Terminated while on disability leave
22 days after formal accommodation request. Signed release under duress.
Founder
Nomad Technologist Inc.
3 companies, 0 employees, 6 AI agents. Operating from anywhere.
The Disability
I have severe Temporomandibular Joint Disorder requiring full mouth reconstruction, estimated at $35,000 to $50,000. I also have cervical spine atlantoaxial instability, potentially requiring surgical spinal fusion.
My diagnosed conditions include Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Chronic Pain Syndrome, Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder, PTSD, and documented suicidal ideation. The disability has been present for over 10 years.
Some days the pain is so bad I cannot sit at a desk. Those days I work from bed with a laptop on my chest. I have shipped more code from a bed in Colombia than most teams ship from a WeWork. Disability does not disqualify you from building. It just changes how you build.
The Comeback: Three Companies from Zero
FairlyFunded Inc.
AI-powered SMB lending referral platform. Six AI agents handle everything from prospecting to deal execution. 5,000+ warm leads. No cost to borrowers. Transparent rates. No hidden fees.
NomadLaw.ai
Legal guidance for tech employees. Employment law, disability denial, cross-border legal issues. Built on the same AI agent architecture. Powered by the experience of being illegally detained, using AI to self-represent, and winning.
BadManWear
A streetwear brand inspired by a viral Jamaican interview. Rooted in Jamaican heritage and culture. Coming soon.
All three companies run on the same Anthropic-only AI stack. No OpenAI. No human gatekeepers. The setback is not a sad chapter before the wins. It is the source material. NomadLaw is built by someone who was illegally detained at a border and won. FairlyFunded is built by someone who saw 449% APRs up close and watched the system wreck his own credit. A competitor cannot copy what you had to live through.
Competitive in Every Arena
6
Bodybuilding trophies
#6
Nationally ranked (year 1)
AAAA
Provincial football champion
Vegas
Basketball (2 age divisions up)
The pattern is the point. Track medals as a kid. Basketball trophies in Vegas competing against older players. An undefeated football championship. Six bodybuilding trophies in three months and a national ranking in year one. Every time Chase enters a competition, he finds a way to the podium. That same drive built three companies from nothing.
13 Professional Certifications
No university degree. Self-taught, certification-driven, work-ethic powered. Nicknamed "The Laser" for directional focus and relentless execution.
The Thesis
The world is being reorganized by AI and traditional employment is becoming unreliable. The answer is not a better job. The answer is to build AI-native businesses that operate from anywhere, serve underserved markets, and generate income independent of any employer, insurer, or institution.
I prove the thesis with my own life. Three companies, zero employees, six AI agents, run from Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Vancouver, the Caribbean, and wherever the WiFi works. Kobe, my teacup goldendoodle, flies on the planes and travels city to city. Disabled, self-representing in multiple legal matters, and still shipping code every day. Built from nothing. Operated from anywhere.
"I was a Solutions Engineer at a $5B company. They terminated me while I was on disability leave. I fought back. Now I am building the tools I wish I had."Subscribe to Nomad Signal