Services

You leave with a clear-eyed picture
of the system you are actually inside.

Not the one you think you're inside. The one that is producing the results you are getting. That picture, and a specific path forward that accounts for how it actually works, is what every engagement delivers.

"Most consultants confirm your existing model and help you optimize it. Dr. Root is one of the few who will tell you when the model itself is the problem — and show you what to build instead."

Service 01
AI Strategy & Consulting

For CEOs and COOs of mid-market companies who are past the "should we do AI" question and stuck on "how do we do it without breaking what works." You have smart people internally. What you need is someone who has built AI systems in production, understands where the vendor ecosystem misleads you, and can translate between technical reality and organizational decision-making.

The work is not abstract. Every engagement ends with specific, sequenced decisions: what to build, what to buy, what to defer, and what the failure modes are for each path. The goal is an AI strategy that survives contact with your actual organization.

Right for you if
You are a CEO or COO of a $10M–$500M organization. You have begun AI initiatives that have stalled, underdelivered, or produced results you cannot explain to your board. You need someone who can see the whole system, not just the technology layer.
Engagement 01
AI Strategy Intensive
One-day deep assessment of your current AI posture, vendor relationships, data infrastructure, and organizational readiness. Ends with a written roadmap and prioritized action sequence.
  • Pre-work: team survey and current-state audit
  • Full-day on-site or virtual session
  • Written AI strategy roadmap
  • 30-day follow-up call
From $12,500 · Fixed fee
Engagement 03
Fractional AI Strategist
Ongoing monthly retainer for organizations that need senior AI strategic judgment available consistently, not episodically. Two calls per month, written guidance, and availability for critical decisions.
  • Two 60-min calls per month
  • Written strategic guidance
  • Priority async access
  • Quarterly roadmap review
From $8,500 / month · 3-month minimum
20+ Years building systems
1,800 Units deployed at scale
Ph.D. Consciousness & Human Potential
Service 02
Leadership Coaching

For founders and senior executives who have hit a ceiling that is not a skills problem. You are smart enough to know the ceiling is internal. What you need is someone with genuine intellectual range who will not simply reflect your own thinking back at you with a coaching framework wrapped around it.

The work draws on two decades of framework development across hundreds of engagements, a doctorate in Consciousness and Human Potential, and a background in physics that insists on finding the actual variable before optimizing anything. The six-month engagement is structured, not open-ended. We begin with a clear-eyed assessment of where you are, define what success looks like in concrete terms, and work through the FORGE and ADULTS frameworks to build the internal architecture that makes the external results sustainable.

Right for you if
You are a founder or C-suite executive. You have achieved significant external results and hit an internal ceiling you cannot think your way past alone. You want a coach who brings intellectual rigor, not just empathetic listening.
Engagement 02
Leadership Intensive
A compressed two-day engagement for executives who need a clear picture of where they are and a specific path forward, without the six-month commitment. Ends with a written personal operating framework.
  • Pre-work assessment
  • Two full days on-site or virtual
  • Written personal operating framework
  • 60-day follow-up session
From $15,000 · Fixed fee
Service 03
Keynotes & Speaking

For event producers and conference chairs at industry events in AI, operations, workforce development, govtech, and smart cities. The talks are built for audiences that span technical and general leadership, and are grounded in original research and operational experience rather than vendor-funded talking points.

Past stages include WEF Davos, PEX Network, HealthTech Summit, BuildETH, AIify.io, and State of GovTech. Available for keynotes, moderated panels, fireside chats, and half-day workshops globally.

Right for you if
You need a speaker who can anchor a technical track without losing a general audience, bring original research to the stage rather than recycled frameworks, and hold a room that has heard the AI hype cycle one too many times.
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Format 01
Keynote
60–90 minutes. Signature talk with Q&A. Fully customized to your audience and event theme. Travel included.
$15,000 – $35,000
Format 02
Panel / Fireside Chat
As speaker or moderator. 60–90 minutes. Available in-person and virtual.
$7,500 – $15,000
Format 03
Half-Day Workshop
3–4 hours. Hands-on working session for up to 50 participants. Framework-based with defined outputs.
$10,000 – $20,000
Format 04
Virtual Keynote
45–60 minutes. Full production value. Available for global audiences across time zones.
$7,500 – $12,500
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Inquiry
Submit a contact form or email directly. Describe what you are working on and what you need. Reviewed within 48 hours.
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Conversation
A 30-minute call to understand the situation, confirm fit, and determine which engagement makes sense. No pitch, no pressure.
03
Proposal
A written proposal with clear scope, deliverables, timeline, and fee. No ambiguity about what you are getting or what it costs.
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Engagement
Work begins. Every engagement has defined milestones, written deliverables, and a clear end state. You always know where we are.

The first conversation is always free.

Every engagement starts with a 30-minute call. No pitch. No pressure. Just an honest conversation about what you are working on and whether there is a fit. If there isn't, you will leave with a clearer picture of the problem regardless.