AI that fits the way you already work.
Most small businesses don't need a new system. They need AI that lives inside the tools they already use, doing the work that already needs doing. I help owners figure out where AI actually fits, what it's worth, and what to skip. I start free. If you want to go deeper, there are three ways to do it together.
Free AI Consultation
The starting point.
A guided chat with my AI consultation, followed by a personalized report on which AI tools fit your business and which don’t.
Who it's for
Owners who want to know what’s actually worth their time, without sitting through a sales pitch.
What you get
- A short conversation about your business
- A written report with curated tool recommendations, ROI estimates, and a 90-day starting plan
- Sent to your inbox, yours to keep
About 10 minutes · Free
Complimentary Discovery Call
A real conversation, no obligation.
A 30-minute call to talk through your business, your current operation, and where AI might actually move the needle. You leave with one concrete recommendation, whether or not I end up working with you.
Who it's for
Owners who’ve read their report (or already know their situation) and want to talk it through with someone who’s been on both sides: enterprise tech and small business operations.
What you get
- 30 minutes, one-on-one, video or phone
- A specific observation about your business and one next step
- A short follow-up email within 24 hours
- No pitch, no pressure
30 minutes · Complimentary
AI Workflow Audit
Where the paid work begins.
A focused diagnostic of one workflow in your business: sales, marketing, operations, customer service, or wherever the friction is. I look at how the work actually gets done today, where time and money are leaking, and where AI fits in your specific operation. You walk away with a written audit, a workflow map, and a prioritized action plan grounded in your real numbers, not category averages.
Who it's for
Owners ready to stop guessing. You’ve read the free report. Maybe you’ve tried ChatGPT or a tool or two. Now you want someone to look at your business specifically and tell you what to do, in what order, with what return.
What you get
- A working session with you and your team to walk through one workflow end to end: how the work actually happens, who touches it, where the friction lives
- A workflow map documenting the current state of the operation, with the silo tax and the bottlenecks marked
- ROI math built on your real numbers: your hours, your margin, your customer count, not industry averages
- A short, ranked list of recommended changes, sequenced by effort and payoff, with the "do first" item clearly marked
- A "don’t do this" list of tools and approaches I’d specifically recommend against for your business, and why
- A walkthrough call to review findings and answer your team’s questions
- A document your VA, contractor, or future hire could actually execute without needing you in the room
1 to 2 weeks · Remote (on-site available in NYC tri-state area) · Engagements typically start at $1,500
AI Implementation Sprint
Stop planning. Start building.
A fixed-scope engagement to rebuild one workflow with AI, end to end. I take the recommendations from your audit (or scope a sprint from scratch) and build it: tool selection, configuration, integration, training, and handoff. You don’t end up with a slide deck. You end up with something working.
Who it's for
Owners who’ve done the diagnostic work and want execution, not more strategy.
What you get
- Scoped statement of work with clear deliverables
- Hands-on implementation and integration
- Team training and 30 days of post-launch support
Scoped per engagement · Contact for pricing
Ongoing AI Partnership
For clients who want me in the room.
A continuing relationship for businesses that have built something with me and want to keep evolving it. AI changes fast. This is for owners who’d rather have someone watching that landscape than watch it themselves.
Offered to clients after a completed sprint engagement.
Defined per client · Contact to discuss
How I Work
Workflow first, tool second.
I don’t sell tools, and I don’t take affiliate commissions. I start by understanding how the work gets done in your business, then I figure out what (if anything) belongs in the stack.
Independence is the product.
My recommendations aren’t influenced by vendors. If the right answer is "you don’t need AI for this," that’s the answer you get.
Built to be handed off.
Every engagement ends with you owning the result. No lock-in, no ongoing dependency unless you want one.
This is for you if:
- You run a small business doing $50K to $2M in revenue
- You’re the owner-operator (or one of a small team)
- You’re curious about AI but tired of being sold to
- You want straight answers, not jargon
This isn't for you if:
- You’re looking for the cheapest tool, not the right one
- You want someone to make the decision for you with no context
- You’re a venture-backed startup needing engineering hires
- You want ongoing managed services as your first engagement
Naviask is led by Giancarlo Portale: 16 years in enterprise technology, plus a decade running small businesses. AI credentials from MIT and Northwestern Kellogg. The combination is the point. Most AI consultants have never run a small business. Most small business consultants don't understand the technology. Naviask exists at the overlap.
Not sure where to start?
Begin with the free consultation. It's the lowest-commitment way to see if this is the right fit, and the report is yours to keep either way.
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