A Letter from Cecil Ivey, The King of AI
Are You the CEO, the Janitor, and the 2 AM Receptionist for Your Own Business?
If you started a business to find freedom but instead built yourself a 24/7 job... this is the most important letter you’ll read this year.
Dear Founder, Leader, Mover & Doer,
Does this sound familiar?
You have a vision. A mission. A deep, undeniable reason you started your business or nonprofit. You wanted to serve, to create, to build something meaningful. You craved the freedom to make an impact on your own terms.
But somewhere along the way, that dream got buried under an avalanche of… work. Not the meaningful work. The *other* stuff.
The late-night social media posts. The missed calls that could have been your next big client. The endless follow-up emails. The CRM you know you *should* update but never have time to. The nagging feeling that you're constantly busy but not actually moving the needle.
You're stuck in a loop of doing everything yourself, not because you want to, but because you feel you have no other choice. Financially stretched, personally exhausted, and professionally frustrated.
I know this feeling because I lived it. Deeply.
Before I was "The King of AI," I was "The Real Funeral Guy."
If you know me, you know funeral service shaped me. It’s a calling. Families need you 24/7 because loss doesn’t keep business hours. There are no weekends off. No "I'll get to it on Monday." When someone needs you, you show up.
I loved that work. But I was drowning in it, and the financial and personal costs were staggering. I was making maybe $7,000 a year, buried in debt, with nothing in savings. My relationships were fractured. My health was shot. I was hiding in the garage, doom-scrolling, and working into the wee hours, running on fumes and a broken dream.
But even in that struggle, I knew something had to change. I believe that delay is not denial. It's development. That period of struggle was me finally growing up, realizing I couldn't keep trading my time for dollars.
I Didn't Buy a Solution. I Built One.
I started building what I now call Digital Staff Members. These weren't just chatbots or simple automations. They were AI teammates, trained by me, to handle specific roles inside my business.
The First Test: A Vacation and a Viral Post
The first one I built was a Social Media Intern. I gave it a clear set of rules and content pillars. Then, my family and I left for a much-needed vacation.
By the time we got back... we’d gone viral. While I was completely unplugged, my digital teammate was executing the plan flawlessly. From there, I was hooked.
Every pain point became a new job opening. And for every opening, I hired a digital teammate. No more cold calls. Fewer manual follow-ups. Smoother operations. Freedom.
This Isn't Just Theory... This is Real-World Results.
I'm not just teaching concepts. I'm sharing the exact systems that are working right now, building communities and generating real engagement for myself and my students.

Real conversations, real growth, and real opportunities happening inside our community every day.
Now, I’m Giving You My Entire Playbook.
My mission is to empower the Black business community and help 1 million small businesses enter the AI era. That’s why I’m teaching exactly what I do, step-by-step, inside weekly live classes.
Announcing: The Digital Staff Builder Class
The weekly live class where you learn to build, train, and deploy your own AI workforce.
Here's What You'll Learn to Build:
Your Digital Marketing Intern
Handles daily social media posts, content scheduling, and repurposing old content into new formats.
Your Digital Sales Assistant
Manages inbound lead follow-up, turns voicemails into text/email summaries, and routes hot leads to you instantly.
Your Digital Operations Coordinator
Takes care of CRM updates, performs website tasks, and ensures your Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are followed.
PLUS: The BlakAi Resource Library
You'll get access to our exclusive library of tools, prompts, research, and courses to accelerate your learning and implementation.
Join The Next Class
$17 to start
The Action-Taker's Advantage:
To reward the doers, the price for new members goes up by $10 after each weekly class. Join now to lock in the lowest price, forever.
My "This Just Works" Guarantee
I am so confident that this will change your business that I’ll make it a risk-free decision for you. Join the class. If you don't have a "holy cow, this is what I've been missing" moment in that first session, simply send me an email, and I'll refund your $17. No hoops, no hassle.
It's Time to Stop Trading Your Life for Your Livelihood.
You have a choice. Keep drowning in the busywork, or invest the price of a few cups of coffee to learn a system that buys back your time, scales your impact, and finally gives you the freedom you set out to create.
Claim My Spot for $17 Before the Price Goes UpWith respect and a commitment to your success,
Cecil Ivey
The King of AI
P.S. Remember, this isn't about replacing people. It's about empowering them. My philosophy is simple: AI should take the mundane tasks so your team can do the meaningful work. We’ll figure out the ethics together and keep the heart in what you do. That’s the only way I do it. 💙
P.P.S. The price will increase by $10 after the next class. The best time to get in and lock in your price is right now. Don't let this be another opportunity that passes you by.

Meet the Founder
Cecil Ivey, The King of AI
With deep expertise in AI, technology, and recruitment, I founded BlakAi Labs to level the playing field. My mission is to give small businesses and nonprofits the same operational advantages as large corporations by providing them with a dedicated, affordable, and highly effective digital workforce. We're not just building apps; we're building your next great team member.