Operator-led AI transformation
BuildClub runs operator-led AI engagements — Phase 0 · Assess for readiness, Phase 1 · Amplify for people, Phase 2 · Workforce for production. Fractional CAIO is the separate Executive Advisory on-ramp.
For VP Ops · Chief of Staff · COO
For CFO · CRO · Head of Function
We Build With
Phase 0 · Assess is the default starting point. Phase 1 · Amplify and Phase 2 · Workforce are the core path that follows. Fractional CAIO is a separate Executive Advisory on-ramp for companies that only need senior AI leadership.
The Core Path
Most engagements begin here. A 2- to 5-week readiness engagement anchored by the BuildClub Readiness Index and a full data audit, delivered to the executive team and the board.
Workshops and hands-on training that teach your team how to use AI tools for their specific job flows — supported by selected workflow automations and telemetry.
Digital employees and task-cluster agents that perform a defined role inside your company. Fully managed agents act autonomously within contracted policy.
Build: from $25K per agent · Managed: $2,500 setup + 20% of FTE-equivalent capacity automated / mo + 10% gainshare
Best for: CFO · CRO · Head of Function
Explore Workforce →Separate from the Phase 0 / 1 / 2 path. A senior AI operator embedded with your executive team — strategy, governance, and the transformation roadmap — when you need leadership before or alongside Phase 0.
$8K–$16K / month · 3-month minimum
Best for: CEO · Board · COO who need senior AI leadership now
Explore Fractional CAIO →Each engagement stands alone commercially. In practice, Phase 1 and Phase 2 work best when Phase 0 · Assess (or equivalent readiness work) has already happened — otherwise we compress it into the first month.
Pricing ranges are indicative; engagement scope and final pricing are confirmed in writing. Full pricing on the pricing page.
THE BUILDCLUB JOURNEY
Every engagement follows the same arc — readiness, amplification, autonomy. Walk the full journey and see what each stage delivers, what it costs, and how you exit at any point.
We're not a tools reseller. We're not pure consulting. We're operator-led, outcome-priced, and built for executives who want AI without the disruption.
Business value comes first — always.
Revenue growth, cost reduction, speed, risk. Decision quality, not automation for its own sake.
Your team is part of the build, not a spectator.
We teach while we build so the capability stays with you when we leave.
No black boxes. No big-bang launches.
Iterative delivery you can pause, audit, and own.
OUR EVOLUTION
We codified what worked. The BuildClub Readiness Index is the diagnostic that anchors Phase 0 · Assess. Amplify is hands-on enablement — workshops, job-flow training, and selected automations — with a managed infrastructure layer underneath. Workforce is what happens when enablement matures into autonomous digital employees. Same operator-led firm. Sharper offer.
A proven, three-stage path from readiness to operating digital workforce — designed for the realities of mid-market operations.
Every engagement begins with a working session. No deck, no sales pitch — a structured conversation about your business, your bottlenecks, and what's actually worth automating. You leave with two or three concrete recommendations.
Workshops and hands-on training that teach your team how to use AI tools for their specific job flows, supported by selected workflow automations and adoption telemetry.
Validated workflows are promoted to autonomous digital employees, priced as $2,500 setup + 20% of FTE-equivalent capacity automated / month + 10% gainshare on measured upside.
We work with companies that are too complex for off-the-shelf agents and too lean to build an in-house AI team. If you sit between roughly $25M and $1B in revenue, with document-heavy operations and a board that asks for measurable outcomes — we're built for you.
See how we work with PE portfolios →Start with Phase 0 · Assess — our readiness engagement. No long-form contract, no platform commitment — just a clear-eyed look at where digital employees can deliver the most value in your business.