Founder-Led AI Advisory
AI fails when companies treat it as technology. It succeeds when they treat it as operations.
We help CEOs of $20M to $500M companies convert AI into real throughput, margin, and speed. Led by a Lean Sigma Master Black Belt who scaled a $10M enterprise to $40M+ and has personally built and deployed production AI systems on manufacturing floors. We bring operator experience, not just advisory theory.
You know AI matters. The question is what to do first.
You could hire a full time AI leader at $250K to $500K+ and spend six months finding someone you can't properly evaluate. You could give $500K to McKinsey and get smart people who have never run a P&L. You could buy tools and hope your team figures it out. Or you could wait and hope it goes away.
None of these options feel right because none of them are right.
What you actually need is 2 days with an operator who has done this before. Someone who has scaled businesses, led Fortune 500 operations, built production AI systems, and can look at your operation and tell you exactly where AI creates value and exactly how to deploy it.
If AI isn't showing up in your weekly operating cadence, it isn't real.
We've already built what we're advising you to build.
Founder-led advisory firm. You work directly with the founder. No junior analysts. Hands on.
Ivan Madrigal
Founder & Managing Principal
- • SBTI Certified Lean Sigma Master Black Belt
- • Scaled $10M enterprise to $40M+ through horizontal and vertical integration
- • P&L ownership, business turnarounds, and financial leadership
- • Architected production AI operations platform (32,000+ lines) serving multiple offices
- • Deployed AI computer vision on manufacturing floors for value stream analysis
- • Systems architecture: Dynamics, Business Central, Power BI, ERP implementation
- • M&A integration across $20M to $1B transactions
- • $11.4M in documented operational savings
- • Top 1% AI platform proficiency globally
Ivan founded Synaptic Systems to deliver practical operational transformation through a founder-led advisory model.
Two days. From uncertainty to an executable roadmap.
This is where every engagement begins. Strategy to execution tree development, department opportunity scans, 90 day roadmap with ROI targets. You leave with a plan, not a pitch.
Hero Offer
$5,000
2 Day Executive AI Intensive
Full strategy and execution planning. Day 1: Executive alignment, AI readiness, competitive urgency. Day 2: Strategy to execution tree, opportunity scans, 90 day roadmap with ROI targets.
Schedule Your IntensiveOption 1
1 Day Workshop
$3,000
Full day working session. AI readiness calibration, competitive landscape, opportunity identification, prioritized action plan.
Option 2
AI Readiness Assessment
$15K–$25K
Comprehensive 8 dimension diagnostic. Executive interviews, operational walkthroughs, opportunity pipeline with ROI model, strategic recommendations.
Option 3
Advisory Retainer
$5K–$8K/mo
Monthly executive session, on call access for strategic decisions, quarterly initiative review, direct senior advisory.
Ready to move from “what should we do?” to “here’s how.” Let's talk.
A 30 minute conversation about your operation, where AI creates value, and whether we can help. Direct, no pitch, no fluff.
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