Johan Kristensson
AI Consultant · Working globally from Stockholm

AIthatamplifiesyourteam,notreplacesit.

I help companies find where AI will make a real difference, build the right tools, and make sure their team actually uses them. I spent a decade leading teams and know how to drive change from the inside.

AI strategy, implementation, and team training for companies of 5 to 200 people, working globally from Stockholm.

Johan Kristensson
10+
Years scaling commercial systems globally
A decade building inside high-growth companies
Select Pi
Golf technology and payments platform · Atlanta, USA
LTK
World's largest creator commerce platform · London, UK
APPRL
Affiliate technology startup, acquired by Klarna · Stockholm, Sweden
Bloglovin'
Global creator platform, acquired by impact.com · New York, USA
Oxford Saïd
Executive leadership programme · Oxford, UK
Services

What I actually do.

Every business is different, so engagements are tailored. These are the things I most often help companies with.

Engagements start with an audit from 15,000 SEK. Everything after that is scoped to what your business needs.
80%+
of small businesses using AI report real productivity gains (Gusto, 2025)
58%
of small business owners say AI frees up time to grow the business (SBE Council, 2025)
~1%
of companies have successfully scaled AI beyond pilots. The difference is adoption, not technology (WSJ, 2025)

Strategy & Planning

  • AI readiness audit. a clear view of where AI fits your business and where it does not
  • Prioritised AI roadmap. a practical plan, presented to your team, of what to do and in what order
  • Opportunity assessment. identifying the highest-value use cases for your specific operations

Building & Installing

  • Custom AI assistant. an AI trained on your company's own knowledge, processes, and documents
  • Workflow automation. removing repetitive manual work in sales, operations, support, and reporting
  • AI tool setup. selecting, configuring, and integrating the right tools into systems you already use
  • AI customisation. tuning and training AI to fit how your business actually works

Team Enablement

  • Team workshops. hands-on sessions that get your people comfortable using AI
  • Practical training. teaching your team to use the tools confidently in their daily work
  • Leadership coaching. one-to-one support for leaders and key staff
  • Documentation & playbooks. clear guides your team keeps and uses

Ongoing Support

  • Maintenance. keeping your AI tools current as the technology changes
  • Retraining. updating your custom AI as your business evolves
  • New opportunities. spotting and building the next high-value use case
Not sure what you need? That is what the first call is for.
AI Consulting Process

Listen, plan, build, improve.

Most AI projects fail not because of the technology, but because the people using it weren't part of building it. Every engagement starts with understanding how your business actually works, from leadership down to the people doing the work every day. Nothing gets built until your team has seen it, shaped it, and said yes.

My background is in leading and coaching teams, not just technology. Most AI fails at adoption, when the people meant to use it were never properly brought along. Getting that part right is what I do.

1
Discovery call
A focused 30-minute conversation to understand your business, your team, and what you're trying to achieve. No pitch, no agenda, just listening.
2
Leadership scoping
I meet with your leadership team to understand overall objectives, constraints, and where the pressure points are.
3
Team interviews and department Q&As
I meet with the people doing the actual work. Bottom-up discovery of real friction, blockers, and missed opportunities. I compile everything and present it back to the full team for validation. Nothing gets built until your people have had their say.
4
Build and implementation
Working systems deployed into your real environment, integrated with your existing tools. Built to be owned by your team, not dependent on me.
5
Enablement and handover
Your team is trained, ownership is transferred, and impact is measured. Then we identify the next opportunity together.
Want to understand what this looks like for your business?
Case Study

Select Pi, Golf Technology & Payments, USA

Led the AI transformation and commercial growth strategy for a technology company serving 700+ golf facilities and 1.6 million golfers globally. Turned proprietary data assets into new revenue streams, built company-wide AI adoption, and established the commercial infrastructure for a data-driven business.

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Company-wide AI strategy
Data monetisation
Commercial AI workflows
New revenue streams
AI Explained

Understanding AI, in plain language.

Short, practical articles on the AI concepts that matter most for business. No jargon, no hype.

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Johan Kristensson
About

A decade leading teams and driving growth. Now focused on helping companies get real value from AI.

I've spent a decade inside some of the world's fastest-growing companies, scaling commercial operations, building teams, and launching products across the US, UK, and Europe. I've led businesses through periods of rapid change and built the systems that made growth possible.

AI is the most significant shift I have seen in that time. I have also seen why most AI fails. Not because the technology does not work, but because the people meant to use it were never properly supported. My background is in leading teams through change. I build the tools, and I make sure your people are trained and confident using them.

I now focus entirely on helping growth-stage companies build that foundation, practically and without disruption to the people already doing great work.

My approach

I spent a decade leading teams, and the best results always came when the people doing the work helped shape it. I work the same way with AI. I learn how your team actually works, build tools that fit, and stay until they can use them confidently on their own.

Common questions.

Engagements start with an AI readiness audit from 15,000 SEK. After that, everything is scoped to what your business actually needs. You will always know the cost before any work begins.
Work with me

Let's find where AI can make a real difference for your business.

No pitch, just a clear conversation about the opportunities and whether I am the right person to help.