AI consulting · Tampa, FL · Now taking clients

AI that actually works for small business.

We build the unglamorous automations that give owners their Tuesdays back — quotes, follow-ups, scheduling, research. Built with Claude and a small toolkit of things that hold up in production.

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less waste at a Tampa fuel & convenience store
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faster client intake at a 4-attorney law firm
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from kickoff to your first shipped automation
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Small, focused engagements.
Real systems, shipped fast.

Three sizes, one shape: find the leak, build the fix, keep it running. No six-month discovery phases, no shelfware.

01 / five-day AUDIT

The audit sprint

One week. We shadow your ops end-to-end and hand you a single-page map of where AI actually moves the needle. Ranked, estimated, and honest about what's not worth it.

  • End-to-end operations walkthrough
  • Ranked automation opportunities
  • Honest "don't bother" shortlist
02 / fixed-scope BUILD

Build & deploy

Fixed-scope projects: sub-agents, internal tools, and workflow automations built on Claude. Handed off with docs, tests, and a price that won't move.

  • Agentic workflows & internal tools
  • Docs, tests, and training included
  • Fixed written quote, no surprises
2–6 weeks Scope a build →
03 / monthly OPS

Fractional ops

We keep what we shipped running, tune it as your business changes, and add the next thing when it's ready. A fractional AI partner, not an agency retainer.

  • Monitoring, tuning, and fixes
  • Quarterly opportunity reviews
  • Priority build queue
monthly Talk to us →

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Start with a conversation.
Ship something in a week.

i.

Listen

A 30-minute call. We listen for the workflow you'd happily pay a person to take off your plate — the quote you keep forgetting to send, the follow-up that should've gone yesterday.

ii.

Map

We map your operation end-to-end and rank every place AI can actually help. You get a one-page plan with honest estimates, and a shortlist of what not to bother with.

iii.

Ship

We build the first automation in under a week. You use it. We measure what it saves. Then — and only then — we decide together what ships next, or whether to stop.

Built for the operations
most software ignores.

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The trades

  • Plumbing & HVAC
  • Electrical
  • Landscaping & lawn
  • Roofing & construction
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Pro services

  • Law firms
  • Accounting & tax
  • Real estate & property mgmt
  • Insurance
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Healthcare

  • Dental practices
  • Medical & specialty clinics
  • Veterinary
  • Wellness & therapy
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Retail & food

  • Restaurants & food service
  • Convenience & fuel
  • Auto repair & fleet
  • Independent retail

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Real builds, in production.

See the portfolio
62%
Waste reduction
Ops hub + AI paperwork automation at a Tampa-area fuel & convenience store.
35+
Live AI demos
A 27-industry demo suite you can try right now — voice agents included.
7
Systems shipped
From client intake portals to inventory scanners — built, deployed, and in daily use.

Built by someone who's
actually run the operations.

Paul Thomas, founder of Tree House Consulting
Paul Thomas Founder · Tampa, FL

I spent the better part of a decade as a Salesforce Consultant and Solutions Engineer, backed by eight Salesforce certifications — years spent inside complex software ecosystems, architecting solutions that drive business efficiency.

Then my career took a transformative shift: I stepped into a leadership role in my family's retail and fuel business. Running a convenience store from the ground up — and driving major operational overhauls — fundamentally changed how I see small-business operations.

That experience changed the way I think about software. It's exactly why Tree House exists.

8× Salesforce certified Operator, not just consultant UGA · Terry College Claude + MCP builder

Answered plainly, the way
I'd want them answered.

01 How much does this cost?
We don't list prices on the public site, on purpose. Every engagement is fixed-scope and tied to your specific operation, so a generic number would mislead you. The audit sprint sits in the four-figure range. Builds vary with complexity. We'll give you a real number on the discovery call — and if AI isn't the right fit for what you described, we'll tell you that before you write a check.
02 I'm not technical. Will I actually be able to use what you build?
That's the whole point. Most of what we ship runs inside tools you already use: your inbox, your CRM, your phone, a Slack channel. If our automation needs a 40-page manual to operate on a Tuesday afternoon, we built it wrong. Onboarding is part of every engagement, not an upsell.
03 What about my data? Does Claude train on it?
No. Every system we build runs on inference-only API calls. Your customer records, vendor data, and internal documents are never used to train a model. Every AI action is logged so you can audit what happened and when. We'll sign whatever paperwork your industry needs — HIPAA BAAs, vendor security questionnaires, the rest of it.
04 How long until something is actually live?
Five days from kickoff to your first shipped automation, on average. Larger builds run two to six weeks. We don't believe in six-month discovery phases. If we can't ship something useful inside a month, we probably shouldn't have started.
05 What if it doesn't work?
We measure before we move on. Every automation we ship has a baseline metric: minutes saved, leads captured, dollars recovered, errors caught. If it's not earning out the way we projected, we tell you, fix it, or stop. You don't pay for things that don't work, and you don't end up with shelfware nobody uses.

We are not an agency. I'm someone who actually runs small businesses and got tired of watching owners drown in the same twelve tasks every week. We build reliable, agentic automations — the ones that give you your Tuesday afternoons back. Let's grow together.

Let's grow something small together.

PaulThomas@PTreehouse.com
(678) 687-5294
mon–fri, 9–5 ET · Tampa, FL
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