APEK.AI

Leading innovative tech company. APEK is a Virginia-based AI engineering and automation firm, specializing in the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI agents and enterprise automation solutions. With over 20 years of expertise, APEK empowers organizations and government agencies to transform operations, streamline workflows, and achieve measurable impact through custom AI systems and strategic advisory services.

CEO, Managing Partner

Voice2Me.ai

Voice2Me - owned by APEK.AI. Leading enterprise-grade AI voice technology innovation to transform customer experiences at scale. Pioneering multi-model AI architecture that delivers human-like conversations while handling thousands of concurrent interactions. Helping organizations reduce operational costs while enhancing customer satisfaction through voice intelligence solutions that bridge technology and humanity.

CEO, Chief AI Officer

Vector7.ai

As a founding council member of Vector7, I help shape an elite executive network uniting global leaders in AI, business, and policy. Vector7 provides a private, trusted arena where decision-makers exchange foresight, build influence, and remain relevant in the AI era.

Founding Council (Board Member)

The One 23 Group

Led post-M&A transformation and restructuring of government services platform company. Orchestrated migration to new ERP system in under 5 months while establishing GAAP and DCAA compliant business practices. Directed M&A due diligence activities and financial operations oversight.

Executive Vice President

Virtana Corp.

Driving operational transformation and strategic growth initiatives that resulted in 30% OPEX and 120% EBITDA improvement. Leading cross-functional teams to streamline business processes, establish corporate KPIs, and implement go-to-market strategies that improved ARR by 20%.

Executive Vice President of Operations

Siemens Government Technologies

Oversaw operational health of $500M+ federal IT portfolio serving USAF, DOD & DOE. Led execution excellence and compliance while building high-performing teams and establishing strategic partnerships.

Executive Director of Operations

General Dynamics Information Technology

Managed performance of $400M+ international portfolio across 50+ countries for USCIS. Built effective customer relationships while ensuring operational excellence and compliance in complex global environments.

Senior Director of Revenue Operations

Global Linguist Solutions, LLC

Led business account managers and program analysts overseeing $4.9 billion INSCOM international projects portfolio in the Middle East. Managed CONUS and OCONUS program functions and reporting.

Senior Operations & Strategy Advisor

Deltek

Led global SaaS software sales operations, driving team performance and quarterly target achievement through effective coaching and mentoring while growing company reputation through industry events.

Director of Sales Operations

Managed financial planning, compliance, and operational oversight for government contracting programs. Ensured contract compliance with federal regulations while optimizing program financial performance. Developed standardized reporting processes and implemented financial controls that improved program visibility and accountability across international operations.

International Program Coordinator

At 19, I left home and moved to another country with no money, no safety net, and no plan - just the belief that I was meant for more.

Since then, I’ve walked through fire more than once: divorces, parenting alone, financial struggles, personal losses, and making bold moves of leaving a successful corporate career, to rebuild my life totally from scratch…

Each chapter of this journey was not easy and sometimes terrifying, yet it became important stepping stones of who I am today.

It is what allows me to do what I do best - 
help leaders and organizations evolve through change with clarity, courage, and connection.

⭐️ Who I Am

I help organizations bridge human intelligence and artificial intelligence through agentic voice technologies, leadership enablement, and transformation strategy.

My mission: make AI adoption feel human, effortless, and profitable.

I’m CEO of APEK.ai, leading teams that build secure Agentic AI & Voice Solutions for Enterprise - helping organizations modernize operations and humanize their communication through intelligent automation.

With over 20 years in enterprise transformation, leadership strategy, and reinvention, I blend AI innovation with human insight to help people and businesses grow from the inside out.


⁉️Who I Help

	•	Enterprises ready to evolve beyond legacy systems and embrace secure, human-centric AI.
	•	Executives and founders navigating reinvention, burnout, or uncertainty about their next chapter.
	•	Leaders in transition who look successful on paper but quietly ask, “What’s next for me?”

When People Come to Me (and my team)

They come when success feels heavy, change feels impossible, or they’ve outgrown the version of themselves they used to be.
They come when transformation stops being a concept - and becomes personal.

