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AI that actually works
for your business.

We help companies figure out where AI fits and then build it for real. Not a slideshow. Not a science project. Working systems, meaningful results, typically within 90 days.

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How We Can Help

Every business is different, so we start wherever makes the most sense for yours. Here are the ways we work with companies.

Justin Hinote
Alex Schreiner
Your Growth Team
Justin and Alex

We listen first. Every engagement starts with understanding your operations — where time gets wasted, what falls through the cracks. No pressure, no pitch. We are trying to build confidence that AI can help every operator get 10% more effective, then 50%.

Results

What Working With Us Looks Like

We are not big on vague promises. Here are the kinds of results our clients see.

40%

Average time saved in the first workflows we tackle

3x

Faster turnaround after we set up automation

<90 days

From kickoff to results you can actually measure

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Projects that ended as a slideshow (our favorite stat)

Our Approach

Start Small. Prove It. Scale Up.

We follow a simple three-step process. Start with one thing, make sure it actually works, then do more of it. No six-month planning marathons. No theoretical frameworks.

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Start Small

We pick one workflow, set it up with AI, and measure what changes. Nothing theoretical — real work, real numbers, reviewed every week.

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Prove It

Did it actually save time? Are there fewer mistakes? Is the work getting done faster? We look at the real numbers, not a polished demo.

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Scale Up

Once something works, we roll it out further. Same playbook, new workflows. The wins start compounding.

Insights

Latest Insights

Operations

The Back-Office Tax: How Manual Workflows Cost Mid-Market Firms 20% of Their Week

There is a hidden tax inside most mid-market businesses. It does not show up as a line item, but it lives in rekeying, status checks, data copying, and error cleanup. Here is how to find it and remove it.

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Announcement

Introducing Brayden's Games: Endless Fun, Built by an Awesome 12-Year-Old

During spring break, my 12-year-old son Brayden used AI to build 15 browser games, a leaderboard, a trash-talk messaging system, and a full website. This is the story of what happened when curiosity met the right tools.

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Announcement

Queen City AI Launches AI SDR Swarm, Its First Product for Autonomous Outbound Sales

Queen City AI launches AI SDR Swarm, a 7-agent autonomous outbound sales system for B2B prospecting, lead scoring, personalized outreach, and pipeline growth. Live in 7 days, starting at $5,000.

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Agentic AI

A Trucking Maintenance Shop in Middle Tennessee Doesn't Need an SDR Team. It Needs a Swarm.

A shop owner who is great at fixing trucks shouldn't have to be great at sales too. We built an agent swarm that handles prospecting, qualification, follow-up, and booking — so the shop can grow without hiring people it can't afford.

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Thought Leadership

We Built a Swarm Before We Sold One

Queen City AI built its own agent swarm before offering to build anyone else's. Here is what we learned, and why we are ready to build yours.

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Announcement

Queen City AI Welcomes Alex as Queen City Business Partner and Head of Growth

Queen City AI announces Alex as its newest Queen City Business Partner and Head of Growth, strengthening the firm's commitment to client-centered AI and automation solutions.

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Thought Leadership

Why Most Nonprofits Are Getting Agentic Ai Wrong

92 percent of nonprofits use AI. Only 1.2 percent deploy AI agents. The gap between adoption and impact is growing, and most organizations are skipping the foundational work that makes agentic AI useful.

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Thought Leadership

Queen City AI Launches DonorSignal.org

We launched DonorSignal.org to help nonprofits fix their fundraising infrastructure, clean up their systems, and get time back for the work that matters.

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Common Questions

What people usually ask first

What does Queen City AI do?
We help businesses figure out where AI fits and then build it for real — workflow automation, AI agent systems, and strategic roadmaps with hands-on implementation and results you can measure.
What is an AI agent swarm?
A set of specialized AI agents that work in parallel, each with a defined job, coordinating through signals to complete complex workflows autonomously. Unlike simple automation, agents reason through ambiguity, make judgment calls within guardrails you define, and improve over time.
How is this different from buying an AI tool?
Off-the-shelf AI tools are built for everyone, which usually means they're optimized for no one. We build custom systems around your actual workflow, your data, and your team's specific bottlenecks. You own it — it doesn't expire when you stop paying a subscription.
How long before I see results?
Most clients see meaningful improvements within the first 90 days. We measure your current state before we start, so you have clear before-and-after numbers on time saved, errors reduced, and throughput gained.
Who do you typically work with?
Mid-market businesses and growing companies across the US — especially teams spending too much time on repetitive work, companies that have tried AI tools without seeing results, and businesses ready for custom systems instead of more SaaS.
Where is Queen City AI based?
Wherever you run a business in the United States, we are close enough to help. We have team in Nashville, Portland, Denver, and Charlotte — east coast, central, and mountain time covered.

Curious what AI could do for your business?

Let's talk for 30 minutes. We'll learn about your business, point out the biggest opportunities, and give you an honest take on what is worth doing.

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