Process Automation
Identify and automate high-friction workflows using AI agents, integrations, and custom tooling. Measurable ROI within the first month.
CLEVELAND, OH
Digital Transformation for Cleveland Companies
Cleveland's established businesses have decades of domain expertise. Digital transformation turns that expertise into a competitive weapon — with AI, automation, and modern architecture.
Led by Rick Deacon: 18 years modernizing operations across manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services. From legacy system integration to AI-powered workflow automation.
Transformation That Starts with Operations, Not Technology
Digital transformation has become a buzzword that usually means expensive software migrations that take two years and deliver marginal improvement. Zero to Ten takes a different approach. We start by mapping your highest-friction workflows — the processes where people are doing work that machines should handle, where data lives in silos, and where decisions are made on gut feel instead of signals. Then we build targeted solutions that deliver measurable ROI within weeks, not years.
Cleveland's Industrial Advantage, Digitized
Cleveland's economy runs on manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, and professional services — industries with enormous data, complex workflows, and real operational expertise. These aren't businesses that need to 'become tech companies.' They need to use technology to amplify what they already do well. Zero to Ten builds digital systems that respect your domain knowledge while eliminating the manual processes, data gaps, and communication breakdowns that slow you down.
AI-Powered Workflow Automation
The highest-impact transformation isn't replacing people — it's removing the repetitive work that keeps your best people from doing their best thinking. Custom AI agents can handle data entry, report generation, competitive monitoring, customer communications, and dozens of other workflows that currently consume hours of skilled labor. Zero to Ten identifies these opportunities, builds the systems, and deploys them with proper governance so your automation is reliable and auditable.
Legacy System Modernization Without the Chaos
Ripping out legacy systems is risky and expensive. Zero to Ten takes an incremental approach — building modern APIs and integration layers that connect your existing systems to new capabilities without the all-or-nothing migration risk. Your operations keep running while we systematically modernize the infrastructure underneath. When it's time to retire a legacy system, the transition is smooth because the replacement has been running in parallel.
Services
AI Workflow Design
Design and deploy intelligent workflows that combine AI capabilities with your existing processes. From competitive intelligence to automated reporting.
Legacy System Modernization
Incremental modernization strategy that connects legacy systems to modern capabilities without risky all-at-once migrations.
Data Pipeline Architecture
Break down data silos with modern pipeline architecture. Real-time data flows, analytics infrastructure, and decision-support systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
We deliver value incrementally — first wins within 2-4 weeks, with ongoing transformation over 3-6 months. Unlike traditional consultancies, we don't plan for two years before delivering results.
Absolutely. We specialize in incremental modernization — building integration layers and modern APIs that connect legacy systems to new capabilities without risky full migrations. Your operations keep running throughout.
Manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, professional services, and any business with complex operations and data. If you have workflows that could be smarter and faster, we can help.
Not initially. Zero to Ten operates as your embedded technical partner. We build and deploy the systems, train your team, and help you hire technical staff when the scope warrants it.
We start with a 2-week operational audit that maps your highest-friction workflows, data silos, and manual processes. You get a prioritized list of automation opportunities ranked by ROI and implementation complexity.
Yes. We build integration layers that connect AI capabilities to your existing tools. CRMs, ERPs, databases, and custom systems. The AI works alongside your current infrastructure, not instead of it.
We deploy incrementally so your team adapts naturally. Each automation is introduced alongside existing processes, validated with real users, and expanded only after proving value. No big-bang rollouts.
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Proudly serving the Cleveland ecosystem including COSE (Council of Smaller Enterprises), Greater Cleveland Partnership, Cleveland Manufacturing Alliance, Team NEO.