Your Competitors Are Already Using AI. You're Reading About It.
Practical AI implementation for Columbus businesses. Not a workshop on trends. Actual workflows, built for your team, delivering results in weeks.
This is where you're stuck.
You know AI matters. You just don't know how to make it matter for your business. Sound familiar?
Hours vanish into tasks AI could handle in seconds.
Data entry, report formatting, email drafting, proposal writing. Your team is doing manually what a machine could do instantly.
You don't know where to start.
ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini. A hundred tools, a thousand opinions, and zero clarity on what actually works for a business like yours.
You attended a workshop. Nothing changed.
Generic AI presentations don't move the needle. You need someone who understands your workflows, builds the tools, and trains your team on them.
Your competitors are moving faster.
Every month you wait, the businesses around you are automating, optimizing, and pulling ahead. The gap gets wider, not narrower.
The problem isn't that AI is complicated. It's that nobody has shown you how to make it practical. That's what I do.
The Columbus
AI Gap.
Columbus has 900,000+ people, thousands of growing businesses, and a booming tech scene. But when you search for a local AI consultant who actually builds things for small and mid-size businesses?
You find almost nothing.
The big firms sell six-figure enterprise projects. The freelancers sell ChatGPT prompt lists. Nobody is doing the in-between work: practical AI implementation for businesses with 5-200 employees who need real workflows, not theory.
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Serving Columbus, Dublin, Westerville, Powell, New Albany, and all of Central Ohio
Three ways to start.
Every engagement is tailored to your business. These are the most common starting points.
AI Quick Start
Best for: Testing the waters
One-time engagement
- Half-day on-site workshop with your team
- 5 workflow automations identified and built
- Tool recommendations for your specific needs
- 30-day follow-up to measure results
AI Strategy & Implementation
Best for: Serious transformation
One-time engagement
- Full business workflow assessment
- 90-day AI implementation roadmap
- Hands-on building of priority workflows
- Team training on every tool deployed
- ROI tracking and optimization report
Ongoing AI Partnership
Best for: Continuous advantage
Per month
- Continuous workflow optimization
- New AI tool evaluation and deployment
- Monthly team training sessions
- Priority support and strategic guidance
All engagements begin with a free 30-minute strategy call. No commitment required.
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I don't teach AI.
I build it into your business.
I spent 8 years as founding CTO at a company that grew from zero to 350+ franchise locations nationwide. Every system, every workflow, every integration—built from scratch while the business scaled.
Now I help growing businesses do the same thing with AI. Not with slide decks and strategy reports. With actual tools that work on Monday morning. The difference between me and every other "AI consultant" is simple: I build the thing, train your team on it, and stick around until it's working.
About Ryan GrissingerThe Approach
I audit your current workflows, identify the highest-ROI automation opportunities, build the solutions, and train your team. No theory. No fluff.
The Promise
Every engagement delivers working AI workflows within 30 days. If you don't see measurable time savings, we'll keep working until you do.
The Difference
You work directly with me. Not a junior associate, not a subcontractor. One senior technologist who has built systems at scale and knows how to make AI practical.
I Don't Just Consult on AI.
I Teach It.
Boardrooms, classrooms, conference stages. I go where the conversations need to happen and make AI practical for people who are still skeptical, curious, or overwhelmed.
Every session is hands-on. Every audience leaves with tools they can use the next day. That's the difference between talking about AI and actually doing something with it.
AI presentation — February 2026
Hands-on AI workshop for business owners
Common questions.
Engagements range from $2,500 for a quick-start workshop to $7,500–$15,000 for full strategy and implementation. Ongoing partnerships run $3,000–$5,000 per month. The right investment depends on your business size and where you'll see the biggest return. Every engagement starts with a free strategy call so I can understand your needs before recommending a plan.
A quick-start engagement delivers working workflows in 1–2 weeks. Full strategy and implementation takes 60–90 days. Most businesses see measurable time savings within the first month. This isn't a project that drags on for a year—you'll have real tools in your team's hands fast.
I recommend tools based on your specific workflows, not brand loyalty. Common recommendations include ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Zapier AI, and industry-specific tools. Every recommendation is tied to a specific business outcome and a measurable ROI.
Yes. While I'm based in Columbus, Ohio, I work with businesses across the state and nationally. Most engagements are hybrid—combining on-site workshops with remote implementation. If you're in Central Ohio, we can meet in person. If you're further out, the work is just as effective remotely.
Businesses with 5–200 employees see the fastest ROI from AI implementation. You have enough process complexity for AI to make a real difference, but you're still agile enough to implement quickly. If your team is spending hours on repetitive tasks, you're a great fit.
No. I focus on AI that augments your team, not replaces them. The goal is to eliminate tedious manual work so your people can focus on higher-value tasks that require human judgment and creativity. Your best employees become even more productive.
Most clients see 10–20 hours per week in time savings within 90 days. At average labor costs, that's $25,000–$75,000 in annual value from a single implementation engagement. I track ROI on every workflow we build so you always know exactly what you're getting back.
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Stop Reading About AI.
Start Using It.
30 minutes. No pitch, no pressure. We'll talk about your business and I'll show you exactly where AI can save you the most time and money.
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