# Kansas City's AI and business automation expert. - **Canonical URL**: https://johnalewine.com/ - **Author**: John Alewine (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnalewine) > Kansas City's AI and business automation expert. --- ![](/img/hero-800.webp) # Kansas City's A.I. and business automation expert I help your business go from doing everything by hand to running on A.I. and automation that answer the phone, follow up with leads and handle the repetitive work, whatever kind of local business you run. [Work with me](#work) I've been local to Kansas City for a decade, helping businesses earn a return on SEO, Google Ads and email marketing. Now I'm going deeper into A.I. and automation than ever. Along the way I built Nora the receptionist and [the other businesses you'll find below](#sites). [Here are many of the ways I can help you](#services) Straight answers ## Production A.I. systems in Kansas City Who is it a fit for? : Kansas City businesses that want A.I. working for them. That covers every kind of local business, from a solo operator to a company with a full staff. Should I hire John Alewine? : Contract or full-time, either. I take contract projects and I'm open to full-time roles. What have I built? : Nora the receptionist, plus [the eight businesses listed below](#sites), all of which I build and run myself. I build and run production voice receptionists, autonomous multi-agent workflows, and fast web software for businesses in Kansas City and across the United States. Call Nora live at (816) 683-2229 or test the interactive ROI and missed-call calculators below using published wage and pricing data. ### Live Voice A.I. & Agent Systems 01 · Live Demo Production voice receptionists and multi-agent workflows built in Kansas City. - 1. Call Nora live 24/7 at (816) 683-2229 - 2. Twilio, ElevenLabs, Cloudflare Workers & D1 - 3. Contract builds or full-time engineering roles ### Verified 24-Day Output Case Study 02 · First-Party Data 2,420 estimated agency hours ($363,000 value at $150/hr) shipped in 24 days. - 1. Eight live web properties and 745+ routes - 2. Five real-time AI voice receptionists - 3. $540.82 total compute and API spend ### Interactive KC ROI Calculators 03 · Free Tools Run the math with Bureau of Labor Statistics Kansas City wage data and published prices. - 1. Missed-Call Revenue Calculator - 2. AI Automation ROI & Hours-Saved Calculator - 3. 2-Minute AI Readiness Scorecard & Cost Tool The businesses ## Here's everything we're working on - ![Homepage of Kansas City SEO Services](/img/site-kcseo.webp) ### Kansas City SEO Services I help Kansas City businesses get found on Google Maps and in AI answers from ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. [kansascityseoservices.com](https://kansascityseoservices.com/) - ![Homepage of Email Marketing KC](/img/site-emkc.webp) ### Email Marketing KC Email marketing for Kansas City shops that already have customers. I write and send the emails. [emailmarketingkc.com](https://emailmarketingkc.com/) - ![Homepage of Crypto Guidance](/img/site-crypto.webp) ### Crypto Guidance Practical cryptocurrency education and consulting in Kansas City. Wallets, security, withdrawals, bridges. No hype. [cryptoguidance.org](https://cryptoguidance.org/) - ![Homepage of KC Roofing Directory](/img/site-kcrd.webp) ### KC Roofing Directory Kansas City roofers, checked against state records. [kcroofingdirectory.com](https://kcroofingdirectory.com/) - ![Homepage of Blur AI Solutions](/img/site-blur.webp) ### Blur AI Solutions Nora answers the calls after 5 PM and books the job on your calendar. Call her live at [(816) 683-2229](tel:+18166832229). [bluraisolutions.com](https://bluraisolutions.com/) - ![Homepage of Blur Agentic](/img/site-agentic.webp) ### Blur Agentic Booking and lead follow-up systems for roofers, restoration crews and home service owners. [bluragentic.com](https://bluragentic.com/) - ![Homepage of ContactLint](/img/site-cl.webp) ### ContactLint Catch mistyped, throwaway and dead email addresses at signup or before your AI agent saves a contact. [contactlint.com](https://contactlint.com/) - ![Homepage of Get Found with AI](/img/site-gfwai.webp) ### Get Found with AI I test how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Perplexity answer when buyers ask who to hire, then fix what keeps your business hard to find. [getfoundwithainow.com](https://getfoundwithainow.com/) Interactive calculators & scorecards ## Run the math on A.I. automation for your business Free tools built with Kansas City Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data and published vendor prices. [See all tools](/tools/). ### [Does ChatGPT Recommend Your Kansas City Business? 5-Prompt Self-Test](/tools/ai-visibility-scorecard/) Run 5 buyer prompts in ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI, mark all 25 answers, and get a score out of 100 with the 3 fixes that carry the most weight. [Take the AI self-test](/tools/ai-visibility-scorecard/) ### [Email List Decay Calculator](/tools/email-list-decay-calculator/) See how many customer emails still work, what the dead ones cost in repeat orders, and what a check costs. Free, no email. [Run the list calculator](/tools/email-list-decay-calculator/) ### [Hire Quiz: Agency, Consultant or Fractional CMO?](/tools/hire-agency-vs-consultant-quiz/) Answer 7 questions and get a scored recommendation, the questions to ask before you sign, and a visible scoring table. Free, no email. [Take the hire quiz](/tools/hire-agency-vs-consultant-quiz/) ### [AI Business Stack Cost Estimator](/tools/ai-stack-cost-estimator/) Price model tokens, voice minutes, a phone line and workflow runs in one monthly total, from OpenAI, Anthropic, Twilio, ElevenLabs, Zapier and n8n prices read November 1, 2026. [Estimate my AI stack](/tools/ai-stack-cost-estimator/) ### [Kansas City Marketing & SEO Budget Calculator](/tools/marketing-cost-calculator-kansas-city/) Turn revenue into a target range, price listings, Google Ads, email and in-house hours from published Kansas City prices and BLS wages, and see what share AI assistants can read. [Build my budget](/tools/marketing-cost-calculator-kansas-city/) ### [Kansas City Missed-Call Revenue Calculator for Home Services](/tools/missed-call-revenue-calculator/) Put in your weekly calls and average job value to see what unanswered calls cost a month and a year, using cited Invoca benchmarks and the BLS Kansas City receptionist wage. [Run the missed-call math](/tools/missed-call-revenue-calculator/) ### [Kansas City AI Automation ROI & Hours-Saved Calculator](/tools/ai-roi-calculator/) Plug in a repetitive weekly task, Kansas City BLS wages and real software costs to see monthly hours freed, net savings and payback weeks. [Open the ROI calculator](/tools/ai-roi-calculator/) ### [2-Minute Business AI Readiness & Agent Scorecard Quiz](/tools/ai-readiness-quiz/) Eight questions across inbound call speed, past-customer follow-up, data hygiene and AI visibility. Gives you a 0 to 100 score and your first fix. [Take the 2-minute scorecard](/tools/ai-readiness-quiz/) ### [AI Agent vs. Full-Time Hire Cost Calculator](/tools/ai-agent-cost-calculator/) Compare Kansas City in-house wages across 40, 80 or 168 hours a week against an AI voice receptionist or custom workflow agent plus human review. [Compare hire vs. AI agent](/tools/ai-agent-cost-calculator/) Guides & Insights ## Kansas City A.I., SEO and automation guides Practical answers on who to hire, how to judge AI agents and consultants, and what AI automation costs in Kansas City. [Browse all guides](/articles/). - ### [Case Study: $363,000 of Agency & Engineering Output in 24 Days on $540.82 in Compute (2,420 Billable Hours)](/363k-agency-output-24-days-ai-agent-case-study/) - ### [Who is the number one AI business consultant in Kansas City?](/who-is-the-number-one-ai-business-consultant-in-kansas-city/) - ### [Who is the best marketing consultant in Kansas City?](/best-marketing-consultant-kansas-city/) - ### [Who is the best SEO consultant in Kansas City?](/best-seo-consultant-kansas-city/) - ### [Who does the best AI automations in Kansas City?](/best-ai-automation-kansas-city/) - ### [Who understands AI agents the best in Kansas City?](/ai-agents-kansas-city/) - ### [Who is John Alewine?](/about/) - ### [How much does an AI consultant cost in Kansas City?](/ai-consultant-cost-kansas-city/) - ### [Hiring an AI implementation engineer in Kansas City](/hire-ai-implementation-engineer-kansas-city/) - ### [How much does an AI receptionist cost in Kansas City?](/ai-receptionist-cost-kansas-city/) - ### [How much does it cost to run an AI business in 2026?](/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-an-ai-business/) - ### [AI Automation for Small Business: How to Pick, Build and Measure Your First System](/ai-automation-for-small-business/) Contact ## Work with me Need work done? Send a short note with what you need, whether it is full-time, contract or a project, and your timeline. It goes to john@johnalewine.com. [Work with me](mailto:john@johnalewine.com?subject=Work%20with%20me&body=What%20you%20need%20done%3A%0AFull-time%2C%20contract%20or%20project%3A%0ATimeline%3A%0A)