Assess
We map where the manual hours and bottlenecks are and rank what AI can take first, with a phased roadmap. This is the on-ramp to the partnership.
Engagement · AI Growth Expert
Your AI Codesigner.
You bring the judgment. We bring the research, engineering, and build. You own everything we ship.
You Think We Research It You Approve It We Build It every cycle
Live in Weeks 12-Month Partnership You Own Everything
Own It, Do Not Rent It
Rent AI and you start over every quarter. Own an AI team and it compounds.
Most companies buy a tool, run a pilot, and end up renting intelligence they never control. The AI Growth Expert is the opposite. We embed with your team, build the systems that move your business, and hand you the keys. Every workflow we ship is yours to keep, and each one makes the next one faster.
We do not want to be another vendor you rent. We embed, build the systems that move your business, and hand you the keys. You own everything, and it keeps compounding whether we are in the room or not.
Jonathan Hessing CEO, Shoofly AI The Model
We Assess. We Build. We Operate and Grow.
One embedded team that owns your intelligence layer end to end, then keeps compounding it every month.
Build
We ship focused agents and workflows against the highest-ROI targets, integrated into the tools you already use. Live in weeks, not quarters.
Operate and Grow
We run, monitor, and harden what we built, then expand into the next workflow, month over month. Your intelligence layer compounds.
Why It Works
Three Disciplines. One Function.
AI models get cheaper and better every month. What is not free is knowing how to make them run your business. The AI Growth Expert brings three disciplines together into one retained function, the same way you retain accounting or legal. You are not buying a project. You are buying capability that is always on.
Business Consulting
We help you decide what to build and how to measure it, so every workflow ties to a number that matters, not just a feature that looks impressive. Most dev shops skip this entirely.
Engineering
We actually build it. Agents, automations, and integrations shipped into the tools you already run. We do the work, we do not just advise on it from the sidelines.
AI Research
Your account managers are AI growth experts. They track token costs, new model releases, and open-source alternatives, then swap in whatever is materially better. When a model drops your cost from $25 to under a dollar per million tokens, you hear it from us first.
Most vendors are reactive: you open a ticket, they fix it. We watch your token costs, the model market, and your pipeline every month, so your AI layer always has someone steering it.
The Engagement Shape
From Pilot to Operating Retainer.
Two phases across a 12-month term. We prove value fast, then build continuously against the roadmap.
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Phase 1: AI Operations Pilot (months 1 to 2)
An operating diagnostic and business-object map, a data model and existing-tool audit, 2 to 3 quick-win workflow implementations, a Phase 2 roadmap, and weekly check-ins. You see real output in the first two months.
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Phase 2: AI Operating Retainer (months 3 to 12)
Continuous build and expansion of roadmap workflows, which is build capacity and not a support contract, plus monthly written roadmap updates, integration maintenance and incident response, monthly executive reporting, a dedicated knowledge base, and SME enablement.
Meet Your AI Growth Expert
A real operator on your account, not a ticket queue.
You codesign with a person, not a portal. Your AI Growth Expert knows your business, watches the model market, and steers your AI layer every month, then once a system is live we monitor it, harden it, and keep it improving so your team gets dependable output, not a demo that drifts.
What Is Included
Everything It Takes to Build and Run It.
One retainer covers strategy, building, reliability, and the steady improvement that keeps your systems moving.
Strategy and Roadmap
A living roadmap of the highest-ROI workflows, sequenced so every month of effort lands where it matters most.
Agent and Workflow Builds
We ship the agents and automations themselves, integrated into the tools you already run. This is build capacity, not just advice.
Monitoring and Reliability
We watch what we built, catch issues early, and respond to incidents so your live systems stay dependable in production.
Optimization
We harden and tune existing workflows over time, improving accuracy and output as your business and data change.
Reporting
Monthly executive reporting and written roadmap updates, so leadership always knows what shipped, what it moved, and what is next.
Priority Support
A defined support response time scaled to your tier, plus incident response on the higher tiers, so your team is never stuck waiting.
Three Tiers
One Team, Scoped to Your Stage.
Tiers scale on how many business functions we run and the KPIs we are accountable for, not on a count of agents. We scope the right fit from your assessment.
SMBs under $10M
We run one core operations function end to end, whichever area your assessment surfaces first, and we own one to two KPIs against an agreed baseline. A shared AI engineer plus an account manager, next-business-day support, and a monthly executive readout.
Mid-market $10M to $50M
We run a cross-functional operations layer, two to three functions, and own three to four KPIs. A dedicated AI engineer plus a Growth expert, same-business-day support with incident response, and a biweekly working session with a quarterly business review.
$50M and up
We run your company-wide AI operating layer with unlimited automation, accountable for five or more company-level outcomes. A dedicated engineering pod plus a Growth expert and a solution architect, a four-hour support response, and a weekly working session.
The functions (revenue, marketing, delivery, finance) are illustrative. Your assessment names the ones worth owning. Pricing is scoped from that, not a fixed menu. The 12-month partnership is billed flat monthly, with a prepay discount on the Year 1 total. You own the work product on full payment.
Who It Is For
Is the Partnership Right For You?
The AI Growth Expert is built for teams that want a long-term operations partner, not a one-off build.
Right For You
- Multiple tools that do not talk to each other
- Manual handoffs across departments
- You want a long-term AI operations partner, not a one-off project
- Leadership ready to invest in compounding systems
Not the Right Fit
- Pre-revenue or still defining the core process
- You want a single chatbot or a quick demo
- No existing systems or operational data
- Looking for a one-time build and done
Ready for an AI team that sticks around?
Start with the on-ramp, then move into the partnership that builds, runs, and keeps improving your systems.
Questions We Hear
FAQ
What does the AI Growth Expert cost?
Pricing is scoped to the tier that fits you, so we set it from your assessment rather than a public price list. Every engagement starts with a paid on-ramp, a $1,500 AI Workflow Diagnostic or a $6,000 AI Operating Assessment, credited 100% to the retainer. From there we recommend the tier that matches how many business functions you want us to own, which KPIs you want us accountable for, and how much build and strategy capacity you need.
How do the tiers differ?
Each tier sets how many business functions we own and the KPIs we are accountable for, the build and strategy capacity per month, the support response time, and the cadence of working sessions and reporting. It is not a count of agents or workflows. Starter fits SMBs under $10M, Pro fits mid-market companies from $10M to $50M, and Enterprise fits companies at $50M and up.
How long is the term?
The partnership runs on a 12-month term, billed flat monthly. There is a prepay discount on the Year 1 total if you pay up front.
Do we own what you build?
100%. The code, the data, and the IP are yours on full payment. We build on your infrastructure with your accounts, so if you ever leave, everything we built keeps running.
What counts as a workflow?
A workflow is one end-to-end process we automate or augment with agents, like intake to handoff, reporting, or a specific operational loop in a tool you already use. Tiers are not capped by a workflow count. They scale on the business functions we own and the KPIs we are accountable for, so a single owned function usually spans several workflows. Phase 1 starts with 2 to 3 quick wins so you see output early.
How fast do we get our first live system?
Weeks, not quarters. Phase 1 includes 2 to 3 quick-win workflow implementations in the first two months, so you see real output early rather than waiting on a long discovery cycle.