About Inovav8
Inovav8 uses AI.
We are not AI.
More Human. Because of AI.
The Shift
The old story was humans vs. machines. That was never our story.
Who wins, who gets replaced, who survives the future. That debate sells headlines, and it misses the point. Our belief is simpler: AI should make the people behind every organization more capable of doing what only people can do. Not less.
When the repetitive is automated, the meaningful gets amplified. When the mundane is handled, the human rises.
That’s the shift. That’s the future Inovav8 is building toward. More Human. Because of AI.
Why we exist
Vision
A future where humans are free to innovate, inspire, and serve, because AI handles the rest.
What we do about it
Mission
To modernize organizations by implementing intelligent systems, AI-powered tools, and expert strategies that empower them to serve better and operate faster.
The humans
Industry expert. Text-your-guy accessibility.
Behind every system we run is a person who knows your business, starting with these three.
Shawn Thomas
Cofounder
CEO
Shawn's expertise is in innovation, ideation, and solving problems and leading the I8 Team. He successfully built and exited his last venture for $20m and his last business was Inc 500 and Best in Business in Nashville, TN. Avid fly fisherman traveling the US in an Airstream with his wife, pups Sharkey, BB, and Frankie and their cat Millicent.
James Nam
Cofounder
President & COO
James is THE guy clients love. He is easy going and gets results fast. As a part owner in several businesses for the last 5 years, he self-taught and implemented media buying and became an expert on Meta and all things Google. After adding AI coding to his repertoire, he now uses that talent for I8 clients. Clients refer to him as Mr. Dollars and Clicks because his ads help our clients grow!
Reyna Nieves
Project Manager
AI & GoHighLevel Expert
Reyna's background as a high level Executive Assistant brings the team of I8 together. She is the main POC for clients and she manages all projects. She is also an avid AI and Go High Level CRM expert. She resides in Florida with her beautiful three children. She also has fully built an AI entertainer complete with music and a youtube channel that is revenue generating!
The culture, written down
Six values we actually run on
The Clock Is Always Ticking
There is always something to do. We move with a sense of urgency.
Solutions Are the Answer
We focus on fixing every problem. No dwelling, no blame.
Think Bigger Than Ourselves
Every decision considers our team, our vendors, and our customers.
The Square Is Always Bigger
We do not cut corners. We continually strive for excellence.
Snack on Happiness Daily
We take time to have fun every single day. Non-negotiable.
Generosity Makes Us Rich
We go above and beyond without having to be asked.
We don’t help companies replace people with AI. Period.
It’s a filter, and we’re okay with that. The businesses we want to work with are the ones that believe in their people, because that’s who AI works best for.
Straight answers
What owners ask us first
It depends on what we build, so we'll give you a real number after one conversation, not a rate card of vague tiers. What we can tell you up front: we're not the cheapest, we price on the value delivered, and there's no long-term contract hiding behind the number. If the math doesn't work for your business, we'll tell you that too.
It might. We'd be hypocrites if it didn't. AI greets you, routes you, and handles the easy stuff fast. But behind every system we run is a real Inovav8 team member who knows your business and is always within reach. That's the exact experience we build for your customers.
No. And if that's the plan, we're not your partner. We build AI that takes the repetitive work off your team's plate so they can do the work that actually needs a human. Your people get faster and sharper. They don't get replaced.
Call answering and review workflows start working the week they go live. Ads take a few weeks of data before the AI tuning really bites. Either way, you're never locked in while you wait. We're month-to-month, so we have to show you progress every single month.
That's the point of hiring us. You explain how your business works; we handle every technical detail and hand you systems that just run. If you can send a text, you can work with Inovav8.
Fire us. No long-term contracts means exactly that. If we're not proving our worth every month, you walk. We keep clients by performing, not by locking anyone in.
Meet the humans behind the systems.
One conversation, no slideshow. You'll know by the end of it whether we're your kind of partner.