Fractional AI Officers · AI Agent Deployment · $2M–$50M Founder-Led Companies

Your first AI Officer.
Your first AI Agents.
Without the full-time hire.

We embed as your Fractional AI Officer — deploying custom AI agents, automating operations, and driving >$200K in annual savings. A partner who builds the system and owns the results.

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Strategy + execution + accountability. Not a tool. Not a consultant. An embedded partner.

80–160
Hours Saved / Month
>$200K
Annual Cost Reduction
60–90
Day Payback Period
3–5x
Year 1 ROI
Trusted by Innovative Companies Like
wisenetix
WiseVAs
DIETF★RGE
ZENTRIX
Core Positioning
We redesign how your
company operates.
Most companies buy tools and hope for change. We embed as your AI Officer and install infrastructure that compounds over time.

We are not an AI vendor.
We are your Fractional AI Officer.

We sit at the intersection of operations and AI — embedded in your business, accountable for results, deploying agents that compound over time. Not a one-time project. An ongoing partnership.

The Role
Every company needs an AI Officer.
Few can afford a full-time one.
A Chief AI Officer oversees your entire AI strategy — from what to automate, to how agents are built, to how the team adopts them. It's a $200K+ executive role. We offer that same strategic leadership on a fractional basis — embedded in your operations, accountable for measurable ROI, and priced for growing companies.
⚙️ Strategy

We own your AI roadmap

Not just a single project — an ongoing strategic partnership.

  • AI opportunity assessment
  • Prioritized automation roadmap
  • ROI forecasting before deployment
  • Quarterly strategic reviews
🤖 Execution

We build and deploy agents

Not just recommendations — custom AI agents live in your business.

  • Custom AI agent development
  • Systems integration & automation
  • Agents live in 4–6 weeks
  • Full documentation & handoff
📈 Accountability

We own the outcome

KPIs, reporting, continuous optimization — every month.

  • Performance tracking & KPIs
  • Monthly optimization cycles
  • Savings reported, not estimated
  • Continuous expansion as you grow
The Value Model
Three layers.
One compounding result.
Each layer builds on the last. Clients start with immediate ROI and finish with a fundamentally different company.
Layer 01

Operational Audit & Strategy

Your AI Officer starts by diagnosing — not deploying.

  • Redundant payroll
  • Administrative overhead
  • Software stack bloat
  • Manual reporting time
  • Cost leakage in workflows
"Stop hiring for problems automation can solve."
Layer 02

AI Agent Deployment

Custom agents built for your workflows — live in 4–6 weeks.

  • Output per employee
  • Decision speed
  • Reporting clarity
  • Cross-department coordination
  • Founder leverage
"Make your existing team 2x more effective."
Layer 03

Fractional AI Leadership

Ongoing strategic oversight — we stay in, optimize, and scale as you grow.

  • Embedded AI agents by department
  • AI-supported reporting systems
  • Executive dashboards
  • Workflow automation infrastructure
  • Continuous optimization systems
"Build a company designed for the AI era."
The Problem
You're scaling headcount.
You should be scaling intelligence.
Every hire adds cost, complexity, and management overhead. AI agents don't.

Drowning in manual work

Your team spends 60%+ of their time on tasks a machine could do — data entry, follow-ups, reporting, scheduling. That's not a team problem. It's an architecture problem.

Hiring isn't solving it

Every new hire takes 3 months to ramp, costs $50K+/year, and creates more management overhead. You're scaling linearly when you should be scaling exponentially.

AI feels overwhelming

ChatGPT is cool. But turning AI into actual business automation? That requires engineering, integration, and ops expertise most companies don't have.

You need a partner, not a tool

You don't need another SaaS subscription. You need someone who understands operations AND AI to redesign how your business works.

Signature Framework
The ELEVATE Framework™
A proven, repeatable system that gives you a clear roadmap from audit to full AI infrastructure — with measurable ROI at every step.
Proprietary Methodology · 7-Step System
E

Evaluate

Full audit of operations, team structure, and technology

L

Locate

Pinpoint inefficiencies, cost leaks, and automation opportunities

E

Engineer

Design the AI architecture custom-built for this company

V

Validate

Prove ROI before full deployment — numbers first, always

A

Automate

Deploy workflows, agents, and integrations across departments

T

Train

Integrate the team — adoption drives the ROI

E

Expand

Continuously optimize and scale as the company grows

™

Repeat

Continuous improvement built into the system from day one

Ideal Client Profile
Who we work with.
Founder-led companies at an operational inflection point — growing revenue, but feeling the weight of overhead and complexity.

Firmographics

  • $2M – $50M in annual revenue
  • 10 – 75 employees
  • Founder-led or owner-operated
  • Operationally complex
  • Experiencing payroll creep
  • Using 8 – 20 SaaS tools
  • No current AI strategy
  • Desire to scale without overhead bloat

Target Industries

  • Real estate development
  • Construction
  • Professional services
  • Marketing & creative agencies
  • E-commerce
  • Entrepreneur-led businesses
Competitive Positioning
We're not in that race.
Most companies position against vendors and consultants. We don't. Our real competition is the status quo.

