Our Story Services The C.L.E.A.R.™ Method Who We Are FAQ Get Your Free AI Audit →
AI Consulting for Small & Mid-Sized Business

We free people from tedious work — so they can do the work only humans can.

Persia Consulting helps you adopt AI safely, practically, and without the jargon. Humans stay at the helm. AI handles the heavy lifting. You get your time back.

“What are the things you don’t have time to do now?”

That’s the question that opens every Persia engagement. Not “what tools should you buy” — but where your time is going, and how we get it back for you and your team.

The First Question We Ask

40+
Years Combined Experience
1–500
Staff — Businesses We Serve
100%
Founder-Led Engagements
Global
Remote-First Delivery

Persia the Great Dane

Everything she was, we are.

Big & lovingWhite-glove service — you feel at home from the very first conversation.
Calm & steadyNo panic, no jargon — a reassuring presence in every engagement.
Gave kids confidenceWe help your team embrace AI without fear or overwhelm.
Fiercely loyalLong-term partnerships. We are in your corner — not just for the project.
Read the roomWe listen before we prescribe. You feel heard, not sold to.
Old dog, new tricksAI adoption is possible for any business, at any stage, in any industry.
The Name & The Story

Named after a Great Dane. Built on what she taught us.

Persia was Mike’s Great Dane. She was big, calm, and deeply loving — the kind of presence that made everyone in the room feel safe and seen. She gave the kids in her life confidence just by being there. She was loyal, trustworthy, and she could read the room before anyone said a word.

When it came time to name this business, no brand workshop could have produced something as honest. Persia is the name because Persia is who we are: a steady, loyal partner that makes new things feel possible.

“You can teach an old dog new tricks.”
— The belief behind everything we do
What We Do

Three ways to work with us — one goal: your time back.

Whether you’re taking a first step or building serious AI capability, we meet you where you are and stay in your corner.

Monthly AI Advisory

Retainers from $1,500–$15,000 / month

  • Your fractional AI advisor — the AI department you never had
  • Monthly strategy sessions, implementation & staff training
  • Security audits and ROI measurement built in
  • Tiers for small business, mid-sized, and larger SMBs
Start with a free audit →

Custom AI Builds

Projects from $5,000–$40,000

  • AI SOPs and workflow automation built around your processes
  • Custom AI agents and internal Q&A knowledge systems
  • AI sales & CRM integration — leads, follow-up, pipeline
  • Secure private-server AI for data-sensitive organisations
Scope your build →

AI Training Workshops

From $800 / person or $5,000 / group

  • Half-day foundations: AI basics, prompting, use-case spotting
  • Full-day implementation: SOPs, tools, security, hands-on builds
  • Plain language — no technical background required
  • Ongoing team training programs available
Book a workshop →
Our Method

Every engagement follows the C.L.E.A.R.™ Method

Our proprietary five-stage framework moves from business clarity to measurable results. The familiar spinning dial remains — now guiding you through every step of C.L.E.A.R.™

Click the dial — or the steps — to turn it

C

Clarify

We map your workflows, priorities, bottlenecks, security concerns, and business goals so everyone is clear on what AI can realistically improve.

“What problem are we solving — and what would success look like?”

L

Locate

We locate repetitive work, missed opportunities, knowledge gaps, and practical automation points across your day-to-day operations.

“Where is time, revenue, or capacity being lost today?”

E

Evaluate

Each opportunity is ranked by business impact, feasibility, cost, risk, security, and speed to implement. The result is a focused roadmap — not a technology wish list.

“Which opportunities create the strongest return with the least disruption?”

A

Adapt

We configure, integrate, secure, document, and train. The solution is adapted to the way your people actually work, with practical SOPs and guided adoption.

“How do we make this useful, trusted, and sustainable for your team?”

R

Realise

We measure time saved, revenue gained, risk reduced, and employee confidence. Then we refine the solution and support the next stage of improvement.

