AI transformation partner for industrial companies

You've been handed AI.We'll help you lead it.

ForwardPath is the AI transformation partner for the executives asked to make AI work in their company. We become a trusted advisor, build the roadmap, build the tools and drive adoption until AI is part of how your company runs.

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AI maturityLowDisconnected, ad hoc efforts

AI maturityHighAI built into how work gets doneGrowth and competitive advantage

TechnologyLicenses, tools and pilots,
all in silos

PeopleUneven adoption, scattered know-how,
no shared vision of what’s next

An AI-enabled organizationTechnology + people, together

Productivity↑

Margins↑

Drag the light →

Trusted by industrial leaders

Who we're for

Built for the leaders asked to make AI work.

You might be the VP of Virtual Design and Construction, the CFO, the CTO or the VP of Business Development. AI landed on your desk on top of your day job. Your board wants progress, your teams want clarity, and every vendor sounds the same. We help you set the direction, deliver early wins and prove the value.

A clear plan your leadership team agrees on.
Early wins your people actually use.
Adoption and ROI you can report on with confidence.

Why companies choose ForwardPath

Strategy, tools and adoption from one senior team.

Senior people do the work.

Our executives, including former Deloitte and Microsoft leaders, AI-native builders and startup founders, lead your engagement from the first meeting to the final result. There's no hand-off to a junior team once the contract is signed.

One roadmap.

Strategy, custom AI tools and training run from a single plan, with one partner accountable for all of it.

Adoption is the product.

Tools only create value when people use them. We build change management into every project, measure adoption, and reassess your AI maturity every six months.

AI-native delivery.

We build with AI ourselves, so you see a working prototype in weeks, not quarters. AI-native delivery means more value, delivered faster and at lower cost than the Big Six.

Big-firm rigor, mid-market speed.

Proven transformation frameworks without the overhead, timelines or price of a global consultancy.

What we do

Three practices. One partner.

Every AI leader is wrestling with two questions: how do I lead the technology change, and how do I lead the people change? Our three practices answer both, and a senior executive leads each one.

01

AI Strategy & Solutions

Start with real wins.

Focused projects that deliver value in under three months. We workshop the pains and gains of each role on your team, turn them into real use cases, and deliver the first ones, whether that's a training program, a custom tool, or Command Center to track it all. It's where most clients start with us.

Your goal"I need to know where AI pays off, and show results fast."

Practice leadership

Ben MorseVice President, AI Solutions & PartnershipsBook time with Ben →

Andrew ViolaPartner, AI Solutions

Projects

AI Immersion Day
Executive AI Program
Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude training
Command Center (in beta)

"Their guidance has connected the boundaries around responsible use with hands-on examples of what the tools can do."Aly Rahemtulla, CEO, Sphere Manufacturing

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02

AI Custom Tools

Build what your business needs.

Anything technical, end to end. Our engineers design, build, deploy and support production-grade AI tools inside the systems you already use, either custom or adapted from our proven library. Prototype in 4–6 weeks, production in 8–12.

Your goal"I need AI to take on our most painful workflows, where it can pay for itself many times over."

Practice leadership

Mackenzie NolanVice President, AI Engineering

Harrison NolanPartner, AI Implementation

Projects

Custom AI tools and agents
Integration with Microsoft 365 and your core systems
Ongoing support and improvement after launch
Engineer use-case validation

ButtconProposals, resumes and project profiles pulled together in minutes instead of days.Laframboise GroupQuantity takeoff went from weeks to minutes.

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03

AI Transformation & Adoption

Make AI how your organization works.

Building a tool isn't transformation. Neither is a one-off project. Transformation is pulling it all together: a clear roadmap, leaders who model the change, teams who use AI every day, and results you can measure. This practice brings it all together and stays with you for the long term.

Your goal"I need my people using it, and AI working across the whole company."

Practice leadership

RT

Roberta TamblynVice President, Transformation & Adoption

Projects

AI Adoption Diagnostic
Department Enablement
Change management and adoption measurement
Annual AI roadmap and partnership

"ForwardPath has delivered AI tools that our teams use every day… More departments keep adopting these tools."Phil Langille, Vice President, Business Development, Rimkus

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How clients grow with us

Start focused. Grow at your pace.

01

Under three months

Start

A first win

An Immersion Day, a training program or a first custom tool, focused on the use cases that matter most to you.

02

Three to six months

Expand

AI across your key workflows

Several tools, enablement for the teams that use them, and a roadmap for what comes next.

03

Annual

Partner

One roadmap, one budget

An annual partnership where strategy, builds and training draw from a single plan and budget, adjusted each quarter as your priorities change.

Think of it as a map, not a rulebook. Some clients start in the middle.

Leadership

Your engagement is led by our executive team.

We're deliberately senior. Every client works directly with the people below. Each practice is led by one of them, with Josiah setting overall direction.

AI Strategy & Solutions

Josiah ShelleyChief Executive Officer

AI Strategy & Solutions

Ben MorseVice President, AI Solutions & PartnershipsBook time with Ben →

AI Strategy & Solutions

Andrew ViolaPartner, AI Solutions

RT

AI Transformation & Adoption

Roberta TamblynVice President, Transformation & Adoption

Yes, we hired brothers :)

AI Custom Tools

Mackenzie NolanVice President, AI Engineering

AI Custom Tools

Harrison NolanPartner, AI Implementation

Start the conversation

Lead AI with confidence.

Start with a 30-minute conversation with our leadership team. We'll look at where you are, where AI can move the needle first, and what your next 90 days could look like.

Book a strategy call Have our engineers validate your use case →

You've been handed AI.We'll help you lead it.

Built for the leaders asked to make AI work.