I help Chicagoland professional service businesses use AI practically — to reclaim time, respond faster, and compete without needing a technical team.
"The local accountant who knew your name. The small firm that actually had time for you. These businesses deserve the same tools the big companies are building for themselves."
I have spent 20 years building enterprise software — managing teams across the US, UK, Australia, and India, shipping products used by thousands of businesses. I know what it looks like when technology is built for companies with big budgets and IT departments.
Running gave me something I did not expect: community. Finishing four marathons and fifteen half-marathons taught me what it feels like to be supported by people who show up for you. Performing at The Moth StorySLAM — and winning three times — taught me that the most powerful thing you can do is tell the truth in a room full of people.
Those experiences changed what I wanted to do with my work. Local professional service businesses are getting squeezed out — not because they lack talent or heart, but because the tools being built right now are designed for someone else. I have the experience to help. And I believe they deserve it.
Every engagement follows the same structured sequence — from understanding the problem to delivering a running, tested system.
Start where you are comfortable. Grow at your own pace.
I work with your team directly — showing you what is possible, identifying where AI fits in your workflow, and getting you genuinely comfortable with the tools that matter. Sessions are hands-on, practical, and jargon-free.
Structured half-day or full-day sessions for your whole team. We work through real use cases together — including hands-on practice with tools like Claude Cowork for day-to-day skill development. Everyone leaves knowing how to use AI in their role.
Built for solopreneurs, small teams, and growing businesses — practical tools that work quietly in the background so you can focus on the work.
Inboxero reads your email, surfaces what actually needs a reply, and drafts responses in your voice — so you spend minutes, not hours, on email every day. Works with Gmail and Outlook. You stay in control of every send.
BizMind turns how your business operates into a structured AI assistant your whole team can use. Starts as a knowledge base. Grows into automated workflows and agents as your confidence builds. Privacy-focused. Optional private deployment.
Networking is where most solopreneur and SMB revenue comes from, but the follow-through is broken. LaymanCRM eliminates the context gap — automatically surfacing who you met, why they matter, and what to say — so every relationship gets the follow-up it deserves. You review before you send.
"We know we are behind on this — we just do not know where to start."
"We bought a tool. Nobody is actually using it."
"We are doing this manually because no one has had time to fix it."
| The situation | What others do | What The AI Guy does |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Sell you a platform and leave you to configure it | Implement and configure alongside your team |
| Deliverables | Deliver a strategy document | Deliver a running, tested system |
| After launch | Disappear after the first engagement | Provide structured ongoing monitoring and support |
| Process fit | Force your processes to fit a tool | Adapt the automation to your existing workflow |
We build automation that fits your security needs and your level of control. No lock-in. No mystery systems.
Spending 2+ hours every morning triaging email and drafting replies — before any billable work could start.
Inboxero surfaces what actually needs a reply and drafts responses in her voice. She reviews and sends in under 30 minutes.
Bought AI tool licences. Six months later, two people were using them inconsistently. No shared process, no shared knowledge.
A full-day team workshop and BizMind deployment gave every staff member a shared system and role-specific workflows they built together.
Meeting 10–15 new contacts a month at events. Following up with maybe 2. The rest sat in a pile of business cards and forgotten LinkedIn tabs.
LaymanCRM surfaces who to follow up with, why they matter, and drafts the message. He reviews and sends — every time.
Rajneesh Sehgal has spent over 20 years building and leading enterprise software — including product development at Flexera, with engineering teams across the US, UK, Australia, and India. He still writes code today, though he reaches for AI tools more than he used to.
Outside work, he has run four marathons and fifteen half-marathons, and is a three-time Moth StorySLAM Champion. Those communities — and what they taught him about showing up for people — are the reason The AI Guy exists.
He lives in the Chicagoland area and works primarily with local professional service businesses: accountants, lawyers, consultants, and financial advisors who want to use AI without the hype or the complexity.
The AI Readiness Score takes 5 minutes. It shows you exactly where your business has gaps — and which ones are worth fixing first.
Find Your AI Readiness Score →No jargon. No pressure. A practical conversation about your business.