AI Front Desk & Data Protection for Trade Companies · Powered by Hailey


YOUR FRONT DESK,
STAFFED 24/7.

The name says it all — ShieldDesk protects your customers' data and answers every call.

Every other AI answering service sends your customers' personal information to the internet. Ours keeps it safe in your hands.

How It Works →

DATA STAYS WITH YOU

Names, addresses, phone numbers protected before any AI touches them

HAILEY CAN'T BE TRICKED

Manipulation attempts stopped silently and shown in your dashboard

EVERY CALL RECORDED

Pull up any call, word for word, any time you need it

SHIELD

Data Protection

DESK

Always-On Front Desk

SHIELD — PROTECTS YOUR DATA
DESK — ANSWERS EVERY CALL

Your customers' info never leaves your control

Names, addresses, and phone numbers are protected before any AI system touches them.

What your customers share with you stays with you.

No one can trick Hailey into doing something she shouldn't

Bad actors who try to manipulate Hailey get stopped silently and automatically.

You see every blocked attempt in your dashboard.

Every call, every decision, recorded permanently

Pull up any call at any time and see exactly what happened, word for word.

Your record is always there if you ever need it.

Proof it's working, every Monday morning

Plain-English email showing what was handled, what was blocked, and what was protected.

Show it to your insurance company. Show it to your customers.

Every call answered, day or night

No voicemail, no missed jobs, no competitor getting there first.

Hailey picks up in 2 rings — nights, weekends, and holidays. And if Hailey ever needs backup, a real ShieldDesk team member is standing by to take the call live.

Jobs booked while you're on the job

Hailey confirms the appointment and texts the customer without you lifting a finger.

No callbacks, no lost leads.

Emergency at 2am? Hailey has it handled

Your on-call tech gets the job details by text. Your customer gets an ETA.

You find out in the morning. If anything about the call is unusual — or your on-call tech doesn't respond — a ShieldDesk team member is already on it, ready to take the call and coordinate live.

Every customer gets a confirmation text

Every booking and dispatch confirmed by text with a reference number.

Professional every single time, without you doing a thing.

The Difference

WHY SHIELDDESK
AND NOT THE OTHERS?

Other AI answering services cost $1,500–$2,500/mo, require expensive software you may not have, and send your customer data to the internet with no protection. ShieldDesk starts at $149/mo, works with any setup, and keeps your customers' data safe.

Every Other AI Answering Service

Costs $1,500–$2,500/mo
Requires expensive CRM integrations
Sends customer data to outside servers
No visibility into what their AI does
You find out when a customer calls angry

ShieldDesk

Starts at $149/mo
Works with any setup — no new software required
Keeps all customer data in your hands
Watches every AI interaction in real time
Weekly proof report — you always know what happened

Pricing

Three Plans.
One Decision.

$149
/mo · no setup fee
After-Hours
Hailey covers calls outside business hours
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$249
/mo · no setup fee
Full Front Desk
Hailey answers all calls, all day
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$399
/mo · no setup fee
Front Desk + Protection
Hailey 24/7 + full governance & Shield layer
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24/7
Always on, no sick days, no call-outs
7
Protection layers at every step of every call
~20x
ROI vs. a full-time receptionist at $38K/yr
$0
Customer data sent to outside servers

Every Monday Morning

Every Monday Morning,
You Get a Proof Report.

Plain English. No jargon. How many calls Hailey handled, how many threats were blocked, how many pieces of customer data were protected. That report is your documentation — for your insurance company, for your customers, for your attorney. No other AI answering service in the trades market sends you this.

47
Calls Handled
This week by Hailey
3
Threats Blocked
Injection attempts, bad quotes, out-of-area
186
PII Protected
Customer identifiers stripped before AI

The Process

Simple. Fast. Reliable.

01

Call Comes In

A customer calls your number at any hour. Hailey answers in under 10 seconds, every time. No voicemail. No hold music. No missed opportunities.

02

AI Qualifies

Hailey gathers the job details — what broke, where, how urgent. She validates the service area, checks pricing rules, and confirms it's a real emergency.

