Founder / Builder / Educator

I build the software I needed when I ran an agency.

I ran a 40-person agency in Cebu for ten years. I sat in the approval queues and stayed up until 4 AM when a client needed a campaign by morning. Now I build the software that work was missing, and I teach people to use AI on their own jobs.

Fleire Castro working on a laptop

· Programmer since 2005 · Philippines, Singapore, United States · U.S. State Department Professional Fellow

What I'm building

Each one started as a problem I solved by hand first.

I only build what I have needed myself. Each card says what the thing is, who it is for, and where it stands today.

Software product·Live

Dasho

Nothing publishes unchecked. Dasho checks every draft against a brand's own rules before the draft goes out.

For:
Marketing teams and agencies that publish for several brands, often with many creators.
Why it exists:
Brand rules usually live in one person's head, so every post waits for that person. I watched that queue for ten years. Dasho turns the rules into a check.
dasho.ai
Software product·Live · from $49 a month

ThirdClaw

A managed AI assistant that handles admin, email, calendar and daily operations.

For:
Founders and small teams who want an AI assistant without setting one up and running it themselves.
Why it exists:
I run my own work with AI agents every day. ThirdClaw gives a small team that kind of assistant without building one.
thirdteam.org/thirdclaw
Productized service · joint venture·Live · from $499

GeoLocally

Focused landing pages and short explainer videos for local service businesses in Florida, live in three to five days.

For:
Local service businesses in Florida.
Why it exists:
Local businesses lose the call when customers cannot tell in a few seconds what they do. GeoLocally fixes the page at a fixed price and a fixed timeline.
geolocally.com
Public reference·Live

AI Literacy PH

A sourced reference to artificial intelligence in the Philippines: research labs, data centers, companies and policy. Every figure carries a confidence flag.

For:
Students, teachers, journalists and policymakers who need facts about AI in the Philippines.
Why it exists:
Numbers about AI in the Philippines get repeated without a source. This directory gives each number a source and a confidence flag. The directory grew out of my #AILiteracy advocacy and is published by Third Team Ventures.
ailiteracy.ph
Education program·In development · first classes in 2027

gabAI

A hands-on AI program by AI Literacy PH, where learners use AI and build with it.

For:
Learners outside Metro Manila, starting with senior high school and college students.
Why it exists:
Most AI training is built for Metro Manila classrooms. gabAI starts with the learners outside them.
ailiteracy.ph/gabai
Workshop series·Between cohorts

#UNFIREABLE

Live workshops for marketers rebuilding their work around AI. Participants build their own prompts, review steps and templates during the session.

For:
Marketers, team leads and agency owners.
Why it exists:
Marketers have been told to use AI. Few were shown how to catch AI when the output is wrong. The workshop teaches the checking, not only the prompting.
Past sessions on Luma

Companies I've built

  • Singapore · founded 2021

    Dasho

    The software company behind Dasho. Legal name ContentDash PTE LTD. Went through AppWorks Accelerator in Taipei in 2023.

    dasho.ai
  • California

    Third Team Ventures

    The company behind ThirdClaw, AI Literacy PH and its AI systems projects.

    thirdteam.org
  • Cebu · founded 2009

    Third Team Media

    The digital agency I grew to 40 people and more than 100 client engagements. Silver Stevie Award, Services Company of the Year, 2014.

Earlier, I co-founded the Iligan Bloggers Society in 2011, founded Google Business Group Cebu in 2012, and co-founded bloodlife.ph in 2017.

Product questions, demos and pricing for Dasho go through dasho.ai, not through this site.

From operator to builder

I spent years inside the work. That's where the ideas came from.

  1. From 2005

    Programmer, then writer

    I started as a programmer in 2005, writing survey software and websites. My first marketing job was a one-dollar article on oDesk.

  2. From 2009

    Running the agency

    Third Team Media grew to a 40-person team in Cebu, with more than 100 client engagements, including Aboitiz and Megaworld. I learned how campaigns, budgets, approvals and people actually move inside a business.

  3. 2017 to 2020

    Back to technology

    I trained entrepreneurs for the Department of Information and Communications Technology, and managed an AI product at Senti AI.

  4. From 2021

    Building products

    I founded Dasho in Singapore, went through AppWorks Accelerator in Taipei, and now build software and learning programs out of the problems I kept meeting as an operator.

Those years are why I build the way I do. I have sat in the approval queue, rewritten brand guides that teams never opened, and watched good tools go unused because the tools had no owner. The lessons below shape every product decision I make.

