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

Discterra

Executive Advisor | Strategic Thought Partner

Where others see operational problems, I see exit obstacles.

Every founder faces the same moment: realizing what got you here won't get you there.

For funded founders with early traction:
Just raised capital? Starting to scale? 
Now's when bad habits become permanent problems.
I help you build infrastructure for an 8 and 9 figure exit while you're still at $1M revenue. 
Think 10 steps ahead or pay for it later.

For leaders hitting the plateau:
Stuck at $3M? $10M? $25M? 
The number doesn't matter - the ceiling does. 
When growth stalls and everything runs through you, you've built a job, not an asset. 
I help you break through by building what buyers actually want.

For those eyeing the exit door:
3 years out or 3 months out, every decision now impacts your multiple. 
Most founders leave millions on the table through preventable mistakes. 
I help you see what buyers see - and fix what kills deals.

What I bring to each stage:
• Pattern recognition from 200+ deals
• The uncomfortable truths your team won't tell you
• Multi-exit experience across 4 continents
• Clarity on what actually drives valuations

How we work:
No templates. No theory. 
Just founder-to-founder strategic thinking that protects your future options.

The reality check:
Your business is either becoming more valuable or less valuable.
Every decision compounds.
Every delay costs money.

The best exit strategy isn't an event - it's every decision you make today.

Founder

G.B.I S.A

Strategic executive leader for Costa Rican companies in mining, hospitality, and wellness sectors.
Led mining operations refurbishment, implemented mineral processing pilot testing, and negotiated critical financial restructuring. 
Managed complex regulatory compliance, including environmental assessments and NI 43-101 documentation.
Leverage multilingual capabilities to bridge international stakeholder relationships and optimize business performance across diverse industries and cultural contexts.

FRACTIONAL CEO/CFO

Family Office - Private Equity

Directed strategic business development across automotive, technology, and energy sectors.
Led Euro 6 homologation for imported buses and light duty vehicles. Secured  import rights and negotiated exclusive distribution agreements for EV charging stations.
Evaluated 200+ emerging technology companies, registered chemistry patent, and mentored tech startups. 
Built international energy consortium while facilitating strategic acquisitions in hospitality, mining, security systems, and munitions management technology. 
Specialized in cross-border deal structuring and technology valuation across four continents.

VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITIONS

UCLAB INC

Founded and scaled digital imaging enterprise specializing in high-volume processing technologies. Developed proprietary software for image management and data integration across global operations. 
Expanded business to three continents, creating standardized workflows for international teams. Pioneered digital transformation solutions for industry-specific challenges when market alternatives didn't exist. 
Built resilient operational infrastructure supporting cross-border production capabilities, ultimately achieving successful business exit.

President

Spearheaded company's strategic transition from optical to digital workflow technologies.
Led research teams developing innovative solutions for image processing automation and digital asset management. 
Pioneered industry-specific software when market solutions were unavailable. 
Established technical standards for cross-platform integration and directed implementation across multiple international markets. 
Created foundation for digital workflow technologies that transformed industry practices for high-volume image processing and management.

VP of Technology

Noov Design

Co-founded innovative design company specializing in premium tech and photography accessories

Directed development of fashion-forward carrying solutions blending contemporary style with everyday functionality

Led creation of unique product collections for global distribution through select retail partnerships

Managed private label design projects, translating client requirements into market-ready accessory solutions

Collaborated with international creative team to establish signature aesthetic across all product lines

Co-Founder

Building Companies Buyers Fight Over | BUYER Method: Think Like a Buyer From Day One | 4x Exit Founder, 200+ Deals | Build to Sell, Never Have To

Most founders try to scale by stacking tools, working longer hours, and grinding harder.
But here’s the truth: you don’t need more tools. You need more clarity.

I help founders escape the grind and build scalable companies through the BUYER Method - a framework I designed to create businesses that run without burning you out.

