Ascent AI Labs
The Ascent AI Labs team

About

A consulting firm that ships.

Built in Colorado. Deployed nationwide. We engineer growth for service-led businesses.

Leadership

Senior operators. No layers between you and the work.

Don Murray — Founder & Chief Architect
Don Murray
Founder & Chief Architect

U.S. Military Veteran. 25+ years building businesses across industries. Founded Ascent Trim & Wellness (our HIPAA-compliant proof lab) and Ascent AI Labs on one principle: clear escalation to a real person—always.

Rob Thompson — Co-Founder & CTO
Rob Thompson
Co-Founder & CTO

U.S. Military Veteran. MBA and master programmer. Bridges technical possibility with practical profitability—architecting AI systems that work in real operations, not just on paper, and scale with the business.

Ashlesha Moharana-Almeida — Co-Founder & CMO
Ashlesha Moharana-Almeida
Co-Founder & CMO

10+ years in corporate branding and marketing across healthcare, wellness, professional services, and small business operations. Scales companies with brand systems that drive ROI—measurable acquisition, retention, and revenue growth.

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Real-time growth dashboard

Why Ascent AI Labs

A consulting firm that ships. An engineering team that listens.

Operator DNA.
Founded by service operators and growth engineers—not generalists. We've sat in your chair.
One accountable team.
Strategy, creative, engineering, and analytics under one roof. No vendor relay race.
Outcomes, contracted.
Every engagement is tied to a measurable business metric—not a deliverable count.
Compliance, custom-built.
Non-HIPAA for general business. HIPAA-grade for healthcare. Architecture that fits you.
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Network of growth automations

Human-First AI Philosophy

AI should disappear into the experience—not announce itself.

We design systems where automation handles the repetitive, the slow, and the easily forgotten—so your people can do what only people can do: build trust, listen well, and deliver service worth talking about.

  • Always escalates to a person.
    A real human is one tap away on every interaction.
  • Trained on your voice.
    Tone, vocabulary, and category nuance—calibrated to you.
  • Custom-built compliance.
    Non-HIPAA for general businesses. HIPAA-grade for healthcare. Built to fit.
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Growth Assessment

Find the leak. Map the ascent.

A 30-minute conversation with a senior strategist. You'll leave with a clear, prioritized plan—on us.

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