AI STRATEGY · GOVERNANCE · ENGINEERING

Your business is already using AI Know what it’s actually doing

6CONTROL helps small and midsize businesses understand what AI is already doing, where risk is accumulating, where AI can create measurable value, and what should happen next—without surrendering human authority.

Custom AI Existing AI Continuous governance Human control
FOR LEADERS NAVIGATING AI CHANGE
“Capability is not authority.”

We combine executive advisory, technical engineering, continuous governance, and independent challenge so leadership can move with confidence—not hype.

Discover what exists Decide what matters Govern what proceeds
AI Discovery, Opportunity & Governance Assessment

Start by understanding the AI already inside your business

Before adding another AI tool, establish a governed Day-0 baseline. In 72–96 hours, 6CONTROL helps identify known, embedded, Shadow and unverified AI, surface business opportunities and governance or regulatory exposure, and turn the findings into an executive 30 / 60 / 90-day roadmap.

01 · DISCOVER

See what is actually there

Map relevant AI across people, software, vendors, automation and embedded features while keeping unverified findings explicitly classified as unverified.

Deliverable
AI Discovery Map + Day-0 Asset Register.
02 · DECIDE

Turn discovery into decisions

Evaluate business value, workflow friction, authority, evidence, controls and potentially applicable regulatory requirements without automatically authorizing deployment.

Deliverable
Executive Action Brief + prioritized 30 / 60 / 90-day roadmap.
Fixed-scope starting point
$2,500 fixed fee

A bounded assessment designed to give leadership a practical baseline before committing to a larger AI program.

72–96 hours

The delivery clock begins after payment and required intake are complete.

No internal deployment

The standard assessment does not require endpoint agents, network scanning, administrator passwords, or automatic implementation.

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WHY 6CONTROL

AI advice is easy to generate Accountable decisions are harder

6CONTROL is built for the gap between what AI can do and what a business should trust it to do.

01

Business before models

We start with the operating problem and intended outcome—not with a preferred model, agent, or software license.

02

Capability ≠ Authority

A system being able to act does not make it authorized to decide. Consequential authority remains explicit and human.

03

Proof after execution

A completed workflow is not automatically success. We distinguish technical execution from the downstream business effect.

04

Independent challenge

Important assumptions and findings are challenged before they become executive recommendations or production authority.

THE 6CONTROL DIFFERENCE
Successful execution
≠ acceptable effect

This is why 6CONTROL does not let an AI system grade its own work.

6CONTROL / PROOF RECORDILLUSTRATIVE CONTROL LOGIC
INTENTDefined outcomeVERIFIED
AUTHORITYHuman authority retainedVERIFIED
EXECUTIONWorkflow completedPASSED
EFFECTIntended result observedNOT VERIFIED
6CONTROL: NOT GREENDo not confuse activity with outcome.
WHAT YOU ARE — AND ARE NOT — BUYING

A bounded first decision Not an open-ended AI project

The Assessment is designed to give leadership useful answers before asking the business to commit to more technology, more spend, or a larger engagement.

YOU ARE BUYINGClarity

A governed baseline of AI use, opportunity, risk, authority, and the next decisions that matter.

YOU ARE NOT BUYINGA software subscription

No platform adoption is required to receive the standard Assessment deliverables.

YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZINGProduction deployment

The Assessment does not itself authorize agents, integrations, network scanning, or changes to your systems.

YOU KEEPThe roadmap

The executive outputs are designed to remain useful whether you continue with 6CONTROL or choose another path.

STOP

Something creating unnecessary risk or little value.

FIX

An existing capability worth keeping but needing control.

GOVERN

AI that should continue under clearer authority and evidence.

BUILD

A justified opportunity with a real business case.

WAIT

Technology or economics that do not justify action yet.

Our approach

Understand first · Design deliberately · Govern continuously · Prove what matters

The Assessment can establish the starting baseline. From there, every engagement is shaped around the business rather than a predetermined technology stack.

1

Discover

Understand the business, the AI already present, the opportunity, and the evidence.

2

Design

Shape the right capability, workflow, responsibilities, providers, and boundaries.

3

Govern

Keep consequential authority human while technology, providers, and conditions change.

4

Prove

Challenge important assumptions and verify effects instead of relying on claims.

Why 6CONTROL

Direct access · Senior judgment · Governed execution

We combine boutique advisory access with the engineering and governance discipline needed to operate AI responsibly as the business changes.

01 · JUDGMENT

Business before technology

We begin with leadership priorities, workflows, constraints, and outcomes—not a preferred model or software catalog.

02 · CONTROL

Human authority by design

AI capability can evolve without quietly becoming authority to make consequential decisions.

03 · INDEPENDENCE

Built to adapt

Provider independence and continuous challenge reduce dependence on any single model, vendor, or moment in time.

04 · EVIDENCE

Proof over promises

Important outcomes are challenged and verified so leadership has evidence—not merely system-generated confidence.

Meet the 6CONTROL Concierge

Start with the business problem—not the AI vocabulary

You do not need to know which model, agent, or AI platform you need. Tell the Concierge what you want the business to do better and it will help translate that into a practical 6CONTROL path.

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Tell us the friction

Repetitive work, delayed follow-up, research burden, an unclear workflow, existing AI you do not fully understand, or a risk you want reduced.

The Concierge clarifies

It asks a few business questions instead of forcing you to decode agent names or governance terminology.

See a likely path

Understand → discover → build → govern → prove → adapt.

Built by operators

Experienced operators · Direct accountability

6CONTROL is founder-led and intentionally close to the client. Leadership stays connected to the business problem, the evidence, and the decisions that matter.

Lisa Castillo, CEO and Co-Founder of 6CONTROL
CEO · CO-FOUNDER

Lisa Castillo

Enterprise operator and business leader focused on how transformation actually lands across people, partners, programs, customer experience, and day-to-day execution.

“AI has to work for the business—not ask the business to reorganize around AI.”
James Ketner, PhD, Co-Founder of 6CONTROL
CO-FOUNDER

James Ketner, PhD

More than three decades in enterprise technology and telecommunications leadership, with experience across cybersecurity, cloud, secure systems, resilience, and governed AI execution.

“Capability is not authority.”
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BEFORE YOU START

The questions a careful buyer should ask

Clear boundaries make the first decision easier.

Is this an audit or certification?

No. The standard Assessment is a business, AI discovery, opportunity, risk, and governance assessment. It does not certify compliance, security, or regulatory status.

Will you install agents or scan our network?

Not in the standard Assessment. It is intentionally non-invasive. Deeper technical work is separately scoped and authorized before anything changes.

Do we need an AI strategy first?

No. The Assessment is designed to help leadership establish the baseline and decide what deserves a strategy, investment, control, or no action.

Are we required to use 6CONTROL afterward?

No. You keep the executive outputs and roadmap. Follow-on work is a separate decision and authorization.

What if the right answer is to stop or wait?

That is a valid outcome. 6CONTROL is paid to improve the decision, not to predetermine that more AI or more 6CONTROL is always the answer.

Can we talk before buying?

Yes. Use the Private Conversation path to speak with 6CONTROL before starting the Assessment.

KNOW BEFORE YOU SCALE

Know what you have · Know what comes next

$2,500 fixed fee. 72–96 hours after required intake is complete. A practical baseline and prioritized 30 / 60 / 90 roadmap—without authorizing production deployment.