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There is no required monthly contract." } } ] } ] --- ![Cinematic dark gradient background with subtle blue and warm ambient light glows](/assets/hero-premium-cinematic-v3-Bo4hTGcQ.webp) [![Thrive Media](/assets/thrivelogo-B9CkfDC_.png)](/) [Services](/services) [Pricing](/pricing)[Results](/results)[Portfolio](/portfolio)[About](/#about)[Schedule a Call](/contact) [Home](/)/ Services / Your 24/7 AI Workforce — Built for Your Business Custom AI agents # Your 24/7 AI Workforce — Built for Your Business Custom AI agents that answer leads in under 60 seconds, book appointments straight to your calendar, and handle customer service across SMS, email, voice, and chat. Trained on your business, integrated with your stack, owned by you — not rented from a SaaS vendor. [Schedule a free call](/contact) Capabilities ## Engineered for deep integration and zero-latency performance. \[ 01 / 04 \] ### Trained on your business, not a template We ingest your offers, pricing, FAQs, voice, and edge cases. The agent sounds like you, knows your services cold, and never goes off-script in a way that costs you a sale. ### SMS, email, voice, and web chat One brain, every channel. Reply to a Facebook lead by SMS, follow up by email, answer the phone with a natural voice agent, and pick up the same conversation on your website chat. ### Books straight to your calendar Native integration with Google Calendar, GHL, Calendly, and most CRMs. The agent qualifies, books, sends reminders, and reschedules — without a human in the loop. ### You own it Flat project price. The agent, the prompts, the integrations, and the data live in accounts you control. No per-message fees, no surprise SaaS lock-in, no retainers. How it works ## From kickoff to launch 2. 01 #### Step 01 ### Discovery Free scoping call. We map the conversations the agent needs to win and the systems it needs to touch. 3. 02 #### Step 02 ### Build We train the agent on your knowledge base, wire up the integrations, and ship a working prototype. 4. 03 #### Step 03 ### Test Live test conversations against real scenarios. We tune until the agent matches your top human. 5. 04 #### Step 04 ### Launch We deploy across channels, hand over admin access, and stay on call through the first 30 days. Proof ## Built for businesses that can't afford another missed lead Speed-to-lead under 60 seconds is the single largest driver of conversion in inbound. Our agents typically lift booked-call rate by 2.5x against email-only follow-up and recover 20–40% of leads that would otherwise go cold overnight. Run your own numbers in our free lead response ROI calculator at /lead-response-roi-calculator. 2.5x Conversion lift <60s Reply speed 24/7 Coverage $35M+ Client revenue generated Queries ## Frequently asked questions ### What's the difference between a custom AI agent and a chatbot? + A chatbot follows scripted decision trees. A custom AI agent reasons over your full knowledge base, holds multi-turn conversations across channels, takes actions like booking and CRM updates, and handles edge cases gracefully. The deliverable feels less like a flowchart and more like a junior employee who never sleeps. ### How long does it take to build a custom AI agent? + Most standard scopes ship in 2 to 4 weeks from kickoff. Complex multi-system agents with deep CRM and telephony integration run 4 to 8 weeks. We quote a flat project price after the scoping call so there are no billable-hour surprises. ### How much does a custom AI agent cost? + Single-channel agents (e.g. SMS lead follow-up) typically start in the low five figures. Multi-channel agents with voice, calendar booking, and CRM writes sit in the mid five figures. Enterprise rollouts with deep integrations and analytics dashboards run higher. Flat fee, no monthly retainer. ### Will the agent integrate with my CRM and calendar? + Yes. We integrate natively with GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, Twilio, and most modern stacks. If a tool has an API or webhook, we connect it. ### Do you offer ongoing support after launch? + Yes — but on your terms. The first 30 days of tuning and support are included. After that, support is available either as flat-fee retainer or pay-as-you-go. There is no required monthly contract. ## Stop missing leads at 9pm on a Saturday Free scoping call. 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