We Are Not Competing With

  • Prompt engineers
  • Chatbot builders
  • Tech consultants
  • Software vendors
  • IT service providers
  • AI chatbot agencies
  • One-off automation freelancers
  • "AI strategy" consultants who don't build

We Are Actually Competing With

  • Inefficiency & overhead
  • Hiring headcount to solve ops problems
  • The cost of having no AI strategy
  • Organizational stagnation
  • Status quo operations
  • Founders doing too much manually
Results
What transformation looks like.
Real results from companies like yours.
Professional Services

From 40 hours/week of admin to 6

A 30-person professional services firm was losing their best people to data entry and reporting. We deployed 4 AI agents that handle client onboarding, weekly reporting, invoice processing, and CRM updates.

85%
Admin Time Reduced
$127K
Annual Savings
47 days
Payback Period
4.2x
First Year ROI
E-Commerce Operations

Scaled 3x without adding headcount

A DTC brand processing 2,000 orders/month needed to scale to 6,000 without hiring. We automated order routing, customer service triage, inventory alerts, and supplier communications.

3x
Order Volume Handled
$189K
Annual Savings
0
New Hires Needed
5.1x
First Year ROI
"
We thought we needed three more hires. Turns out we needed three AI agents. Elevate paid for itself in the first month and now saves us over $12K every month on autopilot.
Amanda Colaco · General Manager, Wisenetix
About Elevate Agents
Built by operators.
Not consultants.

Elevate Agents is an AI operational transformation firm founded in 2026 by Marcio Goncalves and Dustin Baldwin in Tampa, Florida. The company was born from a simple observation: most businesses don't need more people — they need smarter infrastructure. Elevate Agents helps founder-led companies with $2M–$50M in annual revenue reduce operational waste, increase team productivity, and implement strategic AI systems using the proprietary ELEVATE Framework™. The firm serves clients across real estate, construction, professional services, marketing agencies, and e-commerce — industries where operational complexity creates the biggest opportunities for AI-driven transformation.

Marcio Goncalves — Co-Founder of Elevate Agents
Marcio Goncalves
Co-Founder

Scientist turned venture studio operator. Marcio built his career at the intersection of science, media, and technology — starting with a veterinary degree from UFRGS in Brazil and a PhD from Kansas State University. He founded Wisenetix, the world's largest agriculture-focused podcast network, and went on to build WiseVAs, Zentrix, and DietForge. An Ironman finisher and GoBundance member, Marcio brings a builder's obsession with systems, automation, and operational leverage to every engagement.

Dustin Baldwin — Co-Founder of Elevate Agents
Dustin Baldwin
Co-Founder

Entrepreneur, real estate developer, and former U.S. Marine with over 20 years of leadership experience. Dustin holds degrees in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Florida and an MBA from Florida State University. He has built and scaled multiple companies in real estate development, construction, and investment management — learning firsthand that growth comes from better systems, not harder work. Today, he applies that operational discipline to AI integration — helping companies eliminate redundant tasks and unlock scalable growth.

FAQ
Common questions.
What size companies do you work with?
We work best with founder-led companies doing $2M–$50M in revenue with 10–75 employees. Big enough to have real operational complexity, small enough that every efficiency gain is felt immediately.
Do we need technical expertise on our team?
No. We handle all the technical work — architecture, integration, deployment, monitoring. Your team just needs to show us how they work today. We handle the rest.
How quickly do we see results?
First agents are live within 4–6 weeks. Most clients see measurable time savings within the first month of deployment. Typical payback period is 60–90 days.
What's the difference between an audit and a deployment?
The audit is a deep operational analysis — payroll impact, software consolidation, AI opportunity mapping, and ROI forecast. The deployment is when we actually build and install the AI infrastructure. Most clients start with the audit and move to deployment once they see the opportunity.
What happens if we stop working together?
Everything we build is yours. Full documentation, source code, and configurations are delivered. We include a 30-day transition period and knowledge transfer. No vendor lock-in.
How is this different from hiring a developer or using ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is a tool — we build systems. A developer writes code — we transform operations. We bring the framework (ELEVATE™), the experience, and the ongoing optimization. You don't just get agents built; you get a partner who makes them better every month.
What industries does Elevate Agents serve?
Real estate development, construction, professional services, marketing and creative agencies, e-commerce, and other entrepreneur-led businesses. Any founder-led company with $2M–$50M in revenue and operational complexity is a strong fit.
Where is Elevate Agents located?
Tampa, Florida. Founded by Marcio Goncalves and Dustin Baldwin, the firm serves clients across the United States with both on-site and remote engagement models.
What exactly is a Fractional AI Officer?
It's strategic AI leadership without the full-time hire. We embed in your business to own your AI roadmap, build and deploy agents, and continuously optimize operations — the same way a Chief AI Officer would, at a fraction of the cost. You get both the strategy and the execution.
Is this a one-time project or ongoing?
Both options exist. Clients typically start with a project — AI audit plus first agents live in 4–6 weeks — then move to an ongoing fractional partnership for continuous optimization and expansion. Most clients stay because the compounding ROI is too good to walk away from.
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