AI transformation consulting

AI consulting for SMEs: tailored AI-First transformation.

I advise executives of 20 to 500-employee companies who want to rebuild their organization around AI. Full 12-week Mission, AI Audit alone, or fractional Chief AI Officer. 95 AI agents in production at Albus Factory, method replicated at Boomrang Events.

  • 20-200Target headcount
  • 12 wksCatalog Mission
  • 3 monthsMeasurable ROI
  • 95Agents already in prod

Why me

Why an SME executive should choose me

A 50-employee SME that wants to transform today faces three options: hire a Chief AI Officer at 180K EUR per year fully loaded, sign with a large firm for a 200K EUR minimum for methodology, or take on a freelance AI consultant at 800 EUR/day who has never deployed an autonomous agent in production.

None of these three options solves the real problem: building an AI-First organization, not just adding AI tools to existing teams.

What I actually do

I rebuild your processes around autonomous agents. Not chatbots. Not one-off Make or Zapier automations. Multi-agent systems with persistent memory, executing tasks end-to-end, learning from their mistakes, and self-correcting without intervention.

  • Autonomous SDR: prospecting, qualification, 80-day follow-up, inbound response under 2 hours
  • SEO team: 5-10 optimized articles per week, published directly from line-of-business tools
  • Account Manager: portfolio oversight, detection of upsell and churn signals
  • Google Ads: 6 coordinated agents for audit, optimization, and budget reallocation
  • Meeting notes and CRM: meeting transcription, automatic task creation in your CRM
  • Sales proposals: brief → complete proposal in 20 minutes (vs 4-8h before)

These use cases are real and running in production at Albus Factory. See the 14 agents with detailed numbers.

95
AI agents in prod
9 → 50
Humans → output
57 h/wk
Automated
< 50K €
Invested

Why me rather than another consultant

99% of French AI consultants have never deployed an autonomous agent in production. They learned from slides, trained teams on ChatGPT, drafted roadmaps. None of them can show you the code of their own system in prod.

I haven't read about AI-First transformation. I built it across my 4 companies, with my own margins on the line. The numbers I show you are mine, not those of an anonymized client.

This combination (validated entrepreneur + self-taught technologist + 95 agents in prod + real SME experience) is rare in France. It exists in a few Anglo-Saxon profiles, almost none in French.

The method.

A complete system in production, transferred to your team, with measurable ROI from the first quarter.

~Wk 1-2Phase 1 · From 30K EUR

Audit

Full mapping of workflows, tools and time leaks. The standalone AI Audit (6.5K EUR) gets you this step in 2 weeks. The 3-5 high-ROI projects are identified and quantified before any Mission commitment.

  • Report with quantified potential gains
  • Prioritization of high-impact projects
  • Scope validation
~Wk 2-4Phase 1 · 6 weeks

Memory

Building the company's AI second brain. Without structured memory, agents stay generic. It's the most decisive phase for the quality of results.

  • Interviews with subject-matter experts
  • Ingest of existing documents
  • Wiki architecture + server hosting
~Wk 4-5Phase 2 · From 45K EUR

Blueprint

Custom AI-First system architecture. Every agent specified, every KPI defined before the first commit.

  • Full blueprint + architecture diagram
  • Validated technical stack
  • Week-by-week roadmap
~Wk 5-12Phase 2 · 6 weeks

Deployment

Agents built and shipped to production. Short iterations, first measurable results before the end of the project. By this point, the first FTEs are already absorbed by the agents. ROI is measured, not promised.

  • Agents in prod with active monitoring
  • Weekly calibration sessions
  • Real-time KPI dashboard
~Wk 13Included in Phase 2

Transfer

Full documentation, team training, handover. Option: Fractional Chief AI Officer (10K EUR/month) to keep the system alive and ship 1-3 new agents per month.

  • Technical + functional documentation
  • Training of internal leads
  • Delivery of the AI infrastructure + optional Fractional CAO

How it works

Three steps to start

Three steps to work together:

1 · Free diagnostic (30 min)

A video call to understand your context: size, sector, processes, ambition. By the end, I tell you honestly whether the offer is relevant for you, or whether you should rather look at a traditional firm or a cheaper freelancer. Zero commitment.

2 · AI Audit (6.5K, 2 weeks)

Workflow mapping, identification of 3-5 high-ROI initiatives, sizing of potential gain. Deliverable: a 15-20 page report plus a 2-hour debrief with your executive committee. The price is deducted if you sign the Mission within 30 days.

3 · Transformation Mission (from 40K)

Three months of execution. Starting at 40,000 EUR. Phase 1: in-depth Audit + building your Company Memory (the AI 'second brain'). Phase 2: architecture Blueprint + deployment of the first agents + transfer to your teams. You can take a single phase or both as a bundle.

Pick your format.

Format 01 / Entry

AI Audit

2 weeks. Mapping of your workflows, identification of 3-5 high-ROI projects, business case, prioritized roadmap. Deliverable: 15-20 page report + 2h debrief.

