No AI leader
Nobody leads AI today, and there is no plan to hire a full-time one.
Todd Handler Fractional Chief AI Officer and Operations Leader
I find where the business is stuck, build the AI that fixes it, and run it until your team does.
For owners who want AI doing real work, not a pilot that stalls.
- 20years as an owner
- 75people on the team at its peak
- 1company sold
Who it is for
Owner-led companies, roughly $5M to $50M in revenue.
The owner is the bottleneck
Too many decisions, too many calls, too much living in one head.
A few AI tools, nothing stuck
The company has tried a few AI tools and nothing stuck.
What you get each month
One bottleneck at a time, proven in daily use.
I start with the bottleneck, build the smallest thing that works, and prove it in daily use before adding the next piece.
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The build
One operating problem picked, built, and put into daily use.
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The rules
A short written list of what AI is allowed to do on its own and what needs a person.
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What comes next
A ranked list of what to build next and what to leave alone, with the reason.
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The spend review
A review of software and vendor spend against what can now be done in-house.
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Your people
Two or three of your own people trained to run what was built.
Why me
An owner for 20 years. I build it myself.
I have owned the problem.
20 years as an owner, a team of up to 75, a company sold. I have made payroll and lived with the systems I chose.
I build it myself.
Most people with this title advise. I design it, build it, and run it in production.
I measure honestly.
I retired a $2,000 a month vendor after the data showed its output had no link to results. I do not claim savings I cannot show.
Where it runs today
The system I designed runs a company’s day.
I am the fractional Chief AI Officer of a 50-client services company. In about six months it went from no AI system to one the team works from every weekday.
Nothing reaches a customer without a person approving it.
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The owner’s live view
The whole business on desktop and phone, in place of scattered spreadsheets.
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Morning briefs
Each manager starts the day knowing what needs attention.
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Call follow-ups
More than 2,000 recorded calls summarized, with open tasks and follow-up emails drafted.
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Work queues
A ranked work queue for each of nine people.