The best hire you'll ever make isn't a hire at all.
AI Quarterback gives business owners a thinking partner, gives their teams real AI fluency, and builds the workflows that tie it all together.
AI Consulting, Implementation & Training — starting at $350.
THE PROBLEM
The Hardest Part of AI Isn't the Technology. It's Knowing Where to Start.
You've heard AI can save time, cut costs, and give your team an edge. But every time you sit down to figure out how, you hit the same wall: you don't know what you don't know.
And it's not just one problem. You need to figure out how you should be using AI to think through strategy, decisions, and planning. You need your team using it in their day-to-day. And somewhere in your business there are workflows and processes that should be automated entirely — but you can't see them yet.
That's not a Google search. That's a conversation.
The AI Quarterback ProgramAI Consulting, Implementation & Training | Starting at $350⫸
One program. Three levels of impact.
AI for the Owner
The most underutilized AI application in any company is at the top. I train business owners to use AI — specifically Claude — as a thought partner: someone to pressure-test decisions with, think through strategy, draft and refine communications, and process the kind of complex, cross-functional problems that used to require an expensive advisor or just went unaddressed. This isn't about learning a tool. It's about changing how you think.
AI for the Team
Your employees don't need a lecture on artificial intelligence. They need someone to sit down with them, show them what's possible in their role, and build confidence with the tools they'll actually use every day. I run hands-on training sessions — practical, role-specific, and designed to produce real fluency, not just awareness.
AI Built Into Your Business
Beyond training, there are workflows, processes, and systems inside your company that should be powered by AI — but nobody on your team has the time or expertise to build them. I handle custom AI project buildouts, implementation, and training end to end. You get the finished product, the documentation, and a team that knows how to use it.
Everything is documented. Every session and deliverable is recorded on video so your team can reference it long after we're done — no knowledge lost, no re-training from scratch.
$175/hour. Two-hour minimum. No retainer.
No long-term commitment. The work speaks for itself.
WHO THIS IS FOR ⫸
Built for Business Owners, Not IT Departments.
AI Quarterback is designed for companies with real teams, real operations, and real upside from getting AI right.
You're a fit if you're past the "should we use AI?" conversation and into "how do we actually do this." If you've experimented with ChatGPT or similar tools but haven't systematized anything. If you want someone who can translate AI into your specific business context — not hand you a generic playbook.
You're probably not a fit if you're looking for someone to build a software product from scratch, need ongoing managed IT services, or want a 6-month discovery phase before anything happens.
WHY ME?
25 Years of Building Businesses. AI Is the Biggest Edge I've Seen.
Kevin Downey. I've spent 25+ years in B2B sales — building territories, scaling outbound systems, and consulting with business owners on how to grow. Today I run the AI Quarterback Program. It's the only thing I do — and everything I've built over the last two and a half decades is what makes it work.
My path here wasn't traditional. I started as a golf professional, then moved into sales where the real work began. At 27, I became the youngest rep at Slazenger Golf Company and tripled my territory's revenue. A well-known golf pro advised my soon-to-be manager that "someone should hire Kevin before you-know-who nabs that kid." From there I sharpened my craft at Callaway Golf, then relocated to the Kansas City area in 2000.
By 2003, I launched Leawood Office Business Center, a multi-million dollar executive office suite development where I served as project manager — leveraging my sales and marketing background to drive occupancy, build brand awareness, and create long-term operational stability.
In 2014, I founded Kevin M. Downey — a recruitment and marketing firm I built from the ground up into a business that attracted acquisition interest. Over the following decade, I built scalable recruiting programs that placed top-tier sales talent globally, engineered a B2B email marketing system that sent over 100 million emails, and developed a methodology rooted in one principle: outperform, outwork, and overdeliver.
That full arc is what I bring to every AI engagement. I came to AI the same way I came to everything else — by doing it. I've built AI-powered workflows across prospecting, training, content, and operations. Not in a lab. Inside real businesses with real constraints.
My background in philosophy — graduate work in logic and linguistics at Lewis University — trained me to think in systems and ask better questions. That's what AI rewards. Not technical credentials. Better thinking applied to your specific problems.
I'm not an engineer. I'm the person who sits between the technology and the business owner and makes sure the right things get built.
Originally from Orland Park, IL. University of Iowa graduate and enthusiastic Hawkeye fan to this day. Kansas City based since 2000.
What Clients Are Saying
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Every business knows AI can help — few know where to start. Kevin's program bridges that gap and turns real opportunities into real results.
Ferre Vreysen
Leading AI Automation Specialist, Belgium
What Clients Are Saying
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I use Kevin the way most people wish they could use a consultant — I call him when I'm thinking through something hard and he helps me get to the answer faster. He introduced me to AI as a thinking tool, not just a productivity hack, and that shift alone was worth everything.
Blademir Hernandez
Owner, MetroEdge Facility Services
Ready to Stop Guessing?
Schedule a free introductory call. No pitch deck, no pressure. We'll talk about where you are, where AI fits, and whether AI Quarterback makes sense for your business.
Kevin M. Downey | AI Consulting & Training Kansas City, MO (913) 354-6380