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AI Business Automation

Stop doing $15 an hour work in a business you own.

Shepard Consulting builds AI automations for contractors and small businesses: accounts payable, invoice and lead follow-up, timesheets and payroll intake, and marketing content. Every system is one Matt Shepard runs in his own construction and real estate companies first. Most go live in about 14 days and get tuned over the 30 days after that.

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Everything happens by email. Replies within 24 hours from matt@shepardconsulting.ai.

The Problem

What is actually going on

It is nine at night and you are typing invoice numbers into accounting software. Tomorrow you will chase two guys for timesheets and forget to call back the lead from Tuesday.

None of that is the work you are good at. It is the work that was left over when nobody else was there to do it.

What You Get

What is included

  • Accounts payable

    Invoices hit your inbox, AI reads them, codes them, routes them to your accounting system, and confirms receipt with the vendor.

  • Invoice and lead follow-up

    Email sequences that follow up with leads and clients so nothing falls through the cracks.

  • Timesheets and payroll intake

    Simple forms for field crews in English and Spanish, automatic reminders, validation against job sites, and a clean feed to payroll.

  • Marketing content

    AI watches your industry, drafts posts in your voice, and queues them for your approval.

  • Voice and delegation systems

    AI trained on how you communicate, so your team gets answers without interrupting you.

How It Works

Three steps, all by email

  1. Take the free AI Roadmap

    Eight questions. You get a written plan by email showing where the hours are going.

  2. Pick the one process that gates everything else

    There is usually a single recurring document that everything downstream waits on. That gets automated first.

  3. Live in about 14 days, tuned for 30

    I keep refining until it actually reduces your load instead of adding to it.

I Try It On Me First

Where this has already been proven

My own accounts payable runs this way. Hundreds of invoices a month come in by email and get read, coded, and routed without anyone typing. I built it because I was the one doing the typing.

Before any build starts, we write down exactly what done means and we both sign it. I keep working until every item on that list functions. No cutoffs, no close enough.

I am Matt Shepard, a licensed general contractor in Colorado and the owner of Shepard Consulting. Every system I sell is one I run in my own businesses. Read the case studies.

Common Questions

AI Business Automation: questions people ask

What does Shepard Consulting automate?

Accounts payable, invoice and lead follow-up, timesheets and payroll intake, marketing content, and AI voice and delegation systems, built for small business owners who are done doing $15 an hour work.

Do I need technical experience?

No. I build the systems and train your team. They are designed for operators, not developers.

How long does it take to go live?

Most systems are live in about 14 days and smoothed out by day 30.

How much does AI automation cost?

It depends on the process. Start with the free AI Roadmap, which shows where you are losing time, and I will price the first automation from that.

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Last updated September 20, 2026.