OLDS
OLDS
Practical AI for Business
AI Business Consultant

Fifteen years fixing
operational systems.
AI is the next one.

Not the tool. The decision that's actually stuck — a bottleneck, a risk, a process nobody owns. I design AI systems the way I've always worked: from what's breaking, backward.

One data engine — from sustainable weight management to a business finally seeing its own numbers.

Based in Zwolle, Netherlands · Working with SMB owners, founders & operations leaders across the Netherlands and Europe

Hi, I'm Irina, founder of OLDS.

I help businesses turn AI potential into operational leverage, better decisions, and systems people can actually use. AI Business Consulting & Implementation.

About
The Throughline

"A five-minute delay isn't a delay. It's 200 missed connections by dinner."

01 Ground Operations

Airline departure control systems — real-time decisions, zero tolerance for "we'll fix it later." A late gate agent isn't a minor inconvenience.

02 E-Learning Infrastructure

Building what sits behind a training platform. Different industry, same question: where does this actually break under real volume?

03 AI Systems — Now

Same job, new system. Most businesses treat AI as something separate to try. It isn't — it's the operational work I've always done.

How I Work

Most businesses approach AI backwards.

The usual order

Pick a tool. Hope a use case appears. Retrofit it onto a process nobody re-examined.

Where I start instead

The decision that's actually stuck — and design the system backward from there.

The OLDS Framework

A structured way to move from a stuck decision to a system that runs itself.

01

Observe

Name the real business decision under risk — not the tool. What's actually at stake if this stays broken.

02

Locate

Find where the system actually breaks — the cause, not the symptom: missing structure, missing ownership, missing priority.

03

Design

Architect the AI system around that decision — what's automated, what stays with a human, who owns it.

04

Systemize

Build it, hand it over, and settle who owns the infrastructure it runs on — before that becomes what stalls it.

How We Work Together

Each step of the Framework is a stage of the engagement.

01
Observe
AI Opportunity & Process Clarity Session

A working conversation to name the real decision at stake — not a tool pitch.

02
Locate
Diagnostic & Opportunity Mapping

Where the process actually breaks, and where AI creates the most value.

03
Design
Pilot Design

The architecture itself — decision logic, ownership, what a working pilot looks like.

04
Systemize
Implementation & Handover

Built out, handed over — a system your team actually owns and runs.

What You Actually Receive

Not a slide deck. A working diagnostic you can act on.

Locate
Key Findings Report

The output of the Diagnostic & Opportunity Mapping stage — where the process actually breaks, ranked by leverage, in language a business owner can act on without a translator.

Locate → Design
Workflow Analysis & Opportunity Map

A visual map of the process as it actually runs today, with the highest-value points for AI marked directly on it — not a generic framework slide.

Body & Data · Early access

What happens between appointments is what decides the result.

Body & Data is a weight-management data system. I built it for myself first, and I am now preparing a pilot with dietitians and weight-management practices. It turns a day of food, movement, sleep and body measurements into one clear verdict, so the practice sees what actually happened, not what was remembered at the next visit.

Who it is for
Dietitians and weight-management practices, including clinics that support clients during and after a programme.
The gap
A dietitian in the Netherlands spends on average about two hours a year with a patient, across roughly three consultations (Nivel, 2024). For the rest of the year the client is on their own, and the practice sees very little of it.
What it does
Every day, it turns what was eaten, how much the client moved and how they slept into one verdict: where calories ran over, where protein fell short, and what to change tomorrow. Once a month it shows what matters most, whether the loss is fat and whether muscle is staying.
Proof
I have run it on my own data for more than a year: 35 kg down in a year, waist from 95 to 77 cm, and the result holds. The work is not finished. The next two years are about keeping the weight off and building muscle.
The difference
Apps count. This tells you what today means and what to fix tomorrow.
35 kglost in a year, on my own data
95 → 77 cmwaist, with the result holding
~2 hoursdietitian time per patient per year (Nivel, 2024)
Where this stands. In development. The system is proven on my own data, the dashboard is still partly manual, and I am preparing a pilot with the first practice. If you are a dietitian or run a weight-management practice and want to be among the first, join the waiting list.

