MMichael Z Consulting
independent · AI workflow diagnostic · no sales call required

Before you book a 30-minute AI consultation,
run a 5-minute diagnostic.

Describe your business in one sentence. The diagnostic AI will ask a few sharp questions, surface what you're quietly losing — not just time, but the leads you can't see, the mental weight of holding a hundred details, the fragility of a business that breaks when you step away — and email you a ranked list of automations actually worth doing.

/ note  Built on automation patterns across many industries — input from operators and engineers in different sectors, and the workflow problems SMBs run into again and again. Not a ChatGPT wrapper.
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/ who

I'm Michael. I'm based in Vancouver, and I run a small business myself — so I know what it costs to spend Sunday night untangling a spreadsheet.

I build workflow automations for other SMB owners. Real human, no agency, no SaaS. Most of what I do isn't really “saving time” — it's about leads you don't notice losing, mental load that compounds, or the fragility that breaks the moment you try to take a week off. Run the diagnostic — it'll honestly tell you whether to hire me or just do it yourself in an afternoon.

Representative cases

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5 I can share publicly. Client work is private by default — happy to walk through more on a call or by email.

Two ways to work together

Pricing scoped per project, not by the hour-bucket. Both options quoted up-front after the diagnostic — no surprises.

option 01 · ai coaching

AI coaching for SMB owners

If you run a small business and AI feels like noise, this is the call. 1:1 sessions in plain language — English or 中文 — where we sort out what AI can actually do for your business, what's hype, and where to start. No tech background needed.

best fit
  • You run an SMB and don't know where AI fits
  • You want plain talk, not tool tutorials
  • 45-min pre-paid sessions · English or 中文
option 02 · case build

I build the whole system

End-to-end build, tested, documented, handed over. Fixed build fee + optional monthly hosting / maintenance retainer if the system needs ongoing operations (most don't).

best fit
  • Load-bearing workflow you can't afford to drop
  • You don't have time to learn the stack
  • Custom logic, multiple integrations, real handoff

Already know which one fits? Skip the diagnostic and email me directly.

/ about

I'm an independent consultant. I started this practice because operators usually hear “save 10 hours a week” and shrug — they don't know what they'd do with the hours anyway. The real cost sits elsewhere: leads quietly lost, mental weight that compounds, the fragility that breaks the moment you try to take a week off. The diagnostic surfaces those, not just time.

I pick tools per project: n8n, Make, Zapier, Python, the Claude API, Airtable, Notion. Whatever fits. I'll tell you up-front when something isn't worth automating — the slow manual version is sometimes doing real work.

— Michael Z · workflow automation consultant
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