AI consulting and custom web development
We help business owners put AI to work in their operation and build the custom software their team actually needs to run.
What We Do
We work with small and mid-sized businesses as a trusted advisor on where AI can support their workflows and efficiency, and as their team for custom web design and development.
About the firm
Ford & Mitchell Advisory provides custom web development and AI strategy for small and mid-sized businesses.
Founded by Hannah Ford and Alex Mitchell, the firm brings together more than twenty years of experience across operations, enterprise product, and software. We started Ford & Mitchell because technology that once required a corporate IT budget is now accessible to businesses of every size. Most owners, however, are too busy running their companies to track what has changed, determine what is worth adopting, and turn those possibilities into practical tools and systems.
Hannah and Alex spent years inside large companies and organizations, learning how to ask the right questions, understand complex operational needs, and translate them into technology that works. Today, they bring that same rigor to smaller businesses.
Ford & Mitchell designs and builds the digital tools businesses rely on, including marketing websites, landing pages, owner dashboards, client portals, intake forms, internal systems, and custom web applications. The firm also serves as an AI strategy partner, helping business owners identify where AI can improve workflows, reduce manual work, and increase efficiency.
Ford & Mitchell provides both the technical execution and strategic guidance businesses need to operate more effectively.
AI Consulting
Most owners we work with already know AI is going to change how their business runs. What they need is someone who can look at their specific operation, tell them where AI actually fits, and then do the work to put it in place.
Inside the partnership
What you get every month
Two working sessions a month
Not status updates. We dig into what is happening in your business, where you are losing time, and what to move on next. Every session ends with a clear next step.
A systems roadmap built around you
We maintain a running list of your opportunities, priorities, and technology decisions. You always know where you stand and what is coming next.
AI updates that matter to your business
When something changes in AI, we translate it for you. Does this apply to your business? What should you do? What should you ignore? Not headlines. Actual guidance.
Hands-on implementation
When something needs to be built, fixed, or configured, we do it. Real technical work in your systems every month. Included.
Custom Web Development
Client portals, internal dashboards, marketing sites with real backends, custom CRMs, and web applications. We design and build software that fits how your business runs, and hand it off with everything you need to own it.
What we build
The systems we build most often
- Marketing sites with real backends
- Client portals for secure document exchange
- Internal dashboards your team actually checks
- Custom CRMs and sales pipelines
- Intake and onboarding workflows
- Booking and scheduling systems
Our process
How a custom build actually happens
Discovery
We spend time in your operation before designing anything. Interviews, workflow mapping, and a written scope with fixed timelines you can plan around.
Design
We design the interface and user flow first. You review and approve every screen before development begins, so nothing is left to interpretation.
Build
Development happens in short weekly cycles. You see working software the whole way, not a demo at the end.
Launch
We handle deployment, train your team on the new system, and stay close after go-live to answer questions and make adjustments.
Check Out Our Work
The businesses that put AI to work over the next few years will save real time and money
Software that used to require a corporate IT budget is now within reach of owner-operator businesses. Work that took a full-time hire two years ago now runs as a quiet, automated workflow in the background of the operation.
The owners who figure this out early will run leaner, faster, and more profitable businesses than their competitors. The ones who wait will find themselves rebuilding under pressure, playing catch-up on decisions their peers made years earlier.
The gap is opening now. In five years it will not be closable in a quarter.
What Our Clients Say About Working with Us
Hannah and Alex mapped our entire client intake in one afternoon and had the first automated workflow running within two weeks. We are saving about ten hours a week on work that used to eat our afternoons.
Sarah Kim
Managing Partner · Boutique accounting practice, Portland OR
The client portal they built for us is the nicest piece of software we have ever used in this business. Our clients notice it every time they log in, and it completely changed the way we hand off documents.
David Nguyen
Founder · Residential services company
I was bracing for a consulting relationship that would feel like homework. This felt like getting a second brain. Every meeting was clear, every deliverable landed on time, and nothing they explained went over my head.
Rachel Torres
Director of Operations · Family law practice
We were spending most of our time chasing follow-ups instead of doing the work we are actually good at. Six months in, our follow-up runs itself, our reporting is automated, and we have taken on twenty percent more clients without hiring anyone new.
Michael Okafor
Owner · Home renovation firm
They pushed back on things I asked for and were right every time. That is rare in a service provider. I felt like I had actual partners in the business, not vendors on the outside of it.
Emma Whitfield
Practice Manager · Wealth advisory firm
I knew we needed to be doing something with AI. I did not know where to start. Six months later, we have three agents handling work that used to require a full-time person, and none of it feels experimental. It just runs.
James Carter
CEO · B2B marketing consultancy
Work with Us
Every relationship begins with a complimentary discovery call. From there, we scope the work together.
Ongoing partnership
Core OfferYour ongoing AI strategy partner
We work with you every month on the systems that move your business forward. Starts with a full audit of your website and operations. From there, you get a prioritized action plan for how AI fits your business, and hands-on implementation of what matters most.
- Comprehensive audit of your website and operations
- Written action plan for how AI fits your business
- Two working sessions each month with a partner
- Ongoing implementation, systems roadmap, and AI updates
Project-based
Custom web development, built to fit
We design and build the software your team actually needs. Whether it is a client portal, an internal dashboard, or a custom CRM, we scope the work up front, ship it in short cycles, and hand it off with everything you need to own it.
- Fixed scope and timeline agreed up front
- Weekly working software from week one
- Full code and documentation transfer at launch
- Post-launch support to get your team set up
Frequently Asked Questions
- What size businesses do you work with?
- Owner-led businesses between five and fifty employees, typically in professional services, home services, or B2B operations. Most of our clients generate between one and twenty million in annual revenue.
- Do you sign NDAs?
- Yes, always. We will send you ours before a discovery call, or sign yours.
- Who owns the code you build for us?
- You do. Every project ends with a full handoff of the codebase, documentation, and credentials to a repository under your control. If you ever want to hire someone else to maintain it, everything they need is already yours.
- Can I hire you for a single project instead of the ongoing partnership?
- Yes. Custom builds are scoped and delivered as standalone projects. Some clients start with a project and move into the partnership later. Others stay project-based indefinitely. Either is fine.
- How fast can we start?
- Discovery calls happen the same week you reach out. Partnership work begins within two weeks of signing. Custom builds ship a first working version in four to eight weeks depending on scope.
Not sure where to start?
That's what the discovery call is for. 30 minutes, no pitch. You'll know exactly where your business stands.