Chicago & North Shore
AI Consulting in Chicago and the North Shore
Most firms know AI could help. The hard part is knowing where to start, picking the right tools, and getting the team to actually use them. That is the work we do.
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Bace Agency is an AI consulting firm based in Lake Forest, Illinois. We help insurance agencies, law firms, financial advisors, private equity firms, and family offices across Chicago and the North Shore put AI to work, without the six-figure decks and 18-month timelines of a global consultancy.
Every engagement is led by one person, from the first audit to the deployed system. You get a working result, a trained team, and documented ROI, at a price that matches a single high-impact workflow rather than an enterprise budget.
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What AI Consulting Looks Like With Us
We audit
A free 30-minute review of how your firm works today, and where AI saves the most time. You leave with a plain reading of the highest-ROI opportunities.
We build
We deploy AI automation directly into your existing tools, with a human review step on anything client-facing and a full audit trail. Working systems in weeks.
We train
Hands-on training so your team actually uses what we build. A tool nobody adopts is a wasted project, so adoption is part of the work, not an afterthought.
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Serving Firms Across the North Shore
We work with professional services firms throughout Chicago's North Shore. Find AI consulting for your town:
Why Firms Choose Bace
- ✓One accountable expert. Michael Pavlovskyi leads your project from audit to deployment. No partner-sells, junior-delivers handoff.
- ✓Working systems, not decks. Every dollar goes toward deployed automation and a trained team, with documented ROI.
- ✓Local and industry-specific. Based in Lake Forest, with 97+ projects across insurance, legal, and financial services.
- ✓A fixed, knowable price. You get a real number after the audit, not an open-ended hourly engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does an AI consultant do for a Chicago firm?
An AI consultant audits how your firm actually works, finds the repetitive tasks that eat the most time, and builds AI tools that handle them: client intake, document processing, follow-up, reporting, and more. A good one also trains your team so the tools get used. Bace Agency does all three, strategy, build, and training, in one engagement for firms across Chicago and the North Shore.
How much does AI consulting cost in Chicago?
For a small or mid-size professional services firm, a focused AI project typically runs $10,000 to $75,000 and includes the build and training, not just a strategy deck. Global consultancies charge $150,000 and up for strategy alone. We give you a fixed price after a free audit, so the number is knowable before you commit. See our full breakdown of what AI consultants charge.
Do you work with firms in Chicago, or only the North Shore suburbs?
Both. We are headquartered in Lake Forest and work across the North Shore (Highland Park, Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka, Glencoe, and more) as well as the broader Chicago market. Most work is done remotely with on-site sessions where it helps, so location is rarely a constraint.
Which industries do you serve?
Insurance agencies, law firms, financial advisors, private equity firms, and family offices. These professional services firms share the same problem: highly paid people spending hours on repetitive work that AI can handle, freeing them for the judgment calls only they can make.
How fast can you get an AI system running?
Weeks, not months. A first project for a small firm is usually a few-week engagement: a short audit, a focused build, and hands-on training. You see working automation in the first engagement, not after a six-month discovery phase.
Put AI to Work in Your Firm
Book a free 30-minute AI audit. In person on the North Shore or by video. No obligation, just a clear read on where AI saves you the most time.
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