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Unlock the power of process optimization, digital innovation, and smart scaling to take your business to the next level.
Say goodbye to time thieves and money thieves by implementing streamlined workflows, intelligent automation, and AI-driven solutions – so your business runs profitably and sustainably without draining your resources.
Step off the hamster wheel of daily operations and start working ON your business, not just IN it – with the clarity and freedom to focus on growth, not firefighting.
Problems We Solve
Our Services
We help businesses identify and realize opportunities to work smarter, leaner, and more profitably. Our services range from deep-dive assessments of your processes to targeted implementations of lean improvements and AI solutions. While we are AI enthusiasts, we never push technology for its own sake. We focus on delivering practical, tailored outcomes that fit your unique context—ensuring every initiative drives meaningful value across your business.
Strategy
NEXT STEP's Strategy offering consists of 2 steps:
(1) Discovery Assessment
(2) AI & Process Implementation Roadmap
Discovery Assessment
We audit your business to reveal hidden potentials to make your business more efficient, streamlined, and profitable.
Interviews:
We ask targeted questions to you and your team to understand your operations and uncover areas for improvement.
Process Mapping:
After the interview phase, we will translate the gathered information and map out each step in your core processes.
Recommended Implementation Plan:
We will recommend an actionable implementation plan with clear priorities and ROI.
After the assessment you will receive a comprehensive, structured, professional report, delivering clear, actionable recommendations for lean process enhancements and AI-driven solutions. You decide whether you want to move on - and with whom.
AI & Process Implementation Roadmap
Here we work closely with you to transform the recommended implementation plan into a mutually agreed AI & Process Roadmap. This serves as the foundation for successful implementation, aligning priorities, resources, timelines, and budgets.
Alignment Workshop:
We conduct collaborative sessions with your key team members to align on objectives, prioritize initiatives, and ensure buy-in across the organization.
Detailed Roadmap:
We co-develop a comprehensive roadmap, defining what will be done, by whom, by when, and with what budget, clearly linked to your business goals and expected ROI.
Sign-Off & Next Steps:
We facilitate a formal agreement on the plan, ensuring all parties are aligned and ready to move into implementation with confidence and clarity.
Implementation
From consulting to implementation:
We go beyond mere consulting; we actually implement the solutions we recommend. This integrated approach ensures that every initiative we propose is practical, scalable, and within our proven capabilities, giving you confidence that your investment will deliver real results.
A variety of applications:
Whether it’s automating complex workflows, deploying intelligent chatbots and call agents, or enabling AI-driven research, data analysis, and virtual personal assistant services, we transform your AI vision into a functional reality. By bridging the gap between strategy and execution, we help you harness AI to drive meaningful, measurable impact across your operations.
Education
Employee involvement is key:
The success of any AI and lean transformation depends not just on smart technology, but on your people. To truly become a lean, AI-driven organization, your workforce needs to understand what is changing, why it matters, and how to actively contribute.
Build a sustainable lean AI culture and mindset:
Any transformation will only be sustainable and form a real foundation for self-driven growth if employees are involved and part of the journey from day one. It's about creating a culture where innovation thrives and your team understands that this transformation is about securing - not replacing - their jobs.
Our Formula for Your Success
Successful businesses that sustain long-term growth share three key characteristics:
1 | Excellent products / services
2 | Excellent processes
3 | Excellent leadership
Our focus is on helping you optimize the second factor: achieving excellence in processes.
EXCELLENT
PROCESSES
AI
EXCELLENT
PERFORMANCE
Every day, hidden inefficiencies and outdated workflows could be silently draining your profits. While competitors tighten operations with lean, AI-powered processes, are you maximizing every dollar and decision? NEXT STEP AI helps you strip away waste, automate intelligently, and uncover potentials you didn’t know existed –delivering tangible ROI that transforms your bottom line. Stop settling for “good enough.” Let your business run leaner, smarter, and unmistakably ahead.
What Exactly Are Processes?
Processes form the backbone of your company. They are the operational workflows that ensure your products and services are delivered to customers in a way that creates value and, ideally, generates revenue efficiently.
With the vast number of processes within a company, it’s easy to lose oversight due to operational blind spots and to feel unsure where to start. We provide clear answers and step-by-step guidance on how to regain clarity in your business, enabling you to achieve higher returns and more efficient structures.
Your Business,
Optimized as a Whole
At NEXT STEP AI, we go far beyond simply implementing AI or automation. We take a holistic view of your entire business—its strategy, organization, and overall effectiveness—ensuring that every recommendation fits your broader goals. We don’t believe in using AI just for the sake of technology. Instead, we first evaluate whether your processes are truly lean, efficient, and effective. Only then do we identify and deploy the tools, whether digital or otherwise, that will genuinely add value. It’s a comprehensive, big-picture approach focused on strengthening your whole business, not just optimizing one isolated process.
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About Us
NEXT STEP AI is an AI & lean process service provider, specializing in guiding organizations through comprehensive adoption of AI and lean methodologies. We handle strategy, implementation, education, and ongoing management as an integrated offering.
In a nutshell, we help small and medium sized businesses improve their bottom line. We specialize in empowering businesses with custom AI & lean solutions and optimizing their processes for maximum efficiency and productivity.
About the Founder:
Frank Anisits is a globally experienced C-level executive with over 20 years of leadership across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. He has a proven track record in scaling multinational operations, executing complex turnarounds, and driving strategic and operational excellence, with a strong penchant for lean management and process optimization. Frank has extensive experience in managing global P&Ls, leading M&A initiatives, and establishing new business units and manufacturing operations in emerging markets. He served as Co-CEO and COO of a $1.5 billion international group in the automotive industry, with direct responsibility for multi-plant operations and global growth strategies. He combines strategic vision with hands-on execution and cross-cultural agility to deliver sustainable value in dynamic and competitive environments.
Frank Anisits, Founder
Background:
25 years automotive industry
12 years C-Level management ($1.5 billion sales)
Languages:
German, English, French, Hungarian
Countries lived/worked:
Germany, Austria, USA, UAE (Dubai), Hungary, France
Skills:
AI, lean management, M&A, strategy management
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Get In Touch
Let's connect
Reach out to us to explore how our lean AI consulting services can drive transformational growth for your business. We are eager to collaborate and elevate your AI strategy and processes.
info@next-step-ai.com
+971 588 606 706
+49 151 41323277