Most organisations don’t have an AI problem.
They have a coordination problem.

AI fails when workflows are unclear, value flows are invisible, controls are missing, and teams move faster than the architecture underneath them.

My advisory work brings calm, senior clarity to environments where decisions carry real consequences, helping leaders move from noise to structure, and from pressure to ROI.

This is not a service menu.
It is partnership, precision, and disciplined thinking applied to the systems that move money, risk, and trust.

A short, senior alignment session for the moments when something is about to move and you need everyone on the same page before it does.

This is not a strategy workshop and it is not delivery. It is a shared lens for leaders to understand:

- what the real decision is
- what must be true before AI or automation touches live work
- what not to do, and why certain paths collapse into drift
- where ownership, exception-load, and intervention rights will break the system
- how to move forward sensibly, without theatre or false momentum

The session uses the Decision-Forcing Review structure - a focused pre-read, one working session, and a written decision surface - to bring the group to a common understanding of risks, irreversibility, sequencing, and minimum conditions.

The result is simple:
A leadership team aligned on reality rather than aspiration, with a clear view of whether to proceed, narrow, pause, or stop and the language to justify it.

For Executive Calibration and advisory enquiries: stuart@unhyped.pro

When the decision is clear and the work is worth doing, advisory typically takes the form of a senior partnership with executives, boards, and operating partners who need:

- a grounded view of where value actually flows
- an independent perspective that cuts through hype
- architectural guidance on intelligent workflows and operating models
- confidence in high-stakes decisions under pressure

‍Ongoing strategic guidance
A stable source of clarity across AI, product, operations, and organisational design.

‍Focused strategy sprints (2–6 weeks)
When something is unclear, misaligned, or high-stakes, we get to the truth quickly.

This work is shaped around your context, your constraints, and the decisions on your plate.

High-impact sessions designed to remove ambiguity and bring decision-makers to the same page, fast.

Common themes include:

- Architecture over aspiration: why AI fails in workflows, not models
- Operating models for intelligent systems
- Coordination over capability
- Agents on rails: governed autonomy and organisational safety
- From friction to flow: redesigning work for human–machine teams

Every session is tailored.
Every outcome is actionable.
No jargon. No theatre.

For founders, investors, and private-equity value-creation teams who need clear answers:

- Does this product stand up to real workflow conditions?
- Is it defensible, or is it “GPT + junior” in disguise?
- Are the economics real?
- Will buyers, operators, and compliance teams trust it?

These evaluations surface what works, what doesn’t, and what must change before a product meets the market.

This is CFO-grade clarity, not pitch-deck analysis.

For organisations ready to scale intelligent systems responsibly.

I don’t act as a systems integrator or delivery vendor.
I work alongside teams to ensure architectural intent survives contact with reality.

This typically involves:

- designing rails, controls, and governance
- embedding AI into finance, risk, operations, and decision flows
- helping prototypes become production-ready
- selecting vendors based on receipts, not promises

The goal is simple:
systems that are reliable, auditable, trusted, and economically meaningful.

- Private-equity firms and portfolio leadership teams
- Enterprise executive committees
- Banks, fintech, and regulated industries
- Government strategy and public-sector leadership groups
- Founders and investors building AI-native products
- AI labs and advanced R&D units

Across all contexts, the focus is the same: clarity, coordination, architecture, and real ROI.

I help leaders see the system, understand the levers, and act with confidence.

‍For advisory enquiries: stuart@unhyped.pro