Vie·AIReadiness Snapshot →
For consulting firms at the AI inflection point

Stop selling hours.
Start operating a system.

Vie AI helps consulting firms transition from people-dependent, project-based delivery to AI-enabled operating systems that produce recurring revenue, higher margins, and durable enterprise value.

Fig. 01 · Operating System
SalesProposalsDeliveryKnowledgeAI-EnabledOperating SystemRecurring rev.Margin liftEV multiple
The leverage thesis
5 + 5 = 45

A $10M consulting firm earning $2M in net profit that increases revenue by 5% and reduces cost by 5% generates a ~45% increase in net income. AI-driven leverage enables this at marginal cost.

Revenue
$10.0M$10.5M
+5%
Cost
$8.0M$7.6M
−5%
Net profit
$2.0M$2.9M
+45%
The problem

Consulting firms are structurally under-leveraged.

Most firms are using AI tactically — a tool here, a prompt library there. Very few are redesigning their operating model around it. The firms that systematize AI will expand margins and valuation. The rest will fall behind.

Strategic
  • Seller–doer dependency on principals
  • Revenue volatility from project-based work
  • Pricing pressure from AI-enabled competitors
  • Low enterprise value multiples
Operational
  • High-cost consultants on repetitive work
  • Proposal bottlenecks consuming senior time
  • Institutional memory lost between engagements
  • Manual project tracking, poor data visibility
Technology
  • AI experimentation without integration
  • Fragmented stack, no systematic ROI tracking
  • No framework for evaluating AI tools
  • Governance handled ad-hoc, if at all
The approach

Four phases. Compounding leverage.

A structured transformation — each phase builds on the last, from one-time diagnostic to a running operating system.

01
Assess
1–2 weeks
A focused diagnostic covering AI readiness, delivery-model review, leverage-ratio analysis, revenue predictability, and high-ROI use cases.
Output
AI Leverage Roadmap — prioritized use cases, economic impact, ROI model, 90-day implementation plan.
02
Design
2–4 weeks
Design the AI-enabled operating model across sales and BD, proposals, delivery, knowledge management, client communication, finance, and internal ops.
Output
AI governance policy, tool-stack architecture, custom agents, automation workflows, human-in-the-loop design.
03
Deploy
6–10 weeks
Implementation of the curated AI stack, deployment of custom agents, CRM and PM integrations, staff training, and change management.
Output
Live agents and workflows, integrated tooling, trained team, documented playbooks, measured early wins.
04
Manage & Optimize
Ongoing
Continuous ROI measurement, performance dashboards, use-case expansion, agent upgrades, and tool swaps as the ecosystem evolves.
Output
Recurring revenue, deep stickiness, and a platform that compounds rather than decays.
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Engagement structure

Three ways to work together.

Pricing is scoped to firm size and use-case complexity. Every engagement starts with a free Readiness Snapshot.

Tier 01
Readiness Snapshot
30–45 min · complimentary

A fast, structured conversation. Where is your firm on the AI leverage curve, what are the three highest-ROI moves, and what would the first 90 days look like.

  • →Leverage-ratio read
  • →Top-3 use cases, ranked
  • →Rough economic impact
  • →90-day direction
Tier 02
AI Enablement
Project · 6–12 weeks

The full Assess → Design → Deploy arc. Custom agents, automation workflows, integrations, governance, and staff enablement.

  • →AI Leverage Roadmap
  • →Operating-model architecture
  • →Deployed agents & automations
  • →Training & adoption plan
Tier 03
Platform Management
Recurring · monthly

Once the system is live, we run it alongside you — measuring, refining, and expanding the use-case portfolio as your firm grows.

  • →ROI dashboards & monthly reviews
  • →Agent refinement & new use cases
  • →Tool-stack evaluation & swaps
  • →Ongoing governance & training
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Where we sit

Purpose-built for mid-market consulting.

We operate at the intersection of consulting domain expertise and AI systems architecture — not generalist AI, not enterprise consulting.

Alternative
Trade-off
Vie AI
Large AI consulting firms
Enterprise pricing, poor mid-market fit
Right-sized engagement model built for $5–$50M firms
Generic AI consultants
Technical skills, no consulting-economics depth
Solutions tied to revenue, margin, and leverage metrics
AI tools (ChatGPT, Fireflies, etc.)
Tool-level, not system-level
End-to-end operating-system integration
Workflow tools (Zapier, Make)
Automation plumbing, no AI leverage model
AI-native framework designed for consulting
Founding cohort

We are taking on a small number of founding clients in 2026.

Founding engagements get direct founder-led work, preferential recurring terms, and shared authorship on the case studies we publish. If your firm wants to be early rather than late on this, we should talk.

  • 01Founder-led assessment and design
  • 02Preferential Platform Management terms
  • 03Named or anonymized case-study collaboration
  • 04Priority partner allocation on deployment

Ready to see your firm's leverage map?

A 30–45 minute Readiness Snapshot is the fastest way to know where the highest-ROI moves are. Free, structured, no pitch.

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