Clean data and clear reporting
Replace scattered spreadsheets and gut calls with numbers your team actually trusts and uses.
Fractional AI Advisory for Mid-Market Companies
You know AI matters. You just don't know where to start.
Lykos is a Fractional AI Officer for $10M to $500M businesses. We find where AI creates real value, get the groundwork right, and oversee implementation through rollout.
"We bought tools but nobody uses them"
"Our data is a mess"
"We do not know what to prioritize"
"We need someone who has done this before"
AI works best when the groundwork is right.
Most AI projects stall because they skip the groundwork. We make sure your data, workflows, and systems are ready before anything gets implemented.
Simpler workflows
Map the hand-offs, rework, and bottlenecks. Fix the process before you automate it.
AI that earns its keep
Practical governance, vendor oversight, and implementation you can actually control. No science projects.
Who we work with.
Growing companies that have outgrown their systems but have not yet built the internal team to figure out what comes next.
Construction
Job costing, change orders, scheduling, field-to-office handoffs.
Manufacturing
Throughput, quality, inventory accuracy, production reporting.
Professional Services
Time capture, billing workflows, utilization, clean reporting.
Healthcare
Front desk flow, claims/AR friction, standard work, controls.
Distribution
Order flow, purchasing, inventory counts, fulfillment accuracy.
Hospitality
Multi-location reporting, labor control, repeatable playbooks.
Insurance
Pipeline visibility, renewal workflows, documentation, controls.
Companies usually call us when:
- They have tried AI tools on their own and nothing stuck
- They are growing fast and their systems are not keeping up
- They know they need AI strategy but do not have anyone to own it
- A board member or investor is asking about their AI plan
Crawl. Walk. Run.
We follow a Crawl, Walk, Run approach for companies, and offer a focused personal AI setup for individual executives. Most clients start with an audit. Some move to implementation. A few retain us as an ongoing Fractional AI Officer.
Crawl
AI Readiness Audit and Strategy
We assess your data, systems, and workflows. You leave with a prioritized roadmap: what to automate now, what to fix first, and what to leave alone.
Walk
Targeted AI Implementation
We take the highest-value items from the roadmap and implement them. Vendor selection, integration, testing, and rollout with practical governance.
Run
Ongoing AI Advisory and Support
A retained Fractional AI Officer who sits alongside leadership, evaluates new opportunities, manages vendors, and keeps your AI strategy on track.
Personal
Personal AI for Executives
From AI fundamentals and prompting, to connected workflows, to fully automated systems. Tailored to where you are today. You walk away self-sufficient.
Why clients trust us.
35+ years of combined experience leading operations, finance, and technology inside real businesses. Senior leaders who managed P&Ls, directed enterprise AI strategy for a $10 billion publicly traded company, and built data infrastructure from scratch. Operators who owned the outcome, not consultants who left after the deck.
We bring that same rigor, governance, and practical judgment to mid-market businesses where the stakes are just as real but the margin for error is smaller.
We sit alongside leadership, help make sound decisions about where AI fits and where it does not, and stay accountable through execution.
How we are different
- We start with your operations, not a technology pitch
- We build plans you can execute with your existing team
- We tell you what NOT to buy, not just what to buy
- We stay accountable through implementation, not just strategy
- No vendor kickbacks. Our advice is for you, not for a reseller margin.
We are selective about who we work with. If we cannot add clear value, we will tell you on the first call.
What this looks like in practice.
AI-powered invoice coding and indexing replaced manual AP processing across a portfolio of commercial properties. 90% accuracy from day one. Finance team reallocated to analysis instead of data entry.
Built a centralized data warehouse that replaced scattered spreadsheets with executive dashboards. Monthly reporting went from a week of manual assembly to automatic. Leadership gained real-time visibility across business units.
Identified and automated five high-touch workflows across finance and operations. Over 100 hours of annual manual work, eliminated. Team focused on exceptions instead of routine.
Get Started
See where AI fits. Start with a diagnostic.
Most clients begin with an AI audit and strategy engagement ($5K to $15K). No retainer, no long-term commitment. You walk away with a prioritized roadmap whether or not we continue working together.
What happens next
- We hop on a quick call to understand your situation.
- If there is a fit, we scope an engagement tailored to your needs.
- Most clients are up and running within a few weeks.