AI CONSULTING & IMPLEMENTATION

We help businesses with 10 to 100 employees put AI to work across finance, sales, marketing and operations, so the owner gets their time back.

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AI that runs the business

We build your AI Command Center.

A system, not a hire. One AI hub that supports every corner of the business and the people who run it, so founders can build and scale.

Finance

  • Bookkeeping
  • Cash flow
  • Owner dashboard
  • Projections

Sales

  • Quotes
  • CRM
  • Follow-ups
  • Pipeline

Marketing

  • Outreach
  • Content
  • Campaigns

Operations

  • Scheduling
  • Reports
  • SOPs
We give you back a commodity
more valuable than capital: Time.
How it works

Small steps, every week. That's kaizen.

Kaizen is the Japanese practice of continuous improvement. We apply it to AI: start with the work that costs you the most time, then keep climbing.

01

Find the hours

We map where your team's time actually goes and pick the first workflows worth automating.

02

Build your Command Center

We set up Claude-powered tools around your real processes, connected to the software you already use.

03

Keep ascending

We train your people, measure the time saved, and add the next workflow, one step at a time.

Our story

Built in a real business first.

Kaizen Ascent was founded by Jay Cherian, Managing Partner of RealClean Aircraft Detailing – Central Texas, a private-aviation detailing company he co-owns.

Throughout 2026, Jay used Claude to build the tools and marketing that run that business day to day. Kaizen Ascent brings the same playbook to owners who want the results without the trial and error.

What we built at RealClean

  • Quoting and CRM app that turns a customer request into a priced quote
  • Targeted outreach to flight departments based on aircraft arrivals
  • Owner reporting and team incentive tracking
  • Content and campaigns for LinkedIn and email
About the founder

Jay Cherian

Jay pairs a finance background with hands-on AI building. He runs a growing service business on the same Claude-powered systems Kaizen Ascent installs for clients, so every recommendation is tested in real operations first.

He works with owners who want AI to show up in the numbers: hours saved, faster quotes, cleaner books and a clearer view of the business.

CFA CharterholderCFA Institute
Chief Financial Officer ProgramColumbia Business School Executive Education
Claude Certified ArchitectIn progressAnthropic
Who we work with

Built for owner-led teams.

10 to 100 employees

Big enough to feel the drag of manual work, small enough to move fast.

Owners wearing every hat

If you're still the bottleneck for quotes, reports or follow-ups, we start there.

Ready to act

We build working systems, not slide decks, and we stay to make them better.

Let's talk

Find out where AI can give you back the most time.

Tell us a little about your business. We'll reply within one business day to set up a short conversation.

Email Jay jay@kaizenascent.com