Lian Passmore

DreamStorm is where problems become working products.

I'm Lian Passmore — strategist, researcher, and full-stack builder. I design and ship ethical technology grounded in autonomy, fairness, and care. I specialise in conversational AI.

I build practical tech that gets used in the real world — not shiny artefacts that sit on shelves.

Capability beats dependency.

Values belong in the architecture, not the footer.

What DreamStorm Is

DreamStorm is my build studio — a place where I explore, validate, and ship solutions to real problems.

I specialise in conversational AI — voice and chat interfaces that extend human expertise and build trust through conversation.

Sometimes that becomes a product. Sometimes it becomes a partnership. Sometimes it stays as a prototype that taught me something important.

Either way, I build with the same principles:

Autonomy over control

Trust by design

Care and cultural grounding as architecture

Clarity over hype

Useful over impressive

Selected Work

Delivered

Coach Emma

Conversational coaching companion built for Scaled Ambition.

100% pilot activation — 16/16 users engaged within 48 hours.

Active build pathway

AI Integration Partners

A DreamStorm offering for turning proven frameworks into AI support clients can use between sessions — designed for privacy, trust, and adoption.

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In development

Ray

A relationship coach AI exploring trust and connection through conversation (Master's research).

In development

Vox

Personal wellbeing check-ins built for real life — conversational when it helps, structured when it matters.

In development

Coach Strong

A coaching tool designed to build consistency and capability — without motivation theatre.

Live — separate brand

YourHQ

Websites for Kiwi tradies and small businesses. Built in 5 days. Managed forever.

yourhq.co.nz

How I Work

01

Understand

Start with the problem and the people it affects. Define what "better" actually means.

02

Validate

Test assumptions early. Evidence before ego.

03

Build

Lean MVPs with production-grade foundations.

04

Ship + Stabilise

Release, learn, refine — toward real-world use.

If you're here assessing my work for a role, start with Work and The Charter.