You've been handed AI.We'll help you lead it.

ForwardPath is the AI transformation partner for the executives asked to make AI work in their company. We become a trusted advisor, build the roadmap, build the tools and drive adoption until AI is part of how your company runs.

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AI maturityLowDisconnected, ad hoc efforts
AI maturityHighAI built into how work gets doneGrowth and competitive advantage
TechnologyLicenses, tools and pilots,
all in silos
PeopleUneven adoption, scattered know-how,
no shared vision of what’s next
An AI-enabled organizationTechnology + people, together
Productivity↑
Margins↑
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Trusted by industrial leaders
Who we're for

Built for the leaders asked to make AI work.

You might be the VP of Virtual Design and Construction, the CFO, the CTO or the VP of Business Development. AI landed on your desk on top of your day job. Your board wants progress, your teams want clarity, and every vendor sounds the same. We help you set the direction, deliver early wins and prove the value.

  • A clear plan your leadership team agrees on.
  • Early wins your people actually use.
  • Adoption and ROI you can report on with confidence.
Why companies choose ForwardPath

Strategy, tools and adoption from one senior team.

Senior people do the work.

Our executives, including former Deloitte and Microsoft leaders, AI-native builders and startup founders, lead your engagement from the first meeting to the final result. There's no hand-off to a junior team once the contract is signed.

One roadmap.

Strategy, custom AI tools and training run from a single plan, with one partner accountable for all of it.

Adoption is the product.

Tools only create value when people use them. We build change management into every project, measure adoption, and reassess your AI maturity every six months.

AI-native delivery.

We build with AI ourselves, so you see a working prototype in weeks, not quarters. AI-native delivery means more value, delivered faster and at lower cost than the Big Six.

Big-firm rigor, mid-market speed.

Proven transformation frameworks without the overhead, timelines or price of a global consultancy.

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What we do

Three practices. One partner.

Every AI leader is wrestling with two questions: how do I lead the technology change, and how do I lead the people change? Our three practices answer both, and a senior executive leads each one.

AI Strategy & Solutions

Start with real wins.

Focused projects that deliver value in under three months. It's where most clients start with us.

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AI Custom Tools

Build what your business needs.

Production-grade AI tools inside the systems you already use. Prototype in 4–6 weeks, production in 8–12.

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AI Transformation & Adoption

Make AI how your organization works.

A clear roadmap, leaders who model the change, teams who use AI every day, and results you can measure.

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Leadership

Your engagement is led by our executive team.

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Josiah Shelley
Ben Morse
Andrew Viola
Roberta Tamblyn
Mackenzie Nolan
Harrison Nolan
Josiah Shelley speaking on stage
From the CEO

Become a better leader in the age of AI.

Josiah Shelley, Chief Executive Officer
The monthly letter

Ask. Learn. Do.

A monthly letter for the executives asked to make AI work in their company. What other leaders are asking, what's working, and what to do next.

  • AskThe question to bring to your leadership team
  • LearnOne lesson from real AI rollouts
  • DoOne play to run in the next 30 days

Free. Once a month. Unsubscribe anytime.

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Featured read

The Three-Layer AI Playbook

Lessons from 130+ companies: why buying AI tools isn't enough, the four traps, the three layers of a real AI playbook, and a 90-day reset.

Layer 3 · CultureLayer 2 · WorkflowsLayer 1 · Foundations
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Industries

Focused on the companies that build and run the physical world.

Construction and engineering

Industrial and manufacturing

Energy and utilities

Supply chain and distribution

Our proven tools for sales and business development, HR and talent, and finance work across every sector we serve.

Client stories

What our clients say.

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Jerry RyndaVP, Business Development & Marketing
General contractor

Winning More Work

Proposals, resumes and project profiles pulled together in minutes instead of days

“Our proposal content, resumes, and project history now live in one place. Our team can research, draft and build submissions much faster than before, with better consistency.”

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Phil LangilleVP, Business Development
Engineering & consulting

Scaling Across Departments

Proposal generation and tender discovery automated, with adoption growing across the business

“ForwardPath has delivered AI tools that our teams use every day. More departments keep adopting these tools.”

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Julie WestSVP, Business Improvements & Compliance
Energy & utilities testing and engineering

Quick Wins, Real Momentum

A company knowledge tool that removed busy work, with AI literacy growing across leadership

“We immediately started seeing quick wins with the AI Tool. It has really increased our momentum and created a lot of flow.”

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Engineer use-case validation

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Start the conversation

Lead AI with confidence.

Start with a 30-minute conversation with our leadership team. We'll look at where you are, where AI can move the needle first, and what your next 90 days could look like.

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