And I get it because I’ve lived it.
I’ve been the founder stuck at 80-hour weeks.
I’ve been the operator carrying the whole business on my shoulders.
And I’ve also been the one in the buyer’s seat, watching millions wiped off valuations because the company couldn’t run without the founder.

This isn’t theory. 
It’s 35+ years of being in the trenches.

✅ Built & exited 4 companies across industries and continents
✅ Sat on the buy-side of PE, analyzing 200+ deals
✅ Investor and advisor, helping founders at every stage

That’s why I created the BUYER Method - built for founders who want scale and keep their sanity:

B - Build systems, not dependencies → scale beyond yourself
U - Understand what buyers actually value → grow what matters
Y - Yield control to multiply worth → stop bottlenecking your team
E - Engineer your exit from day one → freedom + optionality, even if you never sell
R - Replace yourself ruthlessly → own an asset, not a job

The result?
You scale with clarity.
You keep your freedom.
And you build a company that grows today and gives you choices tomorrow.

Because buyers don’t pay for hustle.
They pay for businesses that don’t need it.

How we can work together:

Free newsletter → The Founder’s Paradox (weekly insights on freedom + value without the grind)
https://fromday1.beehiiv.com/
Mini Bottleneck Audit → find what’s keeping you trapped
90-Day Freedom Sprint → step back without your company falling apart
Exit Mindset Transformation → 6 months to a scalable, sellable business

If you’re scaling but stuck in the grind, DM me “SCALE” 

or grab a Clarity Call Let’s talk founder to founder.
https://tidycal.com/martinwir/30-minute-clarity

My mission: 
Help founders turn chaotic control into clean optionality, so they get freedom now and the exits they deserve later.

Martin Wirtschafter

At 27, I thought more revenue meant freedom. 

At 57, I know freedom only comes when the business can thrive without you.

Back then, I told myself it was temporary. 
Just one more late night. 
Just one more deal. 
I’d make it up later.. to my family, to myself.

But that time never comes. 
Later always moves further away.

What looked like success was just a trap in disguise. 
Revenue grew. My calendar shrank. 
And the more I won, the tighter I was tied.

It took four exits and too many empty chairs at the dinner table to finally see it: 
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗢𝗜.

Profit without presence = hollow. 
Freedom without profit = fragile. 
The real win is both.

That’s why I built the BUYER Method: 

to help founders set up their businesses to be 
𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗲𝗿-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 
so they don’t wake up one morning realizing 
they built the wrong kind of freedom.

DM me “AUDIT” if you’re done saying “just one more.” 
I’ll show you where your business is stealing your freedom.

Helping Founders Escape the Grind & Build Scalable Companies | BUYER Method: Scale With Clarity. Freedom On Your Terms | 4x Exit Founder | 200+ Deals | Investor

You don’t need more effort. 

You need the courage to delete.

I’ve seen this over and over again,
founders don’t burn out from the work. 
They burn out from refusing to choose.

Most think discipline means doing more.
 In reality, it’s knowing what to release
 and who to trust with it.

In PE, I learned this fast: 

The highest-value founders weren’t 
the ones holding every lever...
they were the ones who could 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗼
without losing control.

They built teams that owned outcomes. 
They made one clear decision and trusted it to compound. 

They weren’t playing every instrument 
they were conducting the orchestra.

And buyers notice that instantly. 
Because a founder who can’t yield control will always cap the company’s worth.

Inside my 𝗕𝗨𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱, this sits under 𝗬 - 𝗬𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵. 

It’s not about doing less. 
It’s about designing systems that scale without your fingerprints on every decision.

Freedom doesn’t come from doing everything right. 
It comes from refusing to do the wrong things perfectly.

Comment what you’d cut - I’ll show you what buyers would actually reward.

My first software company at 30 
nearly destroyed me.

Every line of code. 
Every test. 
Every fix. 
Ran through me.

I called it quality control. 
But it was fear - disguised as discipline.

Revenue was growing. 
My life was shrinking.

