Scott Smith
AI strategy consultant for business owners and team leaders
| Hourly rate range | $80 to $160 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Executives |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
| Practice | Pathworks AI |
Scott Smith is an AI strategy consultant who helps business owners and team leaders bring AI into their organizations. He founded Pathworks AI and works as a fractional Chief Data & AI Officer for independent businesses. Before that, he was a Data & AI Director at Slalom Consulting, where he advised large enterprise clients on scaling their AI work. He stays vendor-neutral, takes no commissions, and starts every engagement with an Acceptable Use Policy and a Charter.
What Scott helps with
Scott helps organizations put AI to work in their real day-to-day workflows. He focuses on safe, well-governed use that lasts.
- Operationalizing AI in real workflows
- Writing an Acceptable Use Policy for AI
- Setting up an AI Charter with clear ownership
- Deciding what AI use is safe and what needs review
- Testing AI in low-risk pilots before scaling
- Choosing tools without vendor bias
- Scaling AI capabilities in a smaller business
Who Scott works with
Scott works with people who lead a business or a team and want to bring AI in with care. His fractional role serves independent businesses. He also advised large enterprise clients in his past work at Slalom Consulting.
How Scott works
Scott uses a Crawl-Walk-Run method. First he learns how your workflows run. Next his team validates the work in a low-risk scope. Then you scale only what works. Every engagement starts with an Acceptable Use Policy and a Charter, so your team knows what is safe, what gets reviewed, and who owns each decision. His rule is that humans define the work, AI supports it, and humans validate the results. He is vendor-neutral and takes no commissions.
Background and qualifications
Scott began his career as a high school teacher and a student of philosophy. Over the next two decades he led data and AI strategy for some of the world's largest organizations. His most recent corporate role was Data & AI Director at Slalom Consulting, where he advised enterprise clients on expanding and scaling their AI capabilities. He now runs Pathworks AI and serves as a fractional Chief Data & AI Officer for independent businesses.
Scott Smith pricing
Programs and services
- Fractional Chief Data & AI Officer services
- AI governance setup with Acceptable Use Policy and Charter
- Crawl-Walk-Run AI rollout
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The CoachVouch take
Scott is a vendor-neutral AI advisor who takes no commissions and will recommend a spreadsheet if it solves the problem.
Best for business leaders who want to adopt AI carefully, with clear rules and no vendor pitch.
Common questions
How much does Scott Smith charge?
Coaching with Scott runs $80 to $160 an hour. Message Scott from this page for an exact quote.
What does Scott Smith help with?
Scott Smith helps with operationalizing AI in real workflows, writing an Acceptable Use Policy for AI, setting up an AI Charter with clear ownership and deciding what AI use is safe and what needs review.
Does Scott sell AI tools or take commissions?
No. Scott is vendor-neutral, sells no tools, and takes no commissions. If a spreadsheet solves the problem, he says so.
How does Scott start an AI project?
Every engagement begins with an Acceptable Use Policy and a Charter. Then he follows a Crawl-Walk-Run path from understanding workflows to scaling what works.
How do I contact Scott Smith?
Send Scott a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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