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I.Ash

Dallas · Cinder and Crown LLC

Get your time back.

Missed calls, busywork, and late nights. The job goes to someone else. You get back in control.

The phone rings while you are on a roof, in a kitchen, or already in another meeting. The lead does not wait. The hour you needed is gone.

The promise is the hours back: family, the bigger deal, or a real day off. Nicholas runs this studio on the same desk.

  • missed call
  • invoice
  • 9pm DM
  • review ask
  • same question
  • you free?
Book a free 15-min Time-Back CallCall Phoenix, our 24/7 front desk: (469) 848-4188

We run on it too. Mobile speed went from 49 to 92. Call Phoenix, or talk to Phoenix here.

Talk to Phoenix — right here, out loud.

The 15 minutes is free. If I can't name a useful next step, you leave with nothing owed.

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From the mess to a week that runs

Still in the ash

You are still the one who remembers.

  • You still send the follow-up yourself
  • Dallas and Texas businesses, and teams that work from anywhere
  • A restaurant, a contractor, a law office, or one job that keeps coming back

What I fix

The work that slips when you go home.

  • Answer every lead, even at midnight

    Right now the form sits until someone opens the laptop.

  • The same questions, all day

    Hours, price, are you free. Your best person types it again.

  • Stop copying invoices by hand

    The number lives in one place. Someone types it into another.

  • More 5-star reviews, without the chase

    The job is done. Nobody sends the ask.

II.Cinder

The Bot Whisperer™ by Cinder & Crown

A bot is software that does a task for you, like answering customer texts at 9pm.

One spark, and the loose jobs come in.

The repeat jobs come to one desk. A person still checks anything that should not go out on its own. Grok Bot is the helper I set up first, for email, the calendar, and the apps you already use.

What you see here is a sample. It is not a live customer, and it is not a result.

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Sample desk chat

Where did that 9pm lead go?

Drafted. A person still has to send it.

How a job moves

LeadDraftPersonSend

A person still handles the step that should not send itself.

sample desk. not a live client feed

Sample: a repeat question was drafted and held for a person to send

Sample: a new inquiry was saved, with a note on the stuck job

Studio samples

Hear what we build

Nothing plays until you press play.

Plumbing

We can make these for your business.

Transcript. 9:47 at night. I'm elbow-deep under a sink. And of course, the phone rings. Hello. Thanks for calling Cinder and Crown. Sounds like I caught you mid-wrench. How can I help? Literally, mid-wrench. I run Reyes Plumbing here in Dallas, and I miss more calls than I catch. You're in the right place. Phoenix answers every call, 24/7. It's $2,000 to set up, then $397 a month. Wait, hold on. You're a robot? Phoenix, yes. I answer, ask the right questions, take the details, and screen out the spam. Honestly, you're nicer than my last receptionist. I'll take it. Can I grab your name and best number? Mike Reyes. Best number is myself. Got it, Mike. Nicholas will reach out within one business day. Now go finish that sink. Yes, ma'am. Best call I've missed all you.

HVAC

We can make these for your business.

Transcript. Dale: August in Dallas. A hundred and eight outside, about a hundred and forty in this attic, and my phone is ringing in my back pocket. Not happening. Phoenix: Thanks for calling Dale's Heating and Air, this is Phoenix! How can I help? Jessica: Hi! My AC just quit, it's eighty-nine degrees in my living room, and my cat is staring at me like it's my fault. Phoenix: Oh no, poor kitty. Let's get you cooled down. Can I get your name, address, and best number? Jessica: Jessica Lane, four twelve Elm Street in Garland. Same number I'm calling from. Phoenix: Got it, Jessica. I've got your service request in as urgent, and Dale's team will call you back to set a time. Jessica: You're a lifesaver. Wait, are you a real person? Phoenix: I'm an AI receptionist. I don't sweat, which, in August, feels a little unfair to Dale. Dale: Phoenix caught the call while I'm melting up here. I'm gonna go hug an air vent now. Phoenix: Get back in control, not the business running you. Cinder and Crown. Phoenix answers twenty-four seven. Call four six nine, eight four eight, four one eight eight.

Salon

We can make these for your business.

Transcript. Tasha: Foils in both hands, a comb in my teeth, and a client who wants to be platinum by five o'clock. Can't. Phone, you're on your own. Phoenix: Thanks for calling Glow Up Salon, this is Phoenix! How can I help? Derek: Hi, yeah, so I need to book something special for my wife. For our anniversary. Which is tomorrow. Phoenix: Cutting it close! Don't worry, I've got you. What did you have in mind? Derek: The works? Cut, color, the fancy shiny thing? I don't know the words, I just know she'll love it. Phoenix: The fancy shiny thing, noted. Can I get your name and best number? Derek: Derek Moss. This number's fine. Please tell me I'm not in trouble. Phoenix: You're in great shape, Derek. I've got your request down for tomorrow, and Tasha will call you back to lock in a time. Tasha: Phoenix just saved a marriage, and I didn't drop a single foil. Phoenix: Get back in control, not the business running you. Cinder and Crown. Phoenix answers twenty-four seven. Call four six nine, eight four eight, four one eight eight.

