CATESSA JONES

30+ verified AI credentials · Google · Vanderbilt University · Microsoft · IBM · Duke University · Founder, NeuralHire Institute of Applied Intelligence

I’m CaTessa Jones, an AI Strategist & Systems Architect who designs, deploys, and governs AI employees, educational infrastructures, and revenue-ready digital ecosystems for founders, educators, and sovereign builders.

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AI Strategist & Systems Architect

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I help people stop talking about AI and start building with it.

I'm an AI Strategist & Systems Architect, backed by 30+ verified credentials in AI strategy, governance, and applied education and business use. My clearest proof isn't a certificate — it's NeuralHire Institute of Applied Intelligence, the accrediting body I founded to design, train, and formally credential AI employees. Every AI employee I deploy earns a real diploma, a competency transcript, a documented practicum log, and a renewal calendar — the same rigor you'd expect from a human hire, applied to AI.

Four Ways I Build

Embrace Brilliance

CMJ Design Studio

Governed AI employees, credentialing frameworks, and institute-grade AI systems for organizations that need AI they can actually trust.

An invitation-only legacy, education, and mobility community for Foundational Black American families building generational ownership.

Expertise That shows up across four ventures

NeuralHire Institute of Applied Intelligence

MONTI Digital Lyceum

AI-powered educational ecosystems for parents, educators, and schools who want human-centered, future-ready learning environments.

Creative strategy and AI systems for founders and organizations who need a fractional creative + AI department, not another one-off project.

Diaspora Alchemist

Now Open — MONTI Founding Partner Pre-Sell

A limited number of Founding Partner spots are open for the Plug & Play Ecosystem — a done-for-you launch path built on the MONTI SANKOFA Framework

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Illuminate. Empower. Transform.

MONTI Lyceum is not just a Montessori-inspired platform. It is a complete educational infrastructure designed for founders, microschools, and education innovators who want a culturally grounded, future-ready learning ecosystem without building everything from scratch.

CMJ Design Studio LLC Virtual Office

Designed by CMJ Design Studio

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In partnership with CaTessa Jones, Founder & Creative Director.

CMJ Design Studio LLC, MONTI™, and Diaspora Alchemist™ are evolving into a fully virtual office suite — designed for you to meet, learn, and innovate together, no matter your location or time zone. Flexible scheduling, dedicated office hours, live Q&A, onboarding walkthroughs, and curriculum coaching, led by our team and AI-powered assistants.

My Ecosystem of Work

Whatever the venture — CMJ, MONTI, or NeuralHire — every engagement follows the same three-step process.

Work With Me

Diagnose

Executive advisory and founder positioning

We start by getting clear on where your systems, brand, or learning environment are breaking down, and what's actually worth fixing first.

Luxury brand systems and digital experiences

I design the specific system: a brand infrastructure, an AI employee constitution, or an educational framework built on the MONTI SANKOFA model

Private advisory, collaborations, and curated inquiries.

You leave with something built, documented, and ready to run — not just a strategy deck

Architect

Implement

Heritage, Creativity, and Education

Sovereign Order of Brilliance: a Diaspora Alchemist podcast exploring heritage, creativity, and education through Montessori innovation and ethical AI. Coming soon.