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Valerian Valkin, Fractional Chief AI Officer Hire Names $1M to $5M
4 named clients 1 person
$6,500 per month, 3 month minimum
Fractional CAIOs and AI automation coaching for $1M to $5M companies in the US
A founder of a $1M to $5M company in the US 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 4 programs on AI automation for founders and CEOs.
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, in person
- Most common1-on-1 coaching, group coaching
- Programs4 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.
Learn: coaching for founders
4 programs on AI automation for founders and CEOs, open to companies in the US.
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Launch by Lean Marketing Editor's pick Learn
Live, rolling start 120 days
$4,500 per month
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AI Coaching for Founders Learn
Live, rolling start 90 min per session, open-ended
$225 per session
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Kamyar Shah CEO Coaching Learn
Live, rolling start Monthly retainer
$12,000 per month
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In person, rolling start 90 min to 2 days
Price not published
How this page is built. The firms and practitioners offer fractional CAIO work and say they serve $1M to $5M companies in the US. The programs cover AI automation and name founders or CEOs as their audience. Each list keeps the published order. Full methodology.