Offbeat Empire LLC is a Seattle-based digital publishing company that’s reached over 100 million readers since 2007. We create books, websites, downloadables, online courses, and coaching to support non-traditional folks going through traditional life transitions. Founded by author Ariel Meadow Stallings, the Empire blends inclusivity and empowerment with depth, irreverence, and a healthy dose of self-awareness.
AI Coaching for Visionaries
Whether you’re leading a grief mentoring collective, building a queer-centered startup, running an indie arts org, or crafting a super-niche service-based biz, you’re probably AI-curious but soul-weary.
You’ve seen the hype, you’ve felt the fear, and somewhere in the middle, you’ve wondered: “Could this tech actually help me… without making me sound robotic or feel gross?”
…Help is on the way, dear!
Current Project • Case Study
What happens when a stranger tries to buy a book you haven’t written… because AI told her you did?
A woman slid into my DMs, asking to buy a book I’d never heard of. The title? This Time Next Year You’ll Be Glad You Started. The description? Uncannily perfect.
It sounded like something I would write.
…Could write.
…Should write?
So now I’m testing a spell: If 100 people preorder this hallucinated workbook, I’ll make it real. If not, it disappears back into the ether. I’m thinking of it as a product development case study.
Recent Publications
About Our Founder
Ariel Meadow Stallings is an author, publisher, and digital strategist who’s spent almost 20 years building the Offbeat Empire into a thriving online destination for nontraditional weirdos of all stripes.
Equal parts internet elder and creative visionary, she’s known for helping millions of people navigate liminal spaces with humor, grace, and a little bit of profanity.
Curious how it all began?
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