Restaurant

We can make these for your business.

Transcript. Marco: Seven-thirty Friday, dinner rush! Table six wants more queso, table nine wants the queso from table six, and the phone is ringing. Somebody answer that! Phoenix: Thanks for calling Casa Marco, this is Phoenix! How can I help? Priya: Hi! I'm planning a surprise birthday dinner for my mom. Saturday, party of twelve. Is that even possible? Phoenix: A surprise party? I love it. Let me grab the details. Can I get your name and best number? Priya: Priya Shah, and this number works. Oh, and she cannot find out. She's very nosy. Phoenix: Your secret's safe with me. I don't gossip. I'm an AI receptionist. Priya: Wait, really? You sound so nice! Phoenix: Thank you! I've got party of twelve, Saturday evening, top secret. Marco will call you back to confirm. Marco: Phoenix took down a party of twelve and I never left the grill. Table six, your queso is coming! Phoenix: Get back in control, not the business running you. Cinder and Crown. Phoenix answers twenty-four seven. Call four six nine, eight four eight, four one eight eight.

Voiceovers

Roofer

We can make these for your business.

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Transcript. Before, you're up on a roof, the phone rings, and that job goes to the next guy. After, Phoenix picks up every call, books the estimate, and texts you the details. You stay on the roof. The work keeps coming.

Realtor

We can make these for your business.

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Transcript. Before, 40 new leads, and you're still answering last week's texts at midnight. After, a bot texts every lead in seconds, answers the basics, and puts the serious buyers on your calendar. You just show up and close.

Restaurant

We can make these for your business.

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Transcript. Before, the dinner rush ends and you're still replying to reviews and posting on social. After, a bot answers reviews in your voice and keeps your pages fresh. You get your evenings back. Get back in control with Cinder and Crown.

Sonic branding

Sonic logo

We can make these for your business.

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Transcript. No spoken words. This is a short sonic logo.

Hold music

We can make these for your business.

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Transcript. No spoken words. This is hold music.

The bots

Grok Bot leads. The rest earn their place.

We pick the right bot for the job, connect it to the apps you already use, and keep it running.

Featured

Grok Bot

We set it up, teach it your work, and look after it. It can help one person or a whole team with email, the calendar, research, simple web tasks, daily routines, and the apps you already open.

  • Email
  • Calendar
  • Research
  • Web tasks
  • Daily routines
  • Your apps

Personal assistants and team assistants. Not a partnership. Not a certification.

Also on the desk, by name only: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and Cursor. Zapier, Make, and n8n pass a note from one app to another. A helper on your site, in texts, or on the phone catches the question where it shows up.

Grok Bot is the bright star. The ember in the middle is The Bot Whisperer.

Grok, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, Zapier, Make, and n8n are trademarks of their owners. No affiliation, partnership, or certification is implied.

The jobs

Twelve ways to get an hour back.

A bot is software that does one repeat task for you. Here is the task before, and after someone else holds it.

Trades

Missed-call catcher

A helper that takes a message when you cannot pick up.

Before. The phone rings while you are on a roof. That person calls the next name on the list.

After. They leave a message. You get a short list to call back when you climb down.

Shop · Restaurant

After-hours texter

A helper that answers the late “are you open?” text.

Before. The text sits until morning. By then they already ate somewhere else.

After. They get hours, the address, and a way to ask for a table that night.

Shop · Restaurant · Trades

Review asker

A helper that asks for a review when the job is done.

Before. A happy customer leaves. Nobody sends the ask, and the good review never happens.

After. The ask goes out when the work is finished. You still read what they write.

Restaurant · Shop

Review reply draft

A helper that drafts a reply. You are the one who sends it.

Before. A two-star review sits for a week because you are on the floor.

After. A draft is waiting. You change a line if you need to, then you send it.

See all 12

III.Flame

The flame only grows where the same job happens again.

Six plain steps. In Build, we set up Grok Bot and the other bots. In the last step, we keep them running.

  1. 01DiagnoseWe find where time and money leak.
  2. 02ArchitectWe draw the fix before anyone builds it.
  3. 03BuildWe build the screen, the bot, or both.
  4. 04AmplifyWe put it in front of customers, with the photos and words they see.
  5. 05AccelerateWe grow the part that is already working.
  6. 06SustainThe Bot Whisperer keeps it running each month.