  • Work breaks at the handoff, almost never inside the task.
  • The approval queue fills up long before the production team does.
  • A brand guide that teams never open costs more than a bad logo.
  • Buying the tool is the easy part. Getting a team to use the tool on an ordinary Tuesday is the job.
  • A system that needs its builder in the room is not finished.
  • AI made drafts cheap. Deciding what ships still takes a person.
The longer story

Practical AI education

Technology is only useful when people can actually use it.

I teach AI to the people most AI training skips: small business owners, marketing teams, and students outside Metro Manila. Every session ends with something each participant built and keeps.

Keynotes and panels

Conference talks and panel discussions on practical AI, marketing operations and building software.

Practical AI workshops

Half-day or full-day sessions where participants build something they keep, not only listen.

University and guest sessions

Guest lectures and class sessions for students in business, communication and technology.

AI literacy programs

Structured learning programs designed with schools, communities and education partners.

Talk topics

  • Building AI marketing operations

    How to build a marketing system a team can run without its builder.

  • The #UNFIREABLE marketer

    Why the marketers who last through the AI shift are the ones who understand the system.

  • Governing AI-made content

    What brand rules, approvals and human judgment look like when drafts cost nothing.

  • Who AI is built for

    The Philippines helped train the models and still waits for full access. What that means for Filipino teams.

How every session is scoped

  • A named audience and one clear learning objective
  • A fixed duration agreed in advance
  • Preparation needs stated up front, including any materials from your side
  • Listed outcomes: what participants learn and what they leave with
  • Follow-up limited to what is agreed in writing
  • A fee, or a partnership arrangement for mission-driven programs

Teaching record

  • Trainer, Department of Information and Communications Technology, 2017 to 2020
  • ASEAN Certified Digital Transformation Trainer; trainer for ASEAN women entrepreneurs, Sookmyung Women's University, Korea, 2023
  • More than 10,000 entrepreneurs trained in digital skills
  • Advisory board, School of Design and Communication, Southwestern University PHINMA

Selected experience

The work behind the work.

Eighteen years in marketing, an agency that grew to 40 people, and more than 100 client engagements across the Philippines, Singapore and the United States.

  • U.S. Department of State Professional Fellow, 2018, posted to Chicago
  • AppWorks Accelerator, Batch 26, Taipei, 2023
  • e27 Echelon Asia TOP100 startup, Singapore, 2023
  • She Loves Tech 2023: top three in the Philippines, then global finalist
  • IdeaSpace Foundation, Cohort 13, 2025
  • On Deck Founders Fellow
  • Global Entrepreneurship Summit delegate, Nairobi
  • Bronze Stevie Award, Female Executive of the Year, Business Services, 10 or Less Employees, 2018
  • Silver Stevie Award, Services Company of the Year, 2014, for Third Team Media

From clients of my agency years

These quotes describe agency and content service work, not the Dasho software.

“Before I started working with Fleire I was blindly throwing money at marketing hoping something will stick. Fleire came in and organized our entire strategy and we have been on a steady rise since. I have been working with Fleire for almost 7 years.”

Mohib Sattar

Founder, SafeRides.org

“DashoContent helped position Sprout as a thought leader in B2B SaaS through high-quality video content. Their expertise in bringing customer success stories to life, combined with their tech-savvy AI approach, keeps us ahead of the competition.”

Patricia Barruela

Content Marketing Officer, Sprout

“Fleire and her team (Third Team Media) did an excellent good job in managing our social media/digital campaigns. We are happy and satisfied with their services.”

Geofel Labendia-Flores

Manager, Residential Projects

Clients, programs and media from the last 18 years

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Wicked Thoughts Podcast

Conversations with AI builders, marketing operators and founders about systems, trade-offs and the decisions that happen before the LinkedIn post. 67 episodes since 2020.

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Collaborate

I say yes to projects where I can build or teach something that lasts.

I read every invitation myself before agreeing to a call. These five kinds fit what I am working on.

  • Product partnerships

    Co-developing a product or prototype where both sides bring something real.

  • Technology collaborations

    Applied AI research, distribution partnerships and education technology.

  • Speaking

    Keynotes, panels and guest sessions with a defined audience and format.

  • Education and training

    Workshops and AI literacy programs with a clear scope.

  • Media and interviews

    Podcasts, articles and press.

What I don't currently take on

I'm focused on building products and developing practical AI education. I'm not currently taking on general marketing retainers, fractional CMO assignments, standalone SEO or AEO audits, or hourly consulting through this site.

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