How AI Is Reshaping Professional Services—And What It Means for Advisory

The professional services industry is experiencing its most significant disruption in decades. AI-powered tools are automating research, accelerating analysis, and enabling new forms of client engagement that were unimaginable just two years ago.

The Automation Layer

Tasks that once consumed hundreds of analyst hours—market sizing, competitive benchmarking, financial modeling—can now be completed in a fraction of the time. This doesn’t eliminate the need for human judgment, but it fundamentally changes the economics of advisory work.

The Advisory Imperative

For boutique firms like Strathaus, AI represents an opportunity to punch above our weight. By leveraging technology to handle analytical heavy lifting, we can focus our partners' time on what matters most: strategic judgment, relationship building, and creative problem-solving.

Looking Forward

The firms that thrive will be those that view AI not as a threat but as an amplifier—a tool that enhances human capability rather than replacing it. The future of advisory is not AI versus humans; it’s AI-augmented humans delivering superior outcomes.