The Kickstart: half a day, one fix, a plan for the rest
You don't need an AI strategy to get started. You need someone to come in, watch how the work actually gets done, and get the quickest win moving. That's the Kickstart.
Half a day at your place. You keep what I build.
What happens
1. I come to you. Your office, shop or front desk, anywhere in the Triangle. I sit with the people who do the work and watch the real work.
2. I start on the quickest win. While I'm there, I pick the one thing that will save time fastest and get it moving, on the software you already use. Often it's working the same day; bigger ones follow within days. It might be:
- a set of ready-made replies for the emails your team writes over and over,
- a way to get information from emails or forms into your spreadsheet without retyping it,
- a one-page summary for the long documents someone reads every week,
- or 15 minutes showing your team how to use the AI you already pay for.
Someone on your team tries it with me, so you know it fits how they work.
3. You get a written plan. Within 5 business days: the next 2–3 places AI will save you the most time, each with a fixed price and a timeline, usually two pages.
What I can't guarantee
I can build the tools and train your team. I can't force people to accept that.
Whether it sticks comes down to your culture: leadership backing the new way of working, and the team getting time to learn it. The businesses that get the most from this are the ones where the owner says "we're doing this" and stays with it. I'll make it as easy to adopt as I can. The rest is up to you.
How payment works
- It's one fixed price, quoted before you book. Half reserves your date, and the rest is due on the day.
- It's credited. If you go ahead with anything in the plan within 60 days, the full Kickstart cost comes off.
- It's guaranteed. If the plan isn't useful to you, tell me within 7 days and I refund it. You keep the quick win either way.
Is it a fit?
Good fit: an owner-run business with 5–50 people, where someone spends hours a week copying, retyping, chasing or rewriting the same things.
Not a fit: businesses whose main data is health records or card numbers (I don't take that work on), or anyone looking for a big "AI transformation" program.
What you'll need on the day
About 2 hours with the 1–3 people who do the work, a few real examples of it, and access to the software involved (you log in; I never need your passwords). There's a one-page prep checklist when you book.
Questions
What if you can't fix anything in half a day? It happens rarely, because I pick the quick win after watching, not before. If the plan doesn't earn its keep, the refund covers you.
Do I have to buy anything after? No. The plan is yours either way.
Is my data safe? Your quick win runs on your accounts. I'll show you the settings that keep your data out of AI training before we start.
Who shows up? Me, the owner. The person who visits is the person who builds and answers your emails.