Speak AI with Confidence.
Hartz AI is a UK AI consultancy that helps small and medium-sized businesses adopt AI through hands-on training, strategic consultancy and bespoke implementation. Start with a half-day workshop, then scale with a fractional Chief AI Officer or ongoing advisory. We make AI useful inside your real workflows.
Hartz AI is a UK AI consultancy based in London that helps small and medium-sized businesses build AI capability through training, consultancy and implementation. We have trained over 500 SME employees across professional services, charities, sport governing bodies and real estate.
Trusted by teams across UK sport, charities, professional services, education, healthcare and real estate.
How we help
How does Hartz AI help UK businesses adopt AI?
Training
Hartz AI delivers hands-on AI training workshops for UK SMEs. Your team leaves each session confident enough to use AI tools the same week. Not sure if you need training or consultancy? We can help you decide.
Consultancy
Hartz AI provides AI consultancy for UK businesses with 10 to 250 employees. From readiness audits to strategic roadmapping, we help you identify where AI fits and move forward with a clear plan.
Implementation
Hartz AI builds bespoke AI solutions and integrates them into your existing workflows. Every project includes team training and documentation so your people can run it independently.
Governance
Hartz AI conducts AI governance audits and builds compliance frameworks for UK SMEs. We help you use AI responsibly and stay aligned with evolving UK regulations.
AI Demystified
A clear path to AI capability
We make AI simple, practical and human. Our work combines training, consultancy and implementation so your team can use AI in the tools they already know, without needing a technical background.
Learn
Plain-English AI foundations for leaders and teams. We connect ideas to real tasks like drafting, planning, analysis and reporting.
- AI literacy workshops and leadership briefings
- Simple language, practical examples
- Real scenarios from UK SMEs
Apply
We help you bring AI into real workflows, one step at a time. Together we design simple, safe ways for your team to use AI in their daily work.
- Workflow-focused tool exploration
- Simple playbooks and prompts for your roles
- Policy-aware, safe adoption
Succeed
We stay close enough for your team to feel supported, but not dependent. You see clear progress in both confidence and results.
- Success metrics and simple impact tracking
- Champion development and coaching
- Space to experiment safely and improve
Pragmatic results
A simple roadmap to tangible ROI
We follow a clear, phased model. Each step builds confidence and delivers real outcomes, from the first quick wins through to longer-term capability and leadership.
Phase 1
AI readiness audit
- Capability and process mapping
- Automation and efficiency opportunities
- Risk policy and compliance review
typical duration
evaluated
Phase 1
AI readiness audit
- Capability and process mapping
- Automation and efficiency opportunities
- Risk policy and compliance review
typical duration
evaluated
Phase 2
Strategic AI roadmap
- Prioritised initiatives and early wins
- Budget and resource alignment
- Simple narrative for leaders and teams
implementation horizon
prioritised
implementation horizon
prioritised
Phase 2
Strategic AI roadmap
- Prioritised initiatives and early wins
- Budget and resource alignment
- Simple narrative for leaders and teams
Phase 3
Quick wins delivery
- Tool setup and workflow integration
- Hands-on support while habits form
- Time savings and impact measured clearly
to first results
typical time saved
Phase 3
Quick wins delivery
- Tool setup and workflow integration
- Hands-on support while habits form
- Time savings and impact measured clearly
to first results
typical time saved
Phase 4
Scale and independence
- Fractional Chief AI Officer support
- Internal champions and communities of practice
- Governance policy and ethics support
self-sufficient within 12mo
typical achieved
self-sufficient within 12mo
typical achieved
Phase 4
Scale and independence
- Fractional Chief AI Officer support
- Internal champions and communities of practice
- Governance policy and ethics support
Empowering partnership
Support that builds independence
Our aim is simple: you should feel able to lead with AI without us. We combine education, advisory support, and co-development so your team can make confident decisions on their own.
Working side-by-side with clients to build practical AI capability together
Partnership, not hand-off
We don't just deliver a report or dashboard and leave. We walk alongside your team, build skills and confidence, and gradually step back as you take the lead.
Knowledge transfer first
Every piece of work comes with sessions, guides and examples so your team can run and adapt it confidently.
Internal champions
We help you spot and support the people in your organisation who can become trusted go-to voices on AI.
Strategic, not sales-driven
Our advice is shaped by your goals, not by a particular tool or vendor. We stay focused on what makes sense for your organisation in the long term.