💡 My Belief

True reinvention happens when technology and humanity evolve together.

That’s why my mission is to help people and organizations:
	•	Adopt AI intelligently.
	•	Reinvent fearlessly.
	•	Lead with voice, not noise.


Eva Karnaukh

One of the hardest lessons adulthood teaches you is this:

Not everything in your life deserves an audience.

👉 Privacy is power.
👉 Not secrecy.
👉 Not isolation.

Just the awareness that some things thrive when they’re protected, not publicized.

Here are a few things wise people keep quiet:

1️⃣ Your exact income or savings
👉 Not everyone needs access to your numbers

2️⃣ Your next big move
👉 Work in silence. Let results introduce you.

3️⃣ Your family issues
👉 Healing happens in safe spaces, not public conversations.

4️⃣ Your insecurities
👉 Share them with people who help you grow, not those who weaponize them.

5️⃣ Your money struggles
👉 Many will judge before they understand. Protect your peace while you rebuild.

6️⃣ Others’ secrets
👉 If someone trusted you, honor that trust - it says more about you than them.

The older I get, the more I see that maturity isn’t about being open with everything…
It’s about being intentional.

Your life elevates the moment you stop oversharing and start curating who gets access to you.

What’s one thing you’ve learned to keep private?

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I'm Jim, and I'm a lawyer.

But I don't write about legal topics.

I write about leadership and personal growth.

Why learn from me?

I bring an expertise you won’t find anywhere else online.

Besides leading teams in multiple law firms for years...

And starting two law practices from scratch...

In 2017 I branched out … I co-founded a telehealth website where we helped people overcome excess drinking through medication-assisted treatment and personal development coaching.

What’s the link to lawyering?

As a lawyer, I defend against injury cases that require a deep understanding of medicine and psychology. 

I’ve deposed over 300 doctors and mental health providers, diving into medical and psychological concepts at their level.

I transferred that skill set, along with years of solving problems for clients, into the wellness and personal growth space.

I applied my analytical skills, the same I use to dissect real-world, complex legal cases, to pick apart the science behind personal development.

I crafted not just medical solutions (through the doctors we contracted with) but also systemized, actionable, personal growth training for our patients.

And we didn’t just aim to restore patients to an average level of health...

We transformed their lives through growth-focused skills ⚡

Here are a few testimonials we received from patients that went through our program:

✅ “This program didn’t just change my habits - it gave me the confidence and clarity to control my life in ways I never thought possible."

✅ “Your support and coaching is invaluable. I’m so lucky to have you and Alcure. It has helped immensely.”

✅ “I especially wanted you to know that your videos alone were worth the first month. You do great work!”

✅ "Loved your videos on Life Hacks, Minimalism, and Gratitude.”

✅ “My future looks so much brighter! Thank you. I was skeptical, but now I’m proof that this approach works. I can’t wait to see where I go from here.”

After helping 400+ people (many during the pandemic) and generating over $500,000 in revenue, we wrapped up the project in 2023.

Now I’m onto new ventures.

Some more about me:

✅ Made over $500,000 in revenue with a telehealth website while maintaining a full-time law practice

✅ Thomson Reuters ranked Super Lawyer (2012-2025), top 5% in Southern California

✅ Invited speaker

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Learn to lead yourself.
Learn to lead others.

James Kamanski

Everyone has a timeline in their head.
Most of that pressure comes from comparing your path to someone else’s.

But life does not unfold on a schedule.
Growth shows up at its own pace.

You can be:
+ lost at 22
+ broke at 28
+ unsure at 31
+ starting over at 35
+ finally rising at 38
+ finding your purpose at 42
and unstoppable at 47.

None of that means you failed.
It means you’re still becoming the person you’re supposed to be.

Progress is not linear.
Purpose takes time.
And greatness grows quietly before anyone else notices it.

✅ Trust your pace.
✅ Trust your path.
✅ You are not behind.

You’re building something worth waiting for.

