A free 15-minute Zoom call. No cost, no pressure.The lock-in problem, plainly
Some AI setups get built on someone else's account. The consultant signs up, connects your email and files, and hands you a login they control. It works fine, until it doesn't. Maybe you want to bring it in house. Maybe the person moves on. Maybe you just want to try someone else. Suddenly you are asking for access to your own tools, and the setup you paid for is tangled up in an account you do not own.
We think that is backwards. AI is not a service you rent from us. It is a tool your business uses, the same way you use your email or your accounting software. You should own it the way you own those.
How we set it up on your own account
When we do your Setup, the AI account is created in your business name, on your card, with your email as the owner. You pay the AI company directly for the subscription. We never resell it and we never sit in the middle of that billing.
Then we get to work inside your account. We connect it to your email, your shared files and the tools you already use. We set it up for each person on the team, so everyone has their own seat and their own login. We run the first training session so your people know how to use it.
From there, you are the owner. We are the help. If you ever want us gone, you remove our access and keep going.
What you actually keep if you leave
If you stop working with us, here is what stays with you:
- The AI account itself, in your name, still billed to you by the AI company.
- Every connection we made, to your email, files and tools.
- The setup for each person on your team.
- Anything the AI has learned about your business through your instructions and saved context.
- Any written plans and notes we handed you along the way.
You do not export anything or rebuild from scratch. You just keep using it. The only thing that changes is that we are no longer the ones you text when something breaks.
What you lose, and what to do about it
Be honest with yourself about the tradeoff. When you leave, you lose the person on call. The logins, the how do I questions, the can AI do this, the monthly check-in, all of that goes with us.
That is fine for some owners. They are comfortable driving and just want the tool. For others, the support is the whole point, and leaving feels like being handed the keys to a car with no mechanic.
If you are worried about that, two things help. First, ask us to write down how your setup works before you go, so the next person can pick it up. Second, know that you can come back later. The account is already yours and already built, so we pick up where things are instead of starting over.
What a normal week looks like when you own it
You log in with your own email. Your team logs in with theirs. The AI is connected to the same inbox and files it has always been connected to. You use it for drafts, replies, quotes, meeting notes, whatever you set up.
If something breaks, you text us. If you are on Support or higher, we answer. If you are on your own, you fix it or you call us back.
Nothing about your day changes based on who owns the account, because you own it either way. That is the point. Ownership is quiet. You should barely notice it.
Watch out for the other way
When you talk to anyone about AI, ask one question early: whose account is this on? If the answer is vague, or it is their account and you get a login, you are renting. That is not wrong, but know what you are getting.
Also watch for setups where the AI company bills the consultant and the consultant bills you. That can be fine, but you want to know who holds the account and what happens to your data if the relationship ends.
We are happy to explain our model on a call. It is simple: your account, your card, your data. We just do the work inside it.
Start with the free AI game plan
The easiest way to see how this works is the free AI game plan. It is a free 15-minute Zoom call, no cost and no pressure. We look at your business, show you where AI helps first, and tell you which level fits. Nothing is set up on that call.
You will leave knowing exactly what you would own, what we would do, and what happens if you ever walk away. Then you decide. Book the free AI game plan and let us answer the lock-in question face to face.