Site and Experiments under active R&D - please excuse our mess!
Site and Experiments under active R&D - please excuse our mess!
The U.S. faces a perfect storm of an aging population, soaring interest costs, and a stressed Social-Security system. Instead of hand-wringing, GowenPlaces runs rapid experiments to prototype fixes—then shares the data openly.
Join us, test something new, and shape the solutions you’ll want when the storm hits.
America’s balance sheet is groaning. We’re borrowing $72,000 every second, the Social-Security trust fund is on track to empty by 2033, and Moody’s is eyeing our credit rating like a teenager planning to ghost a bad date. If nothing changes, benefits get chopped, interest costs explode, and millions of retirees will need to scramble for plan B. That’s the “math, not feelings” alarm Rep. David Schweikert keeps pounding on the House floor.
I’m not here to doom-scroll—I’m here to prototype fixes. GowenPlaces is my after-hours test lab where raw data, wall-sized whiteboards, and rapid customer interviews turn into MVPs:
If a prototype proves useful and profitable, it spins out into a real company. If it flops, we publish the lesson and move on. Either way, we’re working to shrink that looming 21 % benefit cut before it reaches your wallet.
Stress-test Social-Security cuts and market swings, then get a month-by-month “safe-to-spend” number.
Auto-ladder TIPS, I-Bonds, and gold ETFs so inflation never eats your savings again.
AI firewall that flags fraud, duplicate bills, and overdrafts before they drain grandma’s account.
One-click rate-shock model and refinancing playbook for debt-heavy small businesses.
Personalized debt snowball plan + weekly AI nudges to smash high-interest balances.
Find every public benefit or relief fund you qualify for in five minutes.
Dashboard that shows how policy, rating-downgrades, or tax hikes hit your sector KPIs.
Text alerts when Congress or the Fed makes moves that could jolt your cash flow.
Six-week nano-tracks that pivot mid-career pros into AI-proof roles.
Tap retired pros for micro-consulting gigs, mentorship, or interim leadership—pay by the hour.
B2B version: deploy seasoned experts as on-demand mentors inside your company.
Match seniors with spare rooms to vetted renters or caregivers—rent relief meets companionship.
One app to book vetted aides, meal delivery, and remote monitoring for aging parents.
Corporate outplacement toolkit: assess, reskill, and place staff displaced by AI with zero severance drama.
Two-week sprint installs low-code bots that slash back-office grunt work—guaranteed ROI.
Download-and-deploy RPA templates for small retailers—no coding, no consultants.
ML rules engine that flags duplicate medical scans before insurers pay twice.
Shop cash prices for MRIs and X-rays in seconds—stop overpaying for imaging.
Geoff Owen is a senior client-success and strategy leader at an award-winning consulting and managed-services firm, guiding teams through complex risk, cloud, and automation challenges. Known for sharp pattern recognition and pragmatic problem-solving, he turns ambiguity into executable roadmaps and lasting relationships.
Off the corporate clock he runs GowenPlaces, an experiment lab tackling America’s looming finance-and-aging crunch. A CrossFit devotee and avid pickleball player, Geoff brings the same energy, fairness, and grit to every arena he enters.
Get monthly results of the experiments and early-beta invites.
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