AI advisory for private equity & small business

The Catalyst
for What’s Next.

Practical AI strategy, training, and hands-on consulting — from portfolio-scale operations to the shop down the street. Led by a former Fortune 500 CIO who's actually run the technology, not just advised on it.

20+ years in the enterprise C-suite

Two audiences, one operator's playbook

Hands-on implementation, not just slides

Services

Two very different rooms.
The same operator's judgment.

Private equity and small business have almost nothing in common operationally — except that both are being asked to figure out AI right now, usually by people who've never implemented it themselves.

For private equity

Portfolio & diligence advisory

  • AI-readiness assessment during technical diligence
  • Portfolio-wide AI adoption strategy and sequencing
  • Vendor and build-vs-buy evaluation for portfolio companies
  • Operating partner briefings and board-level AI literacy
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For small business

Training, consulting & hands-on build-out

  • Team workshops — plain-English AI training, no jargon
  • 1:1 consulting to find and automate your highest-value tasks
  • Website design & build, business plans, and marketing plans — done, not just advised on
  • A 30-day implementation plan you actually finish
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How it works

A process, not a workshop you forget by Friday.

  1. 01

    Assess

    A working session to map where AI actually saves you time or money — not a generic capabilities list.

  2. 02

    Train

    Hands-on sessions with your team, using your real work — proposals, client emails, reports — not toy examples.

  3. 03

    Implement

    The tools get set up, connected, and tested with you in the room, so it's working before I leave.

  4. 04

    Measure

    We check what actually got faster or cheaper, then decide together what's worth scaling next.

About

The operator's view most AI advice is missing.

The principal behind Catalyst Point AI has spent more than fifteen years as the technology executive private equity calls when a business actually has to perform — not just modernize. He rose through roles spanning industrial and controls engineering, manufacturing systems, and data center architecture before becoming Chief Information Officer of a global, PE-owned manufacturer and distributor.

Few technology leaders have operated this close to every link in the value chain: raw material sourcing, manufacturing and engineering, facility maintenance, customer service, the sales cycle, and finance, in addition to IT itself. That's exactly what most AI advice is missing.

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Let's find the point where this pays off.

Tell me a little about your business or your portfolio, and I'll follow up to schedule a free 30-minute consult.

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