AI Consulting
AI Consulting That Gives You a Roadmap You Can Actually Run
We sit down with you, map how your business actually runs, and hand you a prioritized AI Roadmap: where AI delivers real ROI, what to build versus buy, and exactly what to do first. Built for owners doing $1M to $10M.
30 min. We’ll map where AI actually fits your business.
Your business, mapped for AI
Ranked opportunities · phased 6 to 12 month plan · build-vs-buy calls
Phase 1
Fast wins
0 to 30 days
Phase 2
Core systems
1 to 3 months
Phase 3
Bigger bets
3 to 6 months
A sample of the one-page roadmap you walk away with.
Proof, Not Promises
Operators we’ve already done this for.
0+ hrs
Saved every week at Cure Rituals, after six spreadsheets became one platform.
0
Missed inspections at Noble Fire & Safety since launch. Zero liability exposure.
0x
Daily quote capacity at Meridian Shield, quoting down from an hour to under five minutes.
“We ran on six spreadsheets and I lost the last week of every month reconciling them. Joey built us one dashboard. That’s twelve weeks a year I got back to grow the business.
Why Now
Everyone says “use AI.” Nobody tells you where to start.
New tools launch every week. Your competitors claim they're “AI-powered.” Your inbox is full of pitches. And you're left guessing which of it actually matters for a business like yours, or whether you're about to waste money on hype.
Too many tools, no clear signal
Hundreds of AI products, each promising the world. Without a map of your own operation, you can’t tell which ones fit and which are a distraction.
Fear of falling behind
You know AI is reshaping how businesses run. The cost of guessing wrong, or standing still, keeps going up. But moving without a plan is just as risky.
Advice that never ships
Most "AI strategy" is a slide deck and an invoice. You’re left with buzzwords, not a plan you can hand to your team on Monday.
The Deliverable
What you walk away with: your AI Roadmap.
Not a slide deck. A clear, prioritized plan for putting AI to work in your specific business, written so you always know what to do next and why.
An operational map of your business
A plain-English blueprint of how your business actually runs today: every workflow, handoff, and bottleneck, including the tribal knowledge that lives in your team’s heads.
A ranked list of AI opportunities
The specific places AI moves the needle for you, scored by impact and effort, each with a realistic ROI estimate. No hype, no chasing shiny tools.
A phased 6 to 12 month plan
A sequenced roadmap that starts with fast wins and builds toward bigger bets, so you always know what to do next and why it comes when it does.
Build-vs-buy recommendations
For every opportunity: whether to buy an off-the-shelf tool, automate with existing systems, or build custom, with the honest trade-offs for each.
A data & risk readiness review
Where your data lives, what needs cleaning up before AI can use it, and the privacy, security, and compliance risks to handle first.
How It Works
From how your business runs to a plan you can execute.
Four focused phases over two to three weeks. No fluff, no filler, just a clear path from where you are to where AI takes you.
Operational Discovery
We sit down with you and your team to learn how your business actually runs. The workarounds, the bottlenecks, the things that only work because someone remembers to do them.
AI Opportunity Mapping
We map every workflow against what AI can realistically do today, separating genuine opportunities from hype, and estimating the time and money each one saves.
Prioritized Roadmap
We rank opportunities by impact and effort and sequence them into a phased plan you can actually execute, with fast wins first and clear ROI on every step.
Execution Plan & Rollout
You get a build-vs-buy call on every item, a realistic timeline, and a walkthrough of the whole plan. Ready to build with us, or hand to any team you choose.
15 min. We map your biggest time drain. No pitch.
Why Vaught AI
Strategy from people who have to make it work.
We're operators who build and run custom software, not consultants who hand you a deck and disappear.
Operators, not slide decks
We run real businesses on custom software. Your roadmap is written by someone who has to make it work, not a consultant who bills and leaves.
Honest about what AI can’t do
We’ll tell you where AI is a waste of money for your business just as clearly as where it’s a game-changer. No pushing tools you don’t need.
A plan you can actually run
Every recommendation is concrete, sequenced, and priced. You leave knowing exactly what to do first, second, and third, not a vague "embrace AI."
It credits toward your build
If you decide to build with us, your roadmap investment is credited toward the engagement. The strategy pays for itself.
Joey Vaught
Founder, Vaught AI
From the Founder
“I built CureCore to run my own manufacturing company before I ever sold software to anyone. Every roadmap comes from someone who has to make it work under real pressure, not a consultant who bills and leaves.”
If AI can save you real time or real money, I'll show you exactly where. If it can't, I'll tell you that too.
CureCore, the operating system we built to run our own company.
Investment
One flat engagement. Zero guesswork.
A fixed-scope roadmap engagement, credited toward your build if you decide to move forward with us.
AI Roadmap
$2,500
Flat fee · the full $2,500 credits toward a build signed within 30 days · 2 to 3 week turnaround
- Operational discovery sessions with your team
- Full operational map of your business
- Ranked AI opportunity list with ROI estimates
- Phased 6 to 12 month roadmap
- Build-vs-buy recommendations for each item
- Data & risk readiness review
- Live walkthrough and Q&A of the full plan
30 min. No pitch. We’ll tell you if it’s a fit.
Common Questions
FAQ
Everything you need to know about the AI Roadmap. Still have a question? Let's talk.
Stop guessing where AI fits. Get the map.
In 30 minutes we'll talk through your business and where AI can realistically move the needle. If a roadmap makes sense, we'll scope it on the spot. If it doesn't, we'll tell you.