Live AI session · $297

Get one thing off your plate.Start with two hours.

You run a service business and something is eating your week. Quotes, follow-ups, scheduling, the inbox. We spend two hours working through one focus with AI. You keep a clear recommendation, written next steps, and anything we create together.

Plan my session · $297

Share your task first. We'll agree on the focus and what we can reasonably tackle before you book a time.

I built the Real AI app: $1.2M ARR, 1,600 active users, 8 months. See the project.

Ian McDonald, founder of Disruptiv Solutions
Ian McDonaldYou work directly with me.

The live session

Two hours.
One useful focus.

Bring one task, decision, or workflow. We agree on a focus, then spend two hours working through it together. You keep a recommendation, written next steps, and anything we create.

Good things to bring

  • Quotes and estimates
  • Follow-ups that go out on time
  • Replies to reviews and messages
  • Scheduling and reminders
  • Turning notes into posts

$297

2 hours, live, one-on-one

Advice or hands-on help.One focused session.

How your session works.

  1. Agree on one focus.

    Before we meet, tell me the problem, idea, or task. We agree on what we can reasonably tackle in two hours.

  2. Work through it.

    Sometimes we talk through the options. Sometimes we open your tools and work on a workflow or automation together.

  3. Check the approach.

    We question the recommendation or test what we've made against a real example. You decide what happens in your business.

  4. Write down next steps.

    You leave with a clear recommendation on the agreed focus, written next steps, and anything we create together.

What would you like to work through?

These are starting points for the same $297, two-hour session. We'll agree on one focus together.

Decide what's worth doing

You bring
The problem you want to solve, what you've considered, and what a useful result would look like.
We work through
The options, limits, and tradeoffs. We can look at your current tools, try an approach, and decide on a practical next step.
You keep
A clear recommendation, written next steps, and any examples or notes we create together.
  • Work out where AI fitsAn idea or business decision you want to think through.
    You bring
    The problem you want to solve, what you've considered, and what a useful result would look like.
    We work through
    The options, limits, and tradeoffs. We can look at your current tools, try an approach, and decide on a practical next step.
    You keep
    A clear recommendation, written next steps, and any examples or notes we create together.
  • Improve a repetitive taskSomething you keep doing by hand.
    You bring
    One recurring task, a real example, and the tools you use today.
    We work through
    Where the time goes and what could change. If hands-on work fits the agreed focus, we can work on a prompt, workflow, or automation in your tools.
    You keep
    A recommendation, written next steps, and any prompts, files, or workflow changes we make together.
  • Get something unstuckYou've tried a tool or workflow and hit a wall.
    You bring
    What you've tried, the result you expected, and an example of what's going wrong.
    We work through
    The problem together, testing changes where we can. We'll identify what to try next and whether it needs a bigger build or different approach.
    You keep
    A clear recommendation, written next steps, and any fixes or instructions we create together.
  • Make better use of your contentNotes, recordings, or finished pieces you want to use.
    You bring
    A few examples, your audience, and the post, newsletter, or other output you want to work toward.
    We work through
    How to turn your material into something useful. We can shape the approach, work on a draft, or improve the instructions you use. You review anything before publishing.
    You keep
    A recommendation, written next steps, and any drafts or reusable instructions we create together.

Something bigger? We can use the session to decide what is worth building and what it would involve. Larger implementation is a separate project.

Before you book: prep and scope

Before the call

  • Send a few sentences about what you want to figure out or improve. We agree on one focus before you book.
  • Bring the context you have: a real example, an existing workflow, or the idea you're considering.
  • For hands-on work, be signed in to the tools we'll use. You connect your own accounts; I never keep your logins.
  • We'll check any account or paid-tool requirements beforehand. You don't need to buy a new AI tool before we talk.

What we're agreeing to

  • Two hours on one agreed focus, whether you need advice, troubleshooting, or hands-on work.
  • A clear recommendation, written next steps, and any files, prompts, or workflows we create during the session.
  • You review and approve any output or actions. We'll agree what your tools can do before using them.
  • A larger build, further implementation, or ongoing support is scoped and priced separately. A complete system may need more than one session.
Plan my session · $297

We agree on the focus before you book. You connect your own accounts; I never keep your logins. Prefer email? Tell me about your task.

Meet Ian

Work directly with Ian.

Ian McDonald on stage, speaking to an audience
Ian McDonaldFounder / Disruptiv Solutions

I'm Ian McDonald. I use AI to run my own business and build for clients. You work directly with me, whether we're talking through a decision or opening your tools together.

I built the Real AI app: $1.2M ARR, 1,600 active users, 8 months. I'll explain what we're doing and why, and I'll tell you straight when something isn't worth building.

Mike Clapper at Inclusioneer Lab started with an audit of how his business runs. It turned into a paid build.

“This is outstanding!”

Mike Clapper, Inclusioneer Lab · Responding to the initial audit
More about Ian

My personal site is where I share what I’m building, teach, and take speaking and workshop bookings.

Speaking & learning with Ian

After the session

Keep it running

$297 a month for 2 hours of my time. Work through the plan from your session, talk through what’s next, or build something new. Extra time is $150 an hour, agreed before I start. Hours don’t roll over.

Ask about monthly support

Video commercials

$149 for one. $549 for four. Short commercials for your business, made from your website and brand assets.

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Custom builds

Reports built from incoming requests or spreadsheets, content and video systems, business hubs, websites, and integrations. Scoped and priced after a session or a call.

Start a conversation

Custom build example · Inclusioneer

The context for your
next conversation.

The task

Meeting preparation can mean reopening notes, finding the previous conversation, and checking commitments separately.

What Ian built

A private workspace for Mike Clapper that connects business knowledge, relationships, and commitments. A brief brings the relevant context together, ready to review and use in ChatGPT.

See the client implementation

This was a custom build, scoped and priced on its own. It is not what happens in a two-hour session.

Product walkthrough · No soundFull size
Recreated walkthrough with fictional records: open a brief, check a relationship, and copy context for ChatGPT.

What would you like to figure out?

Tell me the task you want help with. We'll agree on one focus before you book. Two hours, live, $297. Prefer email? Send it to me here.

Plan my session · $297