About Us
At Empowered Alliances,
we solve the critical challenge facing 78% of organizations today:
how to ensure AI investments deliver real business value.
We partner with forward-thinking organizations to transform AI from a source of uncertainty into a driver of competitive advantage.
Why choose us?
We understand that successful AI adoption isn’t just about selecting the right technology—it’s about choosing the right projects, engaging the right people, and designing solutions that drive measurable business results.
Our AI solutions are built to amplify human insight, strengthen team collaboration, and improve work experiences for your employees. By enhancing rather than replacing human capabilities, organizations can unlock sustainable competitive advantages and create workplaces where both performance – and people – thrive.
Our Promise
• Ensure each project delivers measurable ROI
• Enable smart investments – find new markets and sources of revenue
• Help manage your cost of operations, while maintaining the quality of
products and services your customers expect.
• Secure organizational buy-in by leveraging the strengths and
ambitions of your internal teams.
• Leverage our unique AI-toolset to deliver actionable
recommendations in less than half the time and cost of other firms.
Our Commitment
We measure our success not just by the financial returns our clients achieve, but by the transformation we see in their teams—increased collaboration, enhanced creativity, and renewed excitement about the future of work.
Jeff Richardson
Chief Engagement Officer / Founder
Empowered Alliances was launched in Silicon Valley in 2003 with a people-centric approach to project leadership. Restarted after 6 year at TCS helping launch their Strategic Innovation Centers in New York, Toronto and Pittsburg.
Extensive experience leading projects for launch phases
- Assess – led 30+ client strategy workshops with 45% leading to follow-on projects (TCS)
- Design – DT project lead for 20+ client process transformation projects (TCS)
- Implement – project mgmt expert who has facilitated 100+ project kickoff events
Program design/delivery expertise:
- Strategy – led 75+ strategy off-site events (executive to team level)
- Process – 30+ years of process improvement focus (TQM, Six Sigma, DT, etc.)
- Scaling – M&A programs, PM models/tools, product development processes
- Virtual – led company-wide adoption & training of online collaboration tool (Mural)
- Training – 100+ global workshops & award-winning Stanford courses
Anthony Butler
Chief Strategy Officer
Design Relevant Experiences
Design Thinking Leader and Digital Strategist with over 20 years leading Innovation Efforts for some of the world’s largest companies
Design – Over 35 CX projects that produced measurable results in customer satisfaction, retention and brand
Strategy – 25+ yr track record in Account Planning and Communication strategies at the world’s largest Ad Agencies and Consulting firms.
Training – Trained over 300 Associates in IBM Design Thinking Methodologies
Program design/Delivery expertise
-Project Management – 10 years of managing enterprise level programs using SAFe, Six Sigma and RACI Project Management Tools
- Virtual –Analysis, adoption & training for online collaboration tool (Mural) for 2000+ person TCS Consulting unit during CoVID-19 pandemic
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"We accelerate your AI innovation success by selecting breakthrough projects and designing them for rapid market impact."
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