They need someone who can actually build. Millwright exists for owners who are past asking "should we use automation?" — and ready to ask "what, exactly, and how."
There's a version of operations and AI consultancy that produces a lot of impressive-sounding output and not much else. Workshops. Frameworks. Decks.
Millwright was built around a simple belief: the gap between what a business could be and what it currently is usually comes down to operational design — not ambition, not funding, not team.
Get the architecture right, and everything else gets easier. Growth scales instead of grinding. The owner leads instead of manages. The team builds instead of firefights.
That's what we help with. And we don't just advise on it — we build it.
Who you're talking toMillwright is led by Phil Slorick — an independent operator with a background that sits somewhere between AI strategy, systems design, and the kind of operations thinking that usually only exists inside well-run larger businesses.
The difference is we bring it to growing SMEs who need it just as much — and who've historically been told it's out of reach or too complex.
Phil has worked with businesses in private healthcare, real estate, manufacturing, hospitality, and professional services. He's a published author on business design and AI, has been a speaker with Manchester Metropolitan University's Centre for Digital Innovation, and has led work for Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.
None of that matters much if the work doesn't land. So we'll let that speak for itself.
What we believeThe biggest mistake businesses make is reaching for a tool before they've understood the problem. We always start with operations before we talk about what to build.
We're not interested in building impressive things that don't move the needle. Every project has a clear intended outcome. If we can't identify one, we'll say so.
Some agencies create dependency by design. We don't. Everything we build, you own. We document it, hand it over, and make sure your team can run it without us.
If that sounds like the kind of working relationship you're looking for —
Let's have a conversationFree. No obligation. Usually the most useful 45 minutes you'll spend this month.
"We went from three people manually processing applications to one automated pipeline. It runs overnight. Nobody touches it."Operations Director, Private Healthcare Group
"I didn't think we were ready for AI. Turns out we just weren't ready for the wrong version of it."Founder, Property Investment Firm
"The first project paid for itself in six weeks. We're now on our fourth."MD, B2B Services Business
Consulting, building, & training since 2007.