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Most people worry about “toxic people.”
But the person you damage most is often yourself.

Here are 5 signs you might be toxic to yourself without realizing it:

1. You stay where you feel drained because you fear disappointing others
You protect everyone except the one person who pays the price — you.

2. You speak to yourself in ways you would never speak to a friend
Your inner voice becomes your inner enemy.

3. You downplay your wins and exaggerate your mistakes
You move the goalposts on yourself every time you improve.

4. You tolerate chaos because peace feels unfamiliar
Dysfunction becomes home when you have lived in it too long.

5. You apologize for things that were never your fault
You carry responsibility that was never yours to hold.

Self-respect is quiet work.
It begins with noticing the patterns you normalize,
and choosing better — even when it feels uncomfortable.

You are not stuck.
You are waking up.

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High performance is not obedience.
High performance is ownership.

A lot of workplaces still get this wrong.

People expect the top performers to:
Agree, accept, absorb, and smile

But the people who actually move companies forward do far more than execute.

They lead themselves with intention.

Here is what high performance really looks like:

✅ The ability to decline requests without guilt
Protecting your focus is part of doing great work.

✅ The confidence to speak with candor
Honest conversations fix problems faster than polite silence.

✅ The resilience to fail and try again
Setbacks do not define them - they refine them.

✅ The clarity to set limits
Boundaries keep their output sharp, not scattered.

✅ The maturity to put well-being first
Energy is a competitive advantage, not a luxury.

✅ The courage to hold a different opinion
Progress needs original thinkers, not echoes.

✅ The integrity to confront bad behavior
Culture changes when someone decides enough is enough.

High performers are not the ones who say yes the most.

They are the ones who make decisions that protect their standards, their energy, and their integrity.

That is the version every leader should want on their team.

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The most underrated career advice:
Be someone others want to work with.

We talk a lot about hard skills.
But what actually moves your career forward?

✅ The silent skills:
They don’t shout, but they stack trust, influence, and opportunity over time.

Here are the real game-changers:

1. Being easy to work with
↳ People remember how you make their job easier.

2. Honesty
↳ Clear communication builds long-term credibility. 
↳ No spin, no politics.

3. Growth mindset
↳ You don’t have to know everything.
↳ Just be willing to learn anything.

4. Moves things forward
↳ You get things done. 
↳ No drama. No excuses. No stuck loops.

5. Avoids drama
↳ Low maintenance = high value. 
↳ Energy goes into progress, not politics.

6. Consistency
↳ Reliability is power. 
↳ When people trust your follow-through, you rise faster.

These aren't soft skills.
These are power skills.

Master them, and you become the teammate, the leader, the person everyone bets on.

Which one do you think is most overlooked today?

Let me know in the comments ⬇️

Credits to Sophie Deen for this quote

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The most underrated career skill?
Taking tough love without taking it personally.

Knowledge is everywhere.
Feedback is rare.

Because once people realize you can’t handle the truth,
they stop telling you the truth.

That’s when growth stops.

The people who rise the fastest aren’t the ones who know it all:
They’re the ones who can hear hard things and use them well.

They ask instead of defend.
They listen instead of react.
They improve instead of argue.

If you want to grow fast, don’t chase praise.
Seek honesty - even when it stings.

That’s where real development begins.

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Credits: Adam Grant

Surround yourself with excellence.
Your environment shapes you faster than motivation ever will.

Spend time with people who make growth feel normal:
- not rare.
- not “too much.”
- not uncomfortable.

Be around people who:
• talk about ideas, not other people
• push you without competing with you
• make ambition feel safe, not shameful
• celebrate your progress without jealousy
• challenge your thinking in the right ways

When the people around you grow:
You grow without even noticing it.

+ Their habits rub off.
+ Their standards rise.
+ And yours rise with them.

Success is rarely a solo performance.
It is a by-product of the room you choose to sit in.

✅ Choose rooms that stretch you.
✅ Choose people that elevate you.
✅ Choose environments that make growth your baseline.

The right circle is worth more than the right strategy.

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