AI strategy
on retainer.
88% of businesses use AI. Only 6% see real impact. We get you into the 6%.
The problem
AI is the topic of every meeting.
But on no one's calendar.
- 01
You're already experimenting.
ChatGPT licenses, a Copilot trial, a few automations someone on your team wired up, maybe even a dashboard somebody vibe-coded over a weekend that almost works. But “use AI” isn't a strategy.
- 02
An executive hire isn't realistic.
A full-time Chief AI Officer runs $250–400K loaded. For most growing businesses, that's a 12-month commitment to solve a question you haven't framed yet.
- 03
Your CTO is already drowning.
Infrastructure, security, vendors, and a roadmap that's already behind. AI strategy keeps falling onto their plate, and falling right back off it. Initiatives die in the gap between "someone should look at this" and a quarter ending.
Adoption isn't the problem. Impact is.
Reality check
Sources: MIT & Gartner pilot-failure ranges; McKinsey enterprise AI adoption + impact data.
The offer
Integration,
not installation.
We don't slap AI on top of your processes and call it done. We integrate it methodically, where the impact is biggest.
Here's what you get.
Experienced AI leadership
Strategic direction from operators who've shipped AI in production, not consultants reading research reports.
20 focused hours / month
Dedicated to your initiatives. Not a shared support channel where you wait in line.
One initiative at a time
We pick the highest-leverage opportunity and ship it. Then the next. Compounding wins, not parallel half-finished pilots.
Production. Not pilots.
Every initiative ships into your real operations: real users, real workflows, real outcomes. Not a pilot that stalls at “looks promising.” Industry-wide, 70–95% of AI pilots never deliver measurable ROI. We're built to be the exception.
AI is everyone's priority. We make it our only job.
The process
Four steps. No surprises.
- 01
Intro call
We talk through your business, your team, and where AI keeps coming up. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you, and point you somewhere that is.
30 min · Free
- 02
Opportunity audit
We come on-site (or remote) and interview your team, evaluate your processes, and map where AI and automation will actually create leverage. Your team is too close to your operations to see what we'll find.
Half or full day · $1,500–3,000
- 03
Audit report
A written report identifying observed challenges, where AI and automation could be applied, and the recommended order of implementation. If you don't engage us further, the report is still a serious asset.
Deliverable · Yours to keep
- 04
Retained engagement
Once we come on board, we work the initiatives sequenced from the audit and ship them one at a time. Each cycle ends with a capability shipped, not a status update.
Ongoing · 3-month minimum
Pricing
Transparent pricing
No "contact us for a quote." Here's what you'll invest at each step.
Intro call
30 minutes
A no-pressure conversation. We figure out together if this is a fit.
- Pain-point discussion
- Honest fit assessment
- Direct recommendations either way
Opportunity audit
Half or full day
On-site (preferred) or remote. You walk away with a written report you can act on whether or not we keep working together.
- Team interviews & ops walkthrough
- AI & automation opportunity map
- Prioritized implementation roadmap
- Yours to keep
Fractional CAIO retainer
20 hours · 3-month minimum
Embedded AI leadership. We sequence and ship the highest-leverage initiatives from your audit.
- 20 focused hours / month
- One initiative at a time
- Strategy + execution
- Cancel after 3 months, anytime
Need a larger engagement or different cadence?
Let's talkAbout
“You don't call a heart surgeon for a sore throat.”
Who we are
Scaile is a small group of experienced operators with a deliberately narrow specialty: identifying where AI and automation create real leverage in your business, then shipping it. We don't run your help desk, manage your laptops, or staff a generalist delivery team. We come in for the specific work that requires our skill set (strategy, design, and implementation) and leave you with a system your team owns.
- Specialists, not generalists
- AI strategy and implementation is all we do. We're not a hired IT team.
- Small by design
- We take few clients on purpose. Each one gets dedicated, hands-on attention, not a delivery pod.
- Operators, not advisors
- 70% of business leaders say they feel unprepared to implement AI. We've shipped it in production. We don't write reports. We ship work.
Let's
talk.
If AI strategy keeps falling to the bottom of your priority list, that's the signal. Let's talk.
Scaile · Fractional Chief AI Officer
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