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Engineering roots. Clear specs, honest timelines, systems that survive contact with reality.
Personal brand · Builder of systems
I build durable companies and creative studios from the Gulf Coast — with the same discipline that runs ships, software, and long-horizon bets.
Engineering roots. Clear specs, honest timelines, systems that survive contact with reality.
Companies that do real work — operations, product, and capital discipline across the Gulf.
Studios and media that document the work: blog, vlog, and long-form build logs.
Sailing as practice — weather, risk, patience, and knowing when to reef the sails.
Ventures
Each company stands on its own. This site is the person behind them.
Operational systems and ventures for the Gulf region — the commercial spine of the brand.
gulfmeridiangroup.com ProductPhone / app product line under GMG. Details and links land on the Projects page as you publish them.
Open projects StudiosLLC studios for creative work, experiments, and media that doesn’t belong in a board deck.
deathbyathousand.com“I left the pure engineering path. I kept the engineering mind.”
Kevin Asbury is a retired engineer turned entrepreneur based on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The work spans operating companies, product builds, and a creative studio — held together by one personal brand rather than a pile of disconnected sites.
This homepage is the front door: who I am, what I run, and where to go next. Blog and vlog come online here as the publishing cadence starts. Projects and companies get their own pages so the story stays clean.
If you’re looking for GMG, Shield, or the studio — start with the links above, or jump straight to Companies and Projects.
Publishing
Writing and video will live on this domain. No more random blog dumps on the homepage.
Build logs, sailing notes, operator lessons. First posts land after the brand base is solid.
Short cuts from the bench, the boat, and the companies. YouTube embeds will sit on a Watch page.
Reach out for company intros, product conversations, or studio collaborations.