For business, agency, church, and nonprofit leaders

AI, made simple
for leaders.

Every AI guide you have tried was written for engineers. This one was written for you. 50 things you can use on Monday.

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WATCH THE INTRO 02:00
Two minutes on what AI actually does for a team.
// WHERE TO NEXT

Three doors. Pick yours.

The button colour tells you where you land. Gold keeps you on this site. Orange, red, and navy each carry the colour of the site they open, so you always know before you click.

// START HERE · AI WITH JAY

Catch up on AI in a weekend.

For business owners, executives, agency leaders, nonprofit directors, and ministry leaders who feel like AI is moving faster than they are.

The free playbooks cover where you stand and what to do first. Inside:

  • The 50-Tip AI Success Guide
  • The 100-Prompt Library
  • The AI Readiness Audit
  • The 90-Day Rollout Plan
  • The AI Use Policy Starter
Get the free playbooks →

Not sure which one to start with? Take the 90-second quiz.

// SPEAKING · JAY OWEN LIVE

Put Jay on your stage.

For anyone planning a conference, a staff day, or a leadership retreat.

Keynotes run 45 to 60 minutes. Workshops run half or full day and are the format he is booked for most. "AI For Business Owners." is one of his four talks. Booking runs two to three months out, and his team replies within one business day.

Check a date
// AGENCY OWNERS · AGENCY BUILDERS

Build the agency that builds your life.

For owners and leaders of digital marketing agencies, creative agencies, web development agencies, and other service-based businesses.

Jay has run his own agency since 1999. Agency Builders is where he does that work with other owners: 400+ agency leaders, five years of events, and a retreat on April 13 to 15, 2027.

See Agency Builders

Just heard Jay speak? Start with the free playbooks. You can also browse the free AI tool directory. No signup, no email.

// WHY LISTEN TO JAY

Receipts, not adjectives.

Six things you can check yourself. Jay has been running the same company since the year he started it, and he still runs it.

1999 Founded Business Builders. He is still the CEO.
25+ Years growing real businesses, his own and his clients'.
100+ Stages keynoted.
2x Inc. 5000 CEO honoree.
StoryBrand Certified Guide and Facilitator.
Eleven22 Chief of Ministry Staff at The Church of Eleven22 in Jacksonville, Florida.
"I bet with 1 hour of your time my team could save 20 hours."
Audience member · after seeing Jay speak
★★★★★
"Jay's understanding of AI and the tools available to us is unmatched. It was refreshing to hear someone grounded in faith articulate both the discernment we need and the ways we can embrace this technology to improve our lives and impact our mission. I am excited about the possibilities this creates.
Ben Loy
Leadership · AI for Faith
★★★★★
"Jay's passion for leveraging technology to serve others is infectious. He has done the work to understand the rapidly changing world of AI and communicated to our team in a way that was practical, engaging, and inspiring.
AJ Alex Judd
Founder, Path for Growth
★★★★★
"Jay knows his stuff. He made me realize how little about AI I know and how much opportunity there is.
OG Olivia Graham
Audience member
★★★★★
"Jay's expertise is practical and immediately implementable. We evaluate every speaker. He consistently rates "Outstanding." JMI is a BIG fan.
SR Stephanie Royal
Director · Jim Moran Institute, FSU
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Start with 50 tips you can use on Monday.

Each one is a thing to do, the tool that does it, and the words to type.

  • ✓ 50 tips, each one you can do today
  • ✓ The exact prompts, ready to paste
  • ✓ Which tools are worth paying for
  • ✓ Plain English throughout

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Jay Owen, founder of Business Builders
// ABOUT YOUR GUIDE

The guy execs call when their team is "behind on AI."

Jay is the founder and CEO of Business Builders, a marketing agency in St. Augustine, Florida, and Chief of Ministry Staff at The Church of Eleven22 in Jacksonville. He started the business in 1999 and still runs it. He wrote Building a Business That Lasts and hosts the podcast by the same name.

  • 17 The age he started the web design business that became the agency
  • 25 Years married. Five children.
  • 4 Talks he brings to a stage, one of them "AI For Business Owners."
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// ALSO HERE

The rest of this site.

All of it free, and none of it asks you to make an account. Start with the quiz if you want a straight answer about where to begin.

// QUIZ · 90 SECONDS

Find your highest-ROI AI move.

Six questions and you get a personalized playbook on the spot. Free, and you can see your result without giving an email address.

Take the quiz → // RESOURCES · 9 PLAYBOOKS

Free Playbooks

Seven open with one click. Two ask for an email, and the card says so first.

Browse downloads → // TOOLS · 12 RECOMMENDED

AI Tool Directory

Jay tested dozens with real clients. These 12 are the ones he still recommends. No sponsorships.

See the directory → // START HERE · 4 STEPS

Your first four steps

A short path that uses only things that already exist here. Do step one today, and each step tells you what comes next.

Start step one → // PLAYABLE · 6 BUILDS

Watch AI get better

One throwaway prompt, handed to the best model available every few months for 14 months. Six results, unedited, playable in your browser.

Play the timeline → // WORK WITH JAY

Keynote, workshop, advisory

Three ways to work together, and what each one actually looks like before you ask about a date.

See the three →
Free 50-tip AI guide → Get the guide