AI consulting for Australian businesses doing $1M - $100M
See exactly where AI pays off in your business.And where it doesn't.
We map how your team really spends its week and pinpoint the hours and margin going into manual work. For one manufacturer that meant 50+ hours a week back and ~$2M in unlocked capacity. It starts with one audit.
NxtLayr AI is a Sydney-based AI consulting firm helping Australian businesses ($1M–$100M revenue, 10–500+ staff) put AI to work without the jargon or enterprise overhead. Two entry points sized to your business: the $990 AI Business Audit for $1M–$10M businesses, or the $3,950 AI Operations Diagnostic for $10M–$100M operations-heavy businesses. Then choose ongoing leadership: Managed AI Operations ($5,000/mo) or Fractional Head of AI ($12,000–$20,000/mo). All retainers month-to-month, no lock-in.
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Everyone’s talking about AI. Almost no one knows where to start.
You’re hearing about it, reading about it, watching the videos. But knowing AI matters and knowing where it fits your operation are two very different things.
Right now, time and margin are going into manual work you can’t fully see. So nothing changes.
The operators who find it and fix it pull ahead this year. The ones who don’t spend another year “getting to it.”
How much is manual work actually costing you?
Answer three quick questions and see a rough number for the time your team loses moving work between tools that don’t talk to each other. An estimate, not a quote.
Your office / admin team — not the whole headcount if you run a floor or fleet.
Cost of manual work / year
$46,200
±20% — a rough estimate from your inputs, not a quote.
Hours back / week
~10 hrs
Recoverable / year
$18,480+
Between $18,480 and $34,650 of that is the kind of repetitive, between-the-tools work AI handles well. The audit tells you exactly which parts, and what it would cost to fix.
The audit replaces these assumptions with real numbers from your actual operation.
How the maths works
Every disconnected tool adds manual re-keying time: about 1.5 hours per person per week beyond the first couple, capped at 14 hours.
Cost = those manual hours × people × an assumed loaded admin cost (~$55/hr, typically $45-60) × 48 working weeks.
Then scaled modestly by revenue — a larger business runs more volume through the same manual steps, so each one costs more.
Recoverable by AI = 40–75% of that (conservative for repetitive admin).
Deliberately conservative. The audit replaces every assumption with real numbers from your operation.
Operators who stopped guessing about AI.
“Chris set up Claude on my MacBook and configured it specifically for how I work as a mortgage broker. He took the time to understand the business before touching anything, which made a real difference — what he built actually fits the way I operate day to day. Straightforward to work with, knows his stuff, and didn't overcomplicate anything. If you're a small business owner wanting to get AI working properly (not just installed), Chris is worth talking to.”
“We brought Chris from NxtLayr in to consult for us. He ran an AI audit which found a few gaps in our process. We're a concrete business and before meeting Chris I assumed AI couldn't do much for us. The team is fully in the know and using the AI System every day now for quoting, writing scopes, admin, and more. If you're a business owner who knows AI is coming but has no idea where to start then talk to him. We couldn't recommend him more highly.”
“I was hearing a lot about AI but not knowing where to start. Chris was very knowledgeable and patiently explained the advantages. Many of his recommendations were surprisingly low cost and easy to use. The audit paid for itself already, and we plan to engage NxtLayr AI to automate more processes.”
“Chris built my dental business a custom AI operating system. He connected my tools into AI so now I can ask it questions on my revenue, customers, and it helps me get more things done in my day.”
“In an evolving area Chris is really on top of what's available and how these can add real value to your business.”
“Every business owner is either already engaging with AI to looking to start. The conversation I had with Chris and the audit he conducted on my business was helped me understand it where to start and how easy it can be to get some quick wins. Thank you”
Two ways to start — sized to your business.
$1M – $10M
AI Business Audit
Get clarity on where to start - and what it's worth.
A 45-minute deep-dive into your workflows, a written report of your top AI opportunities, and a 30-minute walk-through of the findings.
$10M – $100M
AI Operations Diagnostic
For operations-heavy businesses that need more than a report.
A two-week engagement: stakeholder interviews, workflow mapping, and a 90-day implementation roadmap delivered in an executive presentation to your leadership team.
We help you learn, build, and maintain AI that works for how your business actually runs.
