Now taking founding clients

Your AI sales & ops desk. You approve everything.

Iron City Growth researches your leads, drafts your outreach and replies, repurposes your content, and briefs you on key accounts, so you can spend your time closing and serving customers. Every draft is reviewed by a person, and nothing goes out without your OK.

  • Drafts only, never surprise sends
  • Month-to-month after 30 days
  • Pittsburgh-based, serving anywhere

The problem

Growth work keeps falling to the bottom of the list

Most small teams know they should be prospecting, answering faster, and posting more. There just aren't enough hours, and hiring for each job is expensive.

Without a desk

  • Prospecting happens in bursts, then stops when things get busy
  • The inbox piles up and good inquiries wait too long for a reply
  • That great webinar, podcast, or article gets used once
  • You walk into sales calls without knowing what changed at the account
  • Generic AI tools save time but sound generic, and you have to babysit them

With Iron City Growth

  • A steady weekly batch of researched prospects with personalized drafts
  • Your inbox triaged, with reply drafts ready for you to approve
  • One long piece turned into a pack of posts and emails in your voice
  • Short, readable briefs on the accounts that matter most
  • A person reviews every batch, and you approve before anything is used

What we do

Four lanes. Pick one, two, or all four.

AI does the heavy lifting. A person checks the work. You make the final call.

Pipeline lane

Lead research & personalized outreach drafts

We build lists of businesses and decision-makers that fit your ideal customer, verify what we can, and write a short, specific first message for each one. You approve and send.

  • About 40–60 researched contacts per month
  • A reason-to-reach-out for each, not mail merge
  • Opt-out language built into every draft

Inbox lane

Customer support & inbox triage with reply drafts

We sort what's urgent, what's a sales lead, and what can wait, then draft replies in your tone. Only the replies you approve ever leave your inbox.

  • Business-hours triage, or same-day drafts on weekdays
  • Leads and urgent items flagged first
  • Least-privilege access you control

Content lane

Content repurposing

Send us one long piece, such as a webinar, podcast, video, blog post, or talk, and we turn it into a set of social posts, emails, and short clip scripts you can schedule.

  • About 8–12 pieces from each source
  • Written to match your voice
  • You approve before anything is posted

Intelligence lane

Account intelligence & sales research

Before a big call or proposal, get a one-page brief: who the company is, who's who, recent news and changes, likely priorities, and suggested talking points.

  • About 8–10 account briefs per month on Partner
  • Or a 5-account research sprint as a one-off
  • Public sources, cited so you can check them

How it works

Up and running in about a week

Simple, predictable, and built around your approval.

  1. 1

    Free 20-minute call

    We talk about your customers, your offer, and where time is slipping. If it's not a fit, we'll tell you.

  2. 2

    Onboarding

    About 2–3 hours in week one to learn your voice, ideal customer, offer, and inbox rules. We set up only the access you choose to grant.

  3. 3

    Weekly drafts for approval

    Outreach and content arrive in batches. Inbox drafts are handled daily. You approve, edit, or reject each one.

  4. 4

    Friday digest

    A short written summary of what was researched, drafted, and approved, and what's waiting on you, plus a regular check-in call on Growth and Partner.

Who we help

Built for small and mid-size businesses in almost any industry

If you sell to other businesses or to local customers, and you have more opportunity than time, we can probably help.

  • Marketing & creative agencies
  • Startups & SaaS
  • Law firms
  • Accounting & bookkeeping
  • Insurance agencies
  • Real estate & property management
  • E-commerce & retail
  • B2B distributors & wholesale
  • Home services & contractors
  • Consultants & professional services
  • IT & managed service providers
  • Manufacturers & industrial suppliers

Healthcare note: we don't handle patient communications or protected health information. Company-level sales research for health-related businesses is fine.

Pricing

Simple monthly plans

$250 one-time onboarding, waived when you prepay three months. Month-to-month after the first 30 days.

Starter

Test one pain point

$750/month

  • One lane: Pipeline, Inbox, or Content
  • Pipeline: about 40–60 researched contacts with drafts
  • Inbox: one inbox, business-hours triage and reply drafts
  • Content: one long piece into about 8–12 posts or emails
  • Weekly written digest
Start with Starter

Partner

The full desk

$2,500/month

  • All four lanes, including Intelligence
  • Pipeline with priority list-quality review
  • Up to two inboxes, same-day drafts on weekdays
  • Up to two source pieces, plus an email or sales one-pager
  • About 8–10 account briefs per month
  • Weekly digest plus a 30-minute weekly call
Go Partner

Add-on: 5-account research sprint, $1,250 one-time

Deep briefs on five target accounts, available on any plan or on its own.

