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AI consulting that ends in systems, not slide decks

Most AI consulting sells you a readiness assessment and leaves. Ours ends with software running your operation: a custom AI operating system, agents doing real jobs, and 1M+ tasks automated across the systems we have built.

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The short answer

EVM does AI consulting and implementation for small and mid-sized businesses: we map where AI actually pays in your operation, then build and ship it, up to a full custom AI operating system you can run from your phone. It fits owners who want working automation, not a strategy PDF. Engagements are custom-scoped after a free 30-minute consultation; full retainers across the EVM stack typically run $2,500 to $15,000/month.

The implementation gap

Every business owner has now been told to "adopt AI" and almost none have been shown where it pays in their specific operation. The gap is not knowledge; it is implementation: someone has to wire the models into your phone lines, your CRM, your scheduling, your paperwork, and keep it running when the edge cases arrive. That is the service. We consult only as far as needed to build the right thing, then we build it.

The custom AI operating system

The flagship engagement is a custom AI operating system for your business: one system, run from your phone, that handles scheduling, communication, photo intelligence, reporting and the integrations your operation lives on. There is a live guided tour on that page, built from a real deployment, and the same agentic booking systems it demonstrates are the ones we wire into client builds. Across EVM-built systems, more than 1M tasks have been automated.

How an engagement runs

Pricing is custom-scoped because operations differ; the free 30-minute consultation produces a written quote. Businesses that engage the full EVM stack typically run retainers between $2,500 and $15,000/month.

Working with us locally

AI agents and automation · Marketing agency in Cedar Falls, IA · Iowa marketing agency

The build pieces

Implementation draws on these practices

AI agents and automation

Voice agents, follow-up automation and multi-LLM pipelines built as production systems you own, not decks about AI.

Luma, the AI receptionist we built, answers live business calls 24/7 on the Platinum Directory platform.

AI programming and development

Custom AI software: full-stack Next.js, Supabase, Stripe, Twilio, with LLM routing and integrations built in. You own the code.

The same shop shipped a field-operations portal used by real construction crews and a directory platform with 8,800+ businesses.

CRM and lead follow-up

Every lead tracked, every follow-up automated. Missed-call text-back, hot-lead alerts, owner dashboard.

Built on the same follow-up system that has moved 225K+ leads through EVM-built funnels.

Questions

AI consulting and implementation questions

What does AI consulting cost for a small business?
Engagements are custom-scoped in writing after a free 30-minute consultation, because a lawn-care company and a 40-person B2B firm need entirely different builds. Full-stack retainers with EVM typically run $2,500 to $15,000/month; single automations cost far less.
What is a custom AI operating system?
One system that runs your business operations from your phone: scheduling, communication, photo intelligence, reporting and your existing tools wired together with agentic AI. There is a live tour on our operating system page, built from a real deployment.
We already use ChatGPT. What would you add?
ChatGPT answers questions when you ask; an implemented system acts without being asked: it answers the phone, chases the lead, files the report, books the job. The value is in the wiring to your phone lines, CRM and calendar, which is precisely the part a chat window cannot do.
Do you replace our existing software?
Only when it deserves it. We integrate with what you run wherever possible; rip-and-replace is a last resort, not a sales strategy. The audit tells you which parts of your stack are worth keeping.
Who actually does the implementation?
The same marketer-engineer operation that has shipped the Platinum Directory platform, the Luma voice receptionist, and field-operations software for construction crews. You work with the people who build, not account managers relaying to juniors.
Does EVM do AI consulting outside Iowa?
Yes. The office is in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and implementation work runs nationwide; systems are deployed and maintained remotely.

The full stack

Everything else we run

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Find the three automations with the fastest payback

Free 30-minute consultation. Bring your operation as it is; we leave you a written map of where AI pays in your business, whether or not you hire us.

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