IV.Rise

It lifts.

The work already in the air.

Real sites we shipped. This is what was built. These are not made-up results.

On the wings

Dallas Early Vote homepage, a live early-vote turnout site with a county feed, comparisons, and a vote-center map.

Dallas Early Vote

Live early-vote turnout site: county feed, day-by-day comparisons, Count Watch checks, a vote-center map, mail ballots, and a forecast model.

Tami for Dallas campaign homepage for Tami Brown Rodriquez.

Tami for Dallas

Campaign site with the message “Unity. Structure. Execution.”, a bio, a wall of public endorsements, video, FAQ, and events.

Rowel Co. homepage, a modern Western boutique shop with hats, denim, and leather.

Rowelco

Online shop for Rowel Co., a Dallas modern Western boutique: hats, boots, leather, gifts by budget, and a day-long story that shops the catalog.

Commodity Investor+ homepage, a commodity toolkit with calculators and a sign-in.

Commodity Investor+

Public site for a commodity toolkit: calculators, sign-in, and pages for features, pricing, and legal.

Dowd's Law homepage, a Dallas law firm website.

Dowd's Law

Dallas law firm website, brand system, and client intake.

Clark B. Will for Judge campaign homepage.

Clark B. Will for Judge

Judicial campaign website, brand, and a way for supporters to get in touch.

Sample layout of the paper-trading bot: simulated orders, no live account, and a note that it is not investment advice.

AI paper-trading bot

A stock-trading bot that only deals in paper. Simulated orders and a backtest. Not a brokerage and not a return.

Sample terminal layout with a watchlist, overnight context, and bot status. Figures are samples, not live quotes.

Terminal-style market dashboard

One screen for a market session: watchlist, overnight context, and bot status. Sample figures only.

V. Crown

How it works

Three steps. Then the week is yours.

  1. 1

    Tell us the job

    Fifteen minutes. We name the task that eats the week.

  2. 2

    We build it

    A bot, a piece of software, or the creative that has to match.

  3. 3

    It keeps running

    Indy watches this studio. Monthly care is that same watch on yours.

Starting at

Pay to get the hours back, or talk first.

Get started opens a secure Stripe checkout for the setup fee and monthly care together. Not ready? Book the free call. We still send a fixed quote.

01

Free 15-min Time-Back Call

Starting at

$0

Free

Before. You know the week is gone, and you are not sure which task to drop first.

After. You leave with a next step. If I can't name one, you owe nothing.

We find the hours buried in busywork and name the first thing worth handing off.

  • 15 minutes on the phone or a video call
  • The job that eats your time, named out loud
  • A fixed quote if you want to go ahead
Book a free call

02

Grok Bot Personal Assistant

Starting at

$997

+ $197/mo care

Before. The morning is already gone to email and the calendar.

After. You open one short briefing and spend the day on the work you meant to do.

Inbox, calendar, a daily briefing, and routines. Set up, taught your work, and looked after.

  • Setup for one person or a small team
  • Email sorting and draft replies
  • Meeting scheduling and a daily briefing
  • Monthly care
Get started

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03

Starter Bot

Starting at

$1,500

+ $297/mo care

Before. The same texts, reviews, and follow-ups sit on you every day.

After. That one job runs without you chasing it. A person still checks what should not send itself.

One bot for one job: catching leads, asking for reviews, following up, or answering common questions.

  • One bot on a channel you already use
  • Lead catcher, review getter, follow-up, or answers to common questions
  • A note on what it will not do
  • Monthly care
Get started

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Secure checkout by Stripe. Cancel monthly care anytime.

Book a free call

04

Phoenix

Starting at

$2,000

+ $397/mo care

Before. You miss the call because you are on a job, and the lead calls someone else.

After. The phone gets answered. You call back the ones that need you, and keep the rest of the hour.

Phoenix answers the phone, takes a message, and books the appointment. Same Phoenix as the chat.

  • Answers to the questions you get every day
  • Messages and appointment booking
  • A person still takes the calls that need a person
  • Monthly care
Get started

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Secure checkout by Stripe. Cancel monthly care anytime.

Book a free call

Try Phoenix: call (469) 848-4188 and talk to the same one.

Talk to Phoenix — right here, out loud.

