Service / AI Consultant
The AI consultant who builds what they recommend.
Independent AI consultant for small and mid-sized businesses — strategy, then working software. As your AI automation consultant we identify the right opportunities, help you avoid expensive mistakes, and ship with measurable ROI: vendor-neutral advice, working proof-of-concepts on your actual data, and a phased implementation roadmap. No boil-the-ocean projects, no vendor commissions.
— LLM · OPEN SOURCE · POC
What it looks like running.
Not a dashboard login we control —
an instance you own.
AI Consulting — on self-hosted n8n — the kind of build that ships in week one.
$2,500
FIXED-FEE AUDIT PLUS ROADMAP
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VENDOR COMMISSIONS WE ACCEPT
Day 1
YOU OWN WHAT WE BUILD
What you get
What's in the build
One-time fee. Documented. Owned by you.
AI Readiness Assessment
01We evaluate your data infrastructure, processes, and team capabilities to determine where AI delivers the highest ROI for your specific business.
Vendor-Neutral Recommendations
02OpenAI, Anthropic, open-source, or custom — we recommend what fits, including free options big consultancies will not mention. We sell no software and take no commissions.
Proof-of-Concept Development
03Working prototypes with your actual data before you commit to full implementation. See real results, then decide.
Implementation Roadmap
04A phased plan that prioritizes quick wins, manages risk, and builds toward your long-term AI position — not a 200-page transformation deck.
Cost-Benefit Analysis
05Detailed ROI projections for each initiative. Know exactly what you will invest and what you will get back before committing resources.
Knowledge Transfer
06We document everything and train your team, so you can maintain and extend AI systems independently. You own the build.
Use cases
Where it earns its keep
First AI Initiative
01You know AI should help but not where to start. The $2,500 Business Audit identifies your top opportunities and projects the ROI of each.
Stalled AI Project Rescue
02A pilot that never made it to production. We diagnose what went wrong — usually scope, data, or guardrails — and re-plan a path to shipped.
Build vs Buy Decisions
03Comparing an off-the-shelf AI tool against a custom build. We model total cost of ownership for both and recommend the one that pays back.
Vendor Evaluation
04Independent assessment of AI vendors and platforms before you sign. We have no resale agreements, so the recommendation is the analysis.
AI Governance & Policy
05Practical usage policies, model selection standards, and data-handling rules that let your team adopt AI without compliance surprises.
Five phases. Thirty days to live.
Our process →01
Discover
Ops audit, process maps, ROI ranking.
02
Design
Architecture and tool picks — approved first.
03
Build
Constructed and tested against every edge case.
04
Launch
Deployment, training, real adoption.
05
Optimize
Monitoring, monthly reports, new wins.
Questions
AI Consulting — FAQ
What does AI consulting include?
Readiness assessment, opportunity identification, vendor evaluation, proof-of-concept development, implementation roadmapping, and ongoing advisory. We help you decide where AI makes sense, what to build first, and how to ship it.
What does an AI implementation consultant do?
An AI implementation consultant takes you from strategy to running software: selecting the right tools, integrating them with your existing systems, building the workflows, and training your team. Most consultants stop at the recommendation deck — as an AI automation consultant that also builds, we carry the same engagement through deployment, so the roadmap and the build never drift apart.
AI consultant or AI automation agency — which do I need?
Both, and here they're one engagement. Most AI consultants hand you a strategy deck and disappear; most agencies start building before anyone has checked whether it's the right thing to build. We begin as your AI consultant — assessment, opportunity ranking, a working proof-of-concept — then build and ship the initiatives that actually pay back. One team, strategy through production.
How do you charge?
The entry point is the $2,500 Business Audit: interviews, operations mapping, quantified costs, and a prioritized roadmap. Implementation builds start at $7,500 one time, with ongoing costs limited to your model provider — usually $30 to $150 a month.
Are you tied to any AI vendor?
No. We recommend OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source models based on fit — and BYOK pricing means you hold the API keys and pay providers directly. Our advice carries no commission.
What makes AI projects fail?
Wrong use case, bad data, and no guardrails — in that order. The average failed project wastes $500K. Our process front-loads the cheap work (assessment, POC) so failure, if it happens, costs thousands instead of hundreds of thousands.
How fast can we see results?
The audit surfaces immediate wins within weeks. A first implementation is typically live in 30 days, and you own it outright — the ROI calculator shows the payback math on your numbers.
What is the 30% rule in AI?
There is no agreed definition — it circulates as folklore and means different things to different people, from the share of tasks worth automating to a budget ceiling. We do not plan around it. The number that actually decides an AI project is frequency times duration times the loaded cost of the hour being replaced, run on your own figures.
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Prove the math
Where we go from here
Start with a call.
Thirty minutes, no pitch deck. We map your operations, find the friction, and show you where automation actually earns its keep. If there's no fit, we'll say so.
No subscription.
No lock-in.
No surprise invoices.
Or start smaller — the $500 pilot · strategy audit