AI consulting from someone who farms here, builds here, and ships here.

I live south of Lincoln on the same piece of land my family has farmed for six generations. I'm a fractional CFO. I work with business owners every day who are trying to figure out what's real about AI and what's noise.

Most AI consulting starts with a sales pitch and ends with a strategy deck that collects dust. I'd rather start with your actual operations, your actual bottlenecks, and tell you honestly whether AI solves any of them.

Sometimes it does. Sometimes the answer is a better process, a better hire, or just better visibility into your numbers. I'll tell you either way.

The assessment comes first

Before we talk about tools or timelines, we need to understand where you actually are. That's what the AI readiness assessment does.

1. Operations review. We walk through your current workflows, tools, and team structure. Where is time going? Where are the bottlenecks?
2. AI fit analysis. Not everything benefits from AI. We identify the 2-3 areas where it creates genuine leverage for your specific business.
3. Roadmap. A plain-language document that says: here's what to do first, here's what it costs, here's what to expect. No jargon. No 40-page deck.
4. Decision point. You decide whether to move forward. If you do, we implement together. If not, you still have the roadmap.

What I've built myself

I think the best way to evaluate whether someone can help you with AI is to ask what they've actually built. Not what they've read about. Not what they've advised on. What they've shipped.

I built an open-source AI system called the AI CMO. It manages content strategy, SEO, performance tracking, and client communication for real businesses. Multiple clients run on it. It's not a demo or a proof of concept.

I also run 1610 Advisory, a fractional CFO firm, and I'm head of finance at a construction company. AI is one of the tools I use. Finance is where I live. That combination, understanding both the technology and the business case, is what makes this different from hiring a tech firm that's never had to make payroll.

Built for Lincoln

Lincoln's business landscape is different from Omaha's and different from the coasts. The owners I work with here are building in construction, agriculture, professional services, and trades. They're not looking for enterprise AI platforms. They want to know: can AI save me 10 hours a week? Can it help me see my numbers faster? Can it take something off my plate so I can spend that time on the work that's mine?

Those are the questions I answer. In person, over coffee, with a whiteboard if that's what it takes.