The businesses moving now will be harder to catch.
AI is changing what a small team can do. The Irish SMEs building it in now are getting speed, capacity, and margin their competitors don't have yet. We help you be one of them.
No jargon. No preparation needed.
Not a revolution. The same good business, running with less friction.
Reports that used to take a day take an hour. Quotes go out faster. Your team spending more time on the work that actually requires them. Not AI for its own sake — a better-run business, with capacity it didn't have before.
We've heard this before.
Here's what comes up in nearly every first conversation.
"I wouldn't know where to start."
Most of the opportunity is already in your business. We map what's there and show you where AI creates the biggest return.
"I don't have the time or the expertise for this."
Your expertise is in your business — that's exactly what AI builds on. You make the calls; we do the figuring out.
"I'm worried about how my employees will react."
Involve your team from the start and they generally welcome being freed from work nobody enjoys. We design with your team, not around them.
"I've heard about businesses getting huge unexpected bills."
We map what you already spend, recommend only what earns its keep, and put monitoring in place so costs stay visible.
"What if we expose customer data or our own IP?"
We check every tool before recommending it, set clear policies for your team, and treat GDPR as standard — not an afterthought.
"What if it makes a mistake and we don't catch it?"
Proven tools first — fewer moving parts, less that can go wrong. Where we build something new, nothing runs without human oversight until you're confident.
The simplest path to a better way of working.
We work through a clear order of options — simplest first — and stop as soon as your team has what they need.
Map the need to what already exists
We map your need to what already exists: features in your current software, AI services like Copilot or Claude, automation platforms like Zapier. If something already does the job, we configure it and you're done. No new build, no ongoing cost.
Minimal code where necessary
Where no existing service fits, a small piece of targeted code often bridges the gap. You get all the code — readable, documented, cost-effective to run.
A fully architected solution, for genuinely complex needs
For genuinely complex problems, we design and build from the ground up. We only recommend this when simpler options genuinely can't do the job — and we'll tell you honestly when that's the case.
The experience to get it right. The discipline to keep it simple.
Two decades building production systems. We know what works, what doesn't, and when the simple option is the right one.
Plain English, always
We explain every decision in language that makes sense to you. You stay in control of what gets built and why — no technical knowledge required.
No open-ended bills
Fixed price means the number doesn't change. You know what you're committing to before we start — and it stays that way.
Cost-efficient by design
AI has a running cost. We only use it where it pays for itself. We'll always tell you when a simpler, more cost-effective option does the job just as well.
Brendan O'Hara
Founder, AI Productivity · Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Nearly 20 years building high-volume trading systems in investment banking — where reliability isn't optional and plain English is a professional requirement.
I co-founded Untapped.ai, an AI-powered leadership coaching platform, and served as CTO for nine years. Most recently Commercial Director at fourTheorem, an Irish technical architect consultancy.
I set up AI Productivity because Irish owner-managers deserve the same quality of engineering large enterprises get — without the price tag or the jargon.
Ready to make a good business better?
Book a free 30-minute call. Tell us about your business. We'll give you an honest view on what's worth doing and where to start.
Book a free callPrefer email? hello@aiproductivity.ie — we reply within one working day.
Brendan O'Hara