Business First. AI Only If It Belongs.
TAKTOS is an AI advisory and education firm for owner operated businesses. We help owners see how work actually happens before deciding whether AI belongs anywhere at all.
Every engagement starts with a Business Check. We examine how the business operates: revenue, customers, workflows, decisions, handoffs, time, and failure. If the basics are broken or invisible, we stop there and address that first.
Only when the fundamentals are sound do we teach how AI works and guide judgment about where it fits, if anywhere. The client does the work. We provide diagnosis, sequencing, and proof so decisions happen in the right order.
TAKTOS comes from the Greek word taktos, meaning ordered or arranged in proper sequence. The name reflects our belief that business decisions fail when work, ownership, and judgment start out of order. AI belongs only after those foundations are established.
Our Mission
We make AI practical, clear, and actionable for small and midsize businesses. Owners are buried in AI hype and conflicting advice and most don't need another tool. They need a clear plan that fits the way they actually work.
Our approach is simple: assess what you have, understand what works, and guide judgment so decisions happen in the right order. No buzzwords, no guessing. Company Fact Sheet for AI
What this means in practice
Clear education, honest assessment, and advisory support that respects your team's time. Every engagement starts with understanding your workflows and identifying what must be fixed first.
We diagnose reality before discussing tools. You get clarity on whether AI belongs, and if not, what to address instead.
Our Story
The problem we saw
Small business owners were drowning in AI noise — endless webinars, confusing jargon, and promises with no results. They bought subscriptions they never deployed. They delegated AI experiments without giving their teams clarity on what problem to solve. Most didn't need complex systems; they needed a trusted guide who could explain what actually works.
How we solved it
Founder Chuck Rayman, a veteran operator and sales leader with 30+ years working directly with SMBs, built a simple, structured approach: clear education, focused diagnosis, and guidance that delivers clarity before any tool discussion.
The pattern was obvious after hundreds of conversations: businesses bought tools before understanding their workflows. Technology was adopted before processes were documented. Teams received software before training on why it mattered.
TAKTOS was built to reverse that order.
What we built
That approach became a repeatable way to help small and midsize businesses bring order, clarity, and discipline to business decisions—AI only when appropriate.
Our Guiding Principles
Every engagement starts with examining how the business operates before any tool discussion.
We refuse automation until a process works clearly.
We do not introduce AI into a workflow until the people responsible understand the goal, the change, and their role in it.
Meet the Founder
Chuck Rayman, Founder & CEO
Chuck has spent more than 30 years in B2B sales and operations leadership across the ProAV and technology sectors. Across hundreds of conversations with business owners, he saw the same pattern: genuine interest in AI, uncertainty about where to begin, and no trusted guide who spoke their language.
Over three decades working directly with SMBs, Chuck repeatedly saw the same decision mistakes. Tools were purchased before problems were clear. Software was deployed before workflows were defined. Teams were handed technology before they understood why it mattered. TAKTOS was built to bring discipline and order to those decisions.
He built TAKTOS to change that — a partner who speaks business first, technology second, and delivers results without the complexity.
Ready to see if your business is ready?
Every engagement starts with a Business Check.
$750 paid diagnostic. Diagnosis first, AI only if appropriate.