Services / Fractional Technology & AI Counsel

Service 04 · Retainer, ongoing

A technology executive in the room, without a $250K hire.

AI is now a board-level question. Vendor decisions are stacking up. You need a standing, senior voice — not a full-time salary line.

The risk of skipping this

The gap that's costing you right now.

No one on your team can say what AI will actually earn or save you — not because they're not smart, but because it's not their full-time job to know. Vendor decisions, budget calls, and build-vs-buy questions pile up and get decided by whoever pitched hardest, not by a standing standard.

What's included

What's included

  • A senior technology & AI executive in the room a few days a month — a fraction of a full-time hire.
  • The standing voice on every vendor decision, budget call, and build-vs-buy question as they come up, not after.
  • Board- and council-ready answers, in plain English, when leadership is put on the spot.
  • A predictable monthly cadence — not a one-time project that ends when the invoice does.
The return

What this earns you.

  • A fraction of the cost of a full-time technology executive, with the same seniority in the room.
  • Every technology dollar spent against a standing strategy, not department-by-department improvisation.
  • A steady hand through the AI hype cycle — someone paid to tell you no, not just yes.
Who this is for

Make sure it's the right fit.

Good fit

  • AI and technology decisions now reach the board or council level
  • You don't have (and don't need) a full-time CTO or CIO
  • You want continuity after an assessment, not a one-time report

Not a fit yet

  • You already have strong in-house technology leadership
  • You need one project executed, not ongoing counsel
  • Budget can't support a monthly retainer yet
per month · scoped to org size
$3,000–$8,000
CadenceA few days / month
FormatRemote + on-call
CommitmentMonth-to-month
Best forPost-assessment
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Human-first by design

AI is the tool. People are the point.

I use AI to make good people faster, sharper, and harder to beat — never to replace them. Better, faster, stronger: the goal is a business that grows and hires more humans, not fewer.

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The stakes

Let's talk about what a wrong decision is costing you.

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