AI implementation
An AI consultant who builds the system, not the slide deck.
I design, build and deploy AI systems inside real businesses. Right now they are drafting £700k to £1m of monthly buying, running a whole sale-or-return month-end, and reading compliance certificates at 95%+ accuracy in production. Built on the software you already run: audited, human-approved, working in weeks.
live systems in manufacturing, distribution, retail and compliance · UK based, working anywhere
01the difference
Most AI consulting ends at the recommendation. That is where I start.
01
Assess
Day one is a map of your operation: where AI genuinely helps, where it should not go, and what it is worth. You get straight answers, not a 40-page deck.
day one · the map · straight answers
02
Build
I build the system myself: connected to your stock, invoices, customers and documents. It reads from your existing systems without touching them; everything the system does is audited, and a person approves anything that matters.
read-only · audited · human-approved
03
Hand over
Your team is shown how to run it on their own real work, as part of delivery. The system stays useful because your people own it day to day.
included in every build · your real workflows
02running now
Systems in production, not pilots.
running monthly
Blu Concepts
The system checks in with every site each month, collects the counts, reconciles the lot and drafts every invoice. A person approves anything odd.
every sitechecked in with, counted, reconciled and invoiced, monthly
Read the build
running weekly
Taylor Made Designs
Every Monday a briefing lands: who to contact, why now, first message drafted. The team sells; the system searches.
12stages between an instruction and a verified name worth calling
Read the build
in production
Nevis Marketing
Reads live stock, sales and suppliers, then drafts the weekly buying with every line explained. A person approves.
£700k to £1mmonthly purchasing supported
Read the build
agents in production
CrewPass
Thousands of certificates a month, read, checked and verified by a team of agents. Anything uncertain goes to a person.
95%+certificate reading accuracy in production
Read the build
the operating rules
The rules every system I ship obeys
01
AI never invents a number.
Plain maths sizes the decision. AI explains it in plain English.
02
Nothing is sent unchecked.
AI drafts, the rules check every line, and a person approves anything unusual before it moves.
03
Every action is audited.
Who did it, what changed, the before and the after. The log is always on.
04
Your data stays in your systems.
New layers are additive. I do not rip out what works.
Kadio · Conrad Empson
non-negotiable
Screenshot this and send it to the person who owns the spreadsheet.
03who this is for
Worth a call if:
who it is for
- You run a business, or the operations inside one, and can get a decision made.
- There is real operational pain: quoting, purchasing, reconciliation, month-end.
- You want a straight answer on where AI fits before you spend real money.
- You want your team to end up running it themselves.
come anyway even if
- You think you want a chatbot. Working out what you actually need is the job.
- You are not sure AI even applies. That is what the call is for.
- You have been sold the hype before and it burned you.
- You only half-know what is broken. I will help you name it.
Based in the UK, working anywhere. Remote-first, on site when it matters.
04questions
Asked before, answered here
What does an engagement cost?
The first conversation is free, and prices are public: every engagement shape and its cost is on the pricing page. Paid work starts with a short assessment, there are no required retainers, and ongoing support stops on 30 days' notice.
How fast is "working in weeks"?
Day one is the map. Week one ends with one broken workflow working. Weeks two to six harden it with your team: edge cases, accuracy checks, audit trail.
Is our data safe?
Systems read from your existing software, read-only wherever possible. Nothing trains on your data, everything is audited, and anything uncertain routes to a person instead of guessing.
We already tried ChatGPT and it did not stick.
That is the usual starting point. Chat tools are not operational systems: the job is wiring AI into the workflows your business actually runs on, with approval steps where money moves.
Do we need our own AI team?
No. Most of my clients have none. The handover is designed so your existing team runs the system day to day.
Do you work with US or overseas companies?
Yes, and it is a normal working day rather than a stretch. Everything is delivered remotely: the systems live in your cloud, the calls live in your calendar, and UK afternoons overlap US mornings in every US time zone. Pricing is quoted in your currency before anything starts.
What if we do not know where AI fits?
That is what the 20-minute call is for. Bring the workflow that eats your week, or just the frustration, and I will tell you straight whether it is worth fixing.
05the person
Direct with the builder
Conrad. I am the founder of a compliance SaaS used in the superyacht industry, and I run AI agents in production every day. When we talk, you are talking to the person who will build it.
Book a 20-minute call
Bring one workflow that eats your week, or just the problem. Twenty minutes, direct with me, and I will tell you straight whether it is worth fixing.
Opens my calendar in a new tab. Pick any slot that suits you.
Prefer email?
A few lines about what eats your week is plenty. I reply within 24 hours, and if it is worth fixing, the next step is the call above.
Start by email