Meet Our Team

The people behind Ad-It

Founder & CEO — Gaven Day

A mission-driven innovator combining technology, creativity, and faith

Gaven Day's journey to founding Ad-It is one shaped by resilience, faith, and an unconventional path through service, injury, reinvention, and breakthrough innovation.

Before entering the world of technology, Gaven served in law enforcement, where a traumatic brain injury forced him to rethink his future and rebuild his life from the ground up. Determined not to let the injury define him, he shifted his focus to cybersecurity. Completing a bachelor's degree in Network and Cybersecurity from Green River College in just over two years, a pace driven by discipline, curiosity, and sheer resolve.

But as graduation approached, the job market changed dramatically. Positions that had been plentiful a year before had dried up, and every opportunity seemed to evaporate just as he reached for it. Facing closed doors and growing uncertainty, Gaven turned to God and asked the question that shaped everything that followed:

"Why bring me this far just to fail?"

The answer came in the middle of the night.

Gaven woke up in the middle of the idea... a vision of a platform that would change how creators and advertisers connect. A system that wouldn't interrupt people with ads, but instead empower users to monetize their content naturally and give brands a better way to reach audiences. That idea became the foundation of Ad-It.

From that moment, everything accelerated. Gaven began mapping how the platform could come to life. But one truth quickly became clear: he couldn't build this alone.

Throughout this journey, Gaven experienced epiphany after epiphany while running, hiking, and spending time in nature. These moments of clarity helped shape Ad-It's architecture, its user experience, and its long-term vision.

As a content creator himself, Gaven understands what everyday users want and what they dislike about today's goals to obtain monetization. As a consumer, he knows exactly where traditional ads fail and why people feel frustrated by intrusive or irrelevant content. This rare combination of technical insight, creator perspective, and consumer experience is what drives Ad-It's uniquely human-centered approach.

Ad-It exists because one closed path opened the door to something far greater — and Gaven has been running toward that mission ever since.

Co-Founder & COO — Trevor Davidson

Building disciplined execution through experience in law enforcement and real estate

Trevor Davidson came to Ad-It in a transitional season. After a significant business loss driven by a bad partnership, he found himself reevaluating his direction: not just financially, but personally. It was a moment defined by hard lessons and honest reflection, where he was actively asking God to reveal what should come next so he could move forward rather than stay anchored to a failed chapter.

Professionally, Trevor operates in two demanding arenas. He serves as a Police Officer, a role that requires constant judgment under pressure, clear communication, and leadership in unpredictable environments. In parallel, he runs a fully active real estate business, both as a broker and as an investor. Together, these responsibilities shaped a mindset centered on systems, accountability, and execution in the real world.

Ad-It entered the picture through a simple message from CEO and Co-Founder, Gaven Day. It wasn't a polished investor deck or a long-winded pitch. Gaven essentially asked if Trevor knew any software engineers who could help him build a product. Given the recent fallout from his prior business partnership and the seriousness of his existing roles, Trevor's first instinct was to set it aside. But as the day went on, the message stayed on his mind, and in light of the prayers he'd been praying for direction, he decided not to ignore it.

Before introducing Gaven to anyone in his network, Trevor asked to see the product for himself. The concept and early demo made the opportunity obvious: everyday people were creating value online without a clear path to monetize it, and Ad-It had a scalable way to fix that. Trevor may not have known his exact role in that moment, but he knew two things right away, he wanted in and his experience was built for helping turn a strong idea into a real, growing operation.

For him, Ad-It is more than a new venture — it is a deliberate next chapter built from experience, designed to give creators and entrepreneurs the leverage they've been missing.

Co-Founder & CIO — Henry Shinas

A partnership forged through shared purpose and unwavering commitment

Henry Shinas's journey to co-founding Ad-It began long before the company itself. He met Gaven in college by chance, sitting next to him in an identity and access management class. They hit it off immediately, discovering a natural synergy in how they worked. Their complementary skill sets and shared curiosity forged a strong friendship. Over time, they kept finding themselves in shared classes, each time gravitating toward one another, drawn together by how seamlessly they collaborated.

As graduation approached, Gaven came to Henry with an idea rooted in resilience, faith, and a powerful sense of purpose. At first, he didn't reveal much, but having worked with him so closely, Henry could sense it was more than just a business opportunity; it truly felt like a calling. He was inspired by Gaven's drive and passion for a concept he barely understood, but years of friendship made him eager to be part of it, even before he grasped its full scope. Without hesitation, Henry told him he was one hundred percent by his side and would help in any way he could.

Once Gaven shared the full vision, Henry's faith and intuition drew him even closer to the idea. Gaven's commitment to empowering creators and transforming advertising resonated deeply, compelling Henry to help bring Ad-It to life. From that point on, they tapped their networks and doubled down on learning what it would take to develop this vision. In a surprisingly short time, they had assembled a dedicated, capable team ready to take on challenges side by side.

For Henry, Ad-It represents the culmination of friendship, faith, and shared vision — a platform built on trust and driven by the belief that together, they could create something truly transformative.

Cloud Solutions Architect — Vance Graham

Two decades of excellence in cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and IT education

Vance Graham's journey into technology started with a simple, almost humorous moment: during his time in the Army, someone asked if anyone knew how to type. He raised his hand. That small choice became the spark that shaped the next two decades of his life.

From that moment forward, Vance built a career defined by service, expertise, and a commitment to helping others grow. With over twenty years in the IT field, he has designed, managed, and supported enterprise-level technology solutions across every major environment. He has led over 100 successful cloud migrations for thousands of users, trained IT professionals across the country, and overseen major deployments both on-premises and in the cloud.

His technical reach spans Azure, AWS, GCP, Microsoft 365, Windows Server systems, virtualization, and network security. He holds numerous certifications from Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, and others. Today, Vance serves as a tenured Cybersecurity and Networking faculty member, known for creating hands-on training programs that elevate students and professionals alike.

For Vance, Ad-It represents an opportunity to apply decades of technical mastery and educational leadership toward building infrastructure that truly serves creators, users, and businesses at scale.