The College Town Equation
Auburn is a market unlike any other in Alabama. Enrollment at Auburn University drives 70 percent of your customer base, game days dictate your inventory cycles, and summer means belt-tightening. Lieutenant builds AI tools that respect that reality.
Who We Help on the Plains
- Toomer's Corner and downtown retailers managing seasonal inventory swings
- Off-campus housing operators automating leasing and maintenance requests
- Auburn Research Park vendors and startups stretching seed capital
- Opelika manufacturers and Lee County trades modernizing back office
A Football Saturday Story
An Auburn boutique was eating $12,000 in unsold inventory after every home game cycle. Our AI demand forecaster, trained on three seasons of their POS data and the SEC schedule, cut that loss to under $3,000 by the next October. The owner reinvested the savings into a second location in Opelika.
Built by an Operator, Not a Suit
Elias Vale founded Lieutenant after years of watching small business owners get fleeced by consultants who had never run a business themselves. Every recommendation we make is one we would make for our own shop. No upsells, no jargon, no fluff.
Free Audit, Free Coffee
Schedule a free audit and we will meet you at Mama Mocha's or wherever you do your best thinking. You will leave with a written savings plan and zero pressure.