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Melbourne-based AI consultancy that rebuilds Australian organisations' operations before layering AI on top.

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Overview

Briefdots Pty Ltd, which trades as Real Minds AI, is an Australian artificial intelligence consultancy based in Melbourne. Rather than selling strategy decks or standalone AI tools, the firm positions itself around operational transformation: it diagnoses where systems, data and accountability break down inside an organisation, fixes the underlying "plumbing" by connecting systems and automating manual work, and only then adds AI where it genuinely earns its place. It also trains client teams to run what has been built, aiming to leave clients self-sufficient rather than dependent on ongoing consulting. The company was founded by Tracy Anthony and Dr Dennis Wollersheim. Anthony serves as Co-Founder and CEO and brings roughly 35 years of experience spanning administration, technical writing, business analysis, solutions architecture, agile leadership, product ownership and service delivery, including a role as CEO of what the company describes as Australia's first community-owned wind farm. Wollersheim is presented as the technical evangelist of the pair. Together they frame Real Minds AI as an attempt to explore the practical impact of AI in public, working with real clients in real industries. Real Minds AI serves Australian organisations, with a particular emphasis on small and mid-sized businesses and mission-driven providers. Its published case studies include Carer Solutions, a 32-person NDIS provider in Melbourne for which it consolidated 400,000 files and more than 35 disconnected systems into a governed SharePoint environment with compliance registers in about 90 days, and Perfection Services, a trades and field-services business in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, for which it delivered a working timesheet and payroll app in seven days. The firm publishes transparent pricing for its consulting ladder, beginning with a free 30–60 minute initial conversation, a A$400 AI Starter Session, a A$4,500 AI Working Session to scope a build, the build itself, and a 90-day transformation engagement for organisations that need their whole operation rebuilt. It markets itself on delivering working tools and results within the quarter, with no lock-in, and reports a 4.9-star Google rating from 23 reviews. Its services are delivered from Melbourne and offered Australia-wide.

History

Briefdots Pty Ltd operates under the trading name Real Minds AI and is described in public records as an Australian artificial intelligence consultancy based in Melbourne. The company was founded by Tracy Anthony and Dr Dennis Wollersheim, who built it around the idea of helping Australian organisations adopt AI through operational transformation and hands-on training rather than through abstract strategy work. Tracy Anthony, who serves as Co-Founder and CEO, has a background that the company describes as spanning roughly 35 years and many layers of organisational life. She began as an administrative assistant and progressed through roles as a technical writer, business analyst, solutions architect, agile lead, product owner and service delivery lead. She also served as CEO of what the company calls Australia's first community-owned wind farm. That breadth of operational experience shapes Real Minds AI's positioning: the firm argues that AI only works when the information, process and ownership underneath it already work. Dr Dennis Wollersheim is the co-founder presented as the technical evangelist of the partnership, focused on demonstrating what AI makes possible. The founders describe their mission as exploring the shift toward AI in public, with real clients in real industries, and as being driven by a "human in the loop" philosophy — curiosity over fear, and access to knowledge for everyone rather than only the privileged few. The firm's service model is built as a ladder. It begins with a free 30–60 minute initial conversation, followed by an AI Starter Session priced at A$400 plus GST, an AI Working Session at A$4,500 to scope a build, the build itself, and a 90-day transformation engagement for organisations whose whole operation needs rebuilding. Real Minds AI markets these services on transparency — publishing what each service does and what it costs — and on delivering working tools within the quarter with no lock-in. Real Minds AI's published case studies illustrate its operations-first approach. For Carer Solutions, a 32-person NDIS provider in Melbourne, the firm consolidated 400,000 files and more than 35 disconnected systems into a single governed SharePoint environment with compliance registers built in, reportedly in about 90 days. For Perfection Services, a cleaning, carpet and tile, handyman and forensic recovery business based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, the firm diagnosed the real problem behind manual payroll, pivoted its solution mid-engagement, and delivered a working timesheet app in seven days, with staff able to submit hours in under 60 seconds and fortnightly payroll ready in one click. The company operates from Melbourne and serves clients Australia-wide, with a focus on small and mid-sized organisations and mission-driven providers. It reports a 4.9-star Google rating from 23 reviews.

  • Briefdots Pty Ltd is founded by Tracy Anthony and Dr Dennis Wollersheim, trading as Real Minds AI.

  • Real Minds AI publishes a transparent consulting ladder from a free initial conversation to a 90-day transformation engagement.

  • Case study: Carer Solutions — 400,000 files and 35+ disconnected systems consolidated into a governed SharePoint environment in about 90 days.

  • Case study: Perfection Services — a working timesheet and payroll app delivered in seven days.

Products and positioning

Practical, operations-first AI consulting for Australian organisations — fix the plumbing, then add intelligence, and hand over working tools rather than strategy decks.

  • Free initial conversation

    A free 30–60 minute call to identify where AI fits and whether the problem is an AI problem or a process problem.

  • AI Starter Session

    Priced at A$400 + GST; two sessions over three hours to find a first win.

  • AI Working Session

    Priced at A$4,500; used to scope a build.

  • 90-day transformation

    A full operational rebuild engagement for organisations that need their whole operation rebuilt.

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