The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Deep Dives with Chris Koerner Companies Are Panic Paying for This Skill. Here’s How to Get In⏐Ep. #264
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Jan 9, 2026 
Brandon Gadoci, an AI consultant and founder of a booming AI services firm, shares how he achieved an impressive $80,000/month run rate in just five months. He discusses the growing demand for 'AI Operators' and offers insights on pricing services between $20k and $35k per month. Brandon outlines the three levels of AI solutions and emphasizes the importance of building solutions for clients rather than just advising. He also touches on strategies to find your first AI client and the rapid referral growth that fueled his success.
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Existing Skills Plus AI Become Superpowers
- Brandon says combining broad existing skills with AI creates 'superpowers' that accelerate capability.
- He used coding knowledge plus ChatGPT and APIs to scale unfamiliar tasks rapidly.
Use A Three-Level Solution Framework
- Structure AI solutions in three levels: level one (educate/features), level two (integrations/automation), level three (custom orchestrations).
- Use that ladder to prioritize quick wins before costly builds.
Mix Probabilistic AI With Deterministic Code
- AI is probabilistic; traditional code is deterministic and they must be combined for reliable solutions.
- Agentic AI hype is premature; real value comes from mixing models with deterministic logic.