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AI consultancy · strategy + build

AI that earns its place in how you actually work.

We help established teams adopt AI in the right order - strategy, capability, then custom builds - with a consultant and head developer working side by side.

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40%
revenue lift in three weeks for one client
2,500+
hours freed per year in a team of 20
30–60 min
reclaimed per person, every day
2025
NBN Innovation Awards finalist
What we do

One partner, three ways to move - learn, strategy, build.

01 / LEARN

Learn

Bring the whole team up the curve - and keep them there.

  • Keynotes - in-house talks that demystify AI for everyone.
  • Workshops - hands-on capability inside your own tools, including Microsoft Copilot workshops for teams using Microsoft 365.
Digital toolkitAI for Teams Toolkit →Get your AI foundations right - governance, tool-selection and team buy-in - so adoption finally sticks instead of stalling. Explore Learn →
02 / STRATEGY

Strategy

Know exactly what to build, and in what order.

  • AI Roadmaps - a sequenced plan mapped to your business.
  • Consulting & Scoping - find the high-value opportunities.
  • Governance - policy & data handling, Australian standards.
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03 / BUILD

Build

Custom AI, built around how you actually operate.

  • Tools & Automations - agents built inside your platform.
  • Voice Agent SaaS - production voice agents, shipped.
  • AI-Forward Web & AEO - fast sites built to be found by AI search & win online visibility.Rod Fernandez Design ↗
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How we work

A clear path from “we should use AI” to running systems.

01

Discover

We sit with your team and scope where AI creates real value - and where it doesn't. No tech-for-tech's-sake; we map the work, the data and the highest-leverage opportunities first.
02

Roadmap

A sequenced plan - foundations, capability, then agents - with clear priorities, owners and a realistic order so the gains compound instead of stalling.
03

Capability

We build genuine team capability - responsible, compliant, safe AI use that turns a few power users into an org-wide skill. It's the multiplier: teams that invest here see up to 2× ROI on their AI spend.
04

Build

We design and build the tools, agents and automations around your real workflows - inside your platform, with security and compliance baked in, not bolted on.
05

Embed

We make it stick: adoption support and the habits that turn a one-off project into capability that keeps compounding long after we've gone.

Every engagement starts with a conversation. Book a discovery call →

What makes us different

Consulting, training, adoption and custom builds - all under one roof.

Most businesses do one or two of these. We do all of it - strategy through to shipped systems - so nothing falls through the gap between advice and delivery.

AI Collab = your collaborative partner for the whole AI journey.

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Proof

Real businesses, putting AI to work.

Professional services
+40%

One sales & operations coordinator lifted business revenue 40% in three weeks - with an AI offsider built to absorb the busywork and free her for higher-value work.

“It paid for itself before the month was out.”
Accounting
30–60 min/day

AI now coaches junior bookkeepers through tricky reconciliations before they escalate - saving senior and junior staff 30–60 minutes each, every day.

“The team stopped queuing at my desk.”
Service business
1 week

From no AI policy to a compliant Acceptable-Use Policy and an aligned team - rolled out in a single week with the AI for Teams Toolkit.

“Finally, AI we can actually stand behind.”

Six months from now, this is your team - or it's your competitor's. Let's make it yours →

“

My productivity has increased tenfold since working with Rod and Kim. What impressed me most is how clear, concise, and practical their approach is - the perfect balance of technical expertise and educational support. I can't recommend AI Collab highly enough.

Simone Shannon · Business Advisor, BisHealth
AI Your Business Podcast

Stay informed - practical AI for SMBs.

Signal over hype for busy leaders - and a growing library of AI playbooks you can put to work.

EP 012

The compliance window is closing - what leaders must do before 2026.

🎧 38 min · Strategy
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EP 011

From dabbling to capability: the team adoption curve, explained.

🎧 42 min · Capability
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EP 010

Voice agents that actually earn their keep - a build teardown.

🎧 35 min · Build
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AI adoption

Find the right AI path by service, location or business question.

Services
Strategy

Explore AI strategy, team training, governance, custom automation and voice agents.

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Locations
Local

Lake Macquarie based, serving Newcastle, Central Coast, Sydney and Australia-wide teams.

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Resources
Answers

Get practical guides on shadow AI, policy, readiness, automation and AI search.

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About us

Your consultative, collaborative partner for AI that's safe, compliant and effective.

AI Collab exists to make AI adoption something you can trust - through a considered, sequenced approach and a genuine partnership with your team, not a hand-off to a vendor. As one of Australia's first hybrid AI consulting and technology companies, our strategy and our engineering move together, so what's promised is what gets built. Kim is also a sought-after keynote speaker: Kim Fernandez - Speaking

Kim Fernandez

Kim Fernandez

CONSULTANT · CO-FOUNDER

ASX-listed operational background; 2025 NBN Innovation Awards finalist. Boardroom strategy to team implementation.

Rod Fernandez

Rod Fernandez

HEAD DEVELOPER · CO-FOUNDER

20+ years in development. Designs the stacks, security architecture and systems that ship - including Rod Fernandez Design.

AI Collab · AI for humans

We believe AI should enhance the human experience.

Responsible AI, delivered in the right sequence, keeps your business competitive and capable - with compounding returns.

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