“What measurable value did the business realise — and what comes next?”

Clarity
Opportunity
Priority
Adoption
Results
Who You’ll Work With

When you work with Persia, you work with us. Not a junior associate.

Two founders. Forty-plus years of real-world experience across strategy, technology, operations, and running actual businesses.

Tiffiny Poirier

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

MBA — StrategyPMPCLMP25+ Years

Tiffiny has spent 25+ years at the intersection of people, strategy, and technology — leading transformational change at Federated Co-operatives, the Co-op Refinery Complex, and Information Services Corporation, and building her own strategy execution practice.

What sets her apart isn’t just the credentials. It’s her ability to read a room, translate complexity into clarity, and make people feel genuinely supported through change.

The strategic architect every SMB wishes they had access to.

Michael Gill

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

IT InfrastructureCybersecurity20+ Yrs IT17+ Yrs Leadership & Operations

Mike brings over 20 years in IT and more than 17 years in management and operations — technical depth and hands-on leadership in the same person. His career spans multiple industries, and at every stage he has been the one keeping the technology working and the operation moving: Network Administrator for the City of Yellowknife, communications and field operations across northern Canada, and years leading teams and running day-to-day business operations.

He understands the security fears that hold businesses back from AI — because he’s spent two decades solving exactly those problems, in plain language.

The technical authority who speaks human.

“

Tiffiny brings the strategy. Mike brings the technology. Together they bring the humanity. Like Persia the Great Dane, they show up calm, loyal, and ready to read the room — and help you achieve things you didn’t think were possible.

Why Persia

A different kind of AI partner.

In the trenches

We’ve built and run real businesses. We understand the operational reality of an SMB — not just the theory.

Security-first

The #1 question we hear is “how do we make it secure?” We answer it head-on, from day one.

Human-centred

Humans at the helm — always. We’re the antidote to the fear that AI will replace your people.

Dual expertise

Deep technical knowledge and enterprise strategy in the same room. Very few partners carry both.

We read the room

Emotionally intelligent consulting. We listen before we prescribe — you feel heard, not sold to.

Global + local

Remote-first reach with the warmth of a local partner. Saskatchewan roots, worldwide service.

Free — And Genuinely Useful

Start with a complimentary AI audit.

In one structured session, we’ll map where your time is going and show you exactly where AI can win it back — with clear, honest recommendations. No obligation, no jargon, no pressure. It’s the first step of the C.L.E.A.R.™ Method, so you experience how we work before you spend a dollar.

What happens next

1
A 30-minute conversation

We learn your world: your business, your team, and where the hours go.

2
Your AI opportunity map

A clear picture of where AI can save you time and money — ranked by ROI.

3
You decide

Take the map and run with it, or partner with us to make it real. Either way, it’s yours.

Good Questions

What business owners ask us first.

Will AI replace my people?
No — and we wouldn’t help you do that anyway. Our philosophy is humans at the helm: AI handles the tedious, repetitive work so your people can focus on the higher-value work only humans can do. Every engagement is designed to empower your team, not shrink it.
How do we keep our data secure?
This is the #1 question we hear, and it’s the right one. Security comes first in every build — from tool selection to access controls to private-server AI deployments for data-sensitive organisations. Mike’s background is IT infrastructure and cybersecurity; this is home turf for us.
We’re not technical. Is that a problem?
Not at all — most of our clients aren’t. We translate between the technology and your business, in plain language. Our training is built for people with no technical background, and we don’t leave until your team is confident.
What does it cost to get started?
The AI audit is free. Advisory retainers start at $1,500/month for small businesses, custom builds start at $5,000, and workshops start at $800 per person. We’ll always tell you honestly what’s worth doing — and what isn’t.
We’re not in Saskatchewan. Can you still help?
Yes. Persia Consulting is remote-first and serves clients worldwide. A client in Toronto, London, Sydney, or Singapore gets the same white-glove experience as a local one.