Plain-English AI consulting for small business owners
AI for your business. Finally, in plain English.
No jargon and no $10,000 system. Just a straight answer on what AI can actually do for your business, from a real person who'll take the time to explain it.
75 minutes on Zoom · Anywhere in the U.S. · $250 introductory price
Sound familiar?
You know competitors are using AI and you're not, but every explanation you've heard assumes you already understand it.
You're afraid it'll get something wrong, sound robotic, or leak something it shouldn't.
The "experts" either talk over your head or try to upsell you a system you don't need yet.
You're still doing repetitive tasks by hand every week, unsure which ones are even safe to hand off.
Our approach
You don't have an AI problem. You have an AI translation problem.
In one 75-minute session, we go through your actual week, the tasks you already do, and find the two or three places AI can safely take weight off your plate.
No platform pitch, no binder of theory. Just your business, plain language, and a straight answer to "will this actually work for me?"
What you get
AI help for your small business, you can use this week
Plain English, no judgment
A 75-minute one-on-one session built for owners who feel behind on AI. Ask anything.
Your Business Blueprint
A personalized, illustrated plan showing where AI fits, which tools to consider, what to avoid, and exactly where to start.
Useful this week, guaranteed
Walk away with at least 3 things you can put to work this week, or you don't pay.
30-day follow-up
A check-in a month later to make sure the plan is working, and to adjust it if it isn't.
How it works
Four simple steps, all on Zoom
Book your time
Pick a slot and fill out a short intake, so the session starts on your real problems.
Talk it through
A live 75-minute working session over Zoom, from wherever you are. Honest answers to your specific worries.
Get your Blueprint
Your personalized plan, with tool picks based on what you already use, not what's trendy.
Check in at 30 days
We make sure it's working. Optional hands-on help is available if and when it makes sense.
Introductory price
75-minute session + your personalized Business Blueprint
What's included
- A short intake so the session starts on your real problems
- Live, one-on-one working session over Zoom
- Honest answers to your specific fears, not general disclaimers
- Tool picks based on what you already use, not what's trendy
- Your personalized StraightThink AI Business Blueprint
- A 30-day follow-up check-in
- Optional implementation support when it makes sense
Free guide
Still confused about AI?
Get 10 Straight Answers for Small Business Owners, the plain-English guide to the questions owners ask most.
- Is AI hard to understand? (Spoiler: no.)
- What's safe to share, and what to keep out
- Where it actually saves time in a small business
- A simple "First Week with AI" checklist
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Meet your guide
Hi, I'm Todd.
For more than 35 years I've made a living taking complicated ideas and making them simple enough to get in a glance. I'm a syndicated cartoonist, an animator, a filmmaker, a columnist and a radio host, and I've run my own animation studio since 1989.
I'm a small business owner based in St. Louis, so I know what it's like to hear about AI everywhere and wonder whether any of it is actually for you. StraightThink AI is how I help owners across the country answer that question honestly, without the jargon or the sales pitch.
Real people. Real answers.
Questions
Good questions to ask
Do I need to be good with technology?
Not at all. If you can send an email, you're ready. The whole point is to explain things in plain English and start from where you are.
Do I have to buy software first?
No. You don't need to buy anything before the session. Where possible, I'll recommend tools you already have or free options first.
Where are you located? Do we meet in person?
I'm based in St. Louis, Missouri, and I work with small business owners nationwide over Zoom. You'll get your Zoom link by email; just click it at your session time. If you've never used Zoom, I'll walk you through it.
What if it doesn't help?
If you don't walk away with at least 3 things you can put to work this week, you don't pay. Simple as that.
Are you going to sell me a big system afterward?
No. The Blueprint is yours to use however you like. If you'd ever want hands-on help putting it in place, that's available, but it's optional and never required.
Ready for a straight answer?
Invest 75 minutes and find out exactly what AI can, and can't, do for your business.
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