Sometimes that’s just helping you learn where AI fits. Sometimes it’s building the system. Sometimes it’s running it for you month after month. Often it’s all three.
01 — Learn
Understand exactly where AI fits, what it's worth, and what to do first - through an Audit ($1M–$10M) or a two-week Operations Diagnostic ($10M–$100M). You walk away with clarity and a costed plan, whether or not you build with us.
02 — Build
Turn the plan into working systems. AI agents, automations, an AI operating system wired into your tools. Scoped and delivered as fixed-price engagements, owned by your business.
03 — Maintain
Keep it running and compounding. For businesses that want ongoing AI leadership without a full-time hire, we operate as your fractional AI team, shipping improvements every month.
50+ hours a week. ~$2M in capacity. Live in 3 weeks.
Three engagements, three measured outcomes. Click any one for the full story - methodology, build, and the numbers.
50+ hours/week recovered. ~$2M in revenue capacity unlocked. A 23-person sales-and-admin team freed from manual quoting, with a 2-point close-rate lift on a $30M business — from a custom AI quoting assistant, live in 3 weeks.
75% reduction in leadership email time. Plus auto-summarised virtual meetings filed straight to CRM and OneDrive — 20+ hours a week back to billable work, live in 4 weeks.
A 9-hour audit uncovered the firm’s single biggest operational drag. Document handling identified as the largest leverage point — costed roadmap delivered, ready to deploy when the firm is.
Built for operators who want to actually move.
Who this is for
- Australian businesses doing $1M–$100M in revenue
- Repeatable operations and growing teams (10–500+ staff)
- Owners where time is the constraint on growth
- Leaders carrying operational complexity and margin-eating bottlenecks
- Manufacturing, distribution, construction, logistics, professional & financial services, healthcare
- Focused on revenue-per-employee, not headcount
Who this is not for
- Sole traders and one-person businesses
- Single-location retail or single-cafe hospitality
- Businesses under $1M revenue
- Anyone wanting a 100-page strategy deck with no execution
- Teams not ready to actually implement
Built by someone who's been on your side of the table.
Chris Gulotta is the founder of NxtLayr AI. He spent the last 7+ years at some of the world's biggest technology companies in cyber security and e-commerce, and has been consulting and selling AI solutions since 2022 — so when he maps your operation, he's thinking about what actually closes and what the team will actually use, not just what's technically possible.
NxtLayr works with Australian mid-market businesses across manufacturing, distribution, professional services, and more. The goal is always the same: AI that earns its place in your operation, not AI for the sake of it.
Things people ask before booking.
Updated April 2026
Start with the AI Value Calculator above — three quick questions and you'll see a rough number plus the right next step for your size. Businesses doing $1M–$10M book the $990 AI Audit directly. For $10M+ operations-heavy businesses, we begin with a short scoping call for the AI Operations Diagnostic. Either way: no pitch, no pressure.
A 45–60 minute deep dive into your operations. We look at where your team spends time, what tools you're using, where the bottlenecks are, and where AI can have the biggest impact. You walk away with specific opportunities, ROI projections, and a clear roadmap.
That's exactly who this is built for. No jargon, no acronyms. Every recommendation comes with a plain-English explanation of what it does and what acting on it actually involves.
Professional services (legal, accounting, planning, consulting), financial services, manufacturing & distribution, healthcare groups, multi-location operators, construction & engineering firms, logistics, and insurance. Australian businesses doing $1M–$100M in revenue with 10–500+ staff. We do not serve sole traders, single-cafe hospitality, or single-shop retail — those are better served by lower-cost specialist agencies.
Here's our guarantee: if the audit doesn't surface at least $30,000 in recoverable time and revenue, it's free. If it does, the $990 isn't refunded - it's credited in full toward any engagement you take with us. Either way, you keep the full roadmap and recommendations.
No. The report is yours. Some clients implement things themselves using the quick start plan. Others ask us to handle the build. There's no obligation either way — you paid for the clarity.
The audit gives you clarity within a week. Implementation is typically 2–4 weeks depending on complexity. These are practical systems designed to deliver ROI fast, not 6-month enterprise projects.
Not sure where to start?
Run the numbers in 30 seconds. You'll see roughly what AI is worth to your business — and we'll point you to the right next step, whether that's the audit or the diagnostic.