AI consulting & automation for small businesses

Less busywork. Lower costs. Clearer numbers.

I'm Griffin. I connect the tools you already use so information moves on its own, cut the software you don't need, and build simple dashboards that show where to grow. AI only where it pays its way; you only see what needs your yes.

You leave the free call with 2 or 3 things worth automating, whether or not we work together.

Designing for the web since 200330-min call, no pitch deckYou work with me directly, first class, no agency layers
workflow.livetoday · your business 09:41
Diagram in two versions. With an AI layer: dozens of inputs from web forms, orders and payments, invoices, spreadsheets, databases and site-health checks flow into an AI layer that sorts, drafts and filters them into your customer list, dashboards, an approval queue and alerts. With plain rules: checkout, payments, forms, spreadsheets, databases and site health run through rules and automatic checks into customer tags, automations, course access and a dashboard, with human checkpoints on the way. In both, only two items reach you.
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  • Approve social postTue 9:00
  • Review flagged order#4182

AI sorts, drafts and filters. You only see what needs a decision.

Built for scaleSystems I've built and run have served millions of visitors a year. Yours can start small.

IndustriesE-commerce & digital productsOnline courses & membershipsPhotography & creative educationHospitality & bookingsNonprofits & givingTravel & aviationSportsEngineeringLocal trades & services

What you get

20 hrs of tedious but necessary work, down to minutes or a few hours.

The detailed, rule-following work that has to be done right every time. Example from a typical small-business workload, not a guarantee. Where you land depends on your tools, your rules and how much you want to approve yourself.

Beforeabout 20 hrs a week
  • Re-typing data6h
  • Orders & invoices5h
  • Checking details4h
  • Reports3h
  • Posts2h
Afterminutes to a few hours
approvals & real decisions

Most builds deliver some of all three. Find out which pays off first: book a free 30-minute call →

Honest AI

AI where it pays. Plain rules where it doesn't.

AI isn't always the answer, and that's the point. Plenty of what I build is made with AI but runs on plain rules, automatic checks and your sign-off.

  • 01Built with AI, runs without it: no monthly AI bill.Rules and connections between your apps (APIs) do the moving and checking. Nothing guesses behind your back.
  • 02Where AI helps, it drafts and you approve.Replies, sorting and summaries, with spending caps set up front.
Departures

Automation that leaves on time, without you.

Each recurring job gets a time, a destination and a status. Once it says AUTOMATED, it runs on its own.

DEPARTURES

your workflows · gate 1

ScheduledBoardingOn timeAutomated
Example board · yours lists your real jobs
Example workflows
TimeWorkflowToStatus
07:30Order syncCustomer DBAutomated
08:15Income dashboardOwnerAutomated
09:00Social graphicsApprovalOn time
10:30Review requestsCustomersBoarding
11:45Checkout smoke testStoreOn time
13:00Translated captionsCoursesScheduled
14:20Bounce cleanupEmail listScheduled
15:30Error watchSlackScheduled
Dashboards

Custom dashboards that do one job, fast, by your rules.

Not another all-in-one platform. Small views on your own data, each answering one question. Everything below is sample data.

Income & expenses

sample · Oct
Money in$18,420
Money out$9,960
Kept46%
Money in, by source
  • Online store$9,800
  • Services$6,120
  • Courses$2,500
Money out, biggest
  • Contractors$4,400
  • Ads$2,450
  • Software$1,240
Worth canceling?Video app · $49/mo · unused 63 days
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Leads

sample · last 7 days
27new inquiries · 6 more than last week
Web form 12Instagram 7Referral 5Phone 3
Needs a reply
  • Amelia E.Draft readyweb form · waiting 2h
  • Bessie C.Draft readyInstagram · waiting 5h
  • Beryl M.Callreferral · waiting 1d
Recent work

Real systems, running today.

The two builds with the most moving parts, then a few more. Names left out on purpose; the details are real.

Featured build · partner recruitment

A ranked list of the right partners every morning, with the first email drafted.

Finding partners used to mean someone scrolling ten marketplaces and social sites by hand. Now that search runs overnight: each creator's audience, what they sell and how to reach them, ranked on what actually predicted earnings for past partners. The day starts with a shortlist, not a blank spreadsheet.

The first email is drafted in the owner's own voice, learned from their past emails, with nothing invented. Nothing sends until a person says so, nobody gets contacted twice, and the owner hears about it if a job stops.

  • 5,000+creators found and scored
  • 7,000+social channels watched
  • 0emails sent without a yes
  1. Discover10 platforms, cheapest search first
  2. Enrichnightly: audience size, verified email, ownership check
  3. Scoreout of 37, tiers 1 to 4
  4. Pipelineoutreach, review or relationship track
  5. Outreachin your voice, A/B tested
Six safety checks before any send: unverified, suppressed or already-contacted people are skippedAI capped at a few dollars a month
Featured build · launch autopilot

A whole sale set up from one file, and checked before a customer sees it.

Launching a sale used to mean hours of clicking through 17 systems: checkouts, purchase emails, customer tags, course access, captions, countdown timers and more. One wrong setting and a buyer paid but got nothing. Now the products, tiers and prices are listed once, and the app sets up the rest, checkout images and translated captions included.

