About Xivic

Strategy, engineering, and AI under one roof.

Xivic is an AI-first digital solutions and engineering firm. For 25+ years we've built the systems that PE-backed portfolios, enterprise brands, and growth-stage companies run on, from diagnosis to production AI.

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25+
Years in market
2,000+
Engagements delivered
400+
Experts on staff
11
Verticals deep
Why We Exist

Everyone optimizes a part. Nobody fixes the system.

Consultants diagnose but don't build. Agencies build but don't connect to outcomes. AI vendors sell platforms but don't transform operations. Xivic was built to fix the whole system, from diagnosis to production.

Consultancies

  • Diagnose the problem
  • Deliver recommendations
  • Hand off to your team
  • Measure success by the deck

Xivic

  • Diagnose, design, build, and scale
  • Deliver operating systems
  • Stay embedded until it works
  • Measure success by EBITDA impact

Agencies

  • Build what you ask for
  • Focus on deliverables
  • Work in functional silos
  • Measure success by output

Xivic

  • Build what solves the system
  • Focus on outcomes
  • Integrate strategy, tech, and ops
  • Measure success by the outcome

AI Vendors

  • Sell a platform
  • Generic training and support
  • You own the integration
  • Measure success by adoption

Xivic

  • Deploy AI inside your system
  • Custom integration and operation
  • We own the integration
  • Measure success by value created
How We Work

We see the whole system

Strategy without implementation is theory. Implementation without strategy is waste. AI without either is automation theater. We integrated all three into one operating model, so every recommendation is buildable and every build moves a business lever.

Diagnose

We map where value is stuck, the places where money, time, or opportunity leak out of your operation, and prioritize the friction worth fixing first.

Build

We architect and ship production-grade systems in 90-day cycles. AI goes where it compounds value, embedded into the workflows and decisions that run the business.

Scale

Every decision is accountable to a return. We model impact across five value levers and stay embedded until the system runs and your team owns it.

How We Think

Six beliefs that shape every engagement

These aren't aspirations on a wall. They're the operating constraints we hold ourselves to - and the reason clients stay.

01

AI-First, Not AI-Only

AI goes where it creates leverage, not everywhere. We embed it into the workflows, products, and decisions where it compounds value. Technology serves the business model, never the reverse.

02

Systems Over Features

Features ship and decay. Systems compound. We architect integrated platforms where every component reinforces the others, so what you build today still accelerates you two years from now.

03

Velocity Over Perfection

Markets reward speed. We ship production-grade work in 90-day sprints, validate with real users, and iterate on signal, not decks, not committees, not speculation.

04

Outcomes Over Outputs

We don't measure in story points or deliverables. Revenue moved, margin recaptured, cost eliminated, time recovered, those are the metrics that matter. If it doesn't move a business lever, we don't build it.

05

Integration Over Isolation

Your data, tools, and teams should operate as one system. We design for zero-friction handoffs between strategy, engineering, and growth, so nothing gets stuck in the space between departments.

06

Ownership Over Dependency

We build your capabilities, not your reliance on us. Knowledge transfer, internal enablement, and long-term autonomy are engineered into every engagement from day one.

Leadership

Bahman Zakeri

Bahman Zakeri

Chief Strategist & CEO

Founded Xivic in 1995 and spent three decades at the intersection of technology, strategy, and business transformation. Bahman has architected AI-