AI Transformation Studio

Build the
intelligent business.

Strategic intelligence. Operational systems. AI agents that close. Three practices, engineered to turn what your business already knows into what it can finally do.

The Three Practices

Three practices. One studio.

Built around the work organizations actually need — not the work that's easiest to sell. Each stands alone. Each strengthens the others when commissioned together.

Selected Work

What this looks like in practice.

A small sample of recent engagements. Many of our most important projects are confidential. Some are not.

STRATEGY · 2026

Palmetto Zero-Based Budgeting Suite

A custom AI-driven budgeting analysis suite developed for South Carolina state legislators grappling with the implementation complexity of zero-based budgeting. Designed and delivered in a single sprint.

South Carolina State Government · Custom AI · Deployed
OPERATIONS · 2026

Clinical Concierge Platform

A HIPAA-compliant AI receptionist deployed for medical practices — handling triage, appointment booking, and prescription routing twenty-four hours a day across multiple partner clinics.

Multi-Practice Pilot · Production · Q1 2026
FULL STACK · 2026

Babcock Center Digital Re-platform

A complete digital transformation for Babcock Center — one of the Midlands' largest disability-services nonprofits, supporting more than 800 South Carolinians since 1970. New public website, online store, internal employee intranet, careers portal, and a custom AI site assistant — built as one unified system rather than five separate vendor projects.

Columbia, SC · Active Engagement · 2026
AGENTS · 2026

Legal Intake AI

A bilingual, empathetic AI intake agent for personal injury firms. Answers in under one second, qualifies leads against firm-specific criteria, and books consultations directly to attorney calendars.

Multi-Firm Deployment · Production · 2026
Research

Original analysis.
Public data. Real answers.

We publish independent research on South Carolina cities, land use, and public finance — using the same data pipelines we build for clients, open to anyone.

Urban Productivity Series · 2026

Who pays, per acre

Per-acre property tax productivity analysis for SC cities — Charleston and Columbia to start. Includes assessment equity breakdowns and investor ownership maps. Built on real parcel data from all 46 SC counties.

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The Founder

Strategic Expertise.
Practical Development.

With a background in government consulting, urban planning, and technology entrepreneurship, Jimmy Ardis brings a rare combination of domain expertise and hands-on AI development experience.

He has built and deployed AI systems for legal intake, healthcare triage, workforce development, state government budgeting, and cybersecurity compliance. His work for nonprofit and faith-based organizations focuses on operational visibility — helping mission-driven teams see the answers their existing systems already contain. He co-founded the South Carolina Artificial Intelligence Observatory (SCAIO) to track how artificial intelligence is reshaping South Carolina's economy.

Jimmy lives in Chapin, SC with his wife of 23 years, Alisha, and their daughter, Celia.

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Tell us about your business bottleneck or the question your existing systems can't answer.

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