Business Optimisation & AI Intelligence Partner. Independent, Cross-functional, End-to-end.
Optimisation tailored to your business — starting with situational clarity through to measurable performance improvement and beyond.
Clarity on where you stand
Know exactly where value is leaking, where risk is hiding, and where opportunity lies.
Optimisation across performance pillars
Work across strategy, revenue, operations, people, technology and governance.
Minimal disruption to your team
Remote delivery at leadership level. Your operations keep running while we work.
Advice without hidden agendas
No vendor kickbacks. No platform to sell. Recommendations based on what's right for your business.
Our Thesis
It's not the quality of your AI strategy.
It's whether your business model can survive someone else's.
The Cost of Waiting
Most businesses are already behind on AI. The gap is growing.
of CEOs report AI has delivered neither higher revenue nor lower costs in the past 12 months
PwC Global CEO Survey, 2026 — 4,454 CEOs, 95 countriesof businesses are high performers — generating 5% or more EBIT impact from AI
McKinsey State of AI, 2025achieved both revenue growth and cost reduction from AI — what most AI business cases promise
PwC, 2026SP Optima is built to put you in the minority that succeeds.
We start with the business, not the technology: a diagnostic grounded in strategy, structure, process and value. From there, we bring vendor independence, capability building and end-to-end partnership — the disciplines that give AI initiatives a far better chance of delivering high value, lasting results.
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Optimisation and AI — in that order
Technology is never the starting point. Your business is — its strategy, structure, processes and unrealised potential. We create situational clarity, fix what's holding performance back, and apply AI where the return is greatest. Not a report and a handover. Cross-functional and end-to-end, from first diagnostic to lasting performance.
Strategic Partnering
Cross-functional across the whole business, not just one function. We help leadership teams gain situational clarity, identify where the real opportunities lie and chart a practical path forward with an AI roadmap and strategy.
Profit Leakage & Opportunity Discovery
Profit leakage exists in more places than most organisations realise — in processes, decisions, systems, controls and poor alignment between business needs and tools. We surface where value is quietly slipping away.
Process Mapping & Optimisation
We identify where time and money are being lost and redesign processes for efficiency — with or without new technology. Traditional optimisation practice, applied with fresh eyes and rigorous financial discipline.
Agentic AI & Tech Stack Automation
The greatest near-term opportunity for most businesses lies in repetitive, process-driven work that consumes time, creates drag, limits scale and impacts business value. We identify where agentic AI and automation can have the greatest impact.
AI & Data Readiness
Before AI can deliver value, the foundations need to be right. We assess your data quality, system maturity and organisational readiness — identifying what needs to be in place before any AI implementation begins.
AI Training & Capability Development
Building AI capability within your organisation is an important part of AI Enablement. We design practical frameworks, maturity models and learning programmes that help your people understand, adopt and apply AI with confidence.
Vendor Selection & Management
When implementation requires specialist contractors or AI tools, we manage the selection process on your behalf. Completely independent oversight: we have no commercial arrangement with any vendor.
AI Governance & Responsible Use
AI creates opportunity, but it also introduces risk. We help you to identify, assess and manage the operational, compliance, governance, data and reputational risks that can emerge as AI becomes embedded into your business.
Why SP Optima
Practical. Independent. End-to-end.
We're an independent optimisation and AI intelligence partner. You get senior, cross-functional expertise without the overhead, the hard sell, or the disruption. We work alongside you from identifying the real opportunity through to implementation, embedding it into the business, and making sure it delivers over time. AI solutions become a practical and sustainable part of how your business operates, woven into the day-to-day. Our independence lets us move faster, stay focused, and bring an external point of view.
Business-first, always
We are not an AI product company. We are business operators who also understand AI — a combination that is rarer than it should be. Every recommendation is grounded in business reality, not technology enthusiasm.
Vendor-neutral and independent
We have no commercial arrangement with any AI tool or platform. We recommend what is right for your business — not what earns us a referral fee. You get clear, independent advice every time.
