Fractional CAIOs and AI automation coaching for $1M to $5M companies in Australia

A founder of a $1M to $5M company in Australia can hire a fractional CAIO or learn the work and keep it in house. This page lists both: 1 solo practitioner offering fractional CAIO work and 2 programs on AI automation for founders and CEOs.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 Firms and practitioners 1 Programs 2 Order published rule

Hire: fractional CAIO

A fractional CAIO owns the company's AI decisions: which tools to buy, which workflows to automate, the policy on data and risk, and training for staff.

$6,500per month, median published

Hours1 to 4 days a month
Minimum term3 months
Month oneInventory of how staff already use AI tools, a usage and data policy, and two or three ranked use cases with a cost and an owner each
Firms for $1M to $5M1 firm
Cost guideWhat a CAIO costs

Learn: AI automation coaching for founders

You keep the work in house and learn to run it yourself, with a coach, a course or a peer group.

$225per session, from

FormatLive
Most commonGroup coaching, 1-on-1 coaching
Programs2 AI automation programs

Hire: fractional CAIOs

One publishes a monthly fee: $6,500 a month at Valerian Valkin, Fractional Chief AI Officer. The rest quote. A fractional Chief AI Officer usually works 1 to 4 days a month at a $1M to $50M company; larger programs run one day a week or more. Month one is an inventory of how staff already use AI tools, a usage and data policy, and two or three ranked use cases with a cost and an owner each.

Fractional CAIOs for $1M to $5M companies

Valerian Valkin, Fractional Chief AI Officer Hire Names $1M to $5M

Solo practitioner, Lisbon, Portugal. CAIO. Professional services, agencies and B2B services. $1M to $100M.

4 named clients 1 person

$6,500 per month, 3 month minimum

Learn: coaching for founders

2 programs on AI automation for founders and CEOs, open to companies in Australia.

AI automation coaching

Launch by Lean Marketing Editor's pick Learn

Group coaching by Lean Marketing, US. For founders and CEOs. Marketing, go-to-market and AI automation.

Marketing coaching Go-to-market coaching AI automation coaching

Live, rolling start 120 days

$4,500 per month

AI Coaching for Founders Learn

1-on-1 coaching by Valerian Valkin, Portugal. For founders and CEOs. AI automation.

AI automation coaching 1-on-1 coaching for founders 1-on-1 coaching for CEOs

Live, rolling start 90 min per session, open-ended

$225 per session

How this page is built. The firms and practitioners offer fractional CAIO work and say they serve $1M to $5M companies in Australia. The programs cover AI automation and name founders or CEOs as their audience. Each list keeps the published order. Full methodology.