Face-to-face setup
I come to you (or meet you on Zoom if you prefer) and build everything live, on your machines, with your data.
St. Louis · Your Local AI Person
Every Business Needs an AI Person. Yours Is Right Here in St. Louis.
AI isn't coming — it's here. But you don't need to figure it out alone, and you definitely don't need to hire a $150K specialist. You need someone local who sets it up, trains your team, and answers the phone when you're stuck.
I'm Bear Wade. I've spent 23 years helping St. Louis businesses and nonprofits market smarter. Now I set up AI systems that save owners 10+ hours a week — built around how your business actually runs.
The Problem
You Know AI Matters. You Just Don't Have Time to Become an Expert.
Sound familiar?
- You've tried ChatGPT a few times and got "meh" results, so it sits unused.
- Your competitors are talking about AI and you're worried you're falling behind.
- You've got 40 browser tabs of "10 AI hacks" articles you'll never read.
- You'd use AI more if someone would just set it up for your actual business and show your team how to use it.
Here's the truth: the tools are ready. What's missing isn't better AI — it's someone who knows your business, sits down at your desk (or your Zoom), builds the system, and sticks around when questions come up.
That's what a local AI person is for.
Why Local Matters
Big-City Consultants Sell Decks. I Build Systems and Stick Around.
An online AI course won't learn your booking software. A national consultancy won't drive to your shop. I will.
I know St. Louis business
Two decades serving companies and nonprofits across the metro — from startups to Fortune 500 satellite teams.
One phone number
When something breaks or a new tool drops, you're not opening a support ticket with a stranger. You're texting Bear.
23+ years running Sizzle Creative Agency | 50+ nonprofits and 100+ brand systems served | 4x Telly Award winner | Author of Unify Your Marketing | 190K subscribers & 18M views on YouTube
What Could AI Actually Do?
Real Opportunities, By the Kind of Work You Do
These aren't hypotheticals — these are the kinds of systems I set up, using Claude AI connected safely to the tools you already use (email, calendar, QuickBooks, Google Drive, your website, and more).
Salon, contractor, HVAC, cleaning, auto
- Never miss a lead: AI drafts responses to every inquiry email in your voice within minutes, flags hot leads, and keeps a follow-up list.
- Quotes & estimates in half the time: feed it your pricing rules once; it drafts estimates you approve and send.
- Review engine: automatically drafts personalized review requests after each job and responds to every Google review professionally.
Not sure which of these fits you? That's literally what the free audit is for.
Book Your Free 20-Minute AI AuditHow It Works
Three Steps. No Jargon. No Homework.
Free AI Audit (20 min)
We talk through how your business runs. I identify the 3–5 places AI will save you the most time or make you the most money. You get that list whether you hire me or not.
Setup Week
I build your AI system — accounts, security settings, connections to your existing tools, and custom workflows written for your business. Then I train you and your team in plain English.
You Run Faster
You approve, AI does the busywork. And if you want a partner who keeps it tuned as tools evolve, my monthly plan has your back.
Packages & Pricing
Straightforward Pricing. Pick Your Starting Point.
AI Opportunity Audit
Free
A 20-minute conversation about your business. You leave with a written list of your top AI opportunities, prioritized by impact. No pitch, no pressure.
Book the Free AuditAI Quick Start
$1,500 one-time
Perfect for solo owners and small teams who want to stop dabbling and start using AI for real.
- Claude AI set up correctly and securely for your business
- Your business profile built in (services, pricing, voice, policies)
- 3 custom workflows for your biggest time-wasters
- 90-minute hands-on training session (recorded)
- 30 days of email/text support
AI Business System
$3,500 one-time
For teams ready to make AI part of how the whole business runs.
- Everything in Quick Start, plus:
- 6–8 custom workflows across departments
- Secure connections to email, calendar, Drive/365, QuickBooks, and more
- Automated weekly reporting built for your business
- Team training for up to 8 people + written playbook
- 60 days of priority support
Your AI Person
$495 /month
The reason "local" matters. I stay on your team.
- Monthly check-in and tune-up
- 1 new workflow or automation built every month
- Unlimited quick questions by email/text
- New-tool alerts when something is actually worth your time
- Team refresher trainings as your staff changes
- Requires Quick Start or Business System. Cancel anytime.
Do the math: if AI saves you just 5 hours a week and your time is worth $75/hour, that's over $1,500/month back in your pocket. Most clients save more.
About Bear
The Guy Behind It
I'm Bear Wade — founder of Sizzle Creative Agency, a 4x Telly Award-winning filmmaker, author of Unify Your Marketing, and a 23-year veteran of helping St. Louis businesses and nonprofits punch above their weight. I co-founded a YouTube channel that grew to 190,000 subscribers, ran marketing systems that generated 30,000+ qualified leads for regional companies, and I live right here in West County with my wife and two boys.
I'm not an AI hype guy. I'm the person who's spent two decades making marketing and technology actually work for real local businesses — and AI is simply the most powerful tool I've ever been able to hand my clients.
FAQ
Common Questions
Be the Business in Your Industry That Figured This Out First.
Your competitors are one of two things right now: ignoring AI, or fumbling with it. Twenty minutes with me and you'll know exactly where AI fits in your business — for free.
Book Your Free 20-Minute AI Audit
Prefer email? Reach me directly: Bear@BearWade.com — I read everything myself.