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

Lauren Jones Collective

Lauren Jones Collective is designed to help businesses, their employees, and individuals find their passions and make a plan to do it. Lauren believes there is a strong connection between understanding purpose and successfully reaching goals that ultimately make a meaningful difference.   Lauren loves helping the people in life connect to their why and spark curiosity that leads to success.

Founder

Key Private Bank 

Lauren is a Senior Vice President with Key Private Bank providing personalized banking, customized lending, investments, and understanding of a the full financial picture of high net worth individuals, executives, and entrepreneurs.  As a relationship manager with the Private Bank at KeyBank, she can help lead all financial related conversations and coordinate a team to meet the needs and answer the questions of her clients.

SVP, Relationship Manager at Key Private Bank

Bernstein Private Wealth Management

Lauren is a Vice President and Financial Advisor responsible for providing investment and wealth planning advice to individuals and families and their trusts, estates, foundations, endowments, and pension plans.   In conjunction with Bernstein Private Wealth Management, she provides counsel to clients and their professional advisors on a variety of matters, including tax and estate planning, multigenerational asset allocation, individual and corporate retirement planning, and the sale of closely held businesses.

Private Wealth

Guaranty Bank and Trust Company

SVP, Private Banking Manager

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Work with a team responsible for the integration and delivery of the comprehensive institutional and personal wealth management resources of Merrill Lynch and US Trust to the clients of our commercial banking domestic footprint, specifically covering the central region.  

We focus on creating an enhanced delivery model which is needs based and customized for our clients spanning all platforms and service levels.

Director, Wealth Liaison, Corporate Solutions Specialist 

The Private Bank And Trust Company

Experience working with Commercial Middle Market business owners, executives, and professional advisors on all their individual banking needs.  We provide a full spectrum of services from deposits, creative lending to investment strategies and trust and estate planning.

Managing Director, Private Wealth

JP Morgan Chase

Private Wealth Management, Business Owners, Underwriting

Lauren is a talented connector with over 25 years of experience in finance, strategy, and relationship building.  Specializing in identifying and solving problems for teams, individuals and partners, as well as building out sales processes and creating strong networks.  Continued Life lesson learner, with real life experience in coming out on top in relationships, late in life single motherhood to a true miracle & all the self worth struggles. She is an advocate of and expert in change!   With experience in climbing up the corporate ladder and jumping off (and getting paid to do it!). 

Whether it’s examining Life, Career, Wellness, or Finance we’ve got you covered.  No matter where you are, we will meet you there, our 1 on 1 life strategy sessions will get you started, set you straight, or close the deal. 

Lauren is a results oriented and values driven professional, with over 20 years of banking and finance experience.  Lauren has spent most of her career building relationships to develop business and serve as a consulting leader, with a proven track record.

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