If it's not working, you don't pay.
At Week 3 of your Sprint — or Month 1 of your Retainer — if you don't believe the engagement is on track to deliver value, say so. We stop. You get a full refund. No questions, no negotiation. After that, Sprint fees are tied to milestones. Retainer is month-to-month with 30-day notice. No lock-in, ever. No other fractional CAIO we've found offers this. That's by design.
Full refund available through Week 3 of Sprint or Month 1 of Retainer.
Zero multi-year contracts. Retainer is month-to-month with 30-day notice."
Start where you are.
Executive AI Briefing
A 90-minute working session on the current state of AI and the approaches best suited to your organization. Where the technology actually is, where the regulators are headed, and the specific moves that fit your sector, risk posture, and operating model.
- Free — 90 min
- State of AI in businesses
- Framework for approaching AI
AI Readiness Sprint
Six weeks to a credible answer. Deep diagnostic, stakeholder interviews, governance roadmap, and a board-ready deck. For organizations that need to answer the board question in six weeks, not six months.
- $40K–$65K total
- 6 weeks, milestone-billed
- Clean exit through Week 3
Fractional CAIO Retainer
Senior AI leadership embedded in your executive team. Two days per week at the base, scalable in 25% increments. Strategy, governance, vendor oversight, and board representation — without a full-time hire.
- $12K–$18K per month
- Month-to-month, 30-day notice
- Clean exit through Month 1
From first call to first board report.
Discover & Diagnose
A 30-minute call. No deck, no pitch. We decide together whether a fractional CAIO is the right fit. Then we frame up an executive briefing on how we will approach AI leadership
Engage & Embed
You choose the path: Sprint or Retainer. Signed agreement, payment terms, and kickoff within seven days. By Week 2 you have an accountable AI leader in your leadership meetings — stakeholder interviews underway, first board briefing scheduled.
Deliver & Sustain
Sprint delivers a governance roadmap and board-ready presentation at Week 6. Retainer delivers monthly executive reports, quarterly re-benchmarks, and governance decisions owned as they arise — until a full-time CAIO is ready to take the playbook.
Ready to put a leader in the room?
Thirty minutes, off-the-record. We'll map your governance gap and decide together whether a fractional CAIO is the right next move.