AI isn't coming.It's already here.
The only question is whether it's working for you. We take forward-looking businesses from AI-curious to AI-powered — through a proven path of Literacy, Strategy and Implementation.
The world just changed speed. Most businesses haven't.
of AI pilots never reach production.
Experiments everywhere. Shipping almost nowhere. This is the gap we close.
productivity gap between AI adopters and laggards.
The distance compounds every quarter you wait.
of AI projects fail through poor vendor selection.
You can't buy your way past understanding. Literacy comes first.
Why most AI initiatives fail.
They skip straight to implementation. A tool gets bought, a pilot gets built, and eighteen months later there's nothing in production — just an expensive proof of concept nobody trusts.
It isn't a technology problem. It's a sequence problem: strategy before understanding, scale before evidence.
We fix this by building capabilities in the right order.
From AI-curiousto AI-powered.
AI adoption doesn't happen all at once. It happens in three clear steps. We guide you through each one.
Literacy & Fluency
Build confidence across leadership and staff. Replace confusion with clarity.
- Executive briefings
- Hands-on workshops
- AI competency assessment
Strategy
Identify where AI fits, what matters, and what creates value.
- AI readiness audit
- Use-case development
- ROI modelling
Implementation
From a prototype in a day to a full project in weeks or months.
- Rapid prototypes (1-2 days)
- Full agentic workflows
- Ongoing optimization
We don't just advise on AI.We run on it.
Every engagement is delivered through The Ai Expert SDLC — a spec-driven, agentic lifecycle where an orchestrated AI team builds under human direction, every change begins as a written specification, and an independent AI reviewer adversarially checks the work before it ships.
Erik Schwartz
Two decades building AI, search and knowledge discovery at enterprise scale — platforms used by millions of people every day. Now that experience guides forward-looking businesses like yours, delivered by a practice that runs on the same AI it recommends.
Enterprise-Proven Experience
Twenty years leading search, discovery, and AI at Microsoft, Comcast, and Elsevier — then bringing that enterprise-grade thinking to businesses that don't have Fortune 500 budgets but deserve Fortune 500 results.
Proven Results
25% reduction in hotel no-shows through AI prediction. 70% faster workplace investigation reviews. Pharma compliance reviews in seconds instead of days. Real outcomes, not slide decks.
Trusted Advisor
From board-level AI literacy for construction firms and universities to hands-on coaching for startup founders. Clients stay because the advice works — and the relationship lasts beyond the project.
Hands-On Builder
Not just strategy — Erik writes production code. A coaching platform shipped in 12 weeks with kiosk mode for frontline workers. A document analysis AI now handles thousands of cases. We build what we recommend.
No hype. No jargon. Just practical, grounded AI consulting.
Evidence-based strategy backed by 20+ years of real-world implementation.
Rapid prototyping: See working solutions in days, not months.
SMB-focused: AI adoption tailored for your business size and budget.
AI training delivered to
Spotify · The Economist · London Business School · Henley Business School · Kier Group · Accredible · IF.se
Real work. Real results.
Every engagement follows our Literacy → Strategy → Implementation methodology. Here's what that looks like in practice.
A hospitality analytics company was drowning in cancellation data but couldn't predict which bookings would be lost — costing hotels six figures annually in empty rooms.
We developed an AI strategy that prioritised cancellation prediction as the highest-ROI use case, built a predictive model, and deployed it into their existing analytics platform.
A workplace investigations firm was spending 40+ hours per case manually reviewing thousands of documents to identify evidence patterns across complex employment cases.
We built an AI system that analyses document evidence, identifies patterns, and generates structured investigation reports — with human oversight at every decision point.
Every piece of marketing content required manual compliance checks against FDA, EMA, and MHRA regulations. The medical-legal review bottleneck was costing weeks per campaign.
We deployed multi-agent AI with Veeva Vault integration that reviews content against regulatory requirements, with cryptographically-sealed audit trails for compliance.
Leadership at a major UK construction firm were sceptical about AI. They needed to understand what was real vs. hype before committing budget to any initiatives.
Board-level AI literacy workshops tailored to their industry — covering supply chain optimisation, safety monitoring, and predictive maintenance with real-world examples they could relate to.
No fluff. Just actionable guidance.
Practical AI insights through podcasts, summit talks, and published articles.
Aligning AI to Business Strategy, DeepSeek and AI Agents
The NeuralPod — Spotify
Deep dive on aligning AI to business strategy, the agent revolution, measuring ROI, and why the dot-com parallels matter for leaders today.
ListenTrust, Growth, Risk, Opportunity: The AI Paradox
AI Global Summit — BusinessABC
Business track conversation on the paradox every leader faces: AI creates enormous opportunity and genuine risk simultaneously. How do you move forward?
WatchAI Execution Playbook for SMBs
Turning AI hype into measurable ROI without a Fortune 500 budget. A practical roadmap for SMBs ready to move beyond experimentation.
ReadPartner ecosystem
Workshop Success Stories
What participants say about Ship an App in a Day
"Erik completely transformed my perspective on what's possible with AI. He has a remarkable gift for unpacking complex technical subjects and making them accessible to everyone. He didn't just teach us about AI tools; he opened our eyes to an entirely new world of possibility."
The Aspirational Company
"Erik's expertise and skill at communicating it are remarkable. I write as one who wasn't even on the scale of AI-curious to AI-powered (more like AI-fearful!) when I took his app in a day course and what he guided me to creating was astonishing. Cannot recommend him too highly."
Ship an App in a Day Graduate
"This is one of those mind shifting courses that gets to the heart of how we can collaborate effectively with AI, highly recommend"
Ship an App in a Day Graduate
"Erik's course is a real eye opener providing context and planning for this new AI world brilliant"
Ship an App in a Day Graduate
"Such a productive and inspirational day. It's so refreshing to leave a workshop with something to show for all your efforts, instead of attempting to apply theory days/weeks later when you've lost momentum. Highly recommended, even for non-techies like me."
Ship an App in a Day Graduate
"Erik's ability to translate complex AI concepts into practical business solutions is exceptional. He consistently exceeds expectations, delivering results that have transformed how we approach technology across our platform."
Founder, iMA Technologies
"The course was fantastic!!! a print out of a flowchart, or numbered steps for the process would be fantastic so participants could follow along on there as well as looking at the projector - this could be fairly top level e.g. open Google AI studio and import your PDR"
Ship an App in a Day Graduate
"Felt a little sceptical that I would understand the concept and be able to get going. But it was exciting to see what we could all achieve in one day! Imagine what we may achieve next!"
Ship an App in a Day Graduate
"Let me know when Part 2 happens!"
Ship an App in a Day Graduate
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Whether you're just starting or ready to scale, let's discuss where you are in your AI journey and create a practical roadmap forward.
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AI Readiness Scorecard
Discover your organization's AI maturity level with our proprietary assessment. Get a personalized roadmap for AI transformation.
- 15-minute interactive assessment
- Benchmarked against industry leaders
- Actionable recommendations included