I help Chicagoland professional service businesses use AI practically — to reclaim time, respond faster, and compete without needing a technical team.
"The local accountant who knew your name. The small firm that actually had time for you. These businesses deserve the same tools the big companies are building for themselves."
I have spent 20 years building enterprise software — managing teams across the US, UK, Australia, and India, shipping products used by thousands of businesses. I know what it looks like when technology is built for companies with big budgets and IT departments.
Running gave me something I did not expect: community. Finishing four marathons and fifteen half-marathons taught me what it feels like to be supported by people who show up for you. Performing at The Moth StorySLAM — and winning three times — taught me that the most powerful thing you can do is tell the truth in a room full of people.
Those experiences changed what I wanted to do with my work. Local professional service businesses are getting squeezed out — not because they lack talent or heart, but because the tools being built right now are designed for someone else. I have the experience to help. And I believe they deserve it.
Every engagement follows the same structured sequence — from understanding the problem to delivering a running, tested system.
Start where you are comfortable. Grow at your own pace.
I work with your team directly — showing you what is possible, identifying where AI fits in your workflow, and getting you genuinely comfortable with the tools that matter. Sessions are hands-on, practical, and jargon-free.
Inboxero reads your email, surfaces what actually needs a reply, and drafts responses in your voice — so you spend minutes, not hours, on email every day. Works with Gmail and Outlook. You stay in control of every send.
BizMind turns how your business operates into a structured AI assistant your whole team can use. Starts as a knowledge base. Grows into automated workflows and agents as your confidence builds. Privacy-focused. Optional private deployment.
"We know we are behind on this — we just do not know where to start."
"We bought a tool. Nobody is actually using it."
"We are doing this manually because no one has had time to fix it."
| The situation | What others do | What The AI Guy does |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Sell you a platform and leave you to configure it | Implement and configure alongside your team |
| Deliverables | Deliver a strategy document | Deliver a running, tested system |
| After launch | Disappear after the first engagement | Provide structured ongoing monitoring and support |
| Process fit | Force your processes to fit a tool | Adapt the automation to your existing workflow |
We build automation that fits your security needs and your level of control. No lock-in. No mystery systems.
Missed-call follow-ups were handled manually, averaging 4+ hours per week across two admin staff.
Automated follow-up sequences run within 90 seconds of a missed call. No manual steps required.
New client onboarding required 3 staff to manually gather intake data and schedule kickoff calls.
Intake, scheduling, and first-contact confirmation are handled end-to-end without staff involvement.
Weekly inventory reports were compiled by hand from three separate systems, taking 5–6 hours.
A single automated pipeline pulls, reconciles, and distributes the report every Monday morning.
Rajneesh Sehgal has spent over 20 years building and leading enterprise software — including product development at Flexera, with engineering teams across the US, UK, Australia, and India. He still writes code today, though he reaches for AI tools more than he used to.
Outside work, he has run four marathons and fifteen half-marathons, and is a three-time Moth StorySLAM Champion. Those communities — and what they taught him about showing up for people — are the reason The AI Guy exists.
He lives in the Chicagoland area and works primarily with local professional service businesses: accountants, lawyers, consultants, and financial advisors who want to use AI without the hype or the complexity.
The AI Readiness Score takes 5 minutes. It shows you exactly where your business has gaps — and which ones are worth fixing first.
Find Your AI Readiness Score →No jargon. No pressure. A practical conversation about your business.