Data & AI Consulting

You don't have
a data problem. You have a decisions problem.

Most organizations have more data than they've ever had — and less clarity than they need. We help you turn that data into the decisions, strategies, and outcomes that actually move your business forward.

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10+ Years in data & AI
40+ Engagements delivered
6 Industries served
100% Independent — no vendor bias

Sound familiar?

Most data initiatives produce reports, not results. We fix that.

Consultants who study, not solve

You've hired firms that delivered decks. Frameworks. Recommendations that required another engagement to implement. We build and ship — not just advise.

Data that exists but isn't used

Your organization has more data than ever and less clarity than before. The problem isn't the data — it's the infrastructure, the governance, and the culture around it.

AI pilots that never reach production

You've run proofs of concept. You've seen the demos. But the gap between experiment and enterprise deployment keeps widening. We close it.

Let's talk about your situation No pitch. Just a conversation.

From pipeline to boardroom

We work across the full stack of organizational intelligence — wherever the leverage is highest for your specific situation.

01

Data Engineering & Platforms

Modern data infrastructure your teams can actually use. We design, build, and implement lakehouses, pipelines, and platforms built for scale — not for slides.

Data pipelines Lakehouse architecture Data quality Governance

02

AI & Machine Learning

From use-case identification to production deployment. We find where AI creates real business value — then actually build and ship it.

LLM integration Predictive models ML ops AI strategy

03

Tech Strategy & Advisory

Executive advisory that translates technical complexity into clear decisions. Architecture reviews, vendor selection, roadmaps, and board-level clarity on technology investments.

Roadmapping Architecture review Vendor selection CTO advisory

04

Digital Transformation

End-to-end programs that modernize how your organization operates. We don't just hand over a roadmap — we walk the path with you until the transformation sticks.

Change management Process redesign Data culture Enablement

For associations & nonprofits

Your member data should work for you. Not the other way around.

Associations are sitting on incredibly rich member data — engagement history, event attendance, certifications, renewals, demographics. But most of it is locked inside AMS systems, siloed across platforms, or stuck in a perpetual cleaning cycle that never ends.

We've spent years inside the association world. We know Personify, Nimble, YourMembership, and Salesforce/Fonteva. We know what it's like to have a lean IT team and a board that wants dashboards yesterday. And we know how to get you from 0 to using your data — without waiting until it's "clean enough."

Talk to us about your association

We work with

Personify Nimble AMS YourMembership Salesforce / Fonteva Community Brands HubSpot / Mailchimp

Duplicate and dirty member records

You've been told to clean your data before you can use it. We'll show you how to start using it while you clean — so you stop waiting and start deciding.

Siloed systems with no unified view

Your AMS, LMS, events platform, and email tool don't talk to each other. We connect them so your staff can finally see the full member journey in one place.

Board wants analytics, no one knows how

Leadership is asking for member dashboards, retention analysis, and engagement scores. We build them — and make sure your staff can maintain and update them independently.

Vendor lock-in — it's your data, not theirs

Too many associations can't easily export their own member data. We help you establish data ownership, clean extract processes, and independence from your vendor's reporting limitations.

The association data sprint

A focused 6–8 week engagement designed specifically for associations. We audit your data landscape, connect your systems, build your first dashboards, and train your team — so you leave with real capability, not a report about what you should do next.

Action over effort, every time

01

Understand before we prescribe

We spend real time in your world before recommending anything — understanding your data landscape, your team, your constraints, and where the actual leverage is.

02

Build a clear path to outcomes

We translate ambition into a prioritized roadmap organized around business outcomes, not technology for its own sake. Every initiative has a measurable success condition.

03

Ship, don't just advise

We get into the work. Whether that's building infrastructure, deploying models, or running workshops — we're hands-on until the thing is running and your team can use it.

04

Leave you stronger than we found you

The goal is never dependency. We build capability inside your organization — documentation, training, processes — so you can operate and evolve without us.

"The difference between a good consultant and a great one is whether your team can keep moving after they leave."

Our founding principle

What you can expect

  • Honest scoping — we'll tell you if something isn't the right fit
  • No vendor bias — we're independent and always will be
  • Direct access to senior people, not just account managers
  • Deliverables your team can own and build on
  • Regular, plain-language progress updates

Results, not reports

Associations

Member data unification for a national trade association

Connected AMS, LMS, and events data across three platforms into a single member view. Built engagement scoring and renewal risk dashboards staff could maintain themselves.

8 wks from kickoff to live dashboards
Data Engineering

Unified data platform for a regional health system

Consolidated 14 disparate data sources into a single lakehouse, enabling real-time clinical and operational analytics across 8 facilities.

60% reduction in reporting time
AI & ML

Demand forecasting engine for a national retailer

Replaced spreadsheet-based planning with ML models integrated directly into their ERP. Went from pilot to production in 10 weeks.

$4.2M reduction in overstock costs

Straight from the people we work with

"We'd been told for three years that we needed to clean our data before we could use it. ARYS showed us how to start using it immediately. That shift alone was worth the engagement."

VP of Membership

National Trade Association

"Every other firm gave us a deck. ARYS gave us a working system. That's a rare thing in consulting."

Chief Data Officer

National Retail Group

"The roadmap they built got immediate board buy-in because it was grounded in our actual business — not generic AI talking points."

CTO

Financial Services Firm

Let's figure out where to start

No pitch. No deck. Just an honest conversation about where you are, where you want to get to, and whether we're the right fit to help.

Response time Within 24 hours
Based in Chicago, IL — working globally
Currently taking new engagements for Q2 2026