Founder, AI Ascend · Burnham Consulting LLC
Tim Burnham
AI systems consultant. I turn vague growth problems into running systems — custom apps, outbound that actually converts, and integrations that make your stack feel like one tool instead of twelve.
Who I am, in 60 seconds
I run AI Ascend, a brand of Burnham Consulting LLC. I help small and mid-market companies stop fighting their tools and start scaling on systems that actually work — without growing headcount to babysit the chaos.
I've spent the last few years watching the same pattern over and over: great founders, great offers, and a back office made of Zapier zaps, half-built spreadsheets, and a CRM nobody trusts. The business grows and the duct tape gets worse — not better. So I started building the way I'd want it built if it were my company.
The thing that makes me different is that I both think and build. I'll architect the system, ship the code, and stick around to keep it running. That shows up in how fast things go live — days, not quarters — and in how much you can actually trust the thing once it's deployed.
What I build
Three things, done well — custom apps, outbound systems, and the integrations that hold it all together.
Custom apps that replace the duct tape
I build web apps for how your business actually runs — not what a SaaS vendor decided you needed. Spreadsheets become real software, manual handoffs become workflows, and your team stops copy-pasting between five tools. Shipped in days, not quarters.
Outbound that finds problem-aware buyers
Most outbound is volume hoping for a hit. I run Clay-powered GTM workflows that combine LinkedIn engagement, job changes, funding signals, and intent data — then route everything through Salesforge for multichannel sequences. The acceptance rates aren't normal.
Integrations that make your stack a system
Your CRM, outreach tool, and pipeline should talk to each other automatically. I build the n8n and Make.com glue that connects HubSpot, GoHighLevel, Clay, Salesforge — whatever you're running — into one system you don't have to babysit.
How I work with clients
Some founders bring me in as a vendor — scoped project, ship it, hand it over. Others make me a core operator: fractional CTO, profit-share, embedded in the team. Both work. The shape depends on what you actually need.
What stays constant: I work in tight loops. Explore, build, ship, iterate. No 40-page requirements doc, no quarter-long discovery phase. We get something into your hands fast, watch it run, and tighten it until it fits.
And I'll tell you when not to hire me. If a tool you already pay for can do it, I'll point you at the tool. If the problem isn't actually automation — it's a hiring problem, a process problem, an offer problem — I'll say so. That's the only way this works long-term.
A few things I've shipped
Real, live products for real clients. Full case studies on the main site.
Admin4You
Spreadsheets and paper forms became one app that runs the business. $24K ARR in under a month.
REMIA
AI-generated reminiscence newspapers for memory care residents, personalized from each person’s life history.
Serve Funding
A clean lead-capture site plus an automated pipeline that moves applications to approvals — no sticky notes.
“Tim is the best in the game. He is honest, hardworking, creative, comes up with solutions, is beyond helpful and kind. If anyone is uneasy about choosing someone for a bigger job, trust me when I say this — HE IS THE ANSWER!”
Excel-to-Web-App Client
Director's Duties SaaS — Childcare Industry
Want to talk?
30 minutes. Tell me what's broken — I'll tell you exactly how I'd fix it. No pitch, no pressure.