The Ascent AI Labs team working together in their Colorado Springs office

About

One team for the work most owners outsource five times.

Ascent AI Labs was created by operators who saw the same pattern everywhere: marketing, customer communication, technology, and daily operations all handled by different people who never talk.

Why we exist

The disconnect is the problem — not the tools.

Most owners aren't short on software. They're short on one team that owns how brand, marketing, CRM, automation, and operations fit together. That's the gap Ascent AI Labs was built to close.

Marketing that can't see operations

Campaigns generate inquiries the front desk has no system to handle, so spend gets blamed for a workflow problem.

Systems that don't talk

A CRM here, a booking tool there, a chat widget from someone else. Data ends up in pieces and nobody owns the whole picture.

Vendors without a shared scope

Five providers, five definitions of success, and no single person accountable when a lead goes cold.

Colorado Springs with the Front Range behind the city

Colorado Springs roots

Built here. Tested in a working clinic.

We're based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and we serve clients nationwide. Ascent Trim & Wellness is our proving ground — a real, operating clinic where intake, scheduling, follow-up, and escalation paths are built and refined under actual front-desk pressure before they reach a client engagement.

That's the difference between a system that demos well and a system your staff can actually run on a busy Monday.

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.

Sebastian Fajardo — Lead Developer & Software Engineer
Sebastian Fajardo
Lead Developer & Software Engineer

U.S. Army Veteran with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science. Leads build and deployment of websites, CRMs, automations, and AI agents—turning growth architecture into shipped, tested software that streamlines operations and helps organizations scale.

How we operate

Accountability first. Automation second.

Start with the business problem

Every engagement begins with a defined problem, a written scope, and measurable priorities — not a tool recommendation.

Keep people in the loop

Automation handles repetitive work. Important decisions and sensitive conversations stay connected to a real person.

Build it where it has to work

Workflows are built and tested against real operating conditions before they are recommended to a client.

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.

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.