Jared Navarre

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Jared Navarre
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BornJanuary 1984
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEntrepreneur; technology strategist; musician
Known forFounder and CEO of Keyni; creator of ZILLION

Jared Navarre (born January 1984) is an American entrepreneur, high-IQ polymath, technology strategist, elite business fixer, rock musician, and immersive art pioneer whose work spans Fortune 50 consulting, humanitarian systems design, and commercial entertainment. With a verified IQ of 156 on the WAIS-IV,[1] Navarre is widely regarded as one of the most effective problem solvers in business blending systems thinking, creative execution, and operational precision across various industries.

Navarre is the founder and CEO of Keyni,[2] a strategy consultancy trusted by global brands; chairman of the humanitarian organizations Project AK-47[3] and IN-Fire[4]; and the creator of ZILLION,[5] a critically acclaimed immersive art project with breakout commercial success. In addition to these roles, Navarre owns and operates several other businesses across sectors, including real estate, service, and entertainment.[6]

Early life and education

Navarre began working at age 8, doing odd jobs and early-stage creative work before launching his first company, an IT and web development firm that grew rapidly by helping local Alaskan businesses adapt to the emerging digital economy as a teenager.[7] Despite his age, Navarre was quickly recognized for his sharp systems thinking and uncanny ability to translate chaos into process. That early experience would define his career across multiple industries.

A lifelong autodidact, Navarre later pursued advanced studies to fill specific knowledge gaps and gain access to some of the world's best thinkers. He completed graduate-level coursework at Harvard Business School and other Ivy League institutions, crafting a multi-institutional path through elite programs in innovation, leadership, and system design.[2]

“I didn’t go to school for a bunch of pieces of paper,” Navarre has said. “I went to school to solve real-world problems better and to get in the room with people who were, hopefully, building the future.”

Career

Strategic advisory and operational fixer

In 2020, Navarre founded Keyni as a new kind of consulting firm one built to solve the unsolvable. With more than 250 clients served, including Adobe, Reebok, Capital One, and HCA Healthcare,[2] the company partners deeply with founders, boards, and leadership teams to architect solutions across technology, finance, supply chain, growth strategy, and AI integration.

Known as a fixer, Navarre is often brought into high-stakes environments where systems are breaking, communication is collapsing, or growth has stalled. His work draws from cognitive systems modeling, operational diagnostics, and behavioral design to rapidly create and deliver high-leverage change.

Navarre has been featured in BuiltIn,[8] GoBankingRates,[9] SpiceWorks,[10] The Street,[11] HR Drive,[12] Enterprise Podcast Network,[13] NTD News,[14] and The Los Angeles Tribune[15]. He is also regularly quoted in the media on issues such as leadership strategy, economic shifts, and the real-world applications of AI in business.[16]

Humanitarian systems design

Navarre applies his systems expertise to the humanitarian space through his leadership of two global nonprofits. As chairman of IN-Fire[4] (Inheritance Fire), he helps build rapid-response frameworks to address exploitation, trafficking, and injustice in collapsed or underserved regions. He also chairs Project AK-47,[3] which disrupts child-soldier recruitment networks and provides reintegration and education pathways for at-risk youth in Southeast Asia and Latin America.

Both organizations credit him with building scalable, efficient operational models that have dramatically expanded their reach and long-term sustainability.

Music and creative work

Static Cycle

Navarre first gained national attention as the frontman of the rock band Static Cycle, which toured extensively and earned early recognition from MTV, which called him “the greatest young frontman in rock.”[17] After a decade on the road, the group played its farewell show in Wasilla, Alaska, in 2021.[18]

Though music remains a creative outlet, it now plays a more integrated role in his systems-based approach to art and experience design most notably through ZILLION, where sound, story, and emotion are carefully architected into immersive experiences.

ZILLION

In 2022, Navarre launched ZILLION,[5] a multi-platform immersive art project that has become both a critical and commercial success. The project blends arena rock with immersive storytelling, sensory environments, and serialized IP described by press outlets as a blend of music that feels “like a Broadway show [...] and Cirque du Soleil” meeting hard rock.[15]

Originally conceived as a creative outlet, ZILLION quickly grew into a full-scale brand ecosystem spanning comics, animation, live shows, merchandise, and augmented reality (AR). Navarre oversees the entire universe from music production to brand strategy and tech integration using it as a testbed for emotional systems design at scale.

Media outlets such as Billboard and Aesthetic Magazine have called the project “remarkably intoxicating” and “the future of music.”[5]

Discography

  • ZILLION
    • Chew (EP, 2023)
    • Devil (single, 2024)
    • Go Psycho (album, 2025)
  • Static Cycle
    • Wolf (2020)

Selected media coverage

  • GoBankingRates — “How To Become a CEO Without Working Your Way Up”
  • The Los Angeles Tribune — “The Future of Live Performance? How ZILLION Blends Multimedia, Storytelling, and Spectacle”
  • Built In — “AI Isn’t to Blame for the Rise in Layoffs — Your Systems Are”
  • TheStreet — “Meta (Facebook) shocks retail world with unexpected news”
  • Spiceworks — “AI job replacement: Is the apocalypse coming for IT work?”
  • HR Dive — “What HR can learn from the Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ moment”
  • Enterprise Radio — “Building Businesses That Last: What Founders Should Prioritize in Today’s Infrastructure-Driven Market”
  • NTD — “NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 5)”
  • A Further Inquiry — “How AI Is Reshaping Gen Z Careers: Insights from Entrepreneur Jared Navarre”
  • TMCnet — “The Real Motives Behind Corporate AI Announcements”
  • NTD — “NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Aug. 17)”
  • The Wall Street Journal — “Sarah McLachlan Is Making Music in a New World”

Notable Roles & Affiliations

  • CEO, Keyni Consulting[2]
  • Chairman, IN-Fire[4]
  • Chairman, Project AK-47[3]
  • Creator, ZILLION[5]
  • Owner of multiple companies operating across sectors, including music, logistics, real estate, and trade services.[6]
  • Advisor to boards and founders across industries, including tech, creative, humanitarian, and infrastructure.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Jared Press Files". ONNIX. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Founder". Keyni. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Meet the Team — Project AK-47". Project AK-47. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Meet the IN-Fire Team". Inheritance Fire (IN-Fire). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "ZILLION ZDK". Get ZILLION. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Keyni Blank Page". Keyni. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Jared Navarre Profile". Coruzant Technologies. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "AI Isn't to Blame for the Rise in Layoffs — Your Systems Are". Built In. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "How To Become a CEO Without Working Your Way Up". GoBankingRates. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "AI Job Replacement: Is the Apocalypse Coming for IT Work?". Spiceworks. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Meta (Facebook) Shocks Retail World With Unexpected News". TheStreet. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "What HR Can Learn From the Coldplay 'Kiss Cam' Moment". HR Dive. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Building Businesses That Last: What Founders Should Prioritize in Today's Infrastructure-Driven Market". Enterprise Podcast Network. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 5)". NTD. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "The Future of Live Performance? How ZILLION Blends Multimedia, Storytelling, and Spectacle". The Los Angeles Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "How AI Is Reshaping Gen Z Careers: Insights from Entrepreneur Jared Navarre". A Further Inquiry. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Static Cycle - OurStage". OurStage. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Static Cycle, 10 Years Later". Make a Scene Magazine. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
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