About

Meet CharlieOpolis

CharlieOpolis is, first and foremost, where your digital marketing stops leaking leads and starts booking clients.

It’s a “digital city” for solopreneurs, creatives, and local businesses who want digital marketing to actually make sense — no jargon, no tech headaches.

Here, we explore ideas, decode why they work, and transform that knowledge into practical, ROI-focused moves you can apply in your business (or even your personal projects).

A curved pier extending out into the water with a lighthouse structure at the end and streetlights along the path, under a clear sky, in Burlington, ON, Canada.

What We Actually Do

My team and I help solopreneurs, creatives, and local service businesses — here in Burlington, Ontario, and across North America — turn attention into conversations, bookings, and sales.

You see, for today’s customers, finding a business is as easy as saying “business-type near me,” and voila, their smart phone presents a world of options.

For local businesses owners though, navigating the complexities of digital marketing to become one of those options isn’t quite as straightforward, yet it’s not something business owners can afford to ignore.

That’s where we step in – with a mission to help you overcome 5 big roadblocks to profit: Google invisibility, visitors who don’t reach out, leads that go cold, customers who never return, and clients who quietly disappear.

That approach comes from years of learning, adapting, and seeing what works in the real world — here’s how I got there:

The Path to Here

I started as a teacher, later moved into the corporate training room, and eventually into consultative selling (the best sales happen when you’re genuinely helping someone understand their options).

Learning English as a second language and earning a degree in English Language Teaching sharpened my ability to explain, persuade, and guide decisions. Today, I use that same skillset to design strategies and websites that turn confusion into clarity, and clarity into clients.

In the early 2000s, I discovered Solo Build It! — one of the first platforms showing how local businesses and solo professionals could compete (and win) online 🤯. It was my first real taste of how technology can level the playing field for those willing to adapt. Back then, it was the internet. Today, it’s AI.

“⚠️Twenty-some years later, I’m watching the same pattern with AI — what looks like disruption is actually liberation for those ready to evolve.”

Along the way, I’ve worked in roles where precision, adaptability, and trust were non-negotiable — plus a few odd jobs that delivered their own valuable lessons. Those experiences taught me to spot gaps, prevent costly mistakes, and design systems that deliver measurable results.

Now, I bring that blend of disciplined problem-solving and creative marketing to every client project.

Every job, every failure, every small victory added another layer. Not because I planned it that way, but because expertise actually develops through collision with reality, not curriculum.