AI Operator. Not a consultant.

The strategy is the easy part.

Most teams have heard the pitch. They don't need another one. They need someone to actually build the thing and keep it running.

Ethan Brace · BraceYourself Solutions 2026 · 06 · 29
01 — The Work

Strategy is the cheap 10%.

Any deck can tell you what's possible. The expensive part is making it actually work on a Tuesday morning when you're not watching.
The 90% is wiring the automation into the tools your team already uses, owning what breaks, and making sure it still runs.
The cheap 10%
Knowing what AI can do. Strategy decks. What's possible. This costs nothing now.
The expensive 90%
Wiring it into real tools. Handling edge cases. Owning it when it breaks.
What I do
Not a plan for it. The working thing. Built, running, yours.
02 — Why Me

I run my own AI stack every day.

Not advising on AI. Running it. When something breaks, I fix it, because it's mine.
When I build something for you, I'm not guessing at what works in production. I've already found out the hard way.
What I build on
My own business runs on the same AI stack I build for clients. I depend on it myself.
What I deliver
Not decks. Not roadmaps. Working things you use the next morning.
03 — The Audit

Half a day. A clear list to keep no matter what.

I map the repetitive work your team does by hand. You walk away with the top three AI opportunities, ranked by what each one is actually worth.
DurationHalf a day OutputPrioritized list of 3 Yours to keepRegardless of what's next
That list has value on its own. You walk away with it whether or not we go further.
What happens
I map the manual, repetitive work your team does and identify where AI can take the load.
What you get
Top three AI opportunities, ranked by real business value. Not hypotheticals. Things that are ready to automate.
Low commitment
A lot of people start here, then Sprint the top item off their list. Some already know what they want and skip straight to the Sprint.
04 — The Operator Sprint

One day. One workflow, built and running before I leave.

You pick the single workflow you most wish would just handle itself. I show up, build it against your real tools and your real data, and leave it running.
DurationOne day ScopeOne workflow DeliveryRunning before I leave
Not a plan for it. Not a prototype. The working thing, in production, yours.
You pick the target
The one workflow you most want off your plate. We work on your real tools and your real data.
I build it
One focused day. I handle edge cases, wiring, and the parts no one thought to plan for.
You use it tomorrow
It's running before I go home. You use it the next morning. Not a deliverable you have to implement.
05 — What You Might Hand Off

If you just pictured one of these, that's your Sprint.

Concrete workflows across the roles that carry the most manual load. The kind of thing that fills half your week without appearing anywhere as "the work."
Owner / Exec
The things that eat your Mondays.
  • The Monday report you rebuild by hand from three different tools every week.
  • The monthly client or board update you assemble from scratch every time.
  • Deciding which inbound emails actually need you and which ones can be handled or ignored.
  • Tracking down the status of something that fell through the cracks between tools.
Sales / Growth
The gap between the conversation and the close.
  • Writing the first reply to every new lead before the conversation goes cold.
  • Turning a sales call into a follow-up email and a clear next step within the hour.
  • Keeping the CRM accurate after every conversation without doing it manually.
  • Figuring out which deals in the pipeline have gone quiet and need a nudge.
Operations / Finance
The work that keeps the machine running without you.
  • Chasing unpaid invoices and sending the second and third payment reminders.
  • Copying data between two systems that do not talk to each other.
  • Compiling the same weekly numbers into a dashboard someone else reads.
  • Catching the thing that was supposed to happen and did not.
Client Services / Admin
The handoffs that slip through every time.
  • Turning meeting notes into action items and follow-up emails before the day is out.
  • Sending onboarding paperwork, reminders, and check-ins on schedule.
  • Answering the same five questions that show up in the shared inbox every week.
  • Making sure nothing falls through between the handoff and the deliverable.
06 — How We Start

Two front doors. One low-commitment way in.

Most people start with the Audit. Some already know which workflow they want to hand off and go straight to the Sprint.
Either way, the first conversation is just that: a conversation. No pitch deck. No proposal. Thirty minutes to see if there's a fit.
Start with the Audit
Half a day. Almost nothing relative to what it surfaces. It tells you exactly what to Sprint first. A lot of people then come back for the top item.
Go straight to the Sprint
If you already know which workflow you want off your plate, skip the Audit and Sprint it. We go straight to building.
Book a Conversation

If you have a workflow in mind, let's talk.

Thirty minutes. No pitch deck. Just a look at what's eating your team's time and whether there's a fit.
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