Insight without interference
Using AI-driven analysis and advanced operational modelling, we can identify significant opportunities by reviewing your documents, reports and system data — with minimal intrusion into day-to-day operations.
With you for the journey
We can be your lead advisor or work alongside your existing team as a supporting partner. Either way, we stay with you — from the first diagnostic through to AI maturity — providing continuity that short-term engagements cannot.
Who We Are
AI in our DNA. Deep analysis. Practical judgement. Global perspective.
SP Optima was founded with AI DNA. But we follow a simple belief: the most valuable thing a firm can bring is real experience — not just technical knowledge. We have led teams, managed P&Ls, run audits and delivered cross-functional optimisation across complex international organisations. Our breadth is rare, and it is exactly what allows us to see what others miss.
We move you through your AI optimisation journey. AI is the most powerful tool in our kit and it's always applied in service of your business goals.
Peter Sprogis
Co-founder
Peter is a Big 4-trained Chartered Accountant who has held senior finance leadership roles, including CFO and Director positions, in large multinational and billion-dollar businesses. He brings deep expertise in financial performance, commercial decision-making and identifying opportunities to improve profit, efficiency and value.
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Anthony Pepe, PhD
Co-founder
Anthony has led technology transformation and AI enablement across organisations of all sizes, from growing businesses to Australia's largest enterprise, with experience spanning both Australian and international contexts. He combines PhD-level analytical rigour with strategic, operational and commercial expertise to help leadership teams turn emerging technology into meaningful optimisation outcomes that stick.
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Questions we hear most often
What's the difference between SP Optima and a traditional consultancy?
A consultancy delivers a report and exits. SP Optima stays. From first diagnostic through to AI maturity, we partner alongside your team. We hold no commercial arrangement with any AI tool or platform, so recommendations are based on what fits your business, not what earns a referral fee. We sit outside internal politics, which lets us move faster on what matters.
Do you implement AI solutions, or just advise?
Both. We start with strategy and situational clarity, but we stay through implementation. When specialist contractors or AI tools are required, we manage selection and oversight on your behalf, independently. The output is operating performance, not a deck.
What size businesses do you work with?
We partner across all sizes, from growth-stage through to large enterprise. Mid-market organisations face the sharpest AI scaling pressure: thinner moats than large enterprises, slower response capacity than small businesses. The engagement model adapts. Smaller organisations need speed and light touch. Larger ones need integration with existing functions and teams. The principle is the same; the structure differs.
How is agentic AI different from the AI tools we already use?
Earlier AI tools predict and assist. Agentic AI executes and operates, running entire workflows autonomously, often at a fraction of traditional cost. That is why firms like Mercor, Cursor, and Midjourney scale to billion-dollar valuations with small teams. The relevant question is no longer whether to adopt AI. It is whether your business model can survive someone else's AI-native version of it.
How long does an engagement typically take?
It depends on what you need to figure out. Do you have situational clarity on where the business stands? Do you know what competitors are doing with their agents? Do you know where you want to be 12 months from now? Some engagements are short and decisive. Others extend across years as the partnership deepens. We match the rhythm to the work, not the reverse.
Are you AI specialists, or business specialists who use AI?
Both. SP Optima is AI-native. Our own operations run on the combination of human judgement and machine automation we recommend to clients. Peter held CFO and Director roles in billion-dollar businesses. Anthony led AI transformation across organisations from growth-stage to Australia's largest enterprise. We bring deep business expertise and lived experience operating an AI-native firm. We do not recommend approaches we have not already tested on ourselves.
What does an initial consultation involve?
A 45 to 60 minute conversation, typically with both founders, no obligation. We discuss where your business stands, where you want to take it, and the opportunities and risks AI introduces for your specific model. You leave with a clearer view of the landscape regardless of whether we work together. No deck, no proposal at this stage.
Where do you operate?
SP Optima is based in Australia and partners with mid-market businesses across Asia-Pacific. Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and Indonesia. Most engagements are delivered remotely at leadership level. On-site work happens when proximity adds material value.
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