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Fractional AI Team

Your business needs AI. You don't need to figure it out alone.

lightbreak lab is your fractional AI team. We plug into your business, train your people, and make sure AI actually gets used. Not talked about. Used.

Or scroll down to see how we work with businesses like yours.

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You already know AI matters. That's not the problem.

The problem is Tuesday afternoon.

Your team has a pile of repetitive work. Proposals to write. Reports to compile. Social posts to schedule. Emails to draft. Follow-ups to send. Someone on your team tried ChatGPT once, got a weird result, and went back to doing it the old way.

You've read the articles. You've seen the demos. You know AI could save your business thousands of hours a year. But knowing and doing are completely different things.

Hiring a full-time AI person costs $150K+. Most agencies will charge you $10K a month and build things you don't understand and can't maintain without them. Courses teach you theory. YouTube teaches you parlor tricks.

None of that solves Tuesday afternoon.

That's what we do.

We become your AI department. Without the overhead.

lightbreak lab is a fractional AI team. We learn your business, your tools, your team, and your pain points. Then we show you exactly where AI fits, how to set it up, and how to make it stick.

We're not here to build something and hand you the keys. We're here to make your team dangerous with AI so you stop needing us for the basics and start using us for the big stuff.

Think of it this way: agencies fish for you. We teach your team to fish. And when you want someone to just go catch dinner, we do that too.

Strategy That Fits Your Business

No generic playbooks. We audit your workflows, build a custom AI roadmap, and prioritize the wins that save real time and money.

Training Your Team Can Actually Use

Weekly sessions. Live office hours. Direct access to our team for questions. Your people learn by doing, not watching.

Implementation When You Need It

Need us to build the automation, set up the workflow, or deploy the tool? We do that too. Just say the word.

AI for every department

We build AI systems tailored to how each team actually works.

Sales

Prospecting, lead scoring, outreach automation

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Marketing

Content, ad copy, SEO, social media

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Operations

Workflow automation, reporting, process optimization

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Customer Support

Chatbots, ticket routing, knowledge bases

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Finance

Invoice processing, forecasting, expense categorization

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HR & People

Resume screening, onboarding, policy Q&A

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Legal

Contract review, document analysis, compliance

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Product & Engineering

Code generation, testing, documentation

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Data & Analytics

Dashboards, natural language queries, data cleaning

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Executive & Strategy

Competitive intel, market research, board decks

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Content & Creative

Video, image, audio, copywriting

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IT & Admin

Internal helpdesk, monitoring, knowledge management

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We work with every major AI platform

Whatever you're using (or want to use), we've already shipped with it.

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Two ways to work with lightbreak lab

Whether you want ongoing support or a custom engagement, we'll figure out the right fit.

Path A

Join Our Fractional AI Team

Join a structured program where you get direct access to AI strategists who know your business, train your team, and keep you ahead of the curve. Three tiers based on how deep you want to go.

Essentials

$1,500 /quarter

For business owners who want to learn and have a team to call

  • Weekly group sessions (training + office hours)
  • Full library of recorded sessions
  • Monthly AI implementation brief
  • Community Discord access
  • Curated AI resource library
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Recommended

Growth

Custom

For businesses ready to integrate AI into operations

  • Everything in Essentials
  • Onboarding AI audit with written roadmap
  • Quarterly 1-on-1 AI Roadmap Session
  • Priority Discord access
  • Monthly async workflow reviews
  • Custom resource workspace
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Partner

Custom

For companies that want a dedicated AI team

  • Everything in Growth
  • Monthly 1-on-1 strategy sessions
  • Monthly team training with your staff
  • Dedicated channel for your company
  • Priority scheduling on implementation work
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Path B

Custom Engagement

Not every business fits into a tier. Some need a one-time audit. Some need their team trained on a specific tool. Some need us to come in and build the whole thing. Tell us what you need. We'll scope it and price it.

