Jon Cheney
Human agency in the age of AI. Building businesses. Leadership under pressure.
Awareness. Direction. Adaptability.
The operator’s perspective
Jon has founded and sold multiple companies. He founded Seek, an augmented reality company, and served as CEO for about seven years. His operating experience includes raising more than $15 million from nearly 100 investment groups, pitching over 1,000 investors and building enterprise partnerships. Ocavu, which he led, ranked No. 643 on the 2022 Inc. 5000.
His company-building experience includes Utah’s Startup of the Year and Most Innovative Company of the Year recognition, Best in Show at NAB and many first-place pitch competition wins, including Sprocket—with tens of thousands of dollars in prize money. His perspective includes large-stage pitching, company exits, failed businesses and pivots.
Jon runs GenAIPI, built in a weekend using AI, and teaches How to Build a Business in a Weekend with AI. He regularly speaks about human agency in the age of AI and delivers corporate events and training for audiences from Fortune 500 companies to startups.
Flow State Leadership is Jon’s coaching, strategic advisory and speaking business. Flow means preparation enabling heightened awareness, clear direction and rapid adaptation amid chaos—not the absence of pressure.
Talks & working sessions
Each session is tailored to your audience; final scope is agreed before booking. Learning points are not guarantees of business outcomes.
01 / Leading in Flow
Preparation, awareness and adaptability when the pressure is still on.
Who it’s for: CEOs, founders and leadership teams navigating uncertainty.
Key takeaways: Distinguish clear direction from a rigid plan; identify one preparation habit to strengthen before the next high-stakes decision.
02 / Pivot or Push
Examine assumptions and market feedback before deciding what to keep and what to change.
Who it’s for: Founders, executive teams and commercial leaders at an inflection point.
Key takeaway: Frame a testable assumption and an explicit signal for revisiting the direction.
03 / The Human Edge in the AI Era
Human agency in the age of AI: expand what people can do without handing over purpose, judgment or responsibility.
Who it’s for: Executive teams and organizations exploring AI adoption.
Learning points: Connect AI to a business problem; identify where human judgment remains; discuss adoption, trust and responsible use.
04 / How to Build a Business in a Weekend with AI
An AI-assisted path from idea to testable business, informed by Jon’s weekend build and the course he teaches.
Who it’s for: Entrepreneurs, startup communities, innovation teams and corporate teams exploring rapid experimentation.
Learning points: Choose a customer problem; map a prototype build; plan validation and iteration beyond the weekend. No weekend revenue or launch guarantee.
05 / Vibe Coding & AI Build Labs
Hands-on workshops and hackathons: describe, build, test and iterate with AI.
Who it’s for: Hackathon participants, startup builders and corporate teams. Technical depth is agreed for the group.
Learning points: Write a scoped build brief; practice prompting, testing and debugging; identify security, data and maintainability questions before production use.
06 / Responsible AI: Ethics, Governance & Everyday Use
General AI literacy and practical responsible adoption, from everyday use cases to enterprise governance.
Who it’s for: Fortune 500 teams through startups, business owners and leaders introducing AI.
Learning points: Recognize applications and limits; address privacy, bias, verification and human oversight; clarify ownership and escalation.
07 / Building Startups & Raising Capital
Building companies, pitching investors and navigating a raise from an operator’s perspective.
Who it’s for: Founders, accelerators, entrepreneurship programs and teams preparing to pitch or raise.
Learning points: Ground the pitch in customer and business evidence; prepare for questions on traction, risk and use of capital; distinguish pitch wins from building a durable business.
08 / Bringing God into Business & Getting Priorities Right
Align ambition, business decisions and daily work with what matters most.
Who it’s for: Faith-based events and groups explicitly requesting a conversation about God, business and personal priorities.
Learning points: Reflect on God’s place in business decisions; examine ambition alongside priorities; identify a practical way to bring those priorities into work.
Available only by organizer request. Corporate sessions do not assume a religious perspective. No particular denomination is assumed.
Format, customization & inquiries
Discuss a keynote, fireside chat, corporate training, facilitated workshop, hackathon or AI build lab, in person or virtual. Share your date or date range, location, audience size, theme, preferred topic and format, intended outcome and budget context if known. For hands-on sessions, discuss participant experience, tools, access and data constraints.
Availability, duration, customization, fees, travel and final scope require direct confirmation. An inquiry does not reserve a date or create an engagement.
Read & explore
Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi hired Jon to help put together and launch AI Advantage. He spoke as part of the November 2025 launch, with launch content featuring his contribution reaching more than one million people.
Watch Jon with Dean Graziosi on AI Advantage · An 11-minute launch segment about building with AI while retaining human judgment and direction.
AI’s Biggest Risk Isn’t Rogue Systems; It’s Humans Who Can No Longer Think Without Them
By Jon Cheney · Tech Times Executive Column · September 28, 2026. On human agency, independent judgment and AI overreliance.
Ocavu’s Inc. 5000 profile · Company recognition, No. 643 (2022).
How GenAIPI was built in a weekend using AI · Utah Business, by Dainon Moody.
Jon’s business-building course at GenAIPI · Hands-on training.
Jon on human agency in the age of AI.
For AI implementation support, explore GenAIPI directly. Its services and terms are separate from Flow State Leadership.