Tony Galente
AI and business operations advisor for mid-market service businesses
| Hourly rate range | $85 to $160 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
| Credentials | AI and Machine Learning study at MIT |
| Practice | Tailored AI Group |
Tony Galente is an AI and business operations advisor who works with mid-market service businesses. He acts as a fractional CTO and builds AI software for clients that have no engineering team. Before that, he helped an auto dealer group grow from 6 rooftops and $50M in revenue to 14 rooftops and $250M. The group was sold to AutoNation for $550M in 2021. He has delivered 27 client engagements since founding Tailored AI Group.
What Tony helps with
Tony works with service businesses that want to use AI but have no internal engineering capacity. He also draws on his years of running dealership operations.
- Building AI-enabled software for a business without an engineering team
- Assessing how ready a business is for AI
- Setting up controls on AI usage and cost
- Operating models for multi-location auto dealer groups
- Software for real estate brokerages
- Retail operating systems
Who Tony works with
Tony works with mid-market service businesses in real estate, retail, and professional services. His clients do not have internal engineering capacity. He also builds tools for multi-rooftop auto dealer groups.
How Tony works
Tony acts as the single technical decision-maker on each project. He scopes, designs, builds, deploys, and operates the software himself. Every production engagement includes AI cost controls, such as per-user token caps, usage tracking, and governance enforcement.
Background and qualifications
Tony started at Marriott as a front desk agent in San Diego. Within two years he ran HR for three properties and 600 employees. He then joined Van Tuyl Group, a large privately held dealer group, and moved from salesperson to Finance Director in eighteen months. In 2014 he became SVP, Sales and Operations at Coastal States Automotive Group. Over seven years he helped grow the group to 14 rooftops and $250M in revenue, ending in the 2021 sale to AutoNation. He then founded Tailored AI Group and studied AI and Machine Learning at MIT.
Tony Galente pricing
Programs and services
- Fractional CTO engagements
- AI readiness assessment
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The CoachVouch take
He is a former auto group executive who now builds and ships AI software for operators himself.
Best for mid-market service business owners who want AI software built without hiring an engineering team.
Common questions
How much does Tony Galente charge?
Coaching with Tony runs $85 to $160 an hour. Message Tony from this page for an exact quote.
What does Tony Galente help with?
Tony Galente helps with building AI-enabled software for a business without an engineering team, assessing how ready a business is for AI, setting up controls on AI usage and cost and operating models for multi-location auto dealer groups.
Is Tony Galente certified?
Tony Galente lists: AI and Machine Learning study at MIT.
What kinds of businesses does Tony Galente work with?
He works with mid-market service businesses in real estate, retail, and professional services. He also builds tools for multi-rooftop auto dealer groups.
How do I contact Tony Galente?
Send Tony a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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