🚀 Amit Kothari
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Amit Kothari

AI & Operations consultant helping mid-size companies (50-500 employees) identify, plan and execute where AI delivers real benefits. I cut through vendor noise and show you what actually works.

Professional background

I am a CTO who codes but speaks human. I guide operations leaders to AI that matters, not what is possible. With 25+ years of experience in technology, entrepreneurship, and operations, I bring a practical, no-nonsense approach to AI implementation.

I founded Tallyfy, a workflow automation platform, building it from scratch and raising $3.6m. Running most of our operations with AI has given me firsthand knowledge of where it fails, where it works, and why.

I currently serve as Entrepreneur in Residence at the Skandalaris Center at Washington University in St. Louis, and as faculty at OneDay, teaching MBA students about lean operations, automation, and effective AI use.

Originally British, I now live in St. Louis, Missouri. Outside work, I write poetry - my book Iron is available on Amazon - and I have a deep intuition for UI/UX and user behavior.

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25+ years of experience - forged by hard graft, fierce will, and relentless creativity

Partner
Blue Sheen
2026 - Present

AI advisory firm for mid-size companies. Co-founded with Pravina Pindoria. Two partners, every engagement. No juniors handed the work. All my consulting work now runs through Blue Sheen.

Co-Founder & CEO
Tallyfy
2014 - Present

Built Tallyfy from scratch - the most easy and cost-effective workflow automation platform available. Invented Workflow Made Easy - a product that anyone can use to document, run and track business processes. Currently running most operations with AI, with deep knowledge of where it works and where it fails.

Co-Founder
SternStella (in stealth)
2025 - Present

Currently in stealth mode.

Partner
BrightKite.ai (in stealth)
2025 - Present

Currently in stealth mode.

Entrepreneur in Residence
Skandalaris Center, Washington University in St. Louis
2025 - Present

Helping deep-tech and all kinds of entrepreneurs with AI, technology, and operations.

Faculty
OneDay (a Woolf college)
2025 - Present

Teaching cohorts of MBA students about lean operations, automation, and effective AI use. Also teaching creativity and innovation to early-stage founders.

Process Improvement Consultant
Dachis Group
2007 - 2012

Joined via the Headshift acquisition - Headshift pioneered Social Business consulting and Dachis Group acquired it to scale that work. Clients were City law firms, large corporates, blue chip companies, and charities. Problems mixed technology, culture, and process.

Process Improvement and Systems Integration
Atos Origin
2004 - 2006

BPM, systems integration, and process improvement for UK public sector and enterprise clients including a local authority portal, NHS Choose and Book, and VOSA. Stack: Tibco, BEA WLI/WLP, Java.

University of Bath
Computer Science (BSc)
2004

Where I teach

Faculty at OneDay (a Woolf college)

Teaching MBA cohorts on lean operations, automation, and using AI for real.

Entrepreneur in Residence at WashU Skandalaris Center

Mentoring grads and postgrads on AI and operations.

Public lectures

UMSL Innovation Center, February 2026 on vibe coding for emerging tech.

What students and mentees say

From MBA students, postdoctoral researchers, and business school faculty

"

Amit was my mentor and teacher during my MBA process. I felt like I was decent with AI at the time- but Amit completely transformed how I think about using AI. He explains complex concepts in an easy to understand manner. He is creative in his thinking with practical outcomes. He was also able to help me one on one which was very productive. Highly recommend working with him and just all around great human!

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Niki Ausmus

Oncology Partner at Guardant Health

"

I had the wonderful opportunity to benefit from Amit's mentorship at the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship at WashU. Speaking with him was mind-blowing and deeply inspiring, and it gave me new insights while opening fresh and original perspectives for my project. Amit shared many great ideas, as well as a full range of practical advice (spanning from customer discovery, problem solving, to AI...) and actionable tips on how to implement them effectively. He was extremely generous with his time, fully committed, and truly dedicated to his mission as both a mentor and a role model.

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Sophie Cohen-Bodenes

Post-Doc Researcher in Neurosciences & Entrepreneur

"

Amit offers an impressive background of technological and creative knowledge. I was introduced to Amit through a networked link and his recommendation proceeded his entrepreneurial-ship and effective working practice. His ideas are sharp and original, and provide clear insight for what will be the next big thing. I very much look forward to working with Amit and anticipate his success for the future.

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Mariann Hardey

Professor at Durham University Business School

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Awards and recognition

  • Start-Up Chile $40,000 equity-free grant for Tallyfy (2013)
  • Arch Grants $50,000 equity-free grant for Tallyfy (2015)

Areas of expertise

AI Strategy

Identifying where AI delivers real value versus vendor hype.

Operations Management

Streamlining processes for mid-size companies.

Workflow Automation

Building systems that actually get used.

Prompt Engineering

Context engineering and effective AI interaction.

Change Management

Getting teams to adopt new tools and processes.

Curriculum Design

AI education for executives and business users.

RAG Implementation

Retrieval Augmented Generation for proprietary data.

SaaS Development

Building and scaling software products.

Entrepreneurship

Guiding founders from idea to execution.

AI advisory services via Blue Sheen.
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