AI Integration · Kansas City

AI for businesses too busy to figure it out.

You've been hearing about AI everywhere. You know you should be doing something. You don't have time to evaluate fifty tools. We come in, look at your business, find the two or three places where AI will make a real difference, and implement it.

Book a free Discovery Audit
Derek Evans, Founder

You don't have to become an AI expert. You keep running your business.

How it works

A simple, repeatable process designed to take the AI question off your plate without requiring you to learn anything new.

01

We audit your business

A 90-minute conversation plus a week of analysis. We map how your business actually runs and identify the two or three highest-ROI AI opportunities.

02

We build and deploy

We implement the AI tools end-to-end. Voice receptionist, lead qualification, follow-up automation, document generation — whatever fits your business best.

03

We stay the partner

We monitor performance, refine workflows, and add new tools as the market evolves. You stay focused on running the business. We handle the AI part.

Three ways to work together

Most clients start with the audit and grow into a long-term partnership as they see what's possible.

Tier 1 · Limited-time offer

AI Discovery Audit

Free$500 value · through August 31, 2026

A 90-minute meeting and one week of analysis. You walk away with a written report — the two or three highest-ROI AI opportunities in your business, what they would cost to implement, and the expected impact. Even if you don't hire us to build, the report stands on its own.

Tier 2 · Implement

AI Quick Win Project

$2,500 – $7,5003 to 6 week project

We implement one specific high-impact AI tool from your audit — voice receptionist, lead qualification, customer follow-up, quote generation, document automation. Clean deliverable. ROI typically pays back in weeks, not months.

Tier 3 · Long-term

AI Partner Retainer

$1,500 – $5,000per month, ongoing

We become your AI department. Monthly check-ins, ongoing optimization, new use cases as they emerge. You get a dedicated partner who stays current on what's working so you don't have to.

Why Heartland Partners AI

Most "AI consultants" are technologists who've never run a business. I'm an operator first.

I founded and ran a national skilled-trades talent agency. Before that, I oversaw a $130M acquisition operation at the country's largest pre-owned Ford dealer group. At both companies, I built proprietary AI and automation systems because I needed them — not because they were trendy.

Heartland Partners AI exists because every small business owner I know is feeling the same pressure: AI is happening, you should be using it, and there's no time to figure out where to start. So we figured it out for you.

  • Derek EvansFounder, Heartland Partners AI
  • Founder & CEO, HVAC Pathway (2022 – present)Built a national skilled-trades talent agency from scratch, placing hundreds of technicians with national accounts through a distributed network of talent partners.
  • Director of Inventory, Zeck Motor CompanyLargest pre-owned Ford automotive group in the country. $130M annual acquisition spend. $180M annual sales. Built proprietary acquisition technology evaluating 175,000+ vehicles annually.
  • Director of Operations, MOKAN BasketballIncreased revenue 219%. Produced 125+ collegiate scholarship athletes.
  • Teach for AmericaDuval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, FL.
  • EducationUniversity of Kansas — M.S. and B.S.

Book a free Discovery Audit

Tell us a little about your business and we'll be in touch within one business day. No sales pitch, no pressure — just a conversation about whether AI fits where you're trying to take things.

Direct contact

Email: derek@heartlandpartners.ai

Phone: 913.744.1138

Where we are

Based in Overland Park, Kansas. We work with small business owners across the Kansas City metro and beyond.

Hours

Monday – Friday, 8am – 6pm CT.
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