Before anything goes live, it checks that email countdowns match the real deadlines and test-buys every checkout option to confirm the right items and totals. What took a day of careful clicking is now a guided run, repeated every launch.

  • 17systems set up and checked in one run
  • 1file to edit per launch
  • 0untested checkouts
  1. Planevery step shows what it will change
  2. Backuptaken before any write
  3. Confirmruns only when you say so
  4. Buildcheckout, automations, access
  5. Verifytest purchases and a plain-language checklist
No AI at runtime: rules and APIs only10 phases, each repeatable
Customer data

Five checkout systems, one customer list.

Every customer since 2014, from five different checkout systems, merged and de-duplicated into one list (a CRM-style database) that feeds the help desk.

Sync
Every 10 minutes
Used by
The support team, right in their help desk
Social content

A social calendar that drafts itself.

A spreadsheet schedule turns into on-brand graphics and drafted captions. A person approves each one before it's scheduled, and the drafts learn from their edits.

AI does
First drafts in the brand's voice
People do
Approve every post

Something like this in your business? Thirty minutes, no slides, and you leave with 2 or 3 things worth automating.

Book my free call
Itinerary · 4 stops

How it works: from tedious work to back in control.

A short route with clear stops. Before anything gets built, you see the plan, the price and what you'll get.

First stopFree
Before any buildYou see the price
  1. STOP 01Free

    Strategy call (free)

    Tell me where the week goes. I'll tell you honestly what can come off your plate, with AI or without it, and what can't. Think of it as the welcome drink before take-off. Book your free call.

  2. STOP 02Plan

    Workflow map & plan

    We map every place work gets copied, chased or re-typed and rank it by hours saved. You get a board like the one above, filled in with your real jobs, plus a price.

  3. STOP 03Build

    Connect & build

    I build only what the plan earns. Usually some mix of:

    • Your tools, talking to each otherConnections between your apps (APIs), so orders, forms and payments pass information along on their own. No more copying between tabs.
    • One customer list from everywhereEvery store, checkout and form merged once and kept in sync, in one customer list (CRM) you can trust.
    • Drafts in your voice, sent only with your yesReplies, quotes and posts, prepared and waiting for approval.
    • Graphics and content in batchesOn-brand posts, product images and PDFs, dozens at a time.
    • Dashboards that answer one questionMoney in and out, new leads, launch checks. Not bookkeeping or tax work; your accountant still does that.
    • Small apps for the job your software almost doesA portal, a calculator, an internal tool, built to fit.
  4. STOP 04Hand-off

    Hand-off

    Plain-English notes and a white-glove walkthrough with your team. We agree up front on who hosts it and what support looks like after. Then you recline: lie-flat seat optional, but recommended.

    Arrival: your hours, back

Stop 01 is free. Tell me where the week, the money or the guesswork goes, and I'll tell you honestly what can come off your plate.

Book my free call
Griffin Stewart, smiling, in a dark button-up shirt
Your pilot

Hi, I'm Griffin. Designing for the web since 2003.

I started as a designer, became a developer, and today I build and run AI agents, automations and web apps every day for real businesses. My clients have been all over the map: the US, Australia, India and beyond. And I've worked from more than 60 countries along the way. You work with me directly, start to finish. No hand-offs to a junior, no agency layers.

Questions

Before you book.

Is my business too small for this?

Usually not. If you or your team spend a few hours a week copying, chasing or re-typing, there's likely something worth automating. The call will tell us.

What does it cost?

Each build gets a fixed quote after the call, once we both know what's worth building. You see the price before any work starts, and there's no hourly meter running. If you ask for more than we agreed, I quote the extra up front in half-day or full-day blocks, and nothing extra starts without your yes.

Will there be monthly costs?

Builds that run on plain rules and connections between your apps (APIs) have little or no ongoing cost beyond tools you already pay for. AI features have usage costs; I set spending caps and tell you the expected range up front. Optional maintenance plans are available for a low monthly fee: I keep everything running smoothly, make sure nothing breaks when the outside services it connects to change their APIs, and can add a few small features along the way.

Is my data safe?

We agree on what each tool can see and where your data lives. Nothing goes out to customers without your approval unless you choose that. Your data can live on my servers for a low monthly fee, or on a server you choose, control and pay for. With a maintenance plan, I'll need access to that server.

Am I locked in to you?

You get plain-English notes on how everything works, and we agree up front on who hosts it and what happens if we stop working together. Every app I build also has a searchable help section, so your team can look things up without calling me.

What does “first class” mean here?

You work with me directly from the first call to hand-off: priority replies (within one business day), white-glove setup, plain-English notes for your team, and no upsell trolley. Every client gets a first class ticket; there is no economy.

Can you fix a slow website too?

Yes. I tune sites for speed, search and AI-search visibility, so the people asking ChatGPT for “a good dentist nearby” find you. Start with a free website health check.

Do you do bookkeeping?

No. I build data dashboards that show what's happening with income, expenses and leads. Your accountant still does the books and taxes.

Thirty minutes on a video call, no slides. You'll leave with two or three things worth automating, whether or not we work together. Every client flies first class: priority replies, white-glove setup, and a real person who answers.

  • Email send time cut in half
  • 3,800 orders moved, every link kept
  • 5 checkouts, 1 customer list
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TOAUTAutomated
PassengerYour business
Gate30-min video call
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