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Strategy
Consulting.

Operator-level advisory on AI and automation. We analyze your business, identify inefficiencies, and give you a clear plan forward, before any tool gets touched.

Engagement at a glance
Format
Remote
Structure
Hourly · Retainer
Timeline
1-4 wks
Team Size
5-30
Avg. roadmap horizon 90 days
/ Overview

Senior advice without the senior hire.

You don't need another tool. You need someone in the room who's already done this in dozens of operating businesses, and who can tell you what to fix first, what to ignore, and what AI can actually do for your team this quarter.

Strategy Consulting is the entry point. We sit alongside your leadership, look at how the business actually runs, and produce a clear, prioritized plan forward, with or without us building it.

Most engagements start here. Some stay here.

/ What's Included

Inside the engagement

Four parallel work streams that produce one prioritized plan you can act on internally or with us.

System Audit

A top-down look at how your business actually operates today, including the parts nobody documented.

Workflow Analysis

We trace your highest-volume processes end-to-end to find where work stalls, duplicates, or quietly breaks.

AI Roadmap

A 90-day plan ranking where AI and automation will earn real ROI, sequenced by impact and effort.

Tool Recommendations

Stack consolidation, replacement guidance, and clarity on what's worth keeping, cutting, or adding.

/ How It Works

From kickoff to roadmap

A focused 1 to 4 week engagement. Light lift on your team's time, heavy clarity on the way out.

01 Day 1-2

Discovery Call

A working session with leadership to align on goals, surface known pain points, and define which functions to focus the engagement on.

02 Week 1

Stack & Workflow Review

We review your tools, processes, and team operations. We compare what's documented to what's actually happening day-to-day.

03 Week 1-2

Strategic Synthesis

We translate findings into a prioritized plan: what to fix first, what to automate, where AI fits, and what your stack should look like.

04 Week 2-4

Roadmap Walkthrough

A delivered roadmap plus a 90-minute live session. You leave with a clear plan, sequenced fixes, and the option to keep going.

/ Deliverables

What you walk away with.

Tangible artifacts you can act on immediately, whether you continue with us, take it internal, or hand it to another partner.

Executive Summary
Top findings, biggest opportunities, and the clearest wins, in plain English.
Workflow Map
Your highest-volume processes rendered as clean diagrams. Editable in Miro or Figma.
90-Day AI & Automation Roadmap
Ranked by ROI, with effort estimates, ownership, and recommended sequencing.
Tool Stack Audit
Subscription review, redundancy flags, and consolidation opportunities.
Prioritized Fix List
Every bottleneck quantified, with owner attribution and clear next-step actions.
90-Minute Strategy Walkthrough
Live session with leadership, plus open Q&A and next-step planning.
/ Typical Outcomes
By the end of the engagement.
30+
Inefficiencies surfaced
8-12
Hi-impact fixes prioritized
90d
Roadmap horizon
90%
Recommendations adopted
/ Common Questions

Consulting FAQ

What is an AI roadmap and why does my business need one?

An AI roadmap is a prioritized 90-day plan ranking where AI and automation will earn real ROI in your business, sequenced by impact and effort. Without one, most companies waste budget on flashy tools that don't compound. A good roadmap tells you what to build first, what to ignore for now, and what's worth waiting on.

How is AI strategy consulting different from traditional management consulting?

Traditional consulting produces decks. We produce executable plans rooted in actually running operating businesses. Our recommendations name specific tools, integrations, and workflows, not abstract frameworks. And every recommendation is something we (or your team) can implement directly, no translation layer needed.

How do you decide what to automate first?

We rank every opportunity by hours saved per week, implementation effort, and risk. The top of the list is always high-volume, repetitive, well-documented work, that's where automation pays back fastest. AI-heavy use cases come second, after the foundation is in place.

Is this a one-time engagement or ongoing?

Either. Most start with a fixed 1-4 week scope to produce the roadmap, then continue on a monthly retainer for ongoing advisory or execution.

Do you need access to our internal tools?

Read-only access is helpful but not required. We can produce a full roadmap from documentation, interviews, and screen-share walkthroughs alone.

Can you also implement what you recommend?

Yes. Most clients move from the roadmap into an Automation Build engagement. The work is independent, so the roadmap stands on its own if you'd rather take it internal or to another partner.

/ Next Steps

After the roadmap

The roadmap is the foundation. Most clients keep going, either by building the system with us or training their team to run it.

/ Get Started

Get a clear plan
forward.

Book a 30-minute intro call. We'll scope the engagement and outline what your roadmap will cover.