Your business. Always on.

AI phone assistants that answer every call for small businesses.

Salt Creek Systems uses AI to make small businesses more productive. Our systems answer every call, follow up on every lead and keep the work moving, so owners get their time back.

An example call. Want the real thing? Call (949) 881-4008 to talk to our AI, or ask to speak with David.

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Calls answered, nights and weekends included

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Weeks for most projects to go live

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Place for every call, lead and job. We connect your CRM, or build you one.

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Contracts that lock you in. Everything is set up in your name.

What the research says

Speed decides who gets the job. Here's what studies of real businesses have found, and why we build the way we do.

The AI gap

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Most owners use AI. Very few have it doing real work.

In a 2026 survey of 1,256 small business owners across all 50 states, 76% said they use AI, but only 14% have it fully built into how the business actually runs. 73% said more training and support would help them get there.

Source: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices survey, March 2026

What we do about it: we build it into your business and run it for you, so you don't have to learn it.

Missed calls

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Miss the call, lose the customer.

82% of people say they'll call a competitor if you don't pick up. Fewer than half say they'd leave a voicemail.

Source: CallRail survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers, September 2025

What we do about it: an AI assistant that picks up every call, day or night.

Lead response

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Answer within the hour, or lose the lead

Businesses that reached a new lead within an hour were nearly seven times as likely to have a real conversation with that buyer as businesses that waited longer.

Source: “The Short Life of Online Sales Leads,” Harvard Business Review, 2011

What we do about it: instant alerts and an automatic text, so no lead waits.

The systems we build

Four kinds of systems, each fitted to how your business already runs. Pick one to see how it works.

AI phone assistants

Every call gets answered, day or night, by an assistant that sounds natural and knows your business.

  • Answers common questions and takes down the caller's name, number and what they need
  • Can text callers a link to send photos when a job needs them
  • Puts urgent and high-value calls straight through to the right person on your team
  • Sends you a summary of every call and logs it straight into your CRM
More about AI phone assistants

Your CRM, connected. No CRM? Now you have one.

Every project connects to the systems you already run. Calls, leads, photos and follow-ups land in your CRM automatically, so nobody retypes anything. If you don't have a CRM, we build one for you as part of the project, set up in your name.

How CRM integration works

Have a CRM?

We connect your phone, website and lead sources to it. If it has an API or works with tools like Zapier, we can plug in.

No CRM?

We build a simple, custom one around how you work: contacts, jobs, follow-ups and notes, ready on day one.

A 9:15 pm call, handled

Here's what happens when a customer calls after you've closed for the day. Scroll through the night.

  1. 9:15 pm

    A customer calls after you've closed. Your AI assistant picks up in your business's name and sounds natural.

  2. 9:16 pm

    It answers their questions and takes down their name, number and what they need.

  3. 9:18 pm

    The job needs a look, so it texts them a link to send photos.

  4. 9:20 pm

    You get a summary of the call, and it's logged straight into your CRM. If it had been urgent, it would have gone straight to the right person on your team.

  5. 8:00 am

    Your team starts the day with the details, the photos and a customer who already feels taken care of.

Recent work

Recent projects cover AI phone assistants, lead follow-up and online stores.

Live

Pool plastering and renovation company

AI phone assistant · Southern California

Built an AI phone assistant that answers every call, captures builder and homeowner leads, routes urgent calls to the right team member, and logs each call with a summary.

  • Answers every call
  • Routes urgent calls
  • Call summaries
Live

E-commerce brand

Online store · California

Built and launched a full online store with a product catalog, cart, checkout and store policies.

  • Product catalog
  • Cart and checkout
  • Store policies
Designed

Luxury outdoor-living design and build firm

Lead follow-up

Designed a lead follow-up system for Facebook, Instagram and website leads.

  • Facebook leads
  • Instagram leads
  • Website leads
In progress

Pool service and repair company

AI phone assistant

Building an AI assistant to handle service and repair calls.

  • Service calls
  • Repair calls
In progress

Auto body shop

AI phone assistant

Building an AI phone assistant to answer calls and capture repair and estimate requests.

  • Estimate requests
  • Repair calls
  • Call summaries

Who we help

Any business that runs on calls, texts and form fills.

Don't see your industry? If your customers call, text or fill out forms, tell us how they reach you and we'll give you a straight answer on whether we can help.

See how AI helps every industry

How we work

Every project follows the same four steps, and nothing goes live until you've tested it.

  1. Step 1

    Learn the business

    We start with how calls, leads and jobs actually move through your business today.

  2. Step 2

    Build it custom

    We design around your process, your team and the tools you already use.

  3. Step 3

    Test it with you

    Real calls and real leads before launch, adjusted until it sounds right.

  4. Step 4

    Launch and support

    We go live, watch the results, and keep it tuned on a simple monthly plan.

You own what we build.

Phone numbers, hosting and software accounts are set up in your company's name and paid on your card. You're never locked in to us.

Common questions

What does it cost each month?

It depends on what we build and how much it gets used. Before any work starts, you'll get a setup price and an all-in monthly number in writing, including phone and software costs.

How long does setup take?

Most projects go live in 2 to 4 weeks, depending on how many tools we connect.

Can I keep my current phone number?

Yes. Calls can forward to the assistant only when you don't pick up, only after hours, or all the time. Your customers keep calling the same number they always have.

Will customers know they're talking to AI?

We set it up to say it's an AI assistant. It still sounds natural and friendly, and being upfront builds trust with your customers.

What happens when the AI doesn't know an answer?

It says so, takes a message, and tells the caller someone will get back to them. You get that message right away. It only answers from the information you give it, so it won't make things up about your business. We also review the questions it couldn't answer and build those answers in, so your assistant keeps getting better over time.

Can you connect to the CRM or software we already use?

Most likely. If your CRM or software has an API or works with connector tools like Zapier, we can connect it. We confirm exactly what's possible during scoping, before any work starts.

What if we don't have a CRM?

Then we build you one as part of the project. It's simple, custom to how you work, and set up in your name so you own it.

Do I need to be good with technology?

No. We set everything up, connect it to the tools you already use, and walk your team through it.

Who we are

Salt Creek Systems was founded by David Sadowski in Dana Point, California. David spent nine years as a sales director and has been running his own service business since 2013. We build for how owners actually work: busy, on the phone and short on time.

Every client works with David and his team, from the first conversation through launch and beyond.

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Based in Dana Point, California. Working with businesses nationwide.

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