AI inside an operating business.
Strategic direction, specialized agents, and a marketing pipeline at Netcom.
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Paul Takisaki / AI consulting / Spokane & beyondBusiness instinct.
Business instinct.
AI possibility.
I help business owners turn AI into useful systems.
Clear direction. Hands-on building. People who know how to use it.
20 years leading at Verizon.
Now building what comes next.
Now building what comes next.
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01 / Find the signalThere’s a better way
There’s a better way
inside the work.
The repeated task. The information nobody can find. The follow-up that falls through. That is where useful AI starts.
Find the right opportunity02 / Make it work togetherYour knowledge.
Your knowledge.
Your tools.
More possibility.
From one workflow to coordinated agents, the goal is the same: help your people do better work, with clear ownership and room to grow.
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Business operator. AI builder.Former Verizon AVP, Solutions Architecture
20 yearsAt Verizon, from sales to national leadership
450+People in the national organization I led
4×President’s Cabinet award recipient
03 / Ways to workStart where you are.
Start where you are.
Build from there.
You do not need to choose a technology or design an agent before we talk. Start with what you want to improve.
01AI opportunity
Know where to startBuild it.
Implementation & coachingYour business.
Custom agents & fleets
AI opportunity
audit.
Know where to startA focused look at your workflows, tools, and friction. Find the changes worth making before buying more software.
02Build it.
Learn it. Own it.
Implementation & coachingTurn a promising idea into a practical workflow, with your team involved in how it works and how to maintain it.
03Your business.
With capable agents.
Custom agents & fleetsConnect company knowledge and useful tools to a defined role. Expand to coordinated agents when the work calls for it.
04 / Selected evidenceThe work makes
The work makes
the case.
Business engagements and products I have built. Different contexts, the same habit: make something useful and test it in the real world.
A conversation worth keeping.
HeritageWhisper brings voice, AI interviewing, and family stories into a usable product.
Explore the work05 / The person behind the practiceI understand
I understand
the business.
And I build.
My work has always been about finding a better way: understanding customers, leading teams, and turning a decision into something that works.
After a 20-year Verizon career, I brought that same discipline to AI. Today, I work across business operations, agents, applications, and the people using them.
Get to know Paul~100KPrompts in hands-on AI work
100B+Tokens processed
Rounded personal usage, self-reported through September 2026. Activity measures, not client results. Context and definitions ↗
06 / Rooted here. Useful anywhere.Big possibilities.
Big possibilities.
Local understanding.
Based in Spokane. Working with businesses across Spokane Valley, Cheney, Coeur d’Alene, and nationwide.
If you want to sit down with someone who understands both your business and the tools, let’s talk.
AI consulting in the Inland Northwest07 / Before we talkA few good
A few good
questions.
I know AI could help. Where do I start?
Bring one task your team repeats or one process that creates friction. We can discuss whether an opportunity audit, a practical working session, or a scoped build makes sense.
Do I need a custom agent?
Sometimes a well-designed workflow in the tools you already use is enough. Custom agents are useful when the job needs persistent context, connected tools, and clearly bounded responsibility. We choose the simplest approach that fits.
Will my team be able to use what we build?
Team involvement and ownership are part of how I approach implementation. We discuss who will use it, who reviews the output, and what documentation or training belongs in the agreed scope.
What does it cost?
That depends on the problem, the systems involved, and the work we agree to do. Start with a conversation so we can define a useful scope and price it clearly before work begins.
Can I learn from you before hiring you?
Yes. Explore the free resources for a workflow checklist and practical lessons from hands-on AI work. Start with the resources.
A useful first conversationBring the problem.
Talk with PaulBring the problem.
Let’s find the possibility.
Tell me what your business does, where the work gets stuck, and what you wish were easier. We can start there.