AI Advisor · Spokane, WA
Operator-grade AI strategy for Inland Northwest companies that need working software, not slide decks. Twenty years inside a Fortune 50. Ten thousand-plus hours inside the tools. A four-node local AI cluster running out of Spokane.
Years Fortune 50 operator
Hours inside the AI tools
Node local AI cluster, Spokane
Revenue led across prior orgs
Why local matters
My career started at a mall kiosk in Spokane. It ended in a Verizon C-suite, reporting to the Chief Revenue Officer. I came home. I'd rather build the next chapter from the Inland Northwest than from a glass tower in Manhattan.
What that means for a Spokane-area operator: when you hire an AI advisor here, you're not paying a partner-track consultant to fly in for a workshop and disappear. I'm at your table. I'm on the hook. And I run a four-node local AI cluster — a Mac Studio M3 Ultra with Qwen, an M4 Max running OpenClaw, and a 4090 PC — out of Spokane. That hardware is the difference between someone who has read about AI and someone who has lived in it.
There are good national firms. I've competed with them. They sell decks. I sell working software, and I'll prove the fix before you commit to scaling it.
What I actually do
01 · Diagnostic
One to two weeks. I sit inside your business, map where AI moves real numbers, and tell you exactly what to build first — and what to refuse to fund.
02 · Build
Thirty days. Working software in your hands. Prove the fix before anyone signs off on scaling it. Fixed fee, fixed deliverable, no surprises.
03 · Partner
Monthly retainer. A senior AI operator inside your room when the bets get made. Two-way text, monthly working sessions, on-call for board-level questions.
Who I work with
$5M to $250M in revenue, often legacy operations modernizing without losing the team that built them.
Industries with real process pain, where AI shifts margin and turnaround time, not vanity metrics.
People making AI decisions personally and tired of agency theater. They want a working answer this quarter.
Groups that need an outside operator who can pressure-test an AI strategy before it gets funded.
Service area
In-person engagements are easiest in Spokane and the surrounding metro. Remote engagements run anywhere in the U.S. and Canada.
Spokane AI Advisor · FAQ
An AI advisor helps a business decide where AI is worth investing in, what to build first, and what to avoid. In practice that means a short diagnostic to map where AI moves real numbers, a prototype engagement to prove the fix in working software, and an ongoing advisor seat for operators who want a senior partner inside the room when AI bets get made.
National firms sell decks. A local operator-advisor sits at your table, knows the Inland Northwest operating reality, and is on the hook with you. I run a four-node local AI cluster from Spokane, which means I'm in the tools every day — not just talking about them.
If you have a process that's repeated, painful, and producing measurable cost or revenue, you're ready. The first conversation is about whether AI actually fits the problem or whether you'd just be lighting money on fire. I'll tell you the truth before I take the engagement.
Strategy sprints are scoped per engagement. Prototype work is fixed-fee with a defined deliverable in 30 days. Advisor retainers are monthly. Pricing reflects 20 years of Fortune 50 operator experience and the fact that what we build actually ships. I'm not the cheapest option in Spokane, and I don't try to be.
Yes. Spokane and the Inland Northwest are home, but the work travels. I run engagements across the U.S. remotely. In-person availability is highest for Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Cheney, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, and Hayden.
Operator-led companies, family businesses, and growing organizations from $5M to $500M+ in revenue. Healthcare, professional services, manufacturing, distribution, technology, and education. The common thread is leaders who want a working answer, not a 90-slide framework.
Next step
Thirty minutes. No pitch. We figure out together whether AI is the right tool for your problem and whether we're a fit. If not, I'll point you somewhere better.
