AI strategy that shows up in your P&L, not just your slide deck.
We help business leaders find the AI projects that actually drive revenue — then we build them.
Your board keeps asking about AI. Your vendors keep promising transformation. Your P&L keeps waiting.
Your inbox is full of vendors promising “AI transformation.” Your board wants a strategy. Your competitors are making moves. But when you look for a team that can point to actual business results — not just a demo — the options dry up fast.
You don't need another slide deck about the future of AI. You need a team that's done this before — that can look at your operations and tell you exactly where AI moves the needle.
From guidance to delivery.
Pick the engagement that fits. Scale up when you're ready.
Advisory
Senior AI strategy in your corner. Bi-monthly sessions to pressure-test ideas, evaluate vendors, and make confident technology decisions — without hiring a full-time executive.
When you need a strategic partner, not another vendor.
Strategy
We dig into your operations and find the AI projects worth building — then map out exactly how to get there. No generic frameworks. Your business, your roadmap.
When you need a plan that pays for itself.
Build
We build it with you and own the outcome. Measurable results on a timeline that fits your business — not a black box that disappears after delivery.
When you need it built, not just planned.
We measure success in business outcomes, not AI hype.
Outcomes over experiments
Every engagement starts with a business question, not a technology question. We find where AI creates measurable value — cost reduction, revenue growth, operational efficiency — and we prove it.
Operators, not just advisors
Our team has spent 18+ years building and scaling technology-driven businesses — including a nine-figure exit. We’ve led product, revenue, and operations from startup to enterprise. We advise from experience, not theory.
Speed that respects your business
Results in weeks, not six-month “discovery phases.” We integrate with your existing operations — practical progress, without the disruption.
We believe in focus. Do one thing with deep conviction, and do it exceptionally well.
Experience across industries and scale.
Our team has led technology and growth initiatives at organizations including:
Retail goods company — projected cost savings
Before
7 concepts
20% success rate
After
75 concepts
$2.2M projected savings
A mid-market retail company was spending $500K–$900K per product concept with a 20% success rate. We used AI to expand their concept pipeline from 7 ideas to 75, generating product images and customer-testable prototypes before any physical production. Projected savings: $2.2M annually by front-loading customer validation.
Ready to see where AI fits in your business?
Book a 30-Minute CallWho's behind this.
Michael Cavopol founded Hedgehog Growth Partners after 18 years building, scaling, and leading technology companies — from early-stage startups to enterprise platforms — across product management, revenue operations, and executive leadership.
Before launching HGP, Michael held senior leadership roles at companies including LeanKit, Ambition, Fresh Technology, and Prado, helping drive outcomes including a nine-figure exit and multiple 10x growth stories. His work has spanned organizations from Walmart and Salesforce to emerging SaaS companies across the Southeast.
Today, he leads a team that helps business leaders who know AI matters but need a practical partner to turn conviction into results — as fractional technology executives, strategic advisors, or project leads.
Based in Nashville, Tennessee. Working nationally.
Let's figure out where AI fits in your business.
30 minutes. No pitch deck. Just a real conversation about your business.
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