AI consulting · Austin, Texas
AI Consultant in Austin, TX for Growing Businesses
By Rickey Singh, AI transformation strategist. 20+ years helping businesses grow through technology.
Austin creates jobs faster than any other large US metro, and its businesses are scaling faster than their teams can hire. Rickey Singh helps Austin founders and operators put AI to work where it pays back first, without hiring a data science team.
Why Austin businesses are moving on AI now
Austin had the highest net job creation rate of the 56 metros in Clarify Capital's small-business expansion study, at 5.30%, and the second-highest rate of new business formation. Growth like that creates a familiar problem: demand outruns the team, and manual work in sales, support and operations becomes the ceiling.
For many businesses, AI still means a chatbot subscription rather than AI built into how the business runs. The gap between experimenting and operating is where the return is.
Where AI pays back first for Austin companies
- Startups and SaaS: AI agents that qualify inbound leads, draft first-pass proposals and keep the CRM current, so founders spend time on deals instead of admin.
- Ecommerce and DTC brands: automated product content, customer-service agents that resolve order questions, and merchandising and ad-creative workflows that scale without adding headcount. Rickey is a Shopify Partner.
- Professional and home services: intake, scheduling and follow-up automated end to end, with reporting the owner can read on a phone.
How an engagement works
- Private executive consultation ($250, one hour). You walk through the business; Rickey identifies where AI and automation would return the most.
- The 7-day sprint. A focused week that turns the highest-return opportunity into something working inside your operations, not a slide deck.
- Ongoing partnership, if it makes sense. Rickey works with two to three businesses at a time, by design.
Everything runs remotely. Booking slots are shown in Austin time, with morning availability.
Why work with Rickey
Rickey has 20+ years in business and technology, with startups and global brands including BMW, Domino's, GAP and Campa. You work with him directly, not an account team. See selected work for case studies with measured outcomes.
Questions Austin business owners ask
Do I need a technical team to use AI? No. The work is scoped so it runs inside the tools you already use, with your team trained to own it.
What does it cost to start? The first step is a $250 one-hour consultation. It tells you where AI would pay back in your business before you commit to anything larger.
Can you work with us if we are not in Austin itself? Yes. Engagements are remote, so Round Rock, Cedar Park, San Marcos and the rest of Central Texas are covered the same way.