Todd McGuire

AI for small business

AI for small business owners, set up so nothing goes out without your OK

I set up AI assistants that draft your email, follow-ups and paperwork. You approve every one. Built by a former security company operator in Utah.

Start with a $49 role guide, or book a call and I’ll set it up with you.

  • You work with me directly
  • Plain language
  • Human sign-off built in

How the AI works

You stay in charge of what goes out

  1. 1You askOr an email, lead or form comes in.
  2. 2AI draftsA reply, follow-up, quote or brief.
  3. 3You approveRead it, fix it, OK it.
  4. 4It goes outOnly after your OK.

Anything that sends, pays or deletes waits at step 3.

Role setup guides

Pick a helper for the job

Seven setup guides, one AI helper each. Every guide is a branded PDF plus a text pack you hand to your AI. It drafts, you approve.

01Answer my email

Virtual EA

Your inbox sorted, with replies drafted for you to send.

  • Triages your inbox and drafts replies
  • Flags calendar conflicts
  • Tracks follow-ups so nothing slips

02Find new customers

Sales Prospecting

A short, sourced list of prospects worth contacting.

  • Builds small, sourced prospect shortlists
  • Explains why each prospect fits
  • Writes first-touch and follow-up drafts

03Keep track of what I promised

Chief of Staff

Every request and promise in one place.

  • Keeps one intake queue
  • Tracks commitments
  • Batches non-urgent decisions into a digest

04Prep my meetings

Meeting Prep & Action Tracker

Walk into each meeting prepared, and leave with a clear action list.

  • Writes briefs from your calendar and notes
  • Keeps a sourced action list after each meeting
  • Drafts follow-ups for your review

05Check document packets

Document Intake Checklist

Know what is missing from a packet before you chase it.

  • Checks redacted packets against your checklist
  • Lists what is missing
  • Drafts a request for the missing items

06Answer from my own files

Second Brain / AI Knowledge Base

Answers from your own documents, with the source shown.

  • Answers from a small, curated set of documents
  • Cites its sources
  • Stays out of the rest of your drive

07Write in my voice

Writing Voice & Brand Kit

Drafts written in your approved style and brand.

  • Learns an approved style from your samples
  • Uses your brand kit in drafts
  • Does not invent logos, colors, fonts or claims

Best value

All seven helpers

$199 for all seven

Bought one at a time, the seven cost $343.

  • All seven role guides
  • PDF plus text pack for each
  • Version 1.0. Not a subscription.
Get all seven Browse the guides

Important limits: educational guidance only, not legal, compliance or security advice. No guaranteed results. Your own AI subscription and accounts are not included.

Case study: a client company I consult with

28 website leads in 5 months

A rebuilt site and forms, new service pages, and AI bots that log leads and draft follow-up. A person approves every send.

28website leads in 5 months6Jun7Jul2Aug6Sep7Oct
5xGoogle clicks since June
1 in 5website leads became a client
6new client engagements
Google Search clicks by monthGoogle Search Console

Impressions Jun 341 · Jul 707 · Aug 911 · Sep 1,012 · Oct* 826

*October through the 26th.

1 in 18

website visits come from ChatGPT, for a protective services client I consult with.

35 of 636 sessions over six months.

“Very helpful, a game changer really.”
Ellery Crossman, security agency owner

Client details withheld. Leads from the company’s form logs; search data from Google Search Console; the ChatGPT figure from that client’s Google Analytics, shared with permission. We don’t claim the work alone caused the increase.

Want to talk about your business? Book a call

What I help with

Two problems in most small businesses

Too much busywork

Email, quotes, invoices, follow-up.

  • AI drafts, sorts and flags. You approve.
  • Training on your real work, so it sticks.

Leads that slip

Good businesses lose work on slow follow-up.

  • Every lead logged automatically.
  • Follow-up drafted by AI, sent after your OK.
A week of office work, before and after

Without help: you write everything

MonRepliesQuotesLeadsInvoices
TueRepliesCallsFormsQuotes
WedRepliesLeadsInvoicesForms
ThuRepliesQuotesCallsLeads
FriRepliesInvoicesLeadsForms

With AI drafting: you review and approve

MonApprove   
TueApprove   
WedApprove   
ThuApprove   
FriApprove   

An illustration of the idea, not a measurement.

Guardrails

What AI does alone, and what waits for you

AI does on its own

  • Sorts and flags email
  • Logs new leads
  • Drafts replies, quotes and briefs
  • Sets follow-up reminders

Waits for your OK

  • Anything that sends
  • Anything that pays
  • Anything that deletes
  • Schedule changes

Never goes in

  • Passwords and access codes
  • Staff files
  • Private customer details

Plus a one-page AI-use policy for your staff.

Specialty offer · security agencies

If you run a security agency: get recommended by ChatGPT and Google

Websites built so ChatGPT, other AI tools and Google can find, understand and recommend your agency. See the results →

  • AEO Website Rebuild

    $997 one-time · 2–4 weeks

    • A new 5 to 8 page site: home, up to 4 service pages, about, and a quote page
    • FAQ blocks and full schema on every page
    • llms.txt added to the site
    • Licenses and insurance shown at the top
    • Quote form with conversion tracking
    • Search Console and analytics setup, with AI-referral tracking

    Pages for each state or metro area can be added later.

    Audit only: $495. An AI-visibility baseline on ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, plus a 90-day roadmap. Credited toward the rebuild.

  • Ongoing Tuning & Support

    $47/month

    Cancel anytime.

    • Ongoing tuning and support for the site I built for you
    • AI-visibility check 60 days after launch
    • Google Business Profile cleanup

Not sure which fits? Book a call. I don’t promise rankings or lead counts.

How it works

Four steps

  1. Intro call (free)

    I’ll tell you straight if AI isn’t worth it yet.

  2. Game plan

    We pick the 1–3 jobs worth handing to AI first.

  3. Build

    Tools, bots and pages connected to what you already use.

  4. Guardrails and training

    Approval rules, access limits and hands-on training.

About

An operator, not a tech vendor

I’m Todd McGuire, a former guard company operator in Utah with several successful exits. I run one of my own companies on AI agents, and nothing goes out until I approve it. I work with owners anywhere in the U.S.

Questions

Common questions

Do I need to be technical?

No. I do the setup and train you on your real work.

Will AI talk to my clients or staff on its own?

No. AI drafts and flags. A person approves anything that sends, pays or deletes.

What about customer and staff information?

It stays out. Each assistant gets only the access its job needs.

What’s answer engine optimization?

Making sure AI tools like ChatGPT can find and recommend a business. It works alongside Google SEO. I offer it to security agencies.

Last updated November 2026

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