Chicago AI Consulting
Built by an Operator.

DexBlue exists because most AI consulting is sold by people who haven't run the systems they recommend. Jerry Franco has — across Fortune 500 enterprises, federal agencies, and nearly two decades of high-volume operations management.

Jerry Franco

Jerry Franco spent the first chapter of his career providing B2B marketing solutions to enterprise clients — working with marketing departments at organizations including Experian and American Honda, and serving as a contractor to the federal government through NOAA. Those engagements demanded precision, compliance, and accountability at a level that most consultants never experience.

The second chapter was 18+ years in executive operations — running high-volume, multi-department businesses with complex compliance, CRM, and inventory management requirements. Thousands of transactions annually. Real customers. Real regulatory scrutiny.

The third chapter is DexBlue. But Jerry didn't just start consulting — he turned his own operating business into a live AI proving ground. Every workflow automation, every integration, every AI system DexBlue recommends has been deployed, tested, and optimized inside a real business first. When something breaks at 2 AM, Jerry finds out — because it's his business, his customers, and his revenue.

DexBlue is the firm he wished existed when he started building automation at scale. One team that handles strategy, engineering, and operations without handing off responsibility at each stage.

Jerry Franco
Founder & Principal — DexBlue
18+
Years in operations
Fortune 500
& Government Background
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Live AI Proving Ground
0
Handoffs between teams
AI Automation Operations LLM Systems Production Deployments Business Strategy Managed AI Ops

Non-negotiable.

01

Production or nothing

We don't celebrate demos. If a system isn't running in production delivering measurable value, it doesn't count. Every engagement is scoped toward this outcome from day one.

02

Accountability doesn't transfer

No handoffs between strategy and engineering. No consultants who recommend and disappear. The same team that plans the system builds it and operates it. Skin in the game at every stage.

03

Systems compound

Short-term fixes create long-term debt. Every system DexBlue builds is designed to improve over time — expanding scope, improving accuracy, and increasing ROI as the business evolves around it.

04

Clarity before commitment

We won't pitch a build without understanding your operations first. The Clarity engagement exists because we've seen too many expensive systems built for the wrong problem. We refuse to make that mistake with your budget.

05

Enterprise-grade standards

We've served Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies. That level of rigor — procurement compliance, quality assurance, documentation, and accountability — is baked into every DexBlue engagement, regardless of client size.

06

Independence by design

The best outcome for a DexBlue client is a team that eventually outgrows us. Every system is documented, transferable, and built for your people to own. We measure success by your capability, not our contract length.

Ready to talk to someone
who's actually done this?

Start with a Clarity call. No pitch deck. No slides. Just an honest conversation about your operations and where automation belongs.

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