Ask about a sprint

We sell researched drafts and briefs, not booked appointments, so we don't promise a number of meetings or sales. Prices in USD.

Free sample

See the work before you spend a dollar

Tell us who your ideal customer is. We'll research 10 real prospects that fit and write a personalized first-touch draft for each one, free and with no obligation. Prefer a different lane? Ask for a sample reply-draft set or a small content pack instead.

  • Delivered to you as a simple document
  • Yours to keep and use, whether or not you sign up
  • No credit card, no account access needed

10 leads + 10 drafts

Free. Just tell us who you sell to.

Request my free sample

Why Iron City Growth

Approval-first by design

AI is fast, but your name and your customers are on the line. So we built the process around your sign-off.

Drafts only

Nothing is sent from your name, domain, or inbox until you've approved the exact text and recipients.

A real person reviews every batch

AI does the research and first drafts. A person trims anything off-target before it ever reaches you.

Your data stays yours

Least-privilege access, separate client files, and an NDA on request. You own the copy and lists we create, and your data is never used to train public models.

Compliance-minded outreach

Outreach drafts include clear opt-out language and are written with CAN-SPAM basics in mind. No cold texting or robo-dialing.

No long contracts

Month-to-month after the first 30 days. Stay because it's useful, not because you're locked in.

One local point of contact

You work directly with the founder, not a ticket queue. Pittsburgh-based and easy to reach.

Meet the founder

Hi, I'm Artie Priore.

I'm based in Pittsburgh and I've spent the last couple of years in B2B sales. I know how much of the job is research, follow-up, and writing, and how easily it slips when you're busy serving customers.

I started Iron City Growth to give small and mid-size businesses that support without another full-time hire. I use AI to do the heavy lifting, I review every batch myself, and you approve everything before it's used. I'm now taking on a small group of founding clients and would be glad to show you what that looks like.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Will you send emails or post on our behalf?

By default, no. We deliver drafts and you send them. If you ever want us to handle sending, it only happens with your written authorization, from your own domain, and after you've approved the exact text and recipients.

Isn't this just ChatGPT?

AI tools do part of the work, but you're paying for the parts they don't do: knowing your offer and voice, finding and checking the right prospects and sources, a person reviewing every batch, and a steady weekly rhythm so the work actually gets done.

Do you guarantee meetings or sales?

No. We deliver researched leads, drafts, content, and briefs. What happens after you send them depends on your offer, market, and follow-up. Anyone promising a fixed number of booked meetings is selling a different (and usually much pricier) service.

What industries do you work with?

Most small and mid-size businesses: agencies, startups, law and accounting firms, insurance, real estate, e-commerce, distributors, home services, consultants, IT providers, manufacturers, and more. The only area we stay out of is patient communications or other protected health information.

How do you handle our data and inbox access?

We ask for the least access needed, ideally a delegate seat or separate login you control and can revoke anytime. Client files are kept separate, we sign an NDA on request, and your data is never used to train public AI models. You own everything we create for you.

Is there a contract?

Plans run month-to-month after the first 30 days. There's a $250 one-time onboarding fee, waived if you prepay three months.

How fast can we start?

After a short call and onboarding (about 2–3 hours of your time in week one), you'll typically see your first batch of drafts within the first week or two.

Can we switch lanes or plans later?

Yes. Many businesses start with one lane on Starter and add a second once they see how it works. Just let us know before your next month starts.

Do you only work with Pittsburgh businesses?

We're based in Pittsburgh and love working with local businesses, but everything can be done remotely, so we work with clients anywhere in the U.S.

What's in the free sample?

Ten prospects that match the ideal customer you describe, each with a personalized first-touch draft. It's free, it's yours to keep, and there's no obligation. You can ask for a small inbox or content sample instead.

Get started

Let's see if it's a fit

Book a free 20-minute call or request your free sample. Founding clients get a direct line to the founder and a say in how the service grows.

I'd like to
Which lanes interest you?

Your message goes straight to Artie at arthur@ironcitygrowth.com. Prefer to call? 412-916-9762.