Grand Rapids, Michigan
You didn't start a business to babysit spreadsheets.
Desserted Studios helps Grand Rapids businesses find the workflows wasting their time — and builds the systems that handle them. Strategy first. Then we build it.
Tell me what's slowing you down →Free discovery call. No pitch deck.
Sound familiar?
These are the three problems we hear most from Grand Rapids business owners.
Your team keeps doing the same thing twice.
Copy-paste between systems. Re-entering data. Emailing spreadsheets. These aren't minor annoyances — they're hours of productive time gone every single week.
You've heard AI can help. You're not sure how.
Every vendor wants to sell you a platform. Nobody's taken the time to look at your actual business and tell you what would move the needle. That's exactly what we do first.
Your tools don't talk to each other.
Your CRM doesn't connect to your invoicing. Your scheduling tool doesn't feed your project tracker. Every gap is a manual step — and we've seen companies spend 20+ hours a week filling them.
What we do
Strategy first. Then whichever of these fits your situation.
Strategy & Advisory
We audit your workflows and hand you a prioritized roadmap. No jargon. Just: here's what to fix, here's what it'll take, here's the order.
Automation Builds
n8n, Zapier, Make, or custom scripts — whichever tool fits the job. Measured in hours returned to your team per week.
AI Implementation
LLMs, internal AI tools, chatbots, AI-enhanced features. Built into your actual workflow, not bolted on.
Custom Software
When off-the-shelf doesn't cut it, we build it. Web apps, internal tools, APIs — engineered to last.
Skip to the good part.
Tell us what process is costing you the most time right now. Takes two minutes. We'll tell you what we'd do about it.
Tell me what's slowing you down →Frequently asked questions
What does Desserted Studios do?+
Desserted Studios is a Grand Rapids-based AI strategy and automation consulting studio. We help small and medium-sized businesses identify which workflows are costing them the most time, then build automated systems to handle them — from no-code automation to custom software.
Who do you work with?+
Small and medium businesses in the Greater Grand Rapids area across any industry. If your team is spending significant time on manual, repetitive work and you're not sure where to start with automation or AI, we're a good fit.
What makes you different from a typical IT firm or consultant?+
Most IT firms are focused on keeping your systems running. We're focused on building new ones that save you time. We lead with strategy — we won't sell you a build until we're both confident it's the right one. And we can actually build it.
How do I get started?+
Fill out the short form at /start. Tell us what's slowing you down. We'll review it and reach out for a free discovery call.