Solutions

Solutions built around the problem.

Ascension AI connects your tools, automates repetitive work, and builds AI systems around how your business actually operates. For small and midsize businesses with recurring work and tools that need to work together. Founded and operated by Andrew Heldenmuth.

Discuss your business

First conversation

Complimentary · 30–60 minutes

A conversation to decide the right next step, which may be an Audit, a defined build, training, or nothing at all.

AI systems and implementation services

These are services offered. Published web prices give a starting point; systems work is scoped to the workflow. Live sites and illustrative demos are labeled.

Workflow automation

Reduce repetitive administrative work.

Workflow automation connects inboxes, forms, and systems through a defined process so routine work moves without repeated retyping or forwarding.

For owners and operations teams handling recurring requests, follow-ups, or reports.

Start with a stable process and a person who owns its exceptions. Keep unusual or consequential decisions under human review.

Build and measure a repeatable workflow →

Examples of this kind of work:

Turn incoming requests into assigned tasks
Draft routine replies for a person to review
Generate recurring reports from existing data

Workflow Automation: Custom scope after discovery

What may be included

Possible features depend on scope:

Email processing
Form workflows
Automated reporting
CRM automation
Document generation
Data extraction
AI-assisted support
Internal knowledge workflows
Multi-step automations

Describe the repetitive work →

Scope depends on workflows, integrations, and risk.

Incoming email

Maintenance Request

“AC is leaking in Unit 304. Tenant attached two photos.”

2 attachments

AI reads it

Unit 304HVACUrgent2 photos

Operations system

#1847 — HVAC Leak

Priority: High

Property: 901 Andrews

Assigned: Maintenance

Employee task

Mike — Inspect Unit 304

Due today · 3:00 PM

Management dashboard

Open requests

Illustration · Simulated data

Illustrative demo · simulated data

Connected business systems

Connect your tools and improve how information flows.

Connected business systems bring records and actions from existing tools into a shared view, so owners and teams can see status and act without copying between systems.

For businesses whose work is spread across spreadsheets, group messages, and separate software.

Agree which source owns each record and who may see or change it before adding another interface.

How AI uses approved business context →

Examples of this kind of work:

An operations dashboard over existing records
A shared view of requests, status, and owners
An admin portal in place of spreadsheets and group texts

Internal Tools & Custom Systems: Custom scope after discovery

What may be included

Possible features depend on scope:

Operations dashboards
Admin portals
Customer portals
Reporting
Fleet management
Asset management
Lead systems
Internal databases
Custom business applications

Describe how the work happens today →

Scope follows users, data sources, integrations, and access needs.

Illustrative schematic · simulated data

AI assistants

Support customer inquiries and internal operations.

An AI assistant helps people find answers and draft work from approved company information. Staff review outputs where accuracy, access, or consequences require it.

For teams repeatedly searching policies and records or answering the same kinds of questions.

An assistant needs current source material and access boundaries. If a rule-based workflow solves the task, an agent may add unnecessary complexity.

Compare assistants, automation, and agents →

Examples of this kind of work:

Answer common customer questions from your own policies
Search internal documents and records in plain language
Draft responses that staff approve before they send

AI Integration: Custom scope after discovery

What may be included

Possible features depend on scope:

Internal AI assistants
Knowledge systems
Document intelligence
Business-data search
AI-enabled dashboards and portals
Agent workflows
Human-in-the-loop systems

Explore what AI could do here →

Agentic and operational systems need deeper scoping for integrations and risk.

AskWhich vehicles have had repeated battery issues in the last 90 days?

3 vehicles flagged

Van 124 incidents
Sedan 073 incidents
Truck 032 incidents

All three had batteries replaced within 18 months. Pattern suggests a charging or parasitic-drain issue on Van 12; inspection recommended before the next long booking.

Illustration · Simulated data

Illustrative demo · simulated data

Websites and applications

Build useful digital experiences with AI integrations.

Business websites and applications give visitors or staff a clear way to book, request, or act. AI features are included where the task and review process justify them.

For businesses needing a clear digital entry point or a custom application around a defined task.

A single offer may need only a landing page. Booking, payments, data access, and AI features are scoped separately.

Choose a useful first AI task →

Examples of this kind of work:

A site that routes visitors to the right next step
A guided intake that qualifies an inquiry before a call
A landing page for one offer and one action

Web Design: Starting at $1,500–$2,000

What may be included

Possible features depend on scope:

Multi-page business websites
Content structure
Lead generation
Forms and routing
Analytics
CRM and email integration
Booking
Deployment and hosting
Custom functionality

Discuss your website →

Landing Pages: $750–$1,250

What may be included

Possible features depend on scope:

One-page landing page
Conversion structure
Responsive build
One clear call to action
Lightweight analytics
SEO and AEO foundations
Deployment

Discuss your launch →

Price scales with page count, design, content, integrations, booking or payments, and migration.

Live business · Designed + built + operated

Live system · Rent With Heldy, built by Andrew for the founder’s own business ↗

Live project

Live project · sidequests, built by Andrew ↗

Advisory & Development

$175/hour

Time on the problem, billed by the hour.

Example: work through a tool choice or prototype together.

Talk through the problem →

Implementation

Custom scope after discovery

For a clearly defined integration, workflow, setup, or technical implementation. Pricing depends on scope, complexity, integrations, and any third-party software involved.

Example: connect a defined intake form to an approved workflow.

Discuss an implementation →

Not sure where to start?

Ascension Audit

Map handoffs, tools, and decisions, then prioritize what to keep, connect, automate, build, or leave with people.

Depending on scope, the work may include a workflow map, software and AI inventory, and prioritized roadmap. It suits problems that cross workflows or systems. A defined build can be scoped directly.

Illustrative example: map a maintenance request from inbox to approved repair.

Custom scope after discovery

Discuss your business Explore the Audit →

Training for your team

Make the work usable by the people who run it.

Lunch & Learns

Practical AI training using your team’s workflows and tools.

Starting at $500

Practical prompting
Role-specific examples
Privacy and responsible use

Example exercise: draft and check replies using team-approved guidance.

Plan a session →

Workshops and programs

Hands-on training for roles, new systems, or leadership teams.

Example: help managers review exceptions in a newly launched workflow.

Custom scope after discovery

Team workshops
Implementation training
Executive & department programs

Plan training →

Discuss your business.

Bring the problem you can name. The first conversation establishes the workflow, its owner, and the constraints. A defined build can be scoped directly; uncertain work across systems may need an Audit first. Implementation and training are separate scoped work.

Discuss your business