How we like to work
Co-design, not dictate
We build plans with you, not for you. Your knowledge of your organisation comes first.
Human-centred
We design around your people, their confidence levels and their day-to-day work, not just around the technology.
Sustainable pace
We prefer steady, manageable progress over big-bang launches that are hard to maintain.
Our Services
What AI services does Hartz AI offer?
Hartz AI helps UK SMEs build AI capability at every stage. Start small with training, go deeper with consultancy and implementation, or ask us to build something bespoke. We help you choose the right entry point for your team.
AI Training and Workshops
Hartz AI delivers hands-on AI training workshops for UK businesses. Sessions range from half-day introductions to three-day intensive programmes. Over 500 professionals trained to date.
AI Readiness Audit
A structured assessment of your processes, tools, data and people. We evaluate 40+ areas to uncover safe, high-value AI opportunities specific to your organisation.
Strategic AI Roadmapping
A clear, time-bound plan to introduce training, tools and automation at a pace that suits your organisation. Aligned with your budget and resource capacity.
AI Implementation Support
Hartz AI builds and deploys AI solutions into your existing tools and workflows. Every implementation includes team training and documentation so your people run it independently.
AI Champion Programmes
Coaching and support for the people in your organisation who will lead AI adoption. We help you build internal expertise that scales across teams.
Ongoing Advisory
Hartz AI offers ongoing AI advisory support through regular check-ins. We keep your AI work aligned with evolving business goals and emerging tools.
AI ROI and Impact Tracking
Clear measures of time saved, cost reduced and quality improved. We help you quantify AI value so you can make informed decisions about where to invest next.
Fractional Chief AI Officer
Hartz AI provides fractional Chief AI Officer services for UK SMEs. Executive-level AI leadership covering strategy, governance and vendor selection without a full-time salary.
Bespoke AI Solutions
Custom tools, private GPTs and tailored workflows designed around your processes and data. Hartz AI builds bespoke AI solutions, not someone else's template.
Not sure where to start?
Many of our clients begin with the same question. A short conversation is often the easiest way to uncover a simple, low-risk first step.
Schedule a free discovery callFrom confusion to clarity
It's completely normal to feel behind with AI. Most leaders we speak to worry about 'missing the wave' while also not wanting to chase every new tool. Our role is to slow things down, give you clear language and show you what matters for your context.
Plain-English explanations
We avoid jargon and keep conversations grounded in real examples from your team's work.
Business-first approach
We start with your goals, bottlenecks and people. AI is a means to an end, not the story in itself.
Supportive learning environment
No question is too basic. We create space for people to ask, try things out and learn together without judgement.
A team gaining clarity during a real Hartz AI hands-on training session
Success stories
From "I'm terrified of AI" to "I can do this"
Here are a few examples of how leaders and teams have gone from nervous and unsure to confident and creative in how they use AI day to day.
“Craig's Prompt Engineering course was nothing short of transformative. The 3 days were full of lightbulb moments and clarity in a way that you can only experience when sitting in the training room. What stood out was the trainer's ability to break down complex concepts into simple, practical steps that I could immediately apply across my organisation.”
“I attended Craig's Prompt Engineering course which was spread over 3 days and was everything I had hoped it would be and much more. It was very informative and after each session I was left eager as the possibilities of how this would transform my way of working. Craig took the time to explain everything clearly and in bite size portions.”
“Great course & great instructor. Before I did this course on AI prompting, I didn't see what all the fuss was about. However, with what I have learnt during this course, I realise proper AI prompting is an unbelievably powerful tool. This course has left me very excited about all the things one can do with properly structured AI prompts.”
“I had the pleasure of completing four one-hour sessions with Craig and they were absolutely fantastic. Each session was packed with valuable insights, all delivered in a clear and engaging way. The content was informative and practical, making it easy to apply within my organisation. Highly recommend!”
“I found Craig's AI prompt course and his one to one AI development training really informative and useful. His engaging way of teaching the content is really refreshing. I highly recommend him.”
Common questions
What do people ask about Hartz AI?
A gentle first step into AI
Book a 15-minute clarity call
No pitch deck. No pressure. Just a short conversation about where you are now and a couple of practical ideas for how AI could help your team. Craig Hartzel founded Hartz AI to give UK businesses a clear path to AI capability.
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