03

Human Takes Over If Needed

A real ShieldDesk team member monitors every dispatch in real time. If the call is complex — or no on-call tech is immediately available — we take over the call live. Nothing falls through the cracks.

04

Tech Dispatched

Your on-call tech gets a text with everything they need — address, issue, contact info. Customer gets a confirmation. You wake up to a completed work order.

The Only AI Front Desk That Watches Your AI

Your Customers Trust You
With Their Home.

Do You Know What Your
AI Is Doing With That Trust?

YOUR COMPETITORS ANSWER THE PHONE.
WE ANSWER THE PHONE AND WATCH WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
01

The Data That Left

Your office staff types a customer's name, address, and medical condition into ChatGPT to help draft a note. It leaves your network permanently. It's stored on servers you don't control. Nobody notices.


ShieldDesk Stops It.

02

The AI That Got Tricked

A caller figures out how to manipulate Hailey off-script. They get her to confirm a price your business never offered, or to reveal information she shouldn't share. ShieldDesk catches it silently.


ShieldDesk Stops It.

03

The $0 Job

Your AI agrees to a job outside your service area. Or below your minimum charge. Or for a service you don't offer. The tech rolls. The job falls apart. You lose time, fuel, and money.


ShieldDesk Stops It.

Your Customers' Data
Never Leaves
Your Control.

Period.

Not a policy. Not a promise. Architecture.
We literally cannot see your customers' data. Even if we wanted to.

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FAQ

Common Questions

How is ShieldDesk different from an AI answering service?
AI answering services answer calls — and send your customers' data to the internet. ShieldDesk answers calls, dispatches techs, and protects every piece of customer data before it ever reaches an AI model. There's a real person watching every job in real time.
What exactly does "human-in-the-loop" mean?
Every dispatch is monitored by a real ShieldDesk team member in real time. AI handles the intake and initial routing — and if anything gets complex, a human takes over the call live. Not just a review after the fact. We're in it with you from the first ring to the completed work order.
How does Hailey know my service area and pricing?
We configure it for you. Your zip codes, your price ranges, your business hours, your tech roster — all entered once, enforced automatically.
What if a caller has a complex situation?
Hailey gathers the details and escalates to a live ShieldDesk team member who takes the call if needed. We'd rather have a human handle it seamlessly than risk anything going wrong. That's the ShieldDesk difference — AI for speed, a real person always ready in the middle.
What does the Shield layer protect against?
We watch every AI tool your business uses — not just Hailey. We strip customer PII before any AI touches it, block prompt injection attempts, enforce your business rules, and log everything.
Do you see my customers' data?
No. We strip all personal information locally before any analysis happens. We literally cannot see your customers' real data. Even if we wanted to.
Is this just for dispatch or all my AI tools?
All of them. ChatGPT, Copilot, scheduling software, automations — anything using AI in your business. Not just Hailey.
What if I already use ServiceTitan or Housecall Pro?
ShieldDesk works alongside your existing tools. We add protection to what you already have — nothing gets replaced.

Our Story

Built on
Flint Values

ShieldDesk takes its name from what we do — we shield your customers' data and staff your front desk around the clock. But our roots come from Flint, Michigan, and the people there: the kind of place where showing up and doing the work isn't a virtue — it's just what you do.

We started in the trades. We've been the contractor who missed an emergency call at 3am. We've been the tech who drove to the wrong address. We've been the owner who found out about a missed job the next morning. ShieldDesk is the company we wished existed.

We're based in North Carolina. We're small on purpose. Every ShieldDesk customer gets a direct line to the people running the system. No support tickets. No call centers. We own the process and we own the outcome.

“Show up. Do the work. Help people.”

That's not a marketing slogan. It's the standard we hold ourselves to.

Founded
2026
Headquarters
North Carolina
Incorporated
ShieldDesk LLC
Mission
Trades First

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Your Front Desk?

Book a 15-minute walkthrough and we'll show you exactly how ShieldDesk works for your business. No commitment. No sales pressure. Just a straight conversation about whether this is the right fit.

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