Arizona’s
AI agency.
Find where AI pays. Prove it. Keep it current.
95% of AI pilots fail — because they automate the wrong thing. We start by finding the constraint in your business, fix it against a number we agree on before you pay, and keep it working as the AI industry changes under everyone's feet.
- Fees credit forward
- Snapshot in 3 business days
- KPI agreed before you pay
One ladder. Every rung stands on its own.
Start where you are. Every rung is priced flat before work starts, and every fee credits forward when you climb to the next one.
Websites
A hand-coded site built to turn visits into calls, readable by search and AI assistants.
AI Business Assessment
A readiness score across 7 dimensions, the 2–4 wedges where AI provably pays, and a 90-day plan.
Wedge Sprints
Fixed-scope builds with the success number agreed before you pay. Live in weeks.
Fractional AI Officer
The AI industry changes weekly. That becomes our problem, not yours — with a monthly win report.
- Process maturity7.8
- Data readiness6.2
- Tool stack fit7.1
- Security posture3.8
- Team adoption6.6
- Budget headroom7.4
- Customer experience5.9
Want straight answers first? A $300 strategy session with David →
Your website works the night shift.
It's the only one on shift at 2 a.m. when someone wants a quote. We design, write, hand-code, and host sites with a clear path to a quote or booking on every page.
- Hand-coded from a blank page — no templates
- Written in your voice, mobile-first
- Readable by Google and AI assistants
- Quote or booking form to your phone
- Google Business Profile set up
- One call for any change
“David is very professional and really does an amazing job of understanding requirements and overdelivering.”
Narrow fixes. Measured in writing.
The machine checks objective rules — did the lead get answered, is the packet complete — and your people keep every decision.
A missed call, before and after
IllustrativePricing, diagnosis and approvals stay with your people.
How every sprint is measured
Illustrative- Baseline firstYour current number, measured
- Target in writingAgreed before you pay
- 30 / 60 / 90Reported against baseline
Real systems. For real businesses.
Need something no product does? We build it. A few things running today — for clients and for our own operation.
BinCall
Scrap recyclers’ customers request bin swaps from a phone; dispatch, drivers and the owner run the whole job from one app.
Federal opportunity platform
AI-scored bids, a 50-state heat map, and pipeline export to Salesforce.
Briggs Brothers Lighting
Flip the switches and watch a home light up — before you ask for a quote.
Municipal bid tracker
Fourteen city and county portals watched, so no bid slips past.
The Reynolds Institute
A Scottsdale psychology practice: calm, credible, with a path to booking on every page.
“STRATUM137 is definitely my go to when it comes to anything with digital security and websites. Those are the two things that I had them do for me and they definitely over delivered every promise. Everything was top notch work and definitely exceeded my expectations. From the start to finish David was able to fix and or answer any questions I had. If you want the best, go to STRATUM. Highly recommend!”
We find the constraint. Then we fix it.
Stratum 137 is an AI diagnosis and deployment firm for small businesses. We don't sell software, and we don't sell hype — we find where AI provably pays in your operation, build exactly that with a number attached, and stay accountable for it month after month.
Our founder rode three waves of technology. AI is the fourth — and it's the first one where a small business can move faster than the big guys.
- 01InternetBuilding out the early internet
- 02Defense techComponents for fighter jets and satellites
- 03CybersecurityEleven years protecting the Fortune 500
- 04AI — yoursPractical systems for small business
The risk sits on our side of the table.
The assessment tells you the truth even when the truth is "AI isn't worth it for you yet." If the numbers miss, we work it until they don't.
The number comes first
Every build gets a KPI agreed in writing before you pay — and 30/60/90-day reports against the baseline. Renewals get earned with numbers, not stories.
Low commitment to start
$300 buys an advisory session; $500 buys the Snapshot. Both credit forward in full. No big contract, no lock-in, no leap of faith.
Judgment stays human
We never automate pricing, diagnosis, or approvals. The machine checks objective rules; your people keep every call a customer would call "your judgment."
You own everything
Systems run on your accounts, documented, with an operator manual your team can use. Your business knowledge lives in files you own — portable across AI platforms.
Built for small businesses.
If your business runs on email, appointments, follow-up, and paperwork, the assessment will find wedges in it — service business or not. These are the operations we know best:
Home Services
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping, pest control
Healthcare & Dental
Dental practices, medical offices, mental health providers
Legal & Accounting
Law firms, CPAs, bookkeepers, consultants
Construction & Remodel
General contractors, remodeling, flooring, painting
Manufacturing & Distribution
Machine shops, fabricators, makers, wholesale distributors
Real Estate & Property
Agents, brokers, property managers, title & escrow
Field & Inspection Services
Inspection, testing, verification, and field-service firms
Fitness & Personal Care
Gyms, studios, salons, spas, med-spas
Retail & E-Commerce
Shops, showrooms, online stores, specialty products
Defense-Supply Manufacturers →
Precision suppliers: AI adoption that respects your CMMC boundary.
Straight answers, before you spend a dollar.
How much does the assessment cost, and what do I get?
Two tiers. The $500 Snapshot: a readiness score across 7 dimensions, a scan of your digital presence, your top 3 AI plays, and a 90-day plan — in about 3 business days. The Strategic Assessment ($5,000–$10,000): a 55–65 page boardroom-grade report adding a full competitor audit, where your market is headed, and a complete financial model — in 2–3 weeks. Both credit forward if you continue with us.
We tried AI already and it fizzled. Why would this go differently?
Because roughly 95% of AI pilots fail — and almost always for the same reason: they automated the wrong thing. Nobody found the constraint first. That's exactly what the assessment does: it finds the two or three narrow wedges where AI provably pays in your operation, and skips everything else. The Snapshot will tell you why your last attempt stalled.
What's a Fractional AI Officer, and why would I need one?
The AI platforms ship major changes monthly — features get absorbed, prices shift, better paths open. Big companies hire a Chief AI Officer to manage that. The fractional seat gives you the same coverage from $1,500/month: a monthly report proving what your AI returned, your AI policy and governance kept current, vendor changes handled, spend reviewed, and a quarterly re-assessment. The industry's churn becomes our problem instead of yours.
Will this replace my people?
No — and we put that in writing. We never automate a judgment call: pricing, diagnosis, approvals, anything a customer would call "your judgment" stays human. The machine only checks objective rules — is the packet complete, did the lead get answered, do the two systems match. Your people get their hours back for the work that actually needs them.
Can I just pay for an hour of advice first?
Yes. The AI Strategy Session is $300 for 75 minutes on your agenda — what to buy, what to skip, whether a vendor pitch is real — with a written recap after. It's paid so you get the honest version, not a sales call, and it credits in full toward a Snapshot or Assessment within 30 days. There's also a $500/month advisory retainer if you want a standing sounding board.
Which AI platform do you work with — and what about the "memory" they all have now?
All of them: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot. We're platform-agnostic on purpose — the plan fits the stack you already pay for. And built-in memory is real now, but it's vendor-locked and invisible. Your business knowledge — customers, pricing, voice, process — goes into governed files you own, portable across platforms, auditable, and correctable. That's the difference between an assistant with impressions and an operation with a manual. Our plain-English AI 101 guide covers memory and the rest →
Ready to know your number?
Start with the $500 Snapshot — three business days to your readiness score, your wedges, and your 90-day plan. Or book a $300 strategy session and just talk it through first.