About Barry Schoedel

Barry Schoedel is a professional trainer, technologist, and business owner who helps small and medium businesses build the modern technology they actually need — lean, reliable, and cost-effective — without the enterprise price tag or the lock-in.

Who he is

Barry runs Schoedel Design, a studio that builds AI applications and operates self-hosted infrastructure for small businesses. He founded and leads the Tech & Infra Training for SMBs group, where he teaches the same stack he builds and runs himself: virtual private servers, self-hosted services, automation pipelines, and private AI.

A teacher at heart

Barry's background is in learning science, and it shapes every training he leads. He teaches the why alongside the how, in plain language, so you leave able to reason about your own setup — not just repeat a script. No gatekeeping, no buzzwords, no vendor sales pitch.

What he teaches

• Custom domains and professional email
• Self-hosting your own cloud on a VPS
• Business automation with n8n
• Local and private AI for real tasks
• Security and reliability on a budget

The approach

Live builds and demos, problem-solving clinics where you bring your own challenges, and open sharing of the tools and choices that actually work. Builders helping builders.

Through every training runs one commitment: privacy, security, and data ownership come first. You’ll leave with systems you control, running on infrastructure you own.