Our point of view
Capability got cheap.
Judgment didn't.
The tools keep getting better. The difficult questions remain: What comes first? What will your people actually use? What should never have been built?
We bring experience in building companies, delivering systems, and making difficult calls. We stay close to the latest tools because your problem deserves an informed answer.
And if the evidence says stop, we will say so. That is part of the work.
The people you would be calling
Experience.
With names attached.
Different backgrounds. A shared responsibility to understand the problem, deliver the work, and stand behind the result.
01Managing Partner
John Qualls
Marine Corps veteran. Founder and former CEO of a fast-growing cloud infrastructure company. Built a nonprofit coding academy recognized among the country’s leading bootcamps. He brings that experience in growth, talent, and operating decisions to practical AI strategy and executive leadership.
02Colin helps leaders turn interest in AI into a practical place to start. He brings innovation thinking, hands-on workshops, and experience guiding engagements from discovery through delivery. He connects the opportunity to the people, decisions, and follow-through that make it useful.
03Partner
Shelley Klingerman
Shelley builds businesses and helps other founders build theirs. Her experience spans corporate marketing, a nonprofit business incubator, a venture studio, and a business teaching personal safety and situational awareness. She brings that entrepreneurial perspective to business clarity, market opportunities, and the people an initiative needs behind it.
04A technology leader recognized in Indiana’s Forty Under 40. Helped build a nonprofit bootcamp known for coding and cybersecurity training, then led multidisciplinary AI delivery teams in banking, transportation, and energy. He connects architecture, engineering, and business reality so the system fits the work.
How we show up
Six values.
One standard.
Our IMPACT values shape how we work together and how we work with you. You should see them in the questions we ask, the decisions we make, and the way we follow through.
IInitiative
We take ownership of the next useful step. In your engagement, that means raising a blocker early, bringing an option, and making the next decision clear.
MMove with Intention
We agree on the problem and the measure of progress before choosing the tool. Your team can see why the work matters and what would change the plan.
PPartner-Centric
We work with the people who know your business. Their constraints, judgment, and ability to use the result shape what we recommend and deliver.
AAccountable
We name an owner, make commitments visible, and review what happened. If we miss, you hear it from us with a clear next step.
CCurious
We test assumptions and keep learning from the people doing the work. New evidence can improve the answer, even when it changes our first recommendation.
TTrue
We say what we know, what remains uncertain, and when the evidence says to stop. You get a recommendation you can examine and a choice you can own.
Start with a conversation
What would make
this worth doing?
Bring the problem, the constraints, and the questions you have not been able to answer.