How It Works

No black boxes. No long contracts.
Just a clear path forward.

We designed our engagement process to be as low-risk as possible. Every step is free until you decide to move forward — and every project after that is fixed-fee.

01

Free Assessment

2 minutesFree

Answer 12 targeted questions about your business operations, current tools, and biggest pain points. Our AI analysis engine processes your responses and generates a personalized report showing your top AI opportunities ranked by ROI.

What You Get

  • AI Readiness Score for your business
  • Top 3 AI opportunities, ranked by impact
  • Estimated ROI ranges for each opportunity
  • Recommended starting point
02

Strategy Call

30 minutesFree

Pace reviews your assessment results and joins you on a focused 30-minute call to walk through your opportunities, answer questions, and help you decide if and where to start. No selling — just strategy.

What You Get

  • Personalized walkthrough of your assessment results
  • Answers to your specific AI questions
  • Honest recommendation on next steps
  • Ballpark investment ranges for your top opportunity
03

Scoped Proposal

3–5 business daysFree to receive

If we're a good fit, we deliver a detailed fixed-fee proposal with a clear scope, timeline, deliverables, and success metrics. No vague retainer agreements — you'll know exactly what you're getting before you spend a dollar.

What You Get

  • Detailed project scope document
  • Fixed fee with no hidden costs
  • Timeline with key milestones
  • Success metrics defined upfront
04

Quick Win Delivery

2 weeksFixed fee

We build and deploy your first AI solution in 2 weeks. This is a real, working system — not a proof of concept. Your team is trained, the solution is live, and you start seeing results before the month is out.

What You Get

  • Production-ready AI solution deployed
  • Team training and documentation
  • 30-day post-launch support included
  • Performance baseline established
05

Expansion & Retainer

OngoingOptional monthly

Once your Quick Win is delivering results, we move to the next opportunity on your roadmap. Monthly retainer clients get priority access, ongoing optimization, and a fractional AI advisor who knows your business inside out.

What You Get

  • Monthly system optimization and tuning
  • New AI capability builds from your roadmap
  • Priority response and support
  • Quarterly strategic AI reviews

Common questions

How long does the whole process take from first contact to live AI?

From assessment to live Quick Win, the typical timeline is 3–5 weeks: a few days for the strategy call and proposal, then 2 weeks to build and deploy. Most clients are seeing results within a month of first contact.

What if I need something bigger than a Quick Win from the start?

Some projects genuinely require a Full Build engagement from the beginning — and that's fine. The strategy call helps us figure out what's right. Full Builds typically run 4–10 weeks and are still fixed-fee.

Do you work with businesses outside Charlotte?

Yes — we work with clients across the US. The assessment, strategy call, and most delivery work happens remotely. For Charlotte clients, we're happy to meet in person.

What does the assessment actually analyze?

The assessment covers your current tools and workflows, your team size and tech comfort, your biggest operational bottlenecks, and your goals. It's 12 questions — takes 2 minutes — and the analysis is personalized to your answers.

What happens if the Quick Win doesn't deliver results?

We define success metrics before we start. If the solution isn't performing against those metrics, we fix it — that's included in the 30-day post-launch support. We won't call something done until it's actually working.

Step 1 takes 2 minutes.

Take the free AI Readiness Assessment and see exactly where to start.

Take the Free Assessment