AI Automation & Marketing Solutions for Growing Businesses
Automate Your Business. Buy Back Your Time.
Stop being the hardest-working employee in your own business. You’re answering calls, chasing leads, managing appointments, creating content, and trying to grow your business—all at the same time. I help overwhelmed business owners put AI-powered assistants and automated systems to work handling repetitive tasks, so they can respond faster, reclaim valuable hours, and focus on growing their business.
AI Automation Strategist & Digital Marketing Expert
Built for Service-Based Business Owners Tired of Wearing Every Hat
Local Businesses
Health & Wellness
Real Estate
Nonprofits
Professional Services
Ecommerce Brands
What We Do
Your Business Shouldn’t Need You 24/7.
Meet Your New AI-Powered Team.
Missed calls. Unanswered messages. Leads going cold. Content that never gets posted. Administrative work that never ends. Sound familiar? You didn’t start your business to become its most overworked employee. I help business owners automate the busywork, capture more opportunities, and reclaim time for what matters most. Here’s how we make it happen.
1
Never Let Another Opportunity Go Unanswered
AI Receptionists & Virtual Assistants
Your customers have questions—even when you’re busy. AI-powered receptionists help answer routine inquiries, capture caller information, and route appointment requests, including outside regular business hours.
The transformation:Spend less time tied to your phone and more time serving customers.
2
Stay Visible Without Living on Social Media
AI Content Creation & Social Media Marketing
You know your business needs consistent content. You just don’t have time to create it all. We help develop your content strategy, generate ideas, draft posts, and streamline publishing workflows.
The transformation:Build a consistent online presence without spending every evening figuring out what to post.
3
Stop Letting Potential Customers Slip Away
Lead Generation & Automated Follow-Up
Getting leads is only half the battle. Following up is where many businesses struggle. We build systems to capture inquiries, organize prospects, send appropriate follow-ups, and guide interested customers toward booking or purchasing.
The transformation:Spend less time chasing leads and create more opportunities to convert them.
4
Put Repetitive Tasks on Autopilot
Custom AI Automation & Business Workflows
Still copying information between apps? Sending the same messages? Manually updating spreadsheets? We identify repetitive tasks and build connected workflows that reduce unnecessary manual work.
The transformation:Fewer repetitive tasks, fewer administrative bottlenecks, and more time for higher-value work.
5
Turn Your Website Into a Business Asset
Website Development & Digital Branding
Your website should do more than look professional. We create websites and digital experiences designed to communicate your value, capture leads, and guide visitors toward the next step.
The transformation:Turn your online presence into a clearer path from visitor to potential customer.
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Get the Benefits Without Becoming the Tech Department
AI System Management & Optimization
You don’t need another complicated platform to learn. We help implement, monitor, troubleshoot, and improve your AI-powered systems as your business evolves.
The transformation:Get ongoing support so you can focus on running your business instead of managing every technical detail.
Meet Your New AI Team
Meet Your New AI Team.
Your business has a lot of jobs to get done. You shouldn’t have to do every one of them.
Rachel, Eva, Sonny, Penny, Stan, and Linda are branded representations of AI-powered workflows — not independent human employees. Document assistance provided by Linda is not legal advice.
How We Deliver
Outcomes You Can Measure.
Every system we build is aimed at one thing: moving the numbers that matter in your business — leads captured, costs removed, revenue added.
More Leads CapturedAutomated follow-up so no lead slips away.
Lower Operating CostsSystems that replace manual work.
Revenue GrowthFunnels and booking systems that convert.
Always OnSystems that work 24/7.
100% Custom StrategyBuilt for your business.
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Who Is Rich Thames
The Creator Behind the Systems.
Rich Thames is a digital creator, marketing strategist, AI consultant, and community builder in San Antonio. He spent 14 years in the U.S. Air Force, survived a kidney transplant in 2020, and came out of both with one mission: make AI and digital entrepreneurship simple enough for everyday people to actually use.
I’m not a tech company. I’m a business owner who learned this stuff the hard way — building systems, breaking them, fixing them, and turning what I learned into tools that help other owners buy back their time.