6,500 EURfixed fee

Deductible if Mission signed within 30 days

Recommended

Format 02 / Core

Transformation Mission

3 months. From audit to AI agents in production. I rebuild a core function of your organization around AI, then transfer to your team.

From 40,000 EURper mission

Typical ROI: 4-6x over 12 months

Format 03 / Ongoing

Fractional Chief AI Officer

Your Chief AI Officer without the full-time salary. 2 days/month, I govern your agents, deploy 1-3 new ones, and attend your executive committees. 6-month minimum.

10,000 EURper month

Format 04 / Keynote

Keynote & Masterclass

For conferences, executive committees, fund offsites. Concrete lessons on what works, and what doesn't.

2-5K EURper session

What it actually delivers.

Internal proof from my own group. First external missions are underway — client cases will land here as they sign off.

Albus Factory9 people

Sales, growth, ops, project

In 6 weeks, I avoided 4 hires. 9 people now do the work of 50. Less than 50,000 EUR invested. This is the live lab of the method.

  • 95agents shipped
  • 4hires avoided
  • 6 weeksto build
Boomrang Events11 people

MICE pipeline · brief → PPTX proposal

Second company in the group, same method. Autonomous sales pipeline shipped in 2 weeks. Proof of reproducibility: memory is unique to each company, the architecture is universal.

  • < 2hbrief → MICE proposal
  • 5h → 18 minaverage proposal time
  • 2 weeksto redeploy
Typical SME case20-500 employees

B2B services · distribution · logistics

This third row isn't a client testimonial — it's the kind of mission I run today. Outcomes depend on context; the method is identical to what's deployed at Albus and Boomrang.

  • 50-150Kmission (EUR)
  • 3 monthsto deploy
  • 4-6×typical 12-mo ROI

Frequently asked questions

What SME executives most often ask me

How much does an AI consultant cost for an SME in 2026?
A freelance AI consultant in France bills on average 600-900 EUR per day (source: plateya, April 2026), or 12K-18K EUR per month. An AI-First transformation Mission with Alexis Prat starts from 40K EUR. An AI Audit alone costs 6.5K EUR over 2 weeks. These prices are lower than the cost of an equivalent full-time hire (salaried Chief AI Officer: 120-180K EUR/year fully loaded) while delivering a production system, not a methodology.
What size of SME is AI consulting relevant for?
The offer targets companies of 20 to 500 employees, with revenue between 2 and 100 million euros. Smaller, there isn't enough volume to amortize the investment. Larger, you enter the territory of traditional firms (Wavestone, Artefact) with offerings tailored to large groups. The sweet spot is SMEs and mid-caps in the 'real economy': B2B services, distribution, logistics, real estate, light industry, construction, private healthcare.
How long does an AI-First transformation take?
The 4-phase method runs over 12 weeks. Phase 1 (Audit + Memory): weeks 1-4. Phase 2 (Blueprint + Deployment): weeks 5-12. The first agents are in production from week 6-7, not at the end. Measurable ROI (time savings, cost reduction) is visible from month 3 onward. Transfer to your teams is included in the final phase.
How does this differ from a traditional consulting firm?
Large firms (McKinsey, Wavestone, Artefact) primarily sell methodology: decks, roadmaps, prioritization matrices. They do not deploy the agents themselves. Alexis Prat has built 95 agents in production in his own companies (Albus Factory, Boomrang Events). You buy running code, not a PowerPoint presentation. Also, a mission with a large firm starts at 200K EUR; here the mission starts from 40K EUR with a delivered scope, not a recommended one.
Which industries are a good fit?
'Real economy' sectors with repetitive processes are the best fit: accounting firms, real estate agencies, logistics and transport companies, law firms, B2B distribution, light industry, construction, private healthcare. These sectors have high volumes of low-value-added tasks (data entry, follow-up, enrichment, reporting) which is precisely what an orchestrated AI agent automates best. Tech startups and CAC40 large groups are not the target.
How many FTEs can an AI agent system replace?
At Albus Factory, 9 humans operate today like a team of 50. Concretely, 4 hires were avoided over 14 months, thanks to 95 agents running continuously. The system represents less than 50K EUR invested, roughly one annual FTE. This ratio doesn't extrapolate as-is to every SME: it depends on process size and on the quality of business formalization. A realistic order of magnitude for a 50-employee SME: 1 to 3 FTEs avoided over 12 months post-deployment.
Do we need technical skills in-house?
No. You don't need a developer, a CTO, or a data scientist. The method includes the Transfer Phase where your teams learn to operate the existing agents and track KPIs. If you want to deploy new agents after the mission, the fractional Chief AI Officer package (10K EUR/month) gives you an external pilot who keeps building with you.
What guarantees of results?
A system of agents in production, delivered and handed over. The exact scope is defined at the time of the AI Audit (initial deliverable). The mission price is fixed, not daily. Alexis shares the risk: if you are not satisfied with the scope delivered at the end of the mission, we discuss adjustments. The tangible proof is that the method has been applied in two different companies (Albus Factory, Boomrang Events) with public, quantified results.

A 30-minute diagnostic.
Zero commitment.