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Your AI partner in New Zealand.

Embedded expertise. Build, run, and evolve AI in your business every month.

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How We Work Together

A trusted AI partner, embedded in your business. Three engagement models, one ongoing relationship.

Retained Partnership
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Retained Partnership

Where most clients start

An agreed number of hours per week, embedded alongside your team — so I understand your business deeply and can keep finding, building, and evolving the AI that matters most. Predictable monthly cost, no scoping a new project every time something comes up.

What you get:

  • Embedded AI expertise, week after week
  • Predictable monthly cost
  • Compounding wins as we learn your business

→ A trusted AI partner, embedded in your operations.

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Performance-Based
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Performance-Based

The preferred end-state

As the partnership matures and we have the data to prove what's working, many clients evolve into a performance-based model — my remuneration tied to measurable profit improvement above an agreed baseline. Fully aligned incentives.

→ Shared upside on the outcomes we build together.

Project or Sprint
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Project or Sprint

When scope is clear

For well-scoped one-off builds, we agree a fixed price and ship production-ready AI agents or workflows. You own the solution — built in your accounts, handed over, with you in the driver's seat. All project work begins with the $750 V&F Sprint to scope the build — it's a requirement, not an option.

High volume inbox management, custom marketing content engines, speed-to-lead agents, custom document creation, and more.

→ Check out the Sprint page for more information

Most engagements begin with a retained partnership, and discovery is built into the rhythm — not a one-off gate. This is how businesses succeed in embedding AI: a trusted partner who keeps finding the next highest-impact opportunity, and builds it alongside you.

Meet Your Practitioner

Joe SutheranJoe Sutheran

Joe Sutheran

Founder & AI Solutions Builder

Two years building AI agents and production systems. Nearly a decade inside NZ service businesses. I can walk into your business and quickly see where the operational drag is.

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Ready to Transform Your Business?

Tell us about your business and we'll explore how AI can help. No commitment, no jargon — just a practical conversation.

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