Practical AI consulting for small business
We help small businesses build AI workflows for lead follow-up, intake, and everyday operations—with team training and human review built in.
One useful workflow. Clear documentation. You stay in control. AI Jumpstart: $750 one-time.
See the work, not just the technology
Illustrative workflows for service businesses, trades, and owner-led teams. Your scope and results depend on your systems and the process we choose together.
01 · Lead follow-up
02 · Intake & scheduling
03 · Weekly reporting
Meet your guide
Ryan founded The Ai Guide to help small businesses put AI to practical use. His background includes AI product leadership at Salesforce, an MBA, and human-centered design.
We begin with your work, build around the tools and information you approve, and help your team understand the result.
Meet Ryan and learn how we work →Ways to work together
From one focused first win to an ongoing AI roadmap, each engagement begins with your actual work and goals.
Start with clarity
$750 one-time
Identify one useful workflow, clarify its boundaries, and leave with a practical first implementation your team understands.
Improve the workflow
$2,500 project · monthly option available
Examine current processes, prioritize the right bottleneck, and build an agentic workflow around the work that matters.
Build for the long view
$10,000 project · monthly option available
Create a responsible roadmap, coordinate agentic workflows across the business, and keep every system connected to long-term goals.
A human-centered process
Every step is collaborative and grounded in the way your business already operates.
Understand the people, tools, and workflows involved.
Choose the opportunities with the clearest practical value.
Create a focused solution around the agreed business need.
Make the new workflow understandable and usable.
Learn from real use and improve what needs adjusting.
Before we talk
The Ai Guide is an AI consulting business founded by Ryan Paul. We help small businesses identify, build, and adopt practical AI workflows, with documentation, team training, and human review.
Bring one repetitive process, such as lead follow-up, intake, scheduling preparation, or reporting. We will assess the process and whether AI is appropriate before proposing a build.
AI Jumpstart is $750 one-time. Workflow Optimizer is $2,500 per project or $1,000 per month for a three-month engagement. Strategic AI Partner is $10,000 per project or $2,000+ per month for a 6–12 month engagement. The written proposal confirms scope, fees, and any software costs.
We start by reviewing the tools you already use. Integration options depend on their capabilities, access permissions, and the agreed scope.
Yes. We define what the workflow may do, which information it may use, and where a person must review or approve an action. Your team receives a walkthrough and documentation.
Your next waypoint
A free discovery call is a practical conversation about where you are, what is getting in the way, and whether there is a useful path forward.