AI is reshaping every business. Most don't have anyone accountable for getting it right.
Boards are asking for an AI strategy. Competitors are already moving. And most small and mid-sized businesses have no one senior enough — or dedicated enough — to own the answer, because that kind of expertise usually isn't within reach for most.
The gap most businesses are quietly carrying.
Board pressure, no clear owner
Directors are asking hard questions about AI risk and opportunity — and there's often no one accountable for the answer.
Moving too slowly, or too fast
Some businesses are frozen by risk. Others are deploying AI with no governance at all. Both get expensive.
The right expertise is rare
AI decisions need both deep technical judgement and commercial sense — a combination that's genuinely hard to find, and expensive to hire in-house.
That's the gap Zad Consulting fills.
Three ways to close that gap.
RETAINER
AI Executive
Senior AI leadership embedded in your business — acting as your Chief AI Officer, 1–3 days a week, at a fraction of a full-time hire.
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SPRINT
AI Audit & Roadmap
A structured diagnostic, typically delivered over 90 days — where you stand today, where the value is, and the roadmap to get there.
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VENTURE
AI-First Venture Studio
Building AI-native solutions and startups with trusted founders — for specific business problems, giving small and medium businesses access to scaled AI solutions.
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Senior AI leadership, engaged directly, accountable for outcomes.
Built to ship
Measured by what goes into production — not how polished the deck looks.
Fractional, not compromised
Board-level judgement, sized to a retainer you can actually commit to.
Built to scale with you
Starts as direct, senior engagement — and scales into a wider delivery team as your programme grows.
Independent
Recommendations shaped by what's right for your business, not a fixed agenda.
Capabilities, built from the work itself.
Not a generic services menu — this reflects 23 years of hands-on experience, from executive-level strategy to hands-on delivery.
Executive AI Roadmap & Strategy
Translating board ambition into a sequenced, governed roadmap the business can actually execute.
Operations Optimisation
Using AI and process mining to strip cost and friction out of core operations.
Agentic AI in Business Processes
Embedding autonomous AI agents into everyday workflows — not just a chatbot bolted on.
Data Platform Modernisation
Building the data foundations that make AI reliable, not risky.
Pricing, Inventory & Demand AI
Retail and consumer AI grounded in real pricing and inventory optimisation work.
Compliance & Risk Intelligence
AI-assisted compliance and risk visibility for regulated, multi-jurisdiction operations.
Built, not just advised on. 23 years shipping enterprise AI and data platforms across regulated Australian industries.
Dr. Behrang Zadjabbari — Founder, Zad Consulting.
Dr. Behrang Zadjabbari
23 years of hands-on experience in data, analytics and AI — including a decade working in executive roles across Australia's professional services sector. Along the way, designed and implemented multiple end-to-end AI products, from strategy through to production. Now bringing that same rigour to businesses that need senior AI leadership without a full-time hire.
Tell us where your board is stuck on AI.
A short conversation is usually enough to work out the right fit — no obligation, no generic sales deck.