Richmond, VA · Free 30 minutes · No pitch

An AI consultant in Richmond, VA that builds and runs what it recommends.

Ironworks AI is an AI company in Richmond, Virginia. We help businesses with 10 to 500 employees find where AI pays off on the business side: the inbox, scheduling, intake, quoting, and billing follow-ups. Then we build workflows that run inside the email, phones, and software you already use. Start with a free 30-minute call.

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AI CONSULTING

AI consulting in Richmond, from first call to working system.

Most AI consulting ends with a deck. Ours ends with something running. We're a Richmond AI company that works with owners and operators across Virginia, DC, and the mid-Atlantic, at companies with 10 to 500 employees. Our work spans roofing and the trades, medical practices, professional services firms, and family-run shops.

We don't resell an off-the-shelf product. We learn how your business runs, then build around it.

WHERE IT PAYS

Where AI pays off first

  • Quoting and estimating

    Specs, pricing, and job history pulled into a draft quote someone reviews instead of builds.

  • The inbox

    What came in overnight, sorted and routed, with a draft reply for the ones you answer forty times a week.

  • Scheduling and dispatch

    The job matched to the person and the window, without one person holding it all in their head.

  • Intake

    New requests captured once, with the right details, and handed to the right person.

  • Billing follow-ups and month-end

    Invoice reminders that go out on time, and reconciliation that doesn't eat the first week of the month.

CONSULTING AND COACHING

AI consulting and AI coaching, from the same team.

Some owners want the answer. Some want their team to get good at this themselves. Most want a bit of both. We do both, and we keep it tied to your actual work, not a generic course.

AI consulting

Hands-on, not a slide deck. In a Consult (2–4 weeks, $5K–$25K) we audit the software you pay for, map the work that eats your week, and hand back a roadmap ranked by what each item is worth. You find out where AI pays off, what to do first, and what to skip. You keep the roadmap whether or not we build.

AI coaching for owners and teams

Working sessions with you and your team, on your own work: the inbox, the quotes, the schedule, the month-end report. We show people how to use AI in the jobs they already do, and we leave docs behind so it sticks. We scope it on the call, as part of a Consult or alongside Manage.

When it's time to build, Build ($25K–$300K, 4–12 weeks) wires up the workflows, and Manage ($3K–$20K/mo, optional) keeps them running and keeps teaching your team.

YOUR TOOLS

It works inside the tools you already use.

We customize every build to how your business runs. The goal is workflows that run on their own inside the email, phones, and software your team already uses. No new logins. No new screen to check. If something new would truly be cheaper, we'll tell you before you buy anything.

WHAT WE DO

Three ways we work with you.

01

Consult

See what’s possible

Two to four weeks with you and your team. We audit the software you’re paying for, map the work that eats your week, and hand back a roadmap with real numbers — what to build, what to replace, and what it’s worth.

2–4 weeks · $5K–$25K

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02

Build

Purpose-built AI tools

Dashboards that actually show what you need. Agents that handle the busywork. Automations that connect the tools you already use. Built for your business, not off a shelf.

4–12 weeks · $25K–$300K

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03

Manage

Your AI team, on retainer

We keep the systems humming, retrain the models as your business evolves, and teach your team how to use what we built. When something breaks, we fix it — before you notice.

Monthly · $3K–$20K/mo

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OUR WORK

Our work.

  • Fourth-generation family equipment repair shop

    $104K in labor reconciliation savings in 90 minutes.

  • 10-person consulting firm

    a three-day monthly revenue review, cut to a 30-minute weekly process.

  • Medical practice

    an average of $27,000 a month in revenue leak, eliminated.

LOCAL

A Richmond AI company, not a landing page for one.

Ironworks AI is headquartered at 3215 Stuart Ave in Richmond. We work with businesses in the city, Henrico, Chesterfield, and across Virginia. Most of the work happens remotely, but kickoff and the milestones that matter can happen in person, because we're down the road.

You won't get a 200-page slide deck from us. You'll get a clear roadmap, working tools, and someone who picks up the phone: (804) 506-0450.

Ironworks AI, 3215 Stuart Ave, Richmond, VA 23221, (804) 506-0450

QUESTIONS

Questions about hiring an AI consultant in Richmond

What does an AI consultant actually do?

Finds the work in your business that AI can take off people's plates, ranks it by what it's worth, and tells you what to skip. Ours also builds it and runs it, so the advice has to hold up in your real systems.

How much does AI consulting cost?

A Consult runs $5K–$25K over 2–4 weeks. A Build runs $25K–$300K. Manage is optional, $3K–$20K a month. The first 30-minute call is free, and we don't price by zip code.

How long does it take?

The first call is thirty minutes. A Consult takes 2–4 weeks. A Build takes 4–12 weeks, depending on what we're automating.

Do we need new software or new logins?

No. We build around the email, phones, and software you already run, and aim for workflows that work in the background. If a new tool would truly save you money, we'll say so and why before you buy it.

Do you offer AI coaching or training for our team?

Yes, as working sessions with owners and staff on their own work, so people learn to use AI in the jobs they already do. We scope it on the call, as part of a Consult or alongside Manage.

Are we too small?

We build for businesses with 10 to 500 employees. Small is the advantage: a small shop can act on an answer this month.

Is this a sales call?

It's a working call that sometimes leads to one. No proposal goes out unless you ask for it.

Do you do AI automation, or just consulting?

Both, and the automation is the point. Consulting tells you where AI pays off. The Build is where we wire up the workflows. A strategy deck with no working software is an expensive opinion.

Are you actually based in Richmond?

Yes. Ironworks AI, 3215 Stuart Ave, Richmond, VA 23221. Call (804) 506-0450.

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ALSO SERVING

Ironworks AI also serves businesses in Hampton Roads, VA, Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, Roanoke, VA.