Mining & Resources
“We had a key administrative role leaving the business. Howll mapped every process in weeks and built the plan that kept us running.”
Zero disruption on a critical role exit
How it works
Three steps. No complexity.
01
We talk (30 min)
Book a 30-minute call. No pitch deck. We learn where your business is and what is getting in the way.
02
Your AIO embeds
Your fractional AIO plugs into the leadership team. Governance, quick wins, training, and a roadmap tied to revenue.
03
You see numbers
Measurable ROI inside 90 days. Monthly reporting. A business using AI with a plan, not guesswork.
Proof
Operators like you
Real outcomes for real Australian SMEs. Find the one closest to your business.
Professional Services
“A task that took our team 60 minutes now takes 3 minutes. The annual time saving is 1,300 hours. That opened up $250,000 in revenue we were not capturing.”
60 min to 3 min · $250k unlocked
Construction & Trades
“The site surveying workflow went from 4 hours to 1 hour per site. That is 2 to 3 times the revenue from the same team.”
4 hrs to 1 hr per site · 2-3x revenue
Education
“A hands-on AI course for our leaders and their teams. Delivered as a 2-hour intensive, then a multi-week programme that got people actually using it in their own work.”
Executive-ready AI capability across the organisation
Who you work with
Your AIO is Josh or Dirk. Not a junior.
Josh Horneman and Dirk Butter have founded, run, and exited businesses. They have sat in the operator's chair, not just the advisor's.
Both now work as fractional AI officers for Australian SMEs. Governance, quick wins, and a roadmap tied to revenue. Whoever is your AIO, you get a founder.
- NVIDIA Inception partner
- $250k revenue unlocked for a 10-person services firm
- 1,300 hours a year saved on one workflow
- Works across mining, construction, professional services
Questions
Frequently asked
Who actually does the work?
Josh or Dirk. Both are founders, both have run businesses, and whichever one is your AIO is the one in the room, on the calls, and in the reporting. Not a team of juniors with a founder's name on the deck.
What does a fractional AIO do day to day?
Governance, quick wins, training, implementation guidance, vendor evaluation, and monthly reporting to leadership. A senior AI operator on your team without the full-time salary.
How is this different from a consultant?
Consultants write reports and leave. We embed with your team month after month, drive outcomes, and stay accountable. We are vendor agnostic and we measure ourselves on the return we create together.
What size business is this for?
Typically 20 to 200 people and $5 million to $100 million in revenue. A leadership team that knows AI matters but does not have the internal capability to drive it.
What if we already tried AI and it did not work?
That is the most common situation we see. It usually failed because there was no strategy or governance behind it. We fix that first.
Is there a lock-in contract?
No. Month to month. If the engagement is not delivering value, it should not continue.
The outcomes
What changes when you have an AI officer in your corner
Revenue you are leaving on the table, found.
Most businesses are sitting on $100,000+ in unrealised capacity. A fractional AIO identifies it in month 1.
$250,000 revenue unlocked for a professional services team of 10.
Your team stops wasting time on work AI should do.
Manual processes, double handling, disconnected systems. We find the 2 to 3 things that can be fixed in days, not months.
60-minute task reduced to 3 minutes. 1,300 hours saved per year.
AI governance that protects the business.
Your team is probably using AI tools right now without a policy. That is a risk. We build governance that protects you without slowing anyone down.
A plan that connects AI to your bottom line.
Not a 100-page document. A working roadmap tied to revenue, margin, and risk reduction. Updated monthly.
30 seconds is all it takes to find out if this is right for your business.
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