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AI for the businesses
that built the block.

Practical AI consulting and automation for owners of small restaurants and small retail shops. We teach you how it works, then we build the systems that get your nights and weekends back.

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01 / The Problem

You're spending nights doing what AI could do in seconds.

Every small business owner we talk to is doing the same handful of tasks every week. The tools to automate them exist. The how-to is what nobody is teaching.

14h
Average hours per week a small business owner spends on tasks that could be automated.
~30%
Of small shops respond to online reviews. Responders convert 35% more browsers into customers.
$0
Cost to learn what's possible. The tools exist. We just had to figure out which ones matter.
02 / How We Work Together

Four ways in.

Most owners start with a workshop and graduate as far as they want. Each tier earns the next.

TIER 02 / COHORT
Starter Class
$599 / seat

4-week live cohort. Build five automations alongside a small group. Recordings, alumni Slack, lifetime access.

  • 4 weekly 90-min sessions
  • 8 owners maximum
  • 5 production automations
  • Workshop credit applies
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TIER 03 / PLAN
Audit
$1,500 / flat

Half-day on-site visit. 2-week deliverable: a roadmap of what to automate, in what order, with ROI.

  • On-site workflow audit
  • Custom automation roadmap
  • ROI projection per build
  • Tool selection + budget
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TIER 04 / BUILD
Done-with-you
$5K–$15K / project

We ship the top 2–3 automations from your audit. You own them. We train your team to maintain them.

  • 2–3 production automations
  • Documented + handed off
  • 30-day post-launch support
  • Team training included
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03 / Is This For You

Built for owners. Not engineers.

If you've thought "I know I should be using AI but I don't know where to start" — that's the buying signal.

This is for you if

  • You own or run a single-location restaurant, cafe, boutique, or specialty shop.
  • You spend hours weekly on tasks that should run themselves.
  • You've heard everyone talking about AI for two years and you're tired of feeling behind.
  • You'd rather learn alongside other owners than sit alone watching a tutorial.
  • You'd rather pay $299 once than figure it out across six wasted weekends.

It's not for you if

  • You're looking for a coding bootcamp.
  • You want to build the next ChatGPT.
  • You expect a magic button with no setup.
  • You're a solo creator with no operational workload.
  • You don't have a business to apply this to yet.
04 / Who's Behind It

Thirty years of design.
One practice for the AI era.

↓ FOUNDER
Shawn
Chenier
FOUNDER, MAP INDUSTRIES LA
ARCHITECT · 30+ YEARS
AI PRACTICE · EST. 2026

You don't need a CTO. You need someone who understands your business.

I spent thirty years as an architect designing buildings — which means I spent thirty years translating what people wanted into systems that actually work. Workflows, blueprints, contractors, deadlines, edge cases.

The same toolkit that makes a building stand up makes a small business run smoother. map.ai is what I wish existed when I first realized this stuff was real. Plain-spoken. Hands-on. Built for the owner-operator who shouldn't need a tech department to use a new tool.

30+
Years in design
100s
Projects shipped
01
Mission now

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