Free Consultation Prep Guide

Stop Guessing. Start With a Real AI Strategy. Built for Your Business, Not a Generic Template.

Every business gets pitched the same AI tools. Almost none of them get a strategy that fits how their specific company actually works. A strategy consultation is where that changes.

This guide prepares you for that conversation. The questions to bring, the information to have ready, and what a well-built AI strategy actually delivers versus what most vendors promise.

3 to 5 high-impact AI opportunities in a typical SMB, once mapped
1 session to go from scattered AI ideas to a clear 90-day roadmap
80% of AI implementations fail without a defined strategy upfront

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Inside the Guide

Six sections. Every stage of a productive AI strategy conversation.

What a Strategy Session Actually Covers

The agenda, the outputs, and what you leave with versus what a typical vendor meeting delivers.

The Questions You Should Be Asking

The 12 questions that separate a real AI strategy from a product demo dressed up as consulting.

How to Prepare Your Business Data

What operational information makes a strategy session genuinely productive versus theoretical.

What a 90-Day AI Roadmap Looks Like

The structure of a realistic near-term plan: priorities, sequencing, resource requirements, and success criteria.

How to Evaluate What You Hear

The red flags that signal a vendor is selling product rather than solving your specific problem.

From Strategy to First Project

How a good strategy session creates momentum into an actual implementation, not just a slide deck.

Who This Guide Is For

If any of these describe you, this guide is worth your time.

Business Owners Who Keep Postponing AI

Not because you are skeptical, but because you have not had a clear entry point that makes sense for your scale.

CFOs Who Need a Business Case

You have been asked to evaluate AI investment. This guide gives you the framework to do that rigorously.

Leaders Who Have Tried AI and Stalled

You launched something and it did not stick. Before trying again, a strategy conversation is the right next step.

Executives Evaluating Multiple Vendors

You are being pitched by multiple AI consultants and need a framework for knowing what good looks like.

About Heed AI Solutions

This guide comes from real strategy sessions, not theory.

Michael Bowers has led AI strategy engagements with businesses across professional services, manufacturing, healthcare, and hospitality. The frameworks here are the same ones used in paid client engagements.

We built this guide to help you come to any strategy conversation — with us or anyone else — knowing exactly what to ask and what good answers look like.

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80% of AI projects that fail lack a clear strategy before implementation begins
3 to 5 high-impact AI opportunities in a typical SMB, once properly mapped
90 days is all a well-run first roadmap needs to cover
1 session to go from scattered AI ideas to a prioritized, actionable plan

Ready to build a strategy that actually fits your business?

The guide prepares you for the conversation. A discovery call starts it.

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