ADVISORY AND CONSULTING

Finding your first AI use case doesn’t have to be complicated.

Build your AI strategy complete with ROI, roadmap, use cases, capability assessment and AI risk management. 

Brands who loved engaging with me to upskill their leadership

Brands who loved engaging with me to upskill their leadership

Brands who loved engaging with me to upskill their leadership

When AI feels difficult to navigate

When AI feels difficult to navigate

Advisory and consulting services for AI Strategy, Roadmap, ROI, Use Case Identification, Governance, Risk Management, Change Management, and Maturity Assessment. 

What Gets Built 

AI Strategy document for Board Approval 

12 to 24 month Roadmap with Execution Milestones 

ROI plan and business case 

Governance and policy frame 

Risk management approach 

Change Management 

The Challenges It Solves 

The seven strategic pains a CXO sponsors an advisory engagement to solve. 

The seven strategic pains a CXO sponsors an advisory engagement to solve. 

01

Fragmented AI Initiatives
Fragmented AI Initiatives

Different functions are running their own AI experiments. Investments overlap. Lessons stay siloed. The enterprise looks busy on AI but moves as many parts, not one. 

02

Stalled
Stalled

Overwhelmed by the noise, the options, and the risks, the organisation has stopped moving forward. AI is everywhere in the conversation and absent from the work. 

03

Don't know where or how to start
Don't know where or how to start

The pressure to act on AI is real. The clarity on the first move is not. Every step forward looks like a risk; every pause feels like falling behind. 

04

Blind spots in AI readiness.
Blind spots in AI readiness.

Where does your enterprise stand on people, data, technology, and governance? Until each one is measured, every AI investment is a guess. 

05

Unsure about ROI
Unsure about ROI

Money has been spent on AI tools, pilots, and licences. The returns are uncertain. The board asks the same question every quarter and the answer keeps moving.

06

Unaware of AI risks
Unaware of AI risks

Vendors are pitching. Tools are spreading. Employees are using AI freely. The risks exist but stay unmeasured. Accountability sits with everyone and no one.

OUTCOME

What you’ll walk away with.

What you’ll walk away with.

The leadership team and the business walk out of the engagement with five things they did not have when they started. 

Quotient

AI Quotient (AI Maturity Assessment Score).

Strategy

AI strategy and roadmap.

Priorities

First use case identified, with the next ones prioritised.

ROI

ROI plan with scenarios.

Governance

An AI risk management and governance framework.

WHY WORK WITH EB

Why leaders choose to work with me

Why leaders choose to work with me

Business-backwards thinking

Every engagement begins with your priorities, challenges, and opportunities — in comes later.

Practitioner, not consultant.

Experience across banking, retail, insurance, media, manufacturing, and global organizations brings perspective that shortens the learning curve.

Enterprise-scale tested.

You pay for senior experience and practical advice, without the overhead of a traditional consulting model.

Fair pricing without Big 4 overhead

From the first conversation to the final roadmap, you’ll work directly with me. No handoffs. No layers. Just honest conversations and practical guidance throughout.

AI is the only thing I do

From the first conversation to the final roadmap, you’ll work directly with me. No handoffs. No layers. Just honest conversations and practical guidance throughout.

CONTACT US

Share what your team is trying to achieve, and we’ll build from there.

Half-day · Full-day · Two-day · In-person / Virtual / Hybrid · Up to 500 for keynote webinars

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Enterprise AI Advisor · XdotO

Let’s work together, and turn possibilities into practical progress.

Grow with EB

Explore

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© 2026 Ekhlaque Bari. All rights reserved.

Enterprise AI Advisor · XdotO

Let’s work together, and turn possibilities into practical progress.

Grow with EB

Explore

Contact Us

© 2026 Ekhlaque Bari. All rights reserved.

Enterprise AI Advisor · XdotO