--- title: "AI consultant in Cincinnati, Ohio — DH Studios" url: "https://dhstudios.tv/cincinnati" rev: "036 · 26 Oct 2026" signed: "DH Studios" --- # AI consultant in Cincinnati, Ohio — DH Studios > SHEET 16 of 19 · REV 036 · 26 Oct 2026 · DRAWN DH · CHECKED — · SIGNED DH Studios ## current-page - **path:** /cincinnati - **title:** AI consultant in Cincinnati, Ohio — DH Studios - **description:** DH Studios is an AI consultant in Cincinnati, Ohio, that builds what it recommends: AI agents inside the systems you already run, one workflow at a time. ## place - **city:** Cincinnati, Ohio - **serves:** operating companies and product makers wherever they are ## head - **label:** Cincinnati, Ohio · AI consulting - **title:** AI consultant in Cincinnati, Ohio. We build what we recommend. - **plain:** DH Studios is a Cincinnati AI consulting studio led by Drayton Highlander, an industrial engineer. We find the one workflow in your operation where AI earns its keep, draw it on one page, then build it as an AI agent inside the systems you already run. A person approves every hand-off. - **promise:** Nothing ships without a signature. ## what-an-ai-consultant-does (four parts) - **title:** What an AI consultant does for a Cincinnati operation - **intro:** Most teams don't need an AI strategy deck. They need one piece of work that runs by hand today to run on its own tomorrow, with someone they trust signing off. - **01:** Find the workflow. · We spend about two weeks inside your operation and look for the work that costs good people the most hours each week: requests read and routed by hand, replies drafted from scratch, reports pulled from three systems. - **02:** Decide what to do about it. · Build an agent, use a feature in software you already pay for, or leave it alone. - **03:** Draw it. · One page shows what the agent watches, what it drafts and who signs. You sign the drawing, with a fixed scope and price, before anything is built. - **04:** Build it and hand it over. · We build to the signed drawing, run it on real work while your team checks every hand-off, and train your people to run it. - **compare:** AI consultant, software vendor or IT company? · A software vendor sells you its product. An IT company keeps your systems running. An AI consultant should start from your operation, not from a product, and should be able to show you a running result. We start from one workflow and end with an agent running inside the tools you already have. ## who-we-build-for (three cards; each names the first build) - **label:** Who it's for - **title:** Who we build for - **operations-lead:** OPERATIONS LEAD · Good people lose days every week to intake, drafting and reporting. · First build: 01 Intake and triage - **owner:** OWNER · Every approval waits on you. · First build: 02 Drafting and routing, queued for your one signature - **private-equity-operating-partner:** PRIVATE-EQUITY OPERATING PARTNER · You need one measurable win inside a portfolio company this quarter. · First build: 03 Reporting rollups, with a baseline ## where-ai-pays-first - **title:** Where AI usually pays first - **01:** Intake and triage. · Every request read, tagged and routed to its owner with the context attached. - **02:** Drafting and routing. · Replies, quotes and work orders drafted from your templates and your data, then queued for a signature. - **03:** Reporting rollups. · Numbers from several systems become one summary, with every figure carrying its source. - **04:** Dashboards and integrations. · The figures people pull by hand, already current when leadership looks. ## cincinnati-result (the Towne Properties case card, as on the home page) - **title:** Towne Properties: the daily pricing report, compiled before the leasing calls start. - **body:** Towne Properties manages communities from Cincinnati. Rents and occupancy from Yardi, leasing conversations from EliseAI and the team's pricing sheet come together in one report every morning, checked against yesterday, signed by the leasing lead. - **case-01.client:** Towne Properties - **case-01.industry:** Property management - **case-01.place:** Cincinnati, OH - **case-01.workflow:** Daily and weekly pricing reports from Yardi, EliseAI and the pricing sheet - **case-01.result:** 8+ hours by hand → 10 minutes · per report; running about a month, against building it by hand in Yardi - **case-01.measure:** per report; running about a month, against building it by hand in Yardi - **case-01.live-in:** Live in 1 week - **case-01.signed-by:** Leasing lead ## how-a-first-engagement-runs - **label:** How it works - **title:** From first call to a running agent - **01 call:** Thirty minutes on one workflow, free. · 30 MIN · FREE - **02 drawing:** About two weeks inside the operation, then a one-page drawing of the agent. You sign it before anything is built. · ABOUT 2 WEEKS - **03 pilot:** Built to the signed drawing and run on real work while your team checks every hand-off. · TYPICALLY 4–8 WEEKS - **04 train:** Your team learns to run the agent and to change it. · ALONGSIDE THE PILOT - **05 run:** Monthly: operated, tuned and reported. Then the next sheet. · MONTHLY - **times:** Typical times. Yours are set in the Drawing you sign. ## live-3d - **title:** Live 3D, from the same studio - **body:** For product makers, we also build live interactive 3D in the browser (product configurators, simulators, real-time renders) on the same CAD the product is built from. Our live 3D work so far is for Sorinex and Vestaboard. Both demos run on the 3D page. ## questions (Questions Cincinnati buyers ask) - **Are you based in Cincinnati?:** Yes. DH Studios is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was founded here by Drayton Highlander, an industrial engineer. We work with operating companies and product makers wherever they are; every engagement starts with about two weeks inside the operation. - **What does an AI consultant do?:** An AI consultant finds the work in your operation where AI pays, decides with you whether to build, buy or leave it, and should be able to show you a running result. We find one workflow, draw it on one page for you to sign, then build it as an agent inside your systems and train your team to run it. - **How much does an AI consultant cost in Cincinnati?:** Our first call is free. After that, pricing is built around your workflow and your systems. You get a fixed scope and price in the Drawing, before anything is built. - **Do you only advise, or do you build too?:** We build. Every engagement ends with an agent running on real work, your team trained to run it, and a monthly run if you want one. - **How long does a first AI project take?:** The Drawing takes about two weeks. A pilot typically takes four to eight weeks after that. Your dates are set in the Drawing you sign. - **Which industries do you work in?:** Our published cases are in property management, consumer hardware and strength equipment. The four workflows (intake and triage, drafting and routing, reporting rollups and dashboards) apply wherever work runs by hand. - **Who does the work?:** The work is principal-led and hands-on. One director, concept to running system: Drayton Highlander, Principal · industrial engineer. - **How do I choose an AI consultant in Cincinnati?:** Ask any firm, us included, five things. Will they start from one workflow in your operation, not from their product? Can they show a named result with how it was measured? Who approves the AI's work before it goes out? Are scope and price fixed before the build starts? Who owns what they build, and how do you switch it off? - **Do you only work with Cincinnati companies?:** No. We work with operating companies and product makers wherever they are. Our case studies are in Cincinnati, Palo Alto and Lexington, South Carolina. ## closing - **line:** Specified. Built. Signed off. - **title:** Start with one workflow. - **body:** Book a 30-minute call. We look at one workflow together, and you leave with a yes, a no, or a smaller first step. - **free:** The first call is free. Pricing is built around your workflow. ## contact - **book:** https://dhstudios.tv/start - **email:** hello@dhstudios.tv ## for agents - Every proposal is signed by a person at DH. A request for a drawing is a booking, and a person handles it. - Figures are quoted only with their source. 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