About

The person behind
the AI advice.

A business professional with 25+ years in the real world — not a tech startup, not a software vendor — who learned AI from the inside out and now helps small businesses use it practically.

Who I work with →
Small business owners Growing service businesses Teams drowning in manual work Business owners curious about AI but not sure where to start
Jon — Founder, AI Business Concepts
CPA — Certified Public Accountant 25+ Years in Business & Finance Based in Richmond, Virginia

"I didn't come to AI through technology. I came to it through frustration — watching good teams waste hours every week on work that simply didn't need a human."

It started with a spreadsheet. Early in his career, Jon noticed that the biggest inefficiencies in most businesses weren't strategic — they were operational. Hours spent manually moving data, reformatting reports, re-entering information that already existed somewhere else. He started fixing those problems himself, first with Excel macros and VBA, then with more sophisticated tools.

That practical, problem-first mindset has defined 25 years in business and finance — working across multiple industries, leading teams, implementing systems, and driving the kind of operational improvements that show up directly on the bottom line. Along the way, he earned his CPA certification and built deep experience in financial operations, process improvement, and technology integration.

"I've sat where you sit. I know what it's like to be responsible for results with a lean team, a tight budget, and more on your plate than any one person should handle."

The progression from Excel macros to Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to today's AI tools was a natural one. Each step was driven by the same question: does a human actually need to do this? In most small businesses, the honest answer is no — not for a surprising amount of the daily work.

AI Business Concepts was founded to close a gap. Small businesses were being left out of the AI conversation — either overwhelmed by the hype, put off by enterprise price tags, or burned by advice from people who understood technology but had never actually run a business operation. Jon built this practice to be different: business judgment first, technology second, and always sized for the real world.

The journey

From spreadsheets
to AI solutions.

25 years built on one consistent thread: finding smarter ways to work — and sharing them with the businesses that need it most.

The Foundation
Accounting degree & early career in the UK
Built a solid foundation in accounting, finance, and business operations — and developed an early habit of questioning why things were done the slow, manual way.
First Automation Steps
Excel macros, VBA & the efficiency mindset
Long before AI was a buzzword, Jon was building tools to eliminate repetitive work — automating reports, streamlining reconciliations, and asking the question that still drives everything: "does this actually need a human?"
Senior Business & Finance Leadership
CPA, cross-industry experience & systems leadership
After relocating to the US and earning CPA certification, Jon led finance and operations across multiple industries — driving process improvements, technology integrations, and the kind of operational changes that make a real difference to how a business runs day-to-day.
The Shift
Robotic Process Automation & AI exploration
Moved beyond traditional tools into RPA, then into large language models and practical AI automation — testing what worked on real business problems before ever recommending it to anyone else.
Today
AI Business Concepts — built for small business
Founded to bring practical, trustworthy AI implementation to small businesses — no hype, no enterprise price tags, no solutions that require a technical team to maintain. Just AI that works, built by someone who understands how business actually operates.
How I work

What you can expect
from every project.

These aren't company values on a poster. They're the lessons from 25 years of seeing what actually works in real businesses — and what wastes everyone's time and money.

Business outcomes, not tech demos
Every solution is judged by one question: does it save your business real time or money? If the answer is no, we don't build it — no matter how clever it is.
Results in weeks, not months
Small businesses can't wait for a six-month project. I scope work so you see your first real result quickly — usually within two weeks of starting.
Straight talk, always
If AI won't genuinely help with something, I'll say so on the first call. I'd rather lose a project than waste your time and money on something that won't deliver.
Priced for small business
Enterprise AI projects cost hundreds of thousands. Mine don't. Every project is scoped and priced for businesses with real budgets and real deadlines.
Clear scope, no surprises
You'll know exactly what you're getting — and what it costs — before anything starts. No scope creep, no hidden extras, no vague deliverables.
Your team runs it after I'm gone
The goal isn't to make you dependent on a consultant. Every solution is built so your team can run, manage, and adapt it confidently without me.
25+
Years in business, finance & operations
CPA
Certified — accountability & rigour built in
2 wks
Average time to first live workflow
100%
Projects with defined, measurable outcomes

Sound like the right
fit for you?

Book a free 30-minute call. We'll talk about your business, where you're losing time, and whether AI is genuinely the right answer — no obligation, no pitch.

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