Partner Program · Protect to Propel™

The AI gap in your clients' businesses is real.
So is the opportunity to close it.

NorthStar runs a complete AI advisory program — assessments, monthly scorecards, quarterly reviews, private AI agents, and compliance architecture. You make the introduction. We own the delivery. Your clients get protected and propelled.

Built for accounting firms, law practices, financial advisors, insurance brokers, and consultants whose clients operate in regulated industries — and who want to lead the AI conversation, not follow it.

See How It Works
Revenue Model at a Glance
Client monthly investment$2,000
Your revenue share25% MRR
Per-client annual revenue$6,000
At 5% client adoption$420K+/yr
Engagement term36 months
Your delivery burdenRelationship only
92%
of small businesses have no AI framework, governance, or guidance in place
10×
faster AI adoption than the internet — with almost none of the governance
$30K+
annual savings for SMBs that implement AI with proper structure and oversight
36 mo
average engagement — compounding ROI every quarter for you and your clients
The Opportunity

Your clients are making AI decisions. Right now. Without guidance.

They're buying AI tools. Letting staff use ChatGPT with company data. Making consequential decisions without a framework, a policy, or anyone in the room who understands the compliance risk.

Not recklessly — reactively.

The advisory gap is real, and it's widening every quarter. The firm that steps into that gap will own those client relationships for the next decade. The firm that waits will spend the next decade explaining why they didn't.

The window is open. The question isn't whether your clients will adopt AI. It's whether you're in the room when they do — and whether you're the one they credit for getting it right.

“AI without security infrastructure is not an innovation. It is a liability. We first make sure you don't get hacked and you can pass your audits — then we help you grow with AI.”
How It Works

From introduction to documented ROI —
NorthStar owns the delivery.

Four stages. One complete program. Your role is to make the introduction and stay in the relationship. We handle everything in between.

Stage 01
🔍
Discovery
You identify clients showing AI curiosity or automation opportunity. We handle everything from there.
  • Warm introduction from your firm
  • Initial AI conversation — pain points & goals
  • Client qualification (industry, size, complexity)
  • NorthStar briefed on client context
  • AIGPA session scheduled within 2 weeks
Stage 02
📊
AI Growth & Profit Assessment
NorthStar runs the 36-checkpoint AIGPA — the diagnostic baseline that drives the entire roadmap.
  • AI Readiness & Infrastructure scored
  • Risk, Compliance & Governance rated
  • Profit Leaks & Growth Opportunity mapped
  • AI Strategy & Competitive Position assessed
  • Alignment Report delivered within 5 days
  • 36-Month Strategic Roadmap built
Stage 03 — Ongoing · 36 Months
⚡
vCAIO Advisory + AI Platform
vCAIO Advisory Program
  • Monthly: AI Health Scorecard + 30–45 min advisory call
  • Quarterly: Full rescore + ROI summary + 60-min Strategic Review
  • Annually: Security Audit + 90-min Business Review + 12-mo roadmap
NemoClaw — 5 Private AI Agents
  • Billing Review · Intake · Document Extraction
  • Client Communications · Custom Agent
Private infrastructure · Human-in-the-loop
Outcome
📈
Documented ROI & Renewal
Every 90 days the client sees measurable proof. Every year the value — and your revenue — compounds.
  • Time savings quantified monthly
  • Errors caught, risks closed, ROI tracked
  • Cumulative ROI report at each annual review
  • Competitive differentiation story built
  • Auto-renews in 12-month increments
  • Year 4+ roadmap seeds renewal conversation
The Economics

You keep the relationship. You keep the margin. NorthStar handles everything in between.

Every client you introduce generates passive monthly revenue for the full term of the engagement. No delivery overhead. No technical execution. No compliance management. NorthStar runs the program. You co-host the calls and own the renewal conversation.