Early testers wanted

Leave your email and I will write to you when the pilot opens. Nothing else is needed at this stage.

I use your email only to tell you about the Body & Data pilot. Please do not send health information through this form. You can ask me to delete your email at any time at support@olds-studio.com.

The Work After Weight Loss · 1 min 43 s. Visuals are AI-generated; the data shown is real. Lifestyle and nutrition support, not medical treatment. Individual results vary.

Recent Work

Client engagements, and the same systems running my own practice.

Client work
Contract risk review, industrial sector

A custom AI system that flags contract risk under Kazakh commercial law for an industrial company's legal and operations team.

Client work
Closed-corpus assistant, training & safety

A validated AI assistant that answers strictly from a company's own approved course material — and says "I don't know" instead of guessing.

Client work
Interior refresh concept, beauty studio

A concept package for a studio in Germany — real photos, a fixed budget, and a clear line between what's realistic and what isn't.

Own practice
Inbox automation

An AI agent that sorted a live inbox of 3,000+ emails — batch-verified, zero errors.

Own practice
AI subscription & spend manager

A full architecture for tracking AI subscriptions and one-off charges across mailboxes — live and running, human-in-the-loop by design.

Own practice
Practice infrastructure

Weekly research and positioning checks that run this practice — the same kind of system I design for clients.

Own practice
Brand identity & brand guide

A full brand system for my own practice — positioning, voice, visual identity, and a working brand guide — built the same way I'd build one for a client.

Own practice
Website, built from scratch

This site: strategy, copy, and design rebuilt end-to-end with no template — the same process behind a client website.

In progress
AI readiness pilot, sales department — industrial sector

For an industrial equipment manufacturer's sales team: an interactive HTML presentation built around a virtual assistant, plus a structured assessment form to map where AI actually helps the process. Currently in the Observe → Locate stage of the OLDS Framework.

Who This Is For

SMB owners, founders, and operations leaders who have an AI pilot that stalled, or a process that's outgrown a spreadsheet. And dietitians and weight-management practices who want to see what their clients do between appointments.

SMB Owners Founders Operations Leaders Consultants & Experts Nutrition & Weight-Management Practices

Where — in person across the Netherlands, remote across Europe.

Questions Founders Ask First

Before the first call, this is usually what's on the table.

What does an AI consultant like OLDS actually do?

Helps SMB owners and operations leaders make the specific business decision that's stuck — which process to redesign, what to automate, what stays with a person — then builds the AI system around that decision. Not a generic AI workshop; a working system tied to one business outcome.

Is this about implementing tools like ChatGPT, or something bigger?

Tools are the last step, not the first. Most engagements start with a decision that's already broken — a bottleneck, an unowned process, a risk nobody's pricing in — and the tool gets chosen once that decision is clear. Work spans strategy, operations, knowledge management, sales, and client experience, not only workflow automation.

Who is OLDS built for?

SMB owners, founders, consultants, experts, and operations leaders across the Netherlands and wider Europe — typically businesses with an AI pilot that stalled, or a process that's outgrown a spreadsheet and one person's memory.

How does an engagement start?

With the OLDS Framework: Observe the real decision at stake, Locate where the system actually breaks, Design the AI system around that decision, Systemize it so it runs without ongoing involvement. Most relationships start with a paid discovery phase before any build work.

Where do you work?

In person across the Netherlands, and remote across the rest of Europe.

What makes this different from a typical AI agency?

Fifteen years fixing operational systems before AI entered the picture. The starting point is always the business decision under risk, never the tool — that discipline is the OLDS Framework.

What is Body & Data?

Body & Data is a second track alongside OLDS consulting: a weight-management data system for dietitians and weight-management practices, built and tested first on my own data. It is in development, and a pilot with the first practice is being prepared. The principle is the same in both tracks: a business, or a client, finally seeing its own numbers and acting on them.

Let's Talk

"If your team has an AI pilot that stalled — let's talk."

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