I wasn’t scaling the company. 
I was suffocating it.

Everything changed when I started letting go. 
The less I touched, the faster it moved.
The more I trusted, the stronger it became.

That shift took me from a 3× to 𝟳.𝟮× 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 on my last exit.

But here’s what I didn’t expect: 
That painful lesson became my greatest gift.

After 200+ deals on both sides of the table, 
I saw the same pattern destroying valuations everywhere.

Brilliant founders trapped by their own genius.
Building prisons, not businesses.

So I took what nearly broke me 
and turned it into what now sets founders free:

The 𝗕𝗨𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 -
a framework born from my own suffocation 
and refined through four exits.

Because buyers don’t pay for your presence. 
They pay for your absence.

You can’t control your way to freedom.
You have to design for it.

If you feel trapped in your own success, you’re not broken.
Your model is.

What’s the hardest thing for you to let go of right now ? 👇

The Founders Freedom–Control Paradox

Most founders build businesses buyers won’t touch. 

They’re busy - not buyable. 

Here’s how to turn a founder-dependent company
 into a buyer-ready asset - in 3 moves. 

Because buyers don’t pay for effort. 
They pay for absence. 

1️⃣ Build systems, not heroes. 
If you’re still the answer key, 
you’re not scaling - you’re babysitting. 

A real business runs on rhythm, 
not rescue missions. 
(Sound familiar?) 

2️⃣ Understand what buyers actually value. 
After 200+ private equity deals,
I can tell you - they don’t buy your grind. 

They buy predictability, repeatability, and 
profit that happens without you. 

The less you’re needed, the more you’re worth. ✨

3️⃣ Yield control to multiply worth. 
Every decision you delegate compounds value.
Every one you clutch kills it. 

It’s simple math: 
Busy founders → 2–3× multiples. 
Free founders → 5–12× exits. 

Design for absence now - so freedom isn’t a someday fantasy. 

Because freedom doesn’t happen after you sell. 
It’s what makes a sale possible. 

What’s your biggest bottleneck right now? 

Comment below 👇 and I’ll DM you a tailored fix.

You can’t control your way to freedom.

You have to design for it.

My first software company almost killed me. 
Every line of code ran through me. 

I called it discipline. 
It was fear.

When I let go, everything scaled
3× became 7.2×.

Buyers don’t pay for your presence.
They pay for your absence.

What’s the hardest thing for you to let go of right now?

I fired myself from a job I never applied for. 

Turns out, the hardest job to quit was the one I never signed up for.

Company therapist. 
Emotional firefighter. 
The person everyone unloaded on.

And the day I stopped?
Everything got better.

For years, every emotional fire ended up on my desk. 
Team conflict? I mediated.
Client meltdown? I soothed.

Until I realized: 
The more problems flowed through me, 
the less they were ever solved without me.

So I built a system:
weekly peer debriefs, 
not founder counselling sessions. 

A space for the team to learn from each other,
not lean on me to translate every lesson.

It’s not that I stopped caring. 
I just stopped being the bottleneck for everyone else’s emotions.

You can care deeply and still say, "this isn’t mine to fix."

What’s one role you’ve taken on that isn’t yours anymore?

Not every opportunity deserves a “yes.” 

Not every dollar deserves a chase.

Some returns are measured in peace, 
in loyalty,
in time that comes back on its own.

What are you saying “no” to this week - so you can say “yes” to what matters?

Most founders will never sell their business.

80% of small and mid-market companies never sell at all. 

Why? 
They’re too founder-dependent.

If every decision runs through you,
you’re not scaling - you’re stuck.

After 200+ PE deals, one truth is clear: 
Buyers don’t pay for effort.
They pay for absence.

The fix: 
 → Build systems, not heroes.
 → Understand what buyers actually value. 
 → Yield control to multiply worth.

Because freedom doesn’t happen after you sell.
It’s what makes a sale possible.

What’s your biggest bottleneck right now?

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