The 90-Day Pilot
Select 3–5 clients actively asking about AI. NorthStar runs the AIGPA and deploys the first agent within 60 days. Live ROI on the table by Day 90 — before you commit to scale.
Conservative42active clients$252K
your annual revenue
Target70active clients$420K
your annual revenue
Aggressive140active clients$840K
your annual revenue
Revenue Model Details
Client monthly investment$2,000 / month
Covers5 AI agents · advisory program · private infrastructure · compliance architecture
Your revenue share25% of MRR — paid monthly
Your per-client annual revenue$6,000 per client per year
Your delivery commitmentWarm intro + co-host calls + renewal conversation
Engagement term36 months · auto-renews 12-month increments
Who Does What

Every activity. Every owner.
No ambiguity.

Client signs with your firm. You contract NorthStar. NorthStar delivers. You keep the relationship and the margin.

LeadsYour firm drives this activity
ExecutesNorthStar owns full delivery
Co-leadsBoth firms participate together
ReceivesReview, deliver or receive output
ActivityYour FirmNorthStar
Onboarding
Client introduction & context briefLeadsSupports
AIGPA assessment (36-checkpoint baseline)PresentExecutes
Alignment Report delivery to clientDeliversProduces
36-Month Strategic Roadmap presentationCo-leadsCo-leads
Monthly Cadence
AI Health Scorecard (Red/Yellow/Green, 5 categories)Delivers to clientProduces
Monthly advisory call (30–45 min)Co-hostsCo-hosts
Agent monitoring, technical check & health—Leads
Call summary & action items (within 24 hrs)Co-signsProduces
Quarterly
Full AIGPA rescore + Alignment Report updateReceivesLeads
Quarterly ROI Summary (time saved, errors caught)ReviewsProduces
60-minute Quarterly Strategic ReviewCo-hostsCo-hosts
AI Opportunity Pipeline — new agent identificationApprovesLeads
Annual
Security & Compliance Audit (all 4 domains)Receives reportLeads
90-minute Annual Business ReviewCo-hostsCo-hosts
12-Month Forward Roadmap + Technology BriefingPresentsProduces
Renewal conversationLeadsSupports
Commercial
Client contract & invoicingLeadsProvides SOW
Monthly revenue share paymentReceivesExecutes
Security incidents & breach responseCo-notifiedResponse lead
“You don't have to become an AI firm. You have to introduce your clients to one. NorthStar does the work. You earn the revenue. Your clients get protected and propelled.”
Why NorthStar

We've built what most AI companies
are still promising.

In Business Since25 YRS
Founded 2000. Headquartered in Fargo, ND, with a national support team and client concentrations in Bozeman, Sacramento, Phoenix, and Huntsville. Not a startup promise. A proven firm with 25 years of client trust.
Inc. 5000 Recognition
Inc. 50002× INC 5000
#2393 (2025) and #3837 (2024). Recognized for sustained, profitable growth — two years running.
InfrastructurePrivate infrastructure
NemoClaw runs on NorthStar-owned private hardware in a colocation facility. A SOC 2 Type II report, where one exists, belongs to that facility. It is not a NorthStar or NemoClaw certification. No public cloud. Client data is not used to train models. Service terms are set in the contract.
Regulatory ExpertiseCompliance First
HIPAA · CMMC · FTC Safeguards · GLBA · ABA · CCPA/CPRA. Built specifically for regulated industries where AI exposure is real and audit risk is not theoretical.
Published AuthorityAmazon Bestseller
Cyber Attack Prevention — co-authored by CEO Ken Satkunam. Speaker at healthcare, legal, financial, and defense conferences nationally.
Unique PositionDual Expertise
AI strategy + cybersecurity in a single firm. The Protect to Propel™ framework is the only model that treats security as the foundation for AI growth — not a separate conversation.
“You don't protect to prevent. You protect to propel.”
Ken Satkunam · CEO, NorthStar Technology Group · northstartechnologygroup.com
Protect to Propel™
Framework
Get Started

The firms that own AI advisory
in their market are getting started now.

One conversation with Ken is all it takes to find out if this is the right fit — and what a 90-day pilot would look like for your first three clients.

01
Align on co-delivery model, revenue share, and contract structure
02
Identify 3–5 pilot clients ready for their first AI advisory engagement
03
Schedule the first AIGPA session — NorthStar and your team, together, within 30 days
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