AI consulting for owner-run businesses
AI that works, built by someone who knows how it breaks.
20 years in cybersecurity. Built AI automation for a Fortune 50 company. Now I build it for yours. Handled for you, or built with you.
Month to month. You keep everything I build.
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A mortgage lender got 8 hours a month back from one 45-minute session.
What is Ignitara AI consulting?
Ignitara AI consulting puts AI to work in owner-run businesses in two ways. Done for you (AI Operator): I implement it and run the ongoing work, you approve. Built with you (AI Co-Build): you build it on your screen while I guide you. Either way, the AI tools, mainly Claude skills and workflow automations, are built directly in your accounts, one bottleneck at a time. Everything built belongs to you. It starts with a free AI Plan.
Why most AI efforts stall
You've tried ChatGPT or Claude. It didn't stick.
The tools are good. The problem is nobody has time to figure out where they fit, set them up properly, and turn one-off prompts into something the business runs on.
No time to learn it
You're running the business. Watching tutorials at 11pm is not a strategy.
Prompts, not systems
A good answer in a chat window disappears. A saved skill runs the same way every time, for anyone on your team.
Agencies leave you guessing
Hand a project to most agencies and you get something you can't see into or change. Whether I run it or you do, it lives in your accounts and you can see exactly how it works.
How it works
Audit. Optimize. Automate. One bottleneck at a time.
Every bottleneck goes through the same method, so progress compounds instead of scattering.
Audit
You show me how the task gets done today. I spot where the time and errors actually come from.
Optimize
I strip out steps that don't need to exist before automating anything. Automating a bad process just makes it fail faster.
Automate
The skill or automation gets built in your account, tested on real work, and documented so your team can use it too.
What I build
Real work, handled. Starting with the tasks you hate most.
Every business is different, but these come up again and again in the first few sessions.
- Inbox triage and reply draftsSort what matters, draft replies in your voice, flag what needs you.
- Meeting notes to follow-upCall recording in, recap and next steps out, sent the same day.
- Quotes and proposalsTurn a call or a few notes into a clean, on-brand proposal in minutes.
- Weekly numbers reportPull the figures you check every Monday into one plain-English summary.
- SOPs from how you already workTalk through a process once, get a written procedure your team can follow.
- Content in your voiceSocial posts, emails, and newsletters that sound like you, not like a robot.
- Secure AI for regulated businessesPrivate AI for medical, legal, and CPA offices that keeps client data in-house. It runs on local models, so nothing is sent to outside AI services. I also finish and secure apps you started in tools like Lovable and move them onto hosting you own.
Some jobs need a custom build: CRM and follow-up automation, connecting your business data to AI, a custom app, finishing an app you already started, or work across several systems. I start with your AI Plan and give you a firm quote.
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Case study: mortgage lender
Case study: general contractor
Is this for you?
Built for owners who are short on time.
A great fit if you
- Own an established business or practice
- Lose hours each week to admin, follow-ups, and reporting
- Have tried AI and it did not stick
- Want AI handled for you, or built with you
Probably not a fit if you
- Need on-site staff or a full-time hire
- Can't commit 90 minutes a month to working sessions
Pricing
Start free. Scale when it's working.
Month to month on Operator and Co-Build. Every paid step earns the next one.
The AI Plan
A free 15-minute call plus a written plan, delivered two days later, for what AI should be running in your business over the next 90 days. You keep the plan either way.
AI Officer
Your fractional AI officer, with security built in.
Best for owners with a team to bring along
- Weekly 45-minute session
- About 8 hours a month of work I do for you, including policy and team training
- Upkeep of what is built included
- Monthly "what changed and what to do" note, plus a quarterly roadmap
- Priority line between sessions
- About 3 hours a month of your time
- Three-month minimum
AI Operator
I run it, you approve it.
Best for busy owners who want it handled
- 90 minutes a month of your time
- Two 45-minute sessions a month
- About 4 hours a month of done-for-you tasks I run
- Upkeep of what is built included
- Monthly "what changed and what to do" note
- Reply the same business day between sessions
- Month to month
AI Co-Build
You build it, I guide you.
Best for owners who want to learn
- Two 45-minute sessions a month
- No done-for-you work. You do the work between sessions.
- Upkeep of what is built: add later at $397/mo
- Voice and text, reply within one business day
- 90 minutes a month of your time, plus your own build time
- Month to month
Custom builds such as CRM automation and data connections are quoted at a fixed price after your AI Plan. When you finish Co-Build, you can move to AI Upkeep at $397/mo to keep what was built running. Available weekdays, 9 to 5 Eastern.
Running something larger?
For organizations with several departments, compliance requirements, or sensitive data, I work as a part-time AI officer and scope the work to fit. It starts with a conversation.
Your data, your tools
You own everything. I never hold your keys.
I run my own businesses on these same tools. Here is how I protect yours.
Built in your accounts
Skills, context files, and automations live in your own AI and software accounts. If you stop working with me, they keep working for you.
No stored passwords
You connect your tools yourself while I guide you on screen. I never ask for or keep your logins.
Sensitive data stays out
I keep patient, client, and financial records out of AI tools unless your agreements and settings allow it, and I'll tell you when they don't.
FAQ
Questions owners ask me
What does an AI consultant actually do for a small business?
I find the repeatable tasks that eat your week, remove steps that don't need to exist, and build AI tools that handle the rest. With AI Operator, I build it and run it for you, and you approve. With AI Co-Build, you build it while I guide you. Either way, it lives in your accounts and belongs to you.
How is Ignitara different from hiring an AI agency?
An agency builds something and hands it over. With Ignitara, you own everything, and I stay until it runs. It is either handled for you (AI Operator) or built with you (AI Co-Build). Whether I run it or you do, it lives in your accounts and you can see exactly how it works.
Which AI tools do you use?
Mainly Claude, including Claude skills and connectors to the apps you already use, plus workflow automation tools where they fit. I pick tools based on your business, not the other way around.
Do I need to be technical?
No. With AI Operator I handle the technical work. With Co-Build, if you can share your screen, you can do it.
How much does AI consulting cost?
The AI Plan is free. AI Co-Build is $1,000 a month, AI Operator is $2,000 a month, AI Officer is $4,000 a month. Custom builds are quoted at a fixed price after your AI Plan.
What is the difference between AI Operator and AI Co-Build?
AI Operator: I implement it and run the ongoing work, you approve. AI Co-Build: we build it together on your screen and you learn to run it.
How fast will I see results?
I aim to ship at least one working skill or automation in your very first session, so you should be saving time in week one.
Is there a contract?
Co-Build and Operator are month to month, cancel before the next cycle. AI Officer has a three-month minimum. Everything built stays with you.
Is my business data safe?
Everything is built in your own accounts and you connect your tools yourself, so I never hold your passwords. I keep regulated data like patient records out of AI tools unless your agreements allow it.
Do you work with businesses outside North Carolina?
Yes. Sessions run over video, so I work with owners anywhere in the United States.
Your free AI Plan
Start with a conversation.
Tell me a little about your business, then pick a time for a short video call. I don't show up with a pitch. The ideas come from what you tell me on the call.
- A written plan for the next 90 days, delivered two days later
- You keep the plan either way
- Plain-language answers
- No card, no obligation