AI Operations Audits for established businesses

Your business is leaving hours on the table. I find exactly where AI puts them back.

A practical AI audit for businesses that already work. In two weeks you get a prioritized roadmap: what to automate, what to skip, and what each one is worth. No hype. No jargon. Just what fits your operation.

4+ years building production AI systems Honest about what's not worth it Real automations, not slideware
The problem

You keep hearing you should "use AI."

Every week there's a new tool, a new pitch, a new buzzword. But you run a real business with real customers and a real team.

You don't have time to test fifty apps to find the three that actually move the needle for your operation. And the last thing you need is a consultant who hands you a deck full of theory and disappears.

You don't need more AI hype. You need someone to tell you, plainly, where it pays off and where it doesn't.

73%
of small businesses want to use AI
but most never get past "we should look into that someday."

3
tools usually matter
out of the dozens being pitched to you. The audit finds yours.
What you get

What you actually walk away with

Not a sales pitch. A working document your team can act on.

1

A prioritized opportunity list

Every place AI or automation can help your business, ranked by impact against the effort to put it in place.

2

The specific tools and approach

For each opportunity, exactly what to use and how, written in plain language, not technical jargon.

3

Estimated time and money saved

Real numbers per opportunity, so you can see what's worth doing first and what to leave alone.

4

A phased roadmap

A clear order of operations you can follow, documented so anyone on your team can run with it.

It's yours to keep. Hand it to anyone. Act on it on your own timeline, with or without me.

How it works

Three steps, about two weeks

Discovery

A working session where I learn how your business actually runs: your workflows, your tools, your bottlenecks, and where time quietly disappears.

Analysis

I map your operation against what AI and automation can realistically do today, separating the genuine wins from the hype.

Report and roadmap

You get the written audit plus a call to walk through it, prioritize together, and decide exactly what to tackle first.

How I rank it

Every opportunity, scored honestly

Not everything labeled "AI" is worth your money. Each opportunity lands in one of four boxes, and I tell you which.

High impact · Low effort Do first
High impact · High effort Plan for
Low impact · Low effort Nice to have

The "skip it" box is the one most consultants won't show you. I will.

Fit

Who this is for

Built for

  • Established, profitable businesses with real operations
  • Auto and trades, real estate, storage, manufacturing, services
  • Owners who run a team and feel the weight of repetitive work
  • People who want a straight answer, not a buzzword tour

Not for

  • Pre-revenue startups chasing a magic bullet
  • Anyone who wants AI for its own sake
  • Businesses looking to cut staff rather than free them up
  • People who want a slide deck, not a working plan
R
Stephen Mendoza
Founder, Raiko · AI Operations
LLM workflows Automation Data pipelines App development
Who runs the audit

A builder, not a hype guy.

For more than four years I've built AI systems and automations for a live digital platform used by a large, active community.

I've built automated pipelines that replaced hours of manual work every week, internal tools, and production AI workflows. I've also shipped my own software to the App Store and Google Play. I build with these tools every day, which is exactly how I know what they can and can't do for a business like yours.

When I tell you something is worth automating, it's because I've actually done it. When I tell you to skip something, it's because I've watched it waste people's time.

Pricing

Pick your depth

Straightforward packages. No retainers, no surprises.

Quick Scan
$750

A focused review of your top workflows with a short opportunity report. Best for a smaller operation or a single department.

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Full Audit + Roadmap
$1,950

An end-to-end review across your operation, the full prioritized report with savings estimates, and a roadmap session to plan your first moves.

Book the Full Audit
Build Partnership
Custom

I implement the top priorities from your audit, end to end. Your audit fee is credited toward your first build.

Talk about building

Your audit fee is credited toward implementation if you decide to build with me.

The promise

If the audit doesn't surface real, actionable savings worth more than the fee, you don't pay.

The whole point is to make you money or give you back time. If it doesn't, it isn't worth your money, and I won't take it.

Questions

The honest answers

Yes. I work only with what you choose to share, I'll sign an NDA if you want one, and I don't keep sensitive data beyond the engagement.

The goal isn't to cut people. It's to take repetitive work off their plates so they spend time on higher-value work. Most owners use the time savings to grow, not shrink.

Not at all. The entire job is translating the technical side into plain decisions, numbers, and next steps you can actually act on.

Most audits run about two weeks, from our first working session to the final report and roadmap call.

See the promise above. If the audit doesn't surface real value worth more than the fee, you don't pay.

Let's begin

Find out what AI is actually worth to your business.

No pitch, no pressure. We'll see if it's a fit, and you'll leave the call with at least one idea you can use that day.

Book a free 20-minute fit call