About · AI workflow advisor, Austin, Texas

Ken Jackson

I started as a software engineer in 2000. Since then I've led product and engineering for platforms serving 50,000+ merchants and 100,000+ subscribers, co-founded a consultancy and a coding school, and run my own firm since 2021. Nexus Advisory is that experience pointed at owner-run businesses: find where the work leaks, then build the fix myself.

Who

Ken Jackson. 20+ years building software. Former VP of Product at Volusion and VP of Engineering at Camp Gladiator. Based in Austin.

What I do for owners

In one week I find where your company leaks time and leads, rank and price the fixes, then build the ones worth building.

Proof

Led product and engineering for platforms serving 50,000+ merchants and 100,000+ subscribers. Read the full sample report before you buy.

Ken's track record

Next step

A 20-minute call. Tell me which workflow eats your team's week and I'll tell you if an audit is worth it.

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Track record

Twenty-plus years of building software and the teams behind it.

2026
Principal Product Architect, Inertia Labs (contract)
Product architecture for an AI-driven data-center operations program, through a Fortune 500 government-services prime. A code-verified workflow analysis found 120 hours a week of recoverable manual work across three roles.
2021 to now
Founder, Lvl Up Agency LLC
The company behind Nexus Advisory. Fractional head of product for AI, fintech and SaaS companies, including an AI ad-generation platform working across Meta and Google, and a Stripe Treasury escrow platform for a marketplace.
2019 to 2021
VP of Engineering and Acting Head of Product, Camp Gladiator
A fitness platform with 100,000+ subscribers and an 18-person team. Launched a new virtual product in under 60 days during COVID, reaching all 50 states and 15 countries. Led the company's first Salesforce rollout, across 5,000+ trainers.
2017 to 2019
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Inventive Group
A software consultancy that grew to 30+ engineers, a product incubator, and a coding school certified by the Texas Workforce Commission. Lead instructor for three cohorts, 50+ graduates.
2012 to 2017
VP of Product, Volusion
Led a 35+ person product and engineering org for an e-commerce platform serving 50,000+ merchants and $4B+ in yearly sales. Shipped the next-generation, API-first platform.
2007 to 2008
VP of Technology, Invodo
First strategic hire. Built the founding team and shipped video work for national brands including AARP, Men's Health and the Got Milk? campaign.
2000 to 2012
Software engineer and consultant
Headspring, Catapult Systems, Field Asset Services and others. B.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology, Texas A&M.

Why owner-run firms

I've been the owner, not just the advisor.

I co-founded and ran a 30+ engineer consultancy, and I've run my own firm since 2021. I know what it looks like when the owner is the person every question routes through, and the follow-up lives in someone's head.

Big companies have product and engineering teams to fix that. Most owner-run firms don't. That gap is the work: one person who can see the whole operation, price the fixes honestly and then build them.

How I work

One person, start to finish.

You deal with me the whole way. The person who walks your operation writes the report and builds the fix.
Every number shows its math. If I could not check it, the report says so and names the next measurement. No finding gets made up to fill a page.
AI where it pays. Where a better form, a simple automation or a clear owner fixes the leak, that is what I recommend.
The audit is paid and fixed-price, so the advice is not a sales pitch. You keep the report either way.
Everything I build runs on accounts your company owns. If we stop working together, it all stays with you.

What a first week looks like

The $2,500 audit, day by day.

Before day 1
Terms and kickoff
Terms signed, invoice paid, a sponsor named and both calls on the calendar.
Day 1
Walk the work
A 45-minute guided interview. You and the people who run the work show me recent, real examples. I map the workflows, tools and handoffs.
Day 2
Check the numbers
Volume, minutes and people checked against those examples. Every number gets a source or a labeled assumption.
Day 3
Rank the fixes
Every workflow scored by monthly impact and by how directly the fix can be built. You check the draft facts.
Day 4
Price the options
Effort and price ranges for the top fixes, matched to the report. You confirm priorities and who decides.
Day 5
Readout
We go through the ranking, the fix you can use right away and the next step. You keep the report.