Hear a real call0:00 / 0:00

Transcript. 9:47 at night. I'm elbow-deep under a sink. And of course, the phone rings. Hello. Thanks for calling Cinder and Crown. Sounds like I caught you mid-wrench. How can I help? Literally, mid-wrench. I run Reyes Plumbing here in Dallas, and I miss more calls than I catch. You're in the right place. Phoenix answers every call, 24/7. It's $2,000 to set up, then $397 a month. Wait, hold on. You're a robot? Phoenix, yes. I answer, ask the right questions, take the details, and screen out the spam. Honestly, you're nicer than my last receptionist. I'll take it. Can I grab your name and best number? Mike Reyes. Best number is myself. Got it, Mike. Nicholas will reach out within one business day. Now go finish that sink. Yes, ma'am. Best call I've missed all you.

05

Most popular

Bot Whisperer Growth Plan

Starting at

$4,500

+ $797/mo care

Before. One fix is not enough. Leads, follow-up, and the inbox all steal the same week.

After. Those jobs run together. You get a short report and the hours back for dinner, a day off, or the bigger deal.

Up to three bots working together, with monthly tuning, a plain report, and priority help.

  • Up to 3 bots
  • Monthly tuning and a plain report
  • Priority support
  • Monthly care
Get started

Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Secure checkout by Stripe. Cancel monthly care anytime.

Book a free call

06

Custom Software & Apps

Starting at

$7,500

per project

Deposit $2,500

Before. You copy the same details between tabs, texts, and spreadsheets.

After. One screen does that job. The afternoon it used to take is yours.

A portal, a dashboard, or an internal tool for one job you still do by hand.

  • The job written down in plain language
  • A first version your team can click through
  • You own what we ship
Get started

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Secure checkout by Stripe.

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07

Creative + AI

Starting at

$1,500

per project

Deposit $500

Before. The posts and the photos wait on the one night you have free.

After. You get the piece, and a way to keep posting without giving up the weekend.

Brand, posts, or drone video, plus a straight answer on where a bot can draft and where a person stays.

  • One defined piece, such as posts, a video, or a brand pass
  • Social drafting and scheduling when that is the job
  • Drone production when the job needs it
  • Files you can use after the job
Get started

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Secure checkout by Stripe.

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What happens after you pay

  1. 1

    Pay securely

    Stripe takes the card. We never see the number.

  2. 2

    We call you within 1 business day

    We confirm the job and when we start.

  3. 3

    Your bot goes to work

    We set it up. Monthly care keeps it running.

Final price depends on scope. Every project starts with a free call and a fixed quote. No surprise bills.

Monthly care: we watch, fix, and improve your bots so you never have to.

Sending this to a client? Open the pay list.

Start with nothing owed.

The 15-minute Time-Back Call is free. If there is no useful next step, you leave.

Secure checkout by Stripe. Cancel monthly care anytime.

Before you book

Which helper is right for my business?

We pick the one that fits the job, connect it to the apps you already use, and keep it running. Grok Bot is the one I set up first for email, the calendar, and a morning list. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and Cursor are other helpers. Cursor is the one we use when the job is writing software. Zapier, Make, and n8n pass a note from one app to another. A helper on your site, in texts, or on the phone catches the question where it shows up. I name the fit on the free 15-minute call. These are their names, not a partnership.

What does this cost?

The 15-minute call is free. Grok Bot starts at $997 to set up, then $197 a month. A starter helper starts at $1,500, then $297 a month. The phone helper starts at $2,000, then $397 a month. The Growth Plan starts at $4,500, then $797 a month. Custom software starts at $7,500, with a $2,500 deposit. Creative work starts at $1,500, with a $500 deposit. Those are starting prices. The call sets the final quote. Checkout is on the pricing page.

How long until something is running?

The first call is 15 minutes. I will not promise a date until I have seen the job.

Will it sound like a robot?

Call Phoenix at (469) 848-4188 and hear the desk we actually use. You can also press Talk to Phoenix on this site. If it sounds wrong for your customers, we do not ship it.

What if it breaks?

Indy monitors this site and alerts Nicholas when a lead or a payment comes in. Monthly care is that same watch on your bots: we watch, fix, and improve them.

What happens to my data?

Read the privacy policy. Mobile information will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. SMS opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties.

Is this right for me?

If you do the same task every day by hand, start there. If a person should decide, a person still decides. I will say so on the call.

This site runs on what we sell

Indy keeps the words fresh.

Indy is Nicholas's helper on this site. Indy keeps the content fresh, answers new leads fast, and watches the site day and night, so Nicholas spends his time with clients.

A helper is software that does a repeat task. Indy does not replace Nicholas, and a person still checks what should not go out on its own.

What's new · Managed by IndyWe run on it too

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Nicholas runs this studio on it. Mobile speed went from 49 to 92. We run on it too.

Cinder and Crown LLC. Dallas. cinderandcrown@gmail.com · Office: (214) 223-2903

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