who we are.
JNOW is two operators who got tired of watching AI projects fail in slow motion. Georgetown, TX. independent. no hidden agendas, no vendor lock-in, no advice that depends on you hiring us.
the founders.
John Bryant — co-founder
20+ years scaling B2B SaaS revenue from $0 to $100M+ ARR — and more than two decades in and around AI, from building expert systems at Intelligent Environments (a UK AI firm later listed on London's AIM market) to leading GTM at IBM Watson ($70M global quota), Acoustic, and Conversica (34% YoY ARR growth). Lifted quota attainment from 22% to 80%, ASP +36%, sales cycles -18%. Now building AI systems for the kind of businesses he spent two decades selling to. Based in Georgetown, TX.
Mike "Pesh" Poeschl — co-founder
USMC veteran turned solutions architect. 25+ years across enterprise infrastructure, storage, and security — IBM, Dell, VMware, Rubrik, Pure Storage, Sumo Logic, and Fortinet. SE Innovator of the Year at Pure Storage for an initiative that drove $10M+ in pipeline. 4.57/5.00 on a Zenger Folkman 360 leadership assessment — 91st percentile globally. Builds LabSmith, an open-source AI workshop platform for sales engineers. The technical conscience of the firm. Based in Georgetown, TX.
built by operators who've actually done this.
Not AI bros who watched a couple of YouTube videos. Not consultants who've read about it.
what we're building.
We started JNOW because the AI services market in 2026 is full of two kinds of firms:
- Consultants who write decks and disappear
- Developers who ship code without ever asking what winning looks like
We're trying to be the third thing — the firm that does both, takes responsibility for the outcome, and tells you the truth even when it costs us the engagement.
That means fixed scope, fixed price, and a refund clause if we can't find a play worth building. It means staying through install until the math checks out. And it means telling you when AI isn't the answer — and pointing you to what is. Underneath all of it, one mission: operators who built and ran systems at enterprise scale, now building the systems that give Texas business owners a business that runs without them.
want to work together?
The diagnostic is the fastest way to find out if we're the right fit. AI-guided intake call, 30-minute expert review — scoped on a call. Honest answer either way.