The 2020 transplant didn’t take my health — it restored it. I’d been on dialysis before that, and given a second chance, I wasn’t going to waste it. Then in 2022, I lost a big income overnight. I was driving Uber 50 hours a week just to stay afloat. That’s when I started learning high-paying digital marketing skills, and everything changed: I started making money in my sleep. That’s how I bought back my time — and now I help busy business owners do the same.
Today I run Rich Thames AI Automation & Business Systems, create AI education for thousands of followers, and build real-world community in San Antonio — hikes, cookouts, bike rides. Real people, real relationships, offline.
The AI team you just met? Those aren’t gimmicks to me. They’re the same systems I use every day. I don’t sell anything I don’t run myself.
70K+TikTok followers across @richthames
16%engagement rate — outperforming 98% of similar creators
14 YrsU.S. Air Force veteran
Digital Creator & AI Educator — @richthames on TikTok (70K+ community)
Marketing Strategist & Founder — Rich Thames AI Automation & Business Systems
Community Builder — San Antonio hikes, cookouts & meetups (Rich AF Village)
U.S. Air Force Veteran — 14 years of service
Kidney transplant survivor — 2020 (second chance at life)
From an Expensive Website to a Digital Business Asset.
How We Helped Dr. Keely Petty Reduce Website Costs, Launch a Digital Product, and Strengthen Her Online Brand.
~$600/yearProjected hosting-cost savings
1Digital product published with connected checkout
RefreshedOnline presence built around her professional brand
Dr. Keely Petty was paying $49.79 every month for a Wix site that did nothing for her. We rebuilt her entire presence on her own domain, keelypetty.com — cutting roughly $600 a year in recurring hosting costs.
New website launched on her own domain — no more monthly rental fees.
Her finished e-book, "Mastering Menopause and Mental Health Playbook," published to a live store selling at $10 with payouts connected.
Custom podcast brand assets — Zoom & Facebook Live backgrounds for "Matters of the Mind" — plus custom AI imagery.
She didn't just get a website. She got hours of her life back — and a brand that earns without her babysitting it.
Describing the outcome of the Dr. Keely Petty project — Rich Thames
Wear the Vision. Build the Legacy.
Wear the Vision. Build the Legacy.
More than merch. It’s a mindset. Rep the Rich AF lifestyle and let the world know you’re not just chasing wealth—you’re building a legacy for generations to come.
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Our Process
A Simple Path to Big Results
1
Strategy Call
We learn about your business and goals.
2
Custom Plan
We design a tailored AI automation strategy.
3
Implementation
We set up, test, and launch your systems.
4
Grow & Scale
We manage and optimize for long term success.
Investment
Engagements Built for Serious Growth
Every engagement starts with a live demo of your own AI receptionist — then a free strategy call to scope the work before you spend a dollar.
AI Opportunity Audit
Starting at $497
Find out where your business is losing time and opportunities. We examine your current workflows, identify repetitive tasks, and develop a prioritized automation roadmap.
You receive: A clear assessment of potential automation opportunities and recommended next steps.
Most Requested
Done-for-You AI Implementation
Starting at $5,000
Get the right AI systems built for your business. We design, configure, test, and launch agreed-upon AI assistants and automations based on your operations.
You receive: An implemented solution, testing, and a handoff plan tailored to your project scope.
AI Management & Optimization
Starting at $500/month
Keep your automation systems running and improving. Ongoing monitoring, adjustments, troubleshooting, and optimization based on your service agreement.
You receive: Continued technical support without having to manage everything yourself.
Not sure where you fit? Try the live demo — then book the free strategy call and we'll map it together.
Get Your Custom Plan
Tell Us About Your Business
Answer six quick questions and your custom AI strategy inquiry lands straight in our inbox. We review every submission personally and reply with next steps.
A plan built around your operations, not a generic template.
Honest scoping — if automation isn't the right fit yet, we'll tell you.
See an AI receptionist built from your own website, live in 30 seconds — then book a strategy call and let’s turn it into a custom automation plan that buys back your time. Create. Monetize. Automate.
