AI agency for businesses that run on people

We build the AI thatruns the busywork,and keep it running.

The admin, the chasing, the scheduling, the follow-ups eating your team's day. We build AI into how your business already runs, then keep it running. You get the hours back.

Led by Ethan Monkhouse·Ex-UBS, ex-Checkout.com. Runs four companies on AI.
Threshold app, a product we built
Threshold decision-support app, a product we built
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The offer

The build, then the retainer.

The admin, the chasing, the scheduling eating your team's day. We build AI to take it on, then keep it running. One upfront build, one monthly retainer, priced against a part-time hire, not software.

01Once, upfront

The build

We sit with how your business actually runs, find where the time leaks, and build AI into your day-to-day. Then we train your team to run it. Live in weeks, not a year-long project. You own everything.

02Monthly, ongoing

The retainer

We keep it running, update it, and keep finding the next win as the tech moves. It works while you sleep. A fixed monthly fee, less than a part-time hire, and you can cancel any time.

Book a callWe will tell you if a build is even the right move. Free, 30 minutes, no pitch.

How the build goes · The Operating Layer Method

Less busywork. More output. No new hires.

Map the work, build it into how you already operate in weeks, hand your team the controls, then keep you ahead. You own everything, and it costs less than a part-time hire.

01

Find the time drains

We learn how your business runs and find the work eating your team's hours. You get a plain ranked list of where AI pays off first.

02

Build it, live in weeks

We build the AI into how you already work. Your team is using it within weeks, not at the end of a year-long project.

03

Hand you the controls

We train your people to run it. You own everything. No technical hire needed.

04

Keep you ahead

AI changes every month. The retainer keeps your systems current and finds the next win. You stay in front without lifting a finger.

Proof, not promises

This is the calibre we build.

We do not just talk about AI. We build and run real software, and run four companies on it. Not slides. Shipped products.

Knightox

A members platform we built and run. CTO.

Threshold, a product we built

Threshold

AI decision-support for pilots. Founder.

Threshold, a product we built

Threshold

The live app. Go or no-go on real data.

Knightox, a product we built

Knightox

Real venues, real members, live now.

EthanOS is the one you do not see: the system we run our own four companies on, every day. We build you a version that fits how your business already works.

What owners say

The hours come back.

Owner-operators who handed us the busywork and got their week back.

We were drowning in booking admin. Within three weeks it just ran itself. I got my evenings back.
SSarah W.Owner, dental practice
I am not technical and I did not need to be. They built it, trained my team, and it has not missed a beat since.
TTom H.Director, heating and plumbing firm
We were drowning in booking admin. Within three weeks it just ran itself. I got my evenings back.
SSarah W.Owner, dental practice
I am not technical and I did not need to be. They built it, trained my team, and it has not missed a beat since.
TTom H.Director, heating and plumbing firm
The follow-ups we always forgot now happen on their own. It is like hiring an ops person who never sleeps.
PPriya S.Owner, three-site cafe group
Straight talk on the call. They told me what to do first and what to ignore. No jargon, no upsell.
JJames E.Managing partner, accountancy practice
The follow-ups we always forgot now happen on their own. It is like hiring an ops person who never sleeps.
PPriya S.Owner, three-site cafe group
Straight talk on the call. They told me what to do first and what to ignore. No jargon, no upsell.
JJames E.Managing partner, accountancy practice

Not ready for a build?

Learn it in the community.

If you are earlier on, or want to do it in-house, join Still Human, Thanks for Asking: our community for operators getting AI into their work. The writing is free. The room, the playbook, and the people are on the inside.

Join the community

Free to read. Members' room on Whop.

Still Human, Thanks for Asking

AI should do the boring work, so your people can do the rest.

That is the whole idea behind everything we build. Machines take the busywork. People do the work only people can do. You get the hours, and the business, back.

Before you ask

The honest answers.

We have no one technical. Is that a problem?
No. That is exactly who we build for. We build it, train your people to run it, and keep it running. No technical hire, no jargon, no homework for you.
What does it cost?
An upfront build fee, then a fixed monthly retainer. It depends on scope and we agree it on the call. As a rule, the retainer is less than a part-time hire, and you own everything we build.
What if it does not pay off?
It starts with a fixed-fee diagnostic, not a leap of faith. We only build where there is a clear return, and you see it working before you commit further. No long lock-in.
How long until it is live?
Weeks, not a year. We build into how you already work rather than ripping things out, so your team is using it fast.
Is our data safe?
Yes. Anything we build sits around how you already operate, to enterprise standards, and you own all of it. Nothing leaves without your say.
What if I am not ready for a build?
Then we say so, and point you to the Still Human community where you can learn it yourself. We would rather do that than sell you something you do not need yet.

One call

We tell you what is real, and build it.

Tell us how your business runs and where the time goes. We show you where AI helps, where it is hype, and what to build first.

ethan@monkhouse.ai