How I help small and mid-sized businesses in the Carolinas make AI real.
Pragmatic. Vendor-neutral. People-first. Built to outlast me.
What I Actually Do
Most AI advisors sell a deck. I sit at the table, figure out what to actually do, and stay until it works.
The work is the same whether you’re a 40-person logistics firm or a 200-person professional services shop: cut through the noise, decide where AI actually creates value for your business (and where it doesn’t), build a plan your team will use, and put the adoption mechanics in place so it doesn’t die in six months like the last pilot did.
Not a strategy document that sits on a shared drive. A team that knows how to run this work without me — and the operating habits to keep it going.
My Domain. Your Domain.
AI transformation is my expertise. Your business is yours. Here’s how the partnership works.
AI Transformation
26 years at Microsoft taught me how people actually adopt new tools, where pilots die, and how to make behavior change stick at scale.
Your Business
You know your business — your operations, your people, your customers. What’s worked, what hasn’t, what your team can absorb. That’s not something I can replicate.
I bring rigor. You bring context. We build something that actually fits.
How the Work Gets Done
Four principles that shape every engagement.
People-First Adoption
AI succeeds or fails on whether your people actually use it. Every engagement is built around adoption mechanics — habits, cadences, coaching, dashboards — not just deliverables. A pilot no one uses is a science project, not a result.
Pragmatic over Perfect
Ship something useful in 90 days. Iterate from there. Pilots that take a year to plan don’t survive contact with reality. We move at the speed your business actually operates.
Vendor-Neutral by Design
Certified across Microsoft, Google, and AWS — because the right answer isn’t always the same vendor. I meet you in the stack you already use and recommend the right tool for the work, not the one that’s easiest for me to sell.
Built to Outlast Me
The goal is a team that runs this without me. I measure success by what your organization is doing six months after the engagement ends, not by what’s in the final deliverable.
Where the Experience Comes From
The operating model that worked at enterprise scale — sized to fit your business.
Years at Microsoft driving enterprise AI and digital transformation
Major AI platforms — Microsoft, Google, and AWS — certified across all three
Advisor at the table — focused on your business, not a billable hour pipeline
Certifications & Credentials
What an Engagement Looks Like
Most engagements follow a simple arc — start small, build the foundation, sustain it on your own.
AI Reality Check
A free 30-minute call. Honest assessment of where you are with AI, what’s actually working, what’s noise, and what’s worth your next 90 days. Sometimes this is all you need.
90-Day AI Readiness Sprint
A focused engagement to build the foundation your team can run on — assessment, prioritized roadmap, change plan, and adoption mechanics. Founding rate available for the first 10 clients.
Ongoing Advisory
Acceleration sprints, workshops, or strategic advisory as you need them. Always with the same goal — leave behind a team that knows how to run this on its own.
Ready for a realistic conversation?
Thirty minutes. No pitch. Just honest perspective on where AI fits in your business — and where it doesn’t.
Book Your AI Reality Check →Free. · 30 minutes. · No follow-up sequence.