$999 paid when you book48h after our interview100% refunded if I find no credible opportunity
AI is changing fast. You do not need every new tool.
You need to know where AI can help your business now, and what is not worth touching yet.
Sometimes the best answer is not AI. Finding that out before you spend is the point of the Map.
From interview to decision
Every step produces something you can use.
No technical preparation is required. Bring one recurring process that costs your team time. I do the analysis and turn it into a clear business decision.
Day 001
45-minute interview
You walk me through one recurring process: where it slows down, what gets repeated, and what depends on one person.
You now have
A clear picture of the process: its steps, waits, repeated work, and owners.
Days 1–202
I analyze and research
I study the delays, handoffs, and rework, then compare process changes, AI tools, ordinary software, and custom solutions that fit your business.
You now have
Three to seven fixes scored on time saved, business value, cost, effort, and risk, including what not to automate.
Day 203
The Map arrives
Your written report includes the findings, ranked fixes, recommended tools, expected return, safeguards, and a plan for the first test.
I walk you through the Map, answer questions, and make sure the recommendation is practical for your business.
You now have
Your decision: what to do now, what to fix first, and what to leave alone. You can move forward with me or without me.
Why not just ask ChatGPT?
A prompt can give you ideas. It cannot see your business.
ChatGPT only knows what you tell it. It can miss the handoffs, assumptions, team habits, data gaps, and risks that decide whether a solution will actually work.
I ask the questions you would not know to put in the prompt.
I compare AI tools, ordinary software, process changes, and custom solutions against your real constraints.
I turn the best option into a plan with an owner, steps, cost, safeguards, and a success measure.
The value is not access to AI. It is 27 years of judgment about what to trust, what to test, and what to ignore.
What clients are saying
Real client results.
Real businesses. Real work. Real time returned. Client details are anonymized.
Florida entrepreneur · Global business · 12 executive direct reports
5+ hours
returned every week
What was getting in the way
Important actions were scattered across daily conversations with the executive team.
What changed
A daily AI briefing now collects commitments, decisions, and follow-ups into one clear plan for the day.
Tools used
Granola for meeting notes, plus a focused Hermes agent connected to the owner’s existing work.
“This is fantastic. It saves me a ton of time, and I’m already finding other workflows I can expand with the same tool.”
Luxury health startup
Fewer handoffs
from first interest to member
What was getting in the way
Demand generation, sales follow-up, and member onboarding were growing across separate tools and manual handoffs.
What changed
An AI-native operating system now structures demand generation and moves each prospect through follow-up and onboarding.
Tools used
Attio and Claude Cowork, connected automatically to the startup’s communication and operating workflows.
“This is a fundamental capability for us. We can grow while keeping up with the daily reality of running a startup.”
Brazilian technology columnist
8+ hours
returned every week
What was getting in the way
Researching, writing, checking, formatting, and publishing a weekly newsletter consumed an entire working day.
What changed
One guided workflow now manages the editorial calendar, research, sources, first draft, review, link checks, formatting, and publishing.
Tools used
Notion for editorial planning, plus a Hermes research and publishing agent working with the columnist’s existing tools.
“This is incredible. I’m saving hours every week, and I’m writing about subjects I’d never have had time to cover before.”
Luxury healthy chocolate brand
Less rebuilding
across every campaign channel
What was getting in the way
Creating quality campaigns across social media, email, and the online store took too many separate steps.
What changed
I connected campaign creation, channel adaptation, email production, and Shopify updates into one reviewed workflow.
Tools used
Klaviyo, GPT image generation, and Shopify integration.
Client outcome
The team can now create and update coordinated campaigns without rebuilding the same work for every channel.
Sample reports
See what a Map looks like.
These two Miami examples show exactly what the paid engagement includes: the process problem, ranked fixes, recommended AI and non-AI tools, expected time saved, implementation plan, cost assumptions, and human safeguards.
One costly process. Researched options. A written first implementation plan. No obligation to hire me afterward.
$999paid when you book
I used to deliver this kind of analysis through consulting engagements priced in the tens of thousands.
Illustrative sample Maps identify $2,400–$3,200 in monthly returned-time value.
The Map is $999 once. If you continue into implementation with me within 30 days, I credit the full fee toward that work.
45-minute process interview
Written, shareable Map with ranked fixes, tools, expected value, cost, effort, and risk
Ready-to-run plan for the first test
45-minute review and decision meeting
A low-regret first step. You pay $999 when you book. If I cannot find at least one credible opportunity worth acting on, I refund all $999. You still leave understanding where the process is breaking, what AI can and cannot do, and what not to buy.
If the process is not ready for AI
You learn what has to change first and avoid paying for the wrong tool or implementation.
If an opportunity is ready
You leave with a practical implementation plan designed to return time to your team.
This is focused consulting, not a list of trendy tools.
For 27 years, across every major technology wave, I have helped people find where new technology can improve real work and turn that opportunity into an implementation that holds. I have done it inside Fortune 500 companies, in healthcare and government, in my own physical business, and with founders and solo operators.
I used to deliver this type of opportunity analysis through large consulting engagements priced in the tens of thousands. The Map applies the same discipline to one workflow, at a fixed price built for owner-led businesses.
Sidney Hori Hawthorne27 years turning technology into operating change
LinkedIn Top Voice on AI · Experience across Fortune 500, healthcare, manufacturing, government, professional services, and owner-led companies
Move now without rushing
Use the simplest solution that gets time back.
That may be ChatGPT, Claude, a ready-made AI tool, ordinary software, or a clearer process. I can design a custom automated agent when the need and return justify it.
Chasing AI
Buy the newest tool before the problem is clear.
Automate a broken process and make the confusion move faster.
Start implementation without an owner or a success measure.
Spend money to feel caught up without getting time back.
Making one smart move
Choose one process where AI or a simpler tool can make a measurable difference.
Compare the expected time saved, value, cost, effort, and risk.
Start with a clear owner, small test, and success measure.
Know what to implement now and what to ignore for the moment.
Straight answers
Know exactly what you’re buying.
What if I feel behind on AI?+
You do not need to catch up on every new tool. The Map turns that pressure into one practical decision: where AI can help your business now, what has to be fixed first, and what you can safely ignore.
Why pay $999 instead of taking a free AI consultation?+
A free consultation usually ends with a sales pitch. The Opportunity Map is work you keep: a process analysis, researched options, a written plan, and a review meeting. I used to deliver this type of opportunity analysis through large consulting engagements priced in the tens of thousands. This version focuses that discipline on one workflow for an owner-led business. See the full comparison.
Does this mean building a fully automated AI agent?+
Usually not. The best first move may be using ChatGPT or Claude better, adding a ready-made AI tool, improving the process, or connecting software you already have. A custom automated agent is an option only when the workflow and value justify it.
What happens if I continue into implementation?+
If you start an implementation with me within 30 days, I credit the full $999 Map fee toward that work. Implementation is priced separately, and you decide only after you have seen the Map.
What does the guarantee mean?+
You pay $999 when you book. If I cannot identify at least one specific, credible opportunity worth acting on, with the expected result, first step, owner, effort, and risk, I refund all $999.
AI will keep moving. Your next step can still be simple.
