Chronology
His career in order. The jobs, ventures, study and research.
2026
Completes Upstream of Everything, a research paper on clarity and judgment.
Docx saved 2026-09-22. PDF written out 2026-09-23.
Benchmarks the Jev decision model against gpt-4o for agent routing.
Held-out bench of 52 asks. James confirmed it for this site on 2026-09-23.
Takes UBC Sauder's entrepreneurial co-op for his third year, and spends the school year on Advizr.
His own words on a recorded call, 2026-08-04: "I'm going into the third year but I'm taking a co op all year"
Advizr publishes The Agent Failure Index under his byline.
Published 2026-08-21 after PR #115 merged on 2026-08-20
Advizr publishes The AI Evidence Index.
Publish date on the study page (PR #31)
Advizr becomes the AI transformation partner of a national home-care franchise.
Kickoff call on 2026-07-21. The client is not named until it signs off.
Starts Advizr Academy, free AI courses.
Earliest commit in the repository
After a year of custom consulting, starts Advizr's own client platform.
First commit to the platform on 2026-01-27
2025
Has talked with more than 100 businesses about putting AI to work.
His own words on a recorded call, November 2025
Builds an AI outreach engine that writes and sends personal LinkedIn and email outreach. It finds Advizr's early clients.
His own account on a recorded call, 2025-08-22
Pitches a Canadian asset manager for an internship. It turns into weekly AI lessons for one of its executives, then a prospecting tool for its sales team.
The executive's account and his own, on recorded calls in 2025. The firm is not named until it signs off.
Co-founds the UBC Bitcoin Club, which he still runs.
His LinkedIn lists January 2025. James confirmed on 2026-09-23 that he still runs it.
2024
Founds Advizr AI Inc., bootstrapped, as a custom AI consultancy.
His LinkedIn lists December 2024. James confirmed Q4 2024 on 2026-09-23.
Starts a BCom at the UBC Sauder School of Business.
His LinkedIn, August 2024 to May 2028. James confirmed the years on 2026-09-23.
Principal at 5 Booths Consulting. Financial analysis on more than $10M in funding rounds.
His LinkedIn, from June 2024
2023
Builds Making AI Make Sense, a free site that taught anyone the basics of AI.
His own account on a recorded demo call, confirmed by James on 2026-09-23. The site is no longer live, so there is no link.
Lifeguard at the YMCA in Chilliwack.
His LinkedIn, June 2023 to September 2023
2021
Lifeguard at Cultus Lake Waterpark, two summers.
His LinkedIn, June 2021 to September 2022
2019
High school at Ebus Academy, then R.A. McMath Secondary in Richmond. Dogwood Diploma.
His LinkedIn, Ebus Academy August 2019 to June 2023 and R.A. McMath Secondary August 2023 to June 2024