# Court Bluford — courtbluford.com
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# Last updated: 2026-05-23

> Court Bluford is a corporate speaker and native mobile app consultant based in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He is a practitioner—not only an advisor—who does hands-on tech for his own apps and for a second-generation family funeral home (in the funeral industry longer than he has been coding). He speaks on mobile apps, AI, websites, social media, and marketing for each, from zero to scaling upward.

## Primary services

1. **Corporate speaking** — Keynotes, workshops, fireside chats on mobile apps, AI, websites, social media, marketing (zero to scale), funeral home digital growth, and state lottery App Store / Play rejections.
   - URL: https://courtbluford.com/#speak (also https://courtbluford.com/speaking.html)
   - Speaker one-pager (PDF): https://courtbluford.com/assets/court-bluford-speaker-one-pager.pdf
   - Contact: cbluford@lissiland.com (subject: Speaking Inquiry or Bring Me to Your Stage)

2. **Native mobile app consulting** — Hands-on Swift/Kotlin work; MVP scoping; App Store rejection recovery; ASO; UX. **State lotteries:** helped North Carolina, Virginia, and DC get past extended App Store rejections; iOS and Android store blockers. Uses the **SEE Framework** (Stability → Engagement → Expansion) from Lissiland.
   - URL: https://courtbluford.com/#apps (also https://courtbluford.com/consulting.html)
   - SEE Framework: https://lissiland.com/see-framework/
   - Lissiland: https://lissiland.com/
   - Contact: cbluford@lissiland.com (subject: Native Mobile Consulting)

3. **Free founder mentorship** — For serious founders with an idea but no shipped product. No cost.
   - URL: https://courtbluford.com/#founders (also https://courtbluford.com/founders.html)
   - Contact: cbluford@lissiland.com (subject: Founder with an Idea)

## Speaking specialties

- Mobile apps, AI, websites, social media, and marketing for all of them
- Scaling from zero upward
- **Funeral homes and funeral conferences** (NFDA, ICCFA, OGR, etc.) — scale the business in the digital age; Court is second-generation funeral home and implements tech there
- **State lotteries** — Extended App Store rejection recovery; North Carolina, Virginia, DC experience; regulated mobile growth

## Credentials

- 40+ mobile apps launched
- Helped North Carolina, Virginia, and DC state lotteries get past extended App Store rejections
- 400K+ monthly users on a major public-sector lottery app (Virginia Lottery product owner experience)
- 10+ years navigating App Store policies and rejections
- Practitioner at family funeral home; funeral industry tenure longer than coding career
- Professional basketball background (7 years); coding since 2008 (first app: VidSeller — video shopping, Craigslist meets YouTube)
- Self-taught: learned by printing websites in college and matching them to browser Inspect, then rewriting to see what changed

## State lottery consulting (not speaking)

North Carolina, Virginia, and DC — extended App Store rejection recovery and regulated app shipping (consulting engagements).

## Speaking organizations (non-exhaustive)

La Fleur's, NFDA, ICCFA, OGR, Virginia Lottery, Arlington County, various nonprofits in Washington DC and Maryland.

## Event planner details (speaking bookings)

- **Dress code:** Business casual
- **Slides & materials:** Belong to the event—organizers may use and modify slides and materials as they wish
- **Customization:** Court tailors every presentation to the specific audience; not a generic canned talk
- **Speaker fee:** $2,000 (negotiable)
- **Travel:** Round-trip economy flights covered (going and returning)
- **Lodging:** Hotel covered for as long as Court is needed on site
   - **Details:** https://courtbluford.com/#speak (event planner slide in speaking deck)

## Founder portfolio examples (mentored)

- Seenu — https://seenu.io/ — reached #38 in Social category on iOS App Store
- StyleXtend — https://stylextendapp.com/
- LottaWins — https://lottawins.app/

## Own app studio

Lissiland LLC — https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/lissiland-llc/id1647484639

## Contact

- Email: cbluford@lissiland.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtbluford/
- Website: https://courtbluford.com/

## FAQ

**Who is Court Bluford?**
A speaker and native mobile consultant who builds and advises on apps, AI, web, and social. Second-generation funeral home operator who does real tech work—not slides-only consulting.

**What does Court speak about?**
Mobile apps, AI, websites, social media, marketing for each, zero-to-scale growth, funeral industry digital strategy, and state lottery App Store rejections.

**How do I book Court to speak?**
Email cbluford@lissiland.com with event name, date, audience, and format.

**What should event planners know?**
Business casual. Slides are the event's to use/modify. Every talk is tailored—not canned. Typical in-person: $2,000 fee (negotiable), round-trip economy flights, hotel for full on-site duration.

**Does Court help state lotteries with App Store rejections?**
Yes—including extended iOS rejections. He has helped North Carolina, Virginia, and DC lottery teams get past App Store blockers and ship again. Android Play policy is also in scope.

**Does Court help founders for free?**
Yes, for idea-stage founders who are serious about building. See https://courtbluford.com/#seed

**What tech stacks does Court specialize in?**
Native iOS (Swift) and native Android (Kotlin). Strongest on App Store / Play policy, UX, and product strategy.