👋 Hey there! I'm Geoff Shively, a friend and bond servant of Christ Jesus, on a mission to serve The Lord and help others.

❤️ Current: KnotsofLove.org

🏴‍☠️ Retired white hat hacker, growth hacker, and hacktivist. Former CEO, CXO, CMO, and CHO.

🚀 My tech/biz journey began early. At 12, I dove into tech, at 14 founded my first profitable company, and at 16 launched PIVX — which grew to a $168M market cap, had me co-creating guidance for The White House and developing security standards still used today tech giants like Google, Meta, and Apple. Got “famous”, ego skyrocketed, and I lost the plot. God is gracious and He kept giving me opportunities to serve by exploring, building, and evangelizing around the world.

👨🏻‍🏫 At 18, I became the youngest instructor in UC system history, creating their first cybersecurity curriculum. I've been blessed to work with amazing people all over the world, create and evangelize prolific tech + media, and work with hugely impactful organizations like TOMS Shoes and Knots of Love — from their early days, to becoming a household name.

💡 Over the past 30 years (age 43 now), I've been on a mission to help others and am blessed with the ability to innovate, and evangelize tech years or decades prior to mainstream adoption.:

‣ Cybersecurity, Phone Hacking (1994)

‣ Tech Startups (1996)

‣ Distributed systems and cryptography (1997)

‣ Privacy, e-commerce, internet radio (1998)

‣ AI chatbots, AI cybersecurity, AI for Good (1999)

‣ Growth Hacking (2001)

‣ SaaS platforms (2004)

‣ AI Enterprise hardware and software (2007)

‣ Blockchain, 3D printing, hackerspaces (2010)

‣ Live-streaming and citizen journalism (2011)

‣ Drone livestreams, drone food delivery (2012)

‣ Regenerative Agriculture (2017)

‣ AI cybersecurity (2018)

‣ Good / positive news (2019)

‣ AI trust and safety (2024)

‣ TBA Soon

❤️ I love to serve others and God has enabled me to make an impact doing so:
‣ Helped Knots of Love start + deliver 680,000+ items to cancer patients and babies

‣ Helped grow TOMS and teach + evangelize new biz model

‣ Created and grew the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, helping millions change how to think about and grow food

‣ Created The Good News show, producing 107 episodes of positive content and helping catalyze a global movement

‣ Organized pandemic response teams supporting businesses, doctors, and high-risk communities In NYC and DC.

‣ R&D of AI for Good at Three Labs and mentoring students on ethical and responsible Gen AI at MIT Professional Education.

🌱 Recently I called away from teaching students about Gen AI at MIT PE and running Three Labs AI for Good lab, to make space for what God has for me, beyond tech, into new pastures.

✝️ Jesus‘ teachings and commands are my model servant innovation and leadership. That doesn’t mean I always get it right. Far from it. But Jesus is my starting point, my center, and my Lord in this journey of learning how to walk with Him, live and serve in the world.

🏄‍♂️ When I'm not working you'll find me hanging with brothers and sisters, surfing, biking, skateboarding, or otherwise exploring and creating.