$500

AI Business Audit + Strategy Session

Fill out a short intake form about your business, tools, and team. We generate a full AI audit report analyzing your workflows, tech stack, and automation opportunities. Then we get on a 1-hour call and walk through every finding, every recommendation, and your exact next steps. Most businesses walk away with 5-10 specific things they can implement immediately.

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Additional Services

Team Training Workshops

We get on a call with your team and train them on specific AI workflows relevant to their roles. 60-90 minutes. Up to 10 attendees.

Implementation Sprints

Need an automation built, a workflow deployed, or a system connected? We scope it, price it, and execute it. Typical sprints run 1-2 weeks.

Prompt and Workflow Libraries

Custom-built prompt libraries and AI workflow documentation for your specific business.

Ongoing Retainer Engagements

For businesses that need regular, hands-on AI work beyond what the tiers cover.

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Getting started takes 30 minutes

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Book a Strategy Call

30 minutes. We'll ask about your business, your team, your biggest time wasters, and what you've tried so far. No pitch. Just an honest assessment of where AI can help.

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Get Your Roadmap

We'll map out exactly where AI fits in your business, what to prioritize first, and what the ROI looks like. You'll walk away with a plan whether you work with us or not.

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Start Saving Time

Choose a tier or a custom engagement. We'll start working with you and your team within the week. Most clients see their first wins inside 30 days.

Built by operators, not consultants

We don't come from the consulting world. We come from the building world.

Between us, we've launched 27+ media brands, built AI-powered content systems that run entire businesses, deployed Meta ad campaigns at costs the industry considers impossible, and shipped software products from scratch. We run our own companies on AI every single day.

When we tell you what works, it's because we already did it in our own businesses first.

TJ Larkin and Shane Brady are the founders of lightbreak lab. We also build lightbreak, an AI-first content platform. Everything we teach comes from what we've tested, broken, rebuilt, and scaled ourselves.

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Teams are shipping faster

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We tried hiring an AI contractor off Upwork. Burned two months and $15K with nothing to show. lightbreak lab had a working automation in our CRM within the first week. Night and day difference.
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Jason Rivera
COO, Regional Services Co.
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I was spending 10+ hours a week on reporting and data wrangling. They built an agent that does it all automatically now. I actually get to focus on growth instead of spreadsheets.
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Karen Park
Director of Ops, SaaS Startup
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What I appreciate most is they didn't just build stuff and leave. They trained our team, wrote the docs, and still check in monthly. It feels like having an AI co-founder on call.
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Founder, Media Company
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Built by operators with 27+ media brands and AI systems running in production every day.

We didn't build lightbreak lab because AI is trendy. We built it because we were already using AI to run our own businesses and realized every operator we talked to had the same problem: they knew AI mattered, but had no one to actually make it work.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I don't know anything about AI?+
That's exactly who this is for. Most of our clients started at zero. We meet you where you are and build from there. You don't need technical skills. You need someone to show you what's possible and help you get there.
How is this different from hiring an agency?+
Agencies build things you depend on them to maintain. We build your team's ability to do this themselves. You get smarter every month instead of more dependent. And when you do want us to just handle something, we do that too.
What if I just want you to do the work for me?+
We can. That's what the custom engagement path is for. Some clients want training and advisory. Some want us to come in and build. Most want a mix of both. We'll figure out what makes sense for you.
What industries do you work with?+
We work with businesses across industries, but we have deep experience in local media, marketing agencies, franchise operations, chambers of commerce, and tourism organizations. If your business has repetitive workflows and a team of 10+, we can probably help.
Can I start with the audit before committing to anything?+
Yes. The $500 AI Business Audit is designed exactly for that. You get a full report and a 1-hour strategy call. No commitment beyond that. If you want to keep working together after, great. If not, you still walk away with a clear plan.
What's the commitment?+
Tier memberships are billed quarterly. No long-term contracts. If we're not earning your business every quarter, we don't deserve it. We do offer discounts for semi-annual and annual commitments.

Ready to put AI to work?

Book a free strategy call and we'll figure out the right path for your business. Or start with a $500 AI audit and see exactly where the opportunities are.

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