Kingbird SolutionsKingbird Solutions

Services · Phoenix, AZ · Remote-friendly

Hire the person who wrote the playbooks.

Kingbird Solutions is a small Phoenix studio offering fractional studio partnerships, AI implementation sprints, and custom Claude skill builds to SMBs across the United States. Fifteen years of building systems for small teams, installed into your business on a fixed scope.

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Engagements

Three ways to work together

Every engagement starts with a 30-minute fit call. If I'm not the right person, I'll tell you and point you at someone who is.

Part-time, 10–20 hours/week, 3-month minimum

Fractional Studio Partnership

Who it's for

SMBs and small teams (10 to 60 people) who need a senior operator installed part-time to run their ops, delivery, and AI tooling without adding a full-time hire.

What you get

Step in part-time as the operating brain of your business. Set the weekly cadence, install the systems, clean up the bottlenecks, and build the dashboards that tell you whether things are on track.

  • Weekly operating rhythm and review cadence
  • Bottleneck triage and recovery plans
  • KPI dashboards your team will actually read
  • AI tooling installed and handed off, not rented

Starting at $6,000/month

Book a fit call
Fixed scope, 2 weeks

AI Implementation Sprint

Who it's for

Operators who know AI should be doing more inside their business but can't find the hours to wire it up. Usually 1 to 30 people, running on Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.

What you get

A fixed-scope two-week engagement. Audit the workflow, pick the three highest-leverage automations, build them, and leave you with runbooks your team will keep using after I'm gone.

  • Workflow audit and automation ranking
  • Three automations built and handed off
  • Claude, ChatGPT, or Zapier, whichever fits
  • Runbooks written for the humans who keep running them

$4,500 flat

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Scoped per build

Skill & System Builds

Who it's for

Founders with a repeatable motion (outreach, support, content, community) they want running as a Claude skill instead of as a full-time hire.

What you get

A custom Claude skill or Cowork plugin built to your ICP, voice, and tool stack. You get the source, lifetime updates to v1.x, and a working handoff so your team can run it tomorrow.

  • Skill built to your tool stack and brand voice
  • Tested against real inputs before handoff
  • Source files delivered (no vendor lock-in)
  • Optional hosted monitoring retainer

Starting at $3,500

Book a fit call

How the engagement runs

Five steps from fit call to handoff

Every engagement follows the same rhythm. No account managers, no sub-contractors, no deck-first theater.

  1. Step 1

    Fit call (30 minutes, no prep)

    Tell me what's on fire. I ask what you've already tried, who it affects, and what finished looks like. If I'm not the right person, I say so and point you at someone who is.

  2. Step 2

    Scoping doc (within 48 hours)

    One page. The problem in your words. The deliverable in mine. A fixed price for sprint work, a weekly cap for studio partnerships, and the first milestone date.

  3. Step 3

    Kickoff (week one)

    I join the Slack, the standup, and the one meeting that actually matters. I read the client escalations, the last month of delivery notes, and the places where your team keeps saying the same thing twice.

  4. Step 4

    Build and install (weeks two through four)

    Working software, running processes, or both. I hand off every artifact with a runbook your team can operate without me in the room.

  5. Step 5

    Handoff and follow-through

    I stay on for 30 days of free follow-up after the engagement closes. If something I shipped breaks, I fix it. If your team has questions, I answer them. No account managers, no tickets.

Compare the options

Small studio vs. consulting agency vs. full-time hire

Three ways SMBs usually try to solve a delivery or ops gap. A Kingbird engagement stacks up against the other two like this.

What you getKingbird StudioConsulting agencyFull-time hire
Time to first deliverable1–2 weeks6–10 weeks3–6 months (hiring + ramp)
Who does the workThe senior operator you hiredMixed team, rotating staffOne employee
Pricing modelFixed scope or capped retainerT&M or large SOWSalary + benefits + equity
Typical starting cost$3,500–$6,000$25,000+$150,000+ fully loaded
Ramp-downClean handoff at sprint endChange orders, extensionsSeverance, morale hit
Best whenYou need the engine installed and running on a deadlineYou need a large team on a long multi-phase buildThe work is permanent and you can wait to hire

Pick Kingbird when the work is scoped, the deadline is real, and you want the same person in Slack from kickoff through handoff. For larger multi-phase builds or permanent roles, I'll say so on the fit call and point you at the right shape of help.

Book a fit call

30 minutes, no prep required.

Tell me what's on fire. I'll tell you if it's something I can help with, what a starting engagement looks like, and a rough price. If it's not a fit, I'll point you somewhere that is.

Open calendar

Prefer email first? Drop a note instead.

Common questions

What founders ask before booking a call

If you have a question not covered here, ask it in the fit call or send it through the contact form.

What happens on a fit call?
Thirty minutes, no prep required. I ask what's on fire, you tell me what you've already tried, and I tell you whether I can help, what a starting engagement looks like, and a rough price. If it's not a fit, I point you at someone who is.
Are you based in Phoenix? Do you work remote?
The studio is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Most engagements run fully remote over Slack, Google Meet, and shared docs. For Phoenix-area operators, I can come in for kickoffs and quarterly reviews.
How is this different from hiring a consulting agency?
Agencies sell decks and slideware. Kingbird ships working software, running processes, and installed Claude skills. Every engagement ends with something your team uses on Monday morning. No account managers, no sub-contracted work.
Who owns the IP on a Claude skill build?
You do. Source files are delivered at handoff with no vendor lock-in. You get lifetime updates on v1.x of what I ship, and an optional hosted monitoring retainer if you want me to keep eyes on it.
How do I know if I need a Claude skill versus a SaaS build?
If the work is a repeatable motion (outreach, support replies, content, review responses, community seeding), a Claude skill is usually faster, cheaper, and easier for a small team to run. If the work needs a database, multi-user access, or payments, you probably need a SaaS build. The fit call is the right place to figure out which side of the line you're on.
What's the minimum engagement?
Studio Partnerships run on a 3-month minimum at 10–20 hours a week. AI Implementation Sprints are fixed two-week engagements. Skill & System Builds are scoped per project. I don't do open-ended retainers.