Deep AI for small business
I solve hard
AI problems
.
(and the messy ops underneath them).
And I've been solving hard technical problems for 20 years. AI is the current chapter—and I'm deep in it. But the part that matters is how I work: I come inside how your business already runs, build the AI in where it actually fits, and stick around while it settles. Workflows, automations, integrations—the stuff that makes the buzzword useful for small businesses, not just impressive. Point me at whatever's broken (or whatever should exist and doesn't yet).
Independent since 2007. A bunch of clients have stuck around for 10+ years.
What I do
Most engagements come
in one of three shapes.
Every engagement is really a problem—shaped like one of these three. They overlap; a good AI workflow often starts with cleaning up the mess underneath.
AI Workflows
& Automation
Practical AI-era workflows that save real time—not demos that look good for a week and fall apart. Intake and triage flows, approvals, content ops, reporting, integrations between the tools you already use.
Digital Operations
Cleanup
Audit messy systems, fix the foundations, put things where they belong. Cloud, email, file systems, access, backups—the quiet infrastructure that should just work so you stop thinking about it.
Fractional Technical
Partnership
Ongoing, embedded senior-level AI + ops support for companies that need good technical judgment but don't need a full-time hire. Decisions, implementation, and the occasional "what the hell just happened" call.
Who I help
Small businesses
outgrowing patchwork.
I work with solopreneurs, small, and midsize businesses—usually 1 to 40 people, usually founder-led. You've outgrown whatever patchwork you started with, but hiring a full-time senior technical person doesn't make sense yet. You want someone calm in your corner who speaks plainly and makes things better.
Not a great fit: bargain hunters, helpdesk-only asks, or environments that run on urgency theater.
Selected work
Where I've done
the work.
Career snapshot
- 2007 – present Cilantric Services Independent consultant for SMBs. Many 10+ year client relationships.
- 2016 – present Leader In Motion IT Operations Manager—transitioned a globally distributed team from office-based to decentralized infrastructure.
- 2018 – 2022 Make Branding and Design Senior IT and web for a hybrid Mac/PC creative agency environment.
- 2011 – 2017 MGS Marketing In-house IT and web development for a boutique marketing firm.
- earlier Magazine & digital media Editorial roots, marketing ops, early web.
Recent projects
- →Stopped a phishing attack against a client's Microsoft 365 tenant in under an hour—traced the intrusion, locked it down, zero data loss.
- →Migrated a globally distributed organization from an office-based IT setup to a fully decentralized, MFA-protected infrastructure.
- →Integrated ActiveCampaign, Stripe, booking platforms, and Zapier for a service business—automated billing, client onboarding, and follow-up busywork.
- →Build and maintain web properties across Webflow, Astro, and WordPress—handling DNS, hosting, and the operational edge cases each one brings.
- →Designed AI-assisted and scripted solutions for edge-case business problems where enterprise tooling was too expensive or too rigid.
About
Who you're
actually working with.
I'm George Dedopoulos. Twenty years in technology, mostly the messy small-business kind: IT rescues, cloud migrations, web systems, automation, and whatever weird edge case is breaking in the background. I live in Burlington, Ontario. I work with people everywhere.
The thing that actually makes this job work for me? I get bored fast—and in 20 years that's somehow turned into a superpower. Drop me into a new industry, a new stack, a new team, and in a couple of weeks I'm operating at a senior level. I've been "vibe coding" my whole career, well before that was a category—pragmatic about tools, using whatever ships the solution. Stack Overflow yesterday, AI agents today.
What that looks like in practice:
- →calm under pressure (your weird Friday-afternoon outage doesn't rattle me)
- →plain-English answers—no jargon, no condescension
- →senior judgment without the 7-figure consulting tax
- →the ability to see your whole operational picture, not just the thing that broke today
Toolbox
Cloud & identity: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SSO, MFA, security hardening. Automation: Zapier, Make, n8n, custom scripts, OpenAI API. Web: Astro, Webflow, WordPress, DNS/email/SSL/hosting. Infrastructure: UniFi networking, hybrid Mac/PC environments, remote access, backups.
Pricing
Three ways to
work together.
Explore
Free intro
15-minute call. No pressure, no pitch. If it's a fit we talk about next steps.
AI-Readiness Audit—$500
2-hour session + written report. Where AI and automation fit your business, what to do first, and a 90-day roadmap.
Ship
$3k – $15k
fixed fee
Pick one workflow or problem and I'll ship it—clear scope, deliverables, end date. Most Ship engagements run 2 to 6 weeks.
- →Automation buildouts
- →Systems migrations & cleanup
- →Integration projects
- →Website rebuilds
Partner
$2k – $4k
per month
Ongoing, embedded senior-level AI + ops partnership. For businesses that want good technical judgment in their corner without hiring full-time.
I can work with a few Partner clients at a time—if it sounds like a fit, let's talk about what it would look like for you.
Returning clients: hour packs are still available—5-hour pack ($600) · 10-hour pack ($1,000)—or just get in touch.
Let's talk
Book a 15-min call.
Quick, no-pressure chat to understand what's going on and figure out the best next step—an audit, a project, a partnership, or just a point in the right direction.
- →Tell me briefly what you're working on.
- →Book a 15-minute slot that works for you.
- →We'll figure out next steps together.