AI Strategy.  Digital Retail Expertise. One Practice.

AI strategy with retail depth. Retail advisory with AI fluency.This practice was built for leadership teams who need both.

AI Advisory

AI Strategy & Advisory

AI advice without operational grounding is just theory. The challenge most organisations face isn’t knowing that AI matters — it’s knowing where to start, what to prioritise, and how to make it land.

Patrick combines genuine AI fluency with sixteen years leading digital and retail organisations. The result: roadmaps that are realistic, priorities that are commercial, and change that actually sticks.

Service Offerings

Turning AI potential into production outcomes — execution-focused advisory for organisations ready to move beyond experimentation.

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Prioritised, phased plans that align AI ambition with commercial reality and organisational capacity.

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Custom programs that build confident, capable teams — from the boardroom to the frontline.

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Confidential, senior-level counsel for boards and executives navigating AI strategy, risk, and opportunity.

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Digital Retail Advisory

E-Commerce & Digital Retail

Most retail consultants know strategy. Few have sat inside the P&L, led the trading meetings, driven the technology decisions, and managed the teams delivering it.

Patrick brings functional depth across every area of a digital retail business — which means advice grounded in commercial reality, not just frameworks.

Service Offerings

GMV growth, conversion optimisation, and commercial model design.

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Technology-led change that delivers commercially, not just operationally.

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Platform selection, architecture decisions, and build-vs-buy frameworks.

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The team structures and capability maps that make digital ambition executable.

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Applying AI across personalisation, forecasting, and retail operations.

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Vendor evaluation, RFP management, and technology stack decisions grounded in commercial outcomes.

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SaaS & AI Ventures

For Founders & Investors Building in AI

The strategic challenges facing SaaS and AI founders are distinct from those of established enterprises — faster cycles, thinner teams, and less margin for error.

Patrick works with founders, operators, and investors on product strategy, commercial model design, and market entry — bringing both the strategic framework and the operational experience to make it executable.

Service Offerings

Positioning, differentiation, and the product roadmap that creates durable competitive advantage.

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Customer acquisition, channel design, and pricing — the commercial motion that drives early traction and scale.

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Local market dynamics, regulatory landscape, and go-to-market execution for international founders entering Australia and New Zealand.

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Speaking & Keynotes

Patrick Rechsteiner speaking at a conference

On Stage at the Intersection of Commerce & AI

Available for conference keynotes, event hosting, leadership offsites, and industry panels — bringing a practitioner’s perspective to the topics shaping the next decade of business.

Topics

  • Digital Transformation
  • AI Strategy
  • The Next Wave of Digital Retail

Formats

  • Keynote Presentations
  • Event Hosting & MC
  • Conference Panels
  • Leadership Offsites
  • Industry Roundtables

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