Retainer Service · $1,500/mo
A senior AI advisor in your corner — monthly.
Move faster, avoid expensive mistakes, stay ahead as AI keeps changing — at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
What It Is
What it is — and why it exists.
Most small businesses can't justify a full-time AI hire. But the landscape moves too fast to navigate alone — tools change, vendors oversell, opportunities get missed, and expensive mistakes are a real risk.
The Fractional AI Officer retainer gives you the strategic oversight of a senior AI advisor — at a fraction of the cost of hiring one. We stay in the loop, track your progress, vet your vendors, and give you the honest, experienced perspective you need to keep moving forward.
It's not a help desk. It's a seat at the table.
What's Included
What's included every month.
One monthly fee. Everything below. No surprise line items.
Monthly strategy call
A scheduled 60-minute working session each month — review what's live, what's next, what's not working, and where to focus next.
On-call guidance
Direct email and async access between sessions. Vendor questions, tool evaluations, pricing reviews, quick sanity checks — all covered.
Vendor & tool vetting
Before you sign a contract or commit to a platform, we pressure-test it against your actual needs and the alternatives.
Roadmap tracking
We maintain your AI roadmap, update priorities as your business evolves, and flag the right next move before you have to ask.
Team enablement
Short refresher sessions and playbook updates as new tools and capabilities emerge — so your team keeps pace, not falls behind.
Honest red-flag calls
If a vendor is wrong, a project is drifting, or an idea isn't worth the spend — you'll hear it from us before it becomes a problem.
Fit Check
Right for some. Not for everyone.
A great fit if…
- You've completed an Audit or Implementation and want a trusted advisor as you execute
- You're in a fast-moving industry and can't keep up with AI developments alone
- You want senior AI thinking in the room without hiring a full-time employee
- You've got a competitor moving fast and need to not fall behind
Not a fit if…
- You haven't yet identified where AI fits — start with an Audit instead
- You want someone to do all the implementation work for you — that's our Implementation service
- You're looking for day-to-day engineering support — this is strategic advisory, not execution
Retainer Pricing
$1,500/month
Three-month minimum commitment. After that, month-to-month — cancel anytime with 30 days' notice.
Billing
Monthly invoice
Minimum
3 months
After that
Cancel with 30 days notice
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