One small change.

In the right place.

Spreads through the whole business.

Grow Revenue, Save Time.

Practical AI for local businesses across the Charleston area. We find where your hours go, fix what costs you the most, and track the results.

Approach

We optimize for outcomes.

We find the pain points and bottlenecks in your business, fix the ones that cost you the most time and money, then track the results before and after.

Services

What we can take off your plate.

  • Repetitive tasks

    Data entry, copying between apps, the same email written again and again.

  • Admin

    Scheduling, reminders, document chasing and follow-ups.

  • Research

    Prospect lists, market questions and competitor checks, gathered and summarized.

  • Website updates

    Changes made without waiting on a developer.

  • Marketing

    Automate Instagram and Facebook. Posts are drafted and scheduled ahead, so your pages stay active without taking up your evenings.

  • SEO

    Help people find you on Google.

  • GEO

    Help ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity find and recommend your business.

  • Agent workflows

    Jobs with several steps that run on their own and check in with you when they need a decision.

How it works

From first call to measured results.

  1. 1

    Talk

    A 20-minute, no-pressure call to see if we're the right fit.

  2. 2

    Plan

    A 1-hour deep dive into your business, with a written plan to follow.

  3. 3

    Build

    We set it up and connect it to the tools you already use.

  4. 4

    Measure

    We track the results and adjust until the numbers move.

Questions

What owners ask before they book.

Is this one more tool we'll pay for and stop using?

We start with the chore that costs you the most, not with a tool. If a change doesn't save time, we adjust it or take it out.

Will we have to switch software?

No. We connect to the tools you already use.

How will we know it worked?

We measure the task before we change anything, then measure it again after. You see both numbers.

How much of my time does this take?

A 20-minute call, then a 1-hour deep dive. We handle the setup after that.

What happens to our client information?

It stays in accounts you own. Before we connect anything, we show you where your data goes and which tools can see it.

Does anything go out without my OK?

Only if you want it to. Anything that reaches a client can wait for your approval until you trust it.

About

An accountant's eye on your business.

I'm Matt Barnes. I come from accounting, so I look at a business the way an owner has to: margins, cash flow and where the hours actually go. KeyGen Consulting is based in Mt Pleasant, SC, and works with local businesses across the Charleston area.

Next step

Start with a 20-minute call.

No pressure. We'll talk about where your time goes and whether we're the right fit.

Book a 20-minute call

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