Work directly with Jay Leon to align technology investment, architecture, and delivery with your business strategy. More than 20 years of executive and engineering leadership, combined with hands-on expertise in AI agents and knowledge systems.
Based in Northwest Arkansas. Working nationwide.
Most businesses don't have a technology problem. They have a visibility problem — they can't see where they actually stand or what's coming next.
We've spent twenty years in that gap — building systems, leading teams, and shipping products in healthcare, defense, media, and retail. From Series A startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, in industries where technology failures aren't abstract.
That's what makes our fractional CTO approach different. We work spec-first — the Enso methodology: every project starts with a written specification, gets built against it, and doesn't ship until it matches. And right now, we're deep in agentic AI — evaluating the latest systems, understanding what they're actually good at, and figuring out where they fit your business versus where they don't.
HIPAA-compliant platforms, clinical data systems, medically tailored care delivery
Enterprise content platforms, digital transformation at scale for national publications
E-commerce architecture, omnichannel strategy for global consumer brands
Threat intelligence platforms, secure data infrastructure for federal agencies
Executive leadership · Applied AI
From CTO and VP of Technology roles to hands-on AI engineering, Jay connects business priorities with technical decisions, team direction, and delivery. Vitasphere brings that combination to your next stage of growth.
Strategy & investment
Turn business goals into a technology roadmap. Weigh architecture, AI opportunities, vendor choices, and build-versus-buy decisions against budget, organizational capability, and the outcomes leadership needs.
Architecture & applied AI
Combine platform architecture experience with practical work in AI agents, semantic search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and model evaluation. Connect new capabilities to your systems and business workflows.
Teams & execution
Align internal teams and implementation partners around clear specifications, ownership, and milestones. Apply AI-assisted engineering, automated testing, and cross-model review where they support the delivery plan.
Explore fractional CTO leadership, AI strategy advisory, and the Enso methodology.
A focused diagnostic of your current technology landscape. You'll walk away with a clear picture of where you stand, what's working, what isn't, and a prioritized roadmap for what to do next.
Ongoing access to senior technology leadership without the full-time hire. Architecture calls, vendor evaluation, agentic AI strategy, roadmap decisions — someone who's made these calls before.
We architect the solution, coordinate the build with trusted dev teams, and validate every milestone. You get the oversight of a CTO without building the office.
Not sure which model fits? Start with a short discovery call and we will map the engagement to the actual decision in front of you.
Discuss optionsA 15-minute conversation to understand where you are, where you want to go, and whether we're the right fit. No cost, no commitment.
A deep assessment of your technology landscape — architecture, processes, tools, team capabilities. You get a clear, honest picture.
A prioritized roadmap with concrete recommendations. Not a generic playbook — a strategy built for your specific business and constraints.
Execute the roadmap with your team, or engage Vitasphere to coordinate implementation and validate milestones against the agreed specification.
Work directly with Jay Leon, founder of Vitasphere — a technology leader with 20+ years architecting platforms, leading engineering teams, and guiding transformation across healthcare, media, retail, and intelligence.
Meet Jay and explore his experience
Earlier roles include technology leadership at LifeChef and Flashpoint, and engineering advisory at FoodieTrip. That platform and operating experience informs today’s AI work. Explore Jay’s professional background .
From building HIPAA-compliant healthcare platforms to architecting threat intelligence systems for federal agencies, from transforming content delivery for national media brands to scaling e-commerce for global retailers — the thread is always the same: complex technology, high stakes, and a need for clear-eyed leadership.
Vitasphere exists because most businesses don't need another vendor. They need a senior technologist who's been through it — someone who can evaluate what you have, define where you need to go, and make sure you get there without burning time or budget on the wrong things.
A fractional CTO provides senior technology leadership on a part-time or project basis. Instead of a full-time executive hire, you get experienced guidance on architecture decisions, vendor selection, AI strategy, and team structure — calibrated to your actual needs and budget. Read our full breakdown of what a fractional CTO does day to day.
When you're unsure whether your current systems can support your next stage of growth, when you're evaluating a major platform change, or when you suspect your technology spend isn't translating into business value. An assessment gives you clarity before you commit resources.
You work directly with Jay Leon, the founder of Vitasphere. Engagements connect senior technology judgment with written specifications, explicit tradeoffs, and milestone validation, informed by more than two decades of hands-on experience.
Yes. While we're based in Northwest Arkansas, most engagements are remote or hybrid. We work with companies across the United States — the only requirement is that you're serious about improving how technology serves your business.
We evaluate AI systems based on what they actually do well today — not what a vendor promises for next quarter. We help you identify where agentic AI creates real value in your operations, where it's not ready yet, and how to build the foundation so you're ready when it is.
Every engagement is scoped to what you actually need, so pricing is discussed during our initial conversation. Book a discovery call and we'll give you a straight answer.
Duration depends on the scope and level of involvement. An assessment is a focused project; advisory and transformation work may extend over multiple milestones. Timing, fees, and engagement terms are agreed during scoping.
From Series A startups making their first architecture decisions to Fortune 500 enterprises navigating platform migrations. The common thread is a need for experienced technology leadership at a critical moment.
You get a written deliverable with findings and a prioritized roadmap. From there, you can execute independently, bring us on for advisory, or engage us for full transformation oversight. No pressure — the assessment stands on its own.
Start with a 15-minute call. No pitch, no slides — just an honest conversation about what's working and what's not.
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