AI consulting in Queenstown
Garage 30 is Casey Hemingway, a practical AI and automation consultant based in Queenstown. I help owner-led Otago businesses make the boring, repetitive parts of the week run themselves: bookings that confirm themselves, invoices that chase themselves, reports that write themselves. Real local clients, real numbers, no theatre.
Or start with the free Systems Snapshot, ten minutes
What does an AI consultant actually do for a small business?
Most of the work is practical: automating the process that eats an afternoon every week, wiring bookings and invoicing so they run without you, or turning a report that used to take an hour into something that takes a click. It's not about chasing trends. It's about finding where AI actually saves time, and where it doesn't.
What kind of work do you do in the Queenstown Lakes district?
- Tourism operators automating booking systems and customer data flows
- Retailers making ad spend and Shopping feeds do more without spending more
- Clinics and wellness practices automating bookings, invoicing, and patient admin
- Trades and service businesses building simple internal tools and reporting
- Non-profits and charities improving operations and data management
Three ways to start
Local proof, not theatre
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Garage 30 actually do?
Garage 30 is Casey Hemingway, a practical AI and automation consultant. I help owner-led Otago businesses automate the repetitive parts of the week: bookings that confirm themselves, invoices that chase themselves, reports that write themselves.
Who do you work with?
Owner-led businesses around Queenstown Lakes and wider Otago: tourism operators, retailers, clinics, trades, and service businesses where admin eats hours that should go to the actual work.
Where are you based?
Queenstown. Most clients are in the Queenstown Lakes district and across Otago, and remote work with teams further afield is normal too.
What are some examples of the work?
Rebuilding ad tracking and Shopping structure for a bike retailer, automating bookings and invoicing for a wellness practice, running iterative CRO alongside paid ads for an outdoors retailer. Real Queenstown businesses.
What does it cost to work with you?
Start free with the Systems Snapshot. If it surfaces something worth fixing, the AI Systems Discovery is $3,000 fixed for one week, and it is credited against a build if we go ahead within 60 days. Bigger builds are scoped after Discovery, so you never buy blind.
How do we get started?
Start with the free Systems Snapshot, ten minutes, no obligation. Or book a short call if you'd rather talk it through first.