Shopify Plus eBike brand
19 months and counting
$100,000+ in new revenue in month one, and $2.88M recovered since.
$2.88Mrecovered
+10.6%revenue growth
Fractional Head of AI
A Head of AI, without the full-time hire.
Senior AI strategy and hands-on builds, embedded part-time in your business. One person who owns AI end to end (finding the opportunities, building the systems and training your team) on a monthly retainer or per project.
- No upfront payment
- Pay once you're satisfied
- 60-day money-back guarantee
The model
Part-time. Fully embedded.
One accountable owner for AI in your business, from the first audit to the systems running every day.
1person accountable for AI across your whole business
0upfront payment: pay once you're satisfied
60 daysmoney-back guarantee on every engagement
You know AI would help. Nobody owns it.
Most growing businesses have a long list of things AI could do: follow up leads faster, clear the admin backlog, get the team using the tools they already pay for. But nobody has the time or the know-how to own it, and a full-time Head of AI is hard to justify.
So the list sits there. A fractional Head of AI gives it an owner, for a fraction of the cost.
The usual options
Hire a full-time Head of AIA senior salary before you know the return
Buy more AI softwareAnother login nobody uses properly
DIY on weekendsHalf-built automations that break
Fractional Head of AISenior expertise and hands-on builds, part-time
You get the strategy and the hands-on builds from one person, without the overhead of a new executive.
The role
What a Fractional Head of AI actually does.
Strategy and hands-on delivery, in one person. Not a slide deck and a goodbye.
01
Audit every process
Map how work actually flows: your tools, handoffs, lead flow and the repetitive jobs eating your team's week, before anything gets built.
02
Build the roadmap
Rank every opportunity by what it's worth versus the effort to build it, so the biggest wins come first, not the loudest requests.
03
Build the systems
Hands-on builds inside your existing tools: sales systems, automations and AI assistants. Real implementation, not just recommendations.
04
Put AI where it pays
Lead follow-up, message triage, drafting, summaries and reporting. Practical AI with a measurable return, not AI for the sake of it.
05
Train your team
Hands-on training and documentation, so your people use what's built and you own it. No black boxes.
06
Keep improving
Monitor what's running, fix what breaks and keep working the roadmap as the business grows, so the gains compound.
Engagement models
Two ways to work together.
Most engagements start with an audit. From there, you choose the path that fits. No upfront payment either way.
Most popular
Ongoing
Fractional retainer
Your embedded Head of AI on a set monthly basis: working the roadmap, building systems, training the team and keeping everything running. The cost of a part-time contractor, not a full-time executive.
- Ongoing audit, builds and maintenance
- A predictable monthly investment
- AI that compounds month after month
- One person your team can go to
One-off
Audit + project
A one-off audit and roadmap, then scoped builds when you're ready. A clear, low-risk way to see the value before committing to anything ongoing.
- The audit and roadmap are yours to keep
- A fixed quote per project, no surprises
- Move to a retainer any time
Every engagement is backed by our 60-day money-back guarantee, with no upfront payment.
Your Head of AI
Chris Slodyczka
LinkedIn
Who you'd work with
One person who owns AI end to end.
I'm Chris Slodyczka. Before Sellsy I ran a marketing agency (lead generation, Meta ads, landing pages), then grew an ecommerce brand with my brothers to more than $10M a year in revenue. For the last three years I've been building AI: sales agents that follow up and book leads, cart recovery for ecommerce, and automations that clear a team's admin. So I know the owner's side of the table as well as the tech.
No big consulting team, no jargon, no projects that never ship. Just one accountable person who learns your business, finds the highest-value opportunities and builds them, fast.
Industries we've delivered results inEcommerceShopify PlusRoofingSolarHome services
Results
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Systems that earn their keep.
Read the case study
Roofing company
AI database reactivation
A dormant lead database turned into a full calendar for the sales team.
445appointments
$450K+in sales
Solar company
30 days
Three-year-old leads, revived into booked appointments in a single month.
44appointments
3 yrsdormant
FAQ
Questions about the fractional model.
What is a Fractional Head of AI?
A part-time AI leader who embeds in your business to audit your workflows, build a roadmap, and design, build and maintain the AI systems that make and save you money. You get senior AI strategy and hands-on delivery without the cost of a full-time executive hire.
How is this different from a one-off project?
A one-off project fixes one process. A Fractional Head of AI owns AI across the whole business: continually finding new opportunities, building them, training the team and keeping everything running. Many clients start with a project and move to a retainer once they see the value.
What happens during the audit?
We map your workflows, tools and lead flow, and find the repetitive tasks and missed revenue AI can fix. You get a prioritised roadmap ranking each opportunity by what it's worth and the effort to build it. The audit stands on its own: there's no obligation to continue.
Do you work on a retainer or per project?
Both. Most businesses start with an audit, then choose a monthly retainer or scoped projects. Either way there's no upfront payment, and you're covered by our 60-day money-back guarantee.
Which businesses is this best for?
Small and medium businesses that have outgrown manual processes but aren't ready to hire a full-time AI or operations executive: ecommerce brands, trades and home services, clinics, professional services and agencies. If your team spends hours on repetitive work, or your leads aren't being followed up properly, a fractional Head of AI pays for itself quickly.
What tools and platforms do you work with?
Whatever you already use. That includes Shopify, Klaviyo, HubSpot, GoHighLevel, Xero, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Airtable and Slack, connected with automation platforms like n8n, Make and Zapier, and AI from OpenAI and Anthropic where it adds value.
Ready for an AI lead of your own?
Book a free 30-minute call. We'll talk through your business, where the time and the revenue are going, and whether a Fractional Head of AI is the right fit. No commitment required.