Fractional Chief AI Officer for the mid-market

Run your company with AI — without hiring a tech team.

Most $15–75M companies don't have a CTO — and AI is moving too fast to figure out alone. We install the ardn ai Operating System inside your business: strategy, automation, and a live CEO dashboard, run by us for a monthly retainer.

Free · 15 questions · your score and a tailored plan in minutes.

IndustriesProfessional ServicesHealthcareHospitalityReal EstateLogistics

Why ardn ai

The technology isn't the hard part. Knowing what to do with it is.

1 partner
not a 12-month software project

You get a senior AI operator embedded in your business — accountable for outcomes, not a stack of tools you have to run yourself.

Weeks
to first working automation

We start where the money is. The first module ships fast, proves value, and funds the next one.

One system
across every department

Sales, ops, finance and leadership run on the same operating system — so the gains compound instead of fragmenting.

ardn ai is the AI department you can't yet justify hiring — at a fraction of the cost of a full-time executive.

How we work

A partnership, not a project.

01

Assess

02

Install

03

Operate

04

Compound

01

Assess

A structured AI readiness assessment scores your business across five dimensions and pinpoints where AI pays off first.

02

Install

We deploy the highest-leverage AI module into your real workflows and data — wired, secured, and live.

03

Operate

We run it for you on a monthly retainer, expanding module by module as each one earns its place.

04

Compound

Your team gets trained and the dashboard makes the gains visible — so the advantage builds every quarter.

AI Readiness Assessment

Where does your company actually stand on AI?

Fifteen questions, five dimensions, scored in minutes — with a tailored breakdown of where to start and what it's worth.

Data & VisibilitySales & MarketingOperationsPeople & AI LiteracyStrategy & Leadership
Free
15 min · instant results
Start the assessment

No account required. Results delivered immediately.

5
AI modules · one operating system
<30
days to your first live automation
10×
cheaper than a full-time AI executive

Let's find your highest-leverage first move.

Start with the assessment, or talk it through with us directly. Either way, you'll leave with a clear next step.