For Central Coast service businesses

Get ten hours a week back in ninety days.

First automation live in two weeks. We map your business, build three automations around your biggest time drains, and manage everything ourselves. Your total time investment: one 45-minute call.

Start with a Clarity Session $397, credited toward your build
Your week, after10 hrs returned
Running the business Yours again
40+ hrs
Returned every month
$500/mo
After one-time setup
14 days
To your first live automation
The math

What is busywork costing you right now?

Busywork cost per month
$8,314
208 hours of paid capacity
Reclaimable through automation
$4,157 / mo
Assumes half of busywork is automatable. Directional, not a quote.
How it works

Ninety days. Three automations. Zero project management on your plate.

Day 1

We map your business

A one-on-one Clarity Session using our Ops Canvas. You leave with your time drains ranked, whether or not we build a thing.

Fast win
Day 14

First automation live

Your biggest time-saver ships inside two weeks. You feel the difference in week three, not month three.

Day 90

All three running, fully managed

Monitored and maintained by us, with a one-page report every month showing what they did for you.

Everything included

What you get

Three custom automations
Ops Canvas map of your business
Done-for-you onboarding
Monitoring & maintenance
Monthly one-page report
Quarterly opportunity review
You're not under‑staffed.
You're over-processed.

Hiring is expensive and slow, and it doesn't fix the underlying problem. Automation gives the team you already have their hours back.

45 min
Your total time investment
No new software to learn

You run your business. We run the build.

No project to manage. No tools to learn. One 45-minute onboarding call gives us everything we need. If we need anything after that, it fits in a text message.

Who this is for

We work best with teams that look like this.

A strong fit

  • Owner-led local business, 3+ years established
  • A team of 3 to 50
  • $1M to $20M revenue or operating budget
  • More work than hours in the day
  • Santa Barbara, Ventura, or SLO counties

Not a fit

  • Startups still finding their footing
  • Businesses that already run on automation
  • Shoppers looking for software, not outcomes
Who you're working with

Two people. One zip code.

No outsourced delivery team. The people below write your assessment and ship your automations.

JAJosiah Authier, founder of Santa Barbara AI
Josiah AuthierFounder · Strategy
AUAndreas Urban, automation engineer at Santa Barbara AI
Andreas UrbanAutomation Engineering
The Santa Barbara AI office on Castillo Street
The office2021 Castillo St · Come say hi

Serving the Central Coast

In person, from Castillo Street.

San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara 2021 Castillo St · HQ Ventura
10hour
audit
guarantee

If we can't find ten recoverable hours, the session is free.

Every engagement starts with the $397 Clarity Session. If the audit doesn't identify at least ten hours of weekly recoverable time, we refund it. If it does, the $397 is credited toward your setup. Either way, you keep the map.

Local proof, not case studies from the internet
A Central Coast office equipment company launched an entire commercial water filtration division. Automation carried the load their next hire would have.
Coastal Copy → Coastal Water · Santa Barbara, CA
1 new division
Launched
0 new hires
Added
Simple, published pricing

Start where you're comfortable.

Not sure yet? Start with a free 30-minute assessment. No pitch, just a first look at where your hours are hiding. Book the free call →

AI Clarity Session

For owners who want the map before committing to anything.

$397

one-time · credited toward setup

  • One-on-one strategic audit
  • Ops Canvas of your business
  • Ranked list of recoverable hours
  • Ten-hour audit guarantee
Book a session

AI Growth Partner

For owners who want AI working across the whole business.

$2,000/mo

includes Sprint setup scope

  • Everything in the Sprint
  • Monthly strategy sessions
  • New automations each quarter
  • Priority support
Talk to us

We take three Sprint clients per quarter. That's our real capacity, not a countdown timer.

Fair questions

What skeptics ask us first

Do I need to understand AI for this to work?

No. You need to understand your business. We handle every technical decision.

What if my business is too small or too unusual?

If the audit can't find ten recoverable hours a week, we refund the session and tell you honestly that automation isn't your best next dollar. We'd rather send you away than deliver a weak result in a town this small.

What happens after the ninety days?

Your automations keep running and we keep managing them for $500 a month. Cancel anytime. Everything is built in your accounts, so you keep what we built.

Why does the first automation ship in 14 days?

Because you shouldn't have to wait three months to see whether this works.

Will this replace my staff?

No. It replaces the repetitive work your staff shouldn't be doing. Your people get their hours back too.

Field Guide 01 47 The Quick Wins Guide
Free guide

47 features you're already paying for.

Free automation hiding inside Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Most teams unlock $500 to $2,000 a month before spending a new dollar.

Send me the guide
Three slots per quarter

Let's find your ten hours.

Worst case, you spend $397 and get a ranked map of every hour your business can recover. Best case, that map becomes your next quarter.

Book your Clarity Session