About
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.
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.
Partner
BrightKite.ai (early stage, stealth mode)
2025 - Present
Early stage AI startup, 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.
Consultant, Advisor, Leader
Various
2004 - 2014
Served hundreds of clients, set up several ventures, and led many initiatives across technology and operations.
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.
Featured in
- UMSL Daily , AI in business: Tallyfy CEO Amit Kothari leads vibe coding lunch and learn at UMSL Innovation Center
- Growth Think Tank , Episode 834: The Great Resignation with Amit Kothari
- Entrepreneur Quarterly , The Bourbon Friday Show with Amit Kothari from Tallyfy
- TechSTL , Get to Know Amit Kothari, CEO of Tallyfy
- Patch (St. Louis) , Five Questions with a Startup CEO: Amit Kothari of Tallyfy
- Entrepreneur Quarterly , Voices: Amit Kothari on corporate-startup collaboration
- Silicon Prairie News , Tallyfy standardizes workflows and helps businesses scale their operations
- St. Louis Public Radio , Shark Tank-type competition is watershed moment for St. Louis startups
Awards and recognition
- 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.
Personal
Originally British. Lives in St. Louis, Missouri. Deep intuition for UI/UX and user behavior.
Author of Iron, a book of poetry.