AI Strategy + Implementation

Strategy first. Then the tools, if they earn their place.

AI that earns its place.

We diagnose where AI fits in your business, design the workflow, and stay until your team uses it without thinking about it. The technology is the easy part. Knowing what to build, and what not to, is the work.

FreeIntro call + written follow-up
30 daysPilot to first measurable result
$5,600–$10,500Pilot, fixed fee, no retainer

How we work

We don’t lead with the tool. We lead with the problem.

Most AI consulting works backwards. They start with what AI can do and look for places to plug it in. We start with what’s costing you time, money, or sleep, and figure out whether AI is the right answer.

Sometimes it’s not. Sometimes the workflow itself is broken and AI would just speed up the mess. That’s a recommendation we make often.

When AI is the answer, we design the system around your team, not around the technology. The workflow has to be one your people can actually run, on a Tuesday, when you’re not in the room.

What we build

Three kinds of work.

01

Intelligence · 01

Know what’s actually happening in your business.

Pull data from the tools you already use into a place where decisions can happen. Live dashboards, threshold alerts, weekly digests — all built around your decision cycle, not ours.

See: PDF to CRM workflow
02

Design · 02

Design the workflow before you write code.

Most AI consulting starts with the tool. We start with the workflow. Map who does what, where time leaks, what can be automated without breaking the human handoffs that actually matter.

See: Inquiry filter funnel
03

Execution · 03

Build it, ship it, stay until your team actually uses it.

AI projects fail when consultants hand off and leave. We don’t. We stay through rollout until your team runs the system without thinking about it.

See: Customer question router

The process

Diagnose. Design. Build. Measure.

A compass, not a line. Measure feeds back into Diagnose — that’s why our engagements compound.

01

Diagnose

Map the work before the tooling.

InputInterviews with your team + workflow walkthroughs
MoveCost-of-status-quo math + bottleneck mapping
OutputA one-page workflow audit

02

Design

Workflow on paper before code.

InputThe audit + your existing tech stack
MoveWorkflow design + paper-prototype validation
OutputA workflow blueprint (1 page, 1 diagram)

03

Build

Pick what fits, not what is trendy.

InputThe blueprint + your team’s actual stack
MoveHand-coded or off-the-shelf + handoff training
OutputA working system + runbook

04

Measure

Real numbers. Honest assessment. Re-orient.

InputLive system + baseline metrics
MoveOutcome measurement + retrospective
OutputA measured-result memo + next bearing
Part of

The W&W Compass. Our four-phase methodology, applied to every engagement.

In practice

Workflows AI handles fast.

Three patterns we see across SMBs that AI consistently handles well. If any of these are eating hours in your business, that’s likely where we’d start.

Workflow 01

Filter inquiries. Qualify leads.

Most service businesses lose 30% of inquiry time to triage. AI handles the filtering. Your team only sees the leads worth a discovery call.

Workflow 02

Read invoices, contracts, forms.

If your team types data from PDFs into systems, that’s the first thing to automate. AI reads, extracts, drops the fields into your CRM. Hours to minutes, and the typos disappear.

Workflow 03

Handle the common. Route the complex.

Eighty percent of customer questions are versions of fifteen common ones. AI handles those instantly. The rest get routed to your team with full context pulled.

If AI isn’t the answer, we’ll tell you. That’s the part most consultants skip.
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Who this is for

Built for firms like yours.

Yes, we’re an AI consulting firm telling you to be skeptical of AI. It won’t replace your judgment, and it won’t fix a broken process. It’ll just make the brokenness faster. Here’s where we land best.

Good fit

  • Professional services firm (accounting, law, consulting, architecture)
  • 15–75 employees with real operational complexity
  • Leadership knows AI matters but hasn’t found the right partner
  • Ready to rethink how you work, not just patch one process
  • Wants to see results before committing to more

Not our thing

  • Enterprise teams with dedicated AI or IT departments
  • Solopreneurs or very early-stage startups
  • Looking for someone to just install a chatbot
  • Wants a strategy deck, not a working system
  • Needs a full-time CTO. We’re consultants, not employees

Packages

Flat-fee. Scoped before we start.

We don’t bill by the hour. Every engagement is scoped, priced, and delivered as a fixed project. Most clients land in Pilot: one workflow, thirty days, a measurable result before you commit to more.

Founding Cohort · 30% off · 5 slots

First five clients get 30% off in exchange for a written case study. List price returns once the cohort fills.

Discovery Sprint

$1,750–$3,500 $2,500–$5,000list

1–2 weeks · Audit + roadmap

A focused diagnostic. We map your workflows, find where AI fits (and where it doesn’t), and deliver a prioritized roadmap you keep. Paid because it has real value; free intro call before you commit.

  • Workflow + process review
  • Tooling audit — what you have and what fits
  • Prioritized opportunity map
  • Written assessment document
  • No commitment to next tier
Most popular

AI Pilot

$5,600–$10,500 $8,000–$15,000list

30 days · One workflow · Built + deployed

One workflow, scoped from discovery, built and deployed inside your team. The fastest path from “we should try AI” to a measurable result.

  • Everything in Discovery, plus:
  • One workflow built + deployed
  • Team training and rollout
  • 30 days post-launch support
  • Measured outcome by day 30

Full Implementation

$14,000–$31,500 $20,000–$45,000list

8–16 weeks · 2–3 workflows

Two or three connected workflows, scaled across teams. For when the pilot proved it out and you want to roll the model out properly.

  • Everything in Pilot, plus:
  • 2–3 connected workflows
  • Cross-team rollout + change mgmt
  • Integration with existing tools
  • Custom dashboards + reporting
  • 60 days post-launch support

You can also continue project-by-project, no retainer. ~15% faster on repeat work because we already know your tools and team.

No surprise invoices. No “strategy sessions” billed at $300 an hour. Project-fee or monthly retainer — your call.

Ongoing partnership

After we ship, you can keep us on retainer.

For clients who’ve completed a Pilot or Full Implementation. Two monthly tiers depending on how much ongoing input you want.

Partnership Light

$1,500/mo

Monthly · 2 partner hrs · Check-in

Keep the systems we built running smoothly. For clients post-Pilot or post-Implementation who want ongoing input without a new engagement.

  • Monthly strategic check-in
  • Up to 2 partner hours per month
  • Minor workflow tweaks + tuning
  • Email + Slack support
  • Cancel any time, no long-term commitment
Most popular

Partnership Active

$3,500/mo

Monthly · 6 partner hrs · Weekly

For clients who want ongoing strategic + execution support. The closest thing to having two operators on retainer.

  • Weekly check-in (30 min)
  • Up to 6 partner hours per month
  • Priority workflow updates + new features
  • Quarterly strategic review session
  • Direct partner Slack access

Retainers are optional and only available after a Pilot or Full Implementation. We don’t sell retainers to clients we haven’t shipped for. Cancel any time with 30 days notice.

Ready?

Ready to find your first workflow?

Tell us about your business. We’ll diagnose what’s eating the most time. If AI is the answer, we’ll quote a 30-day pilot. If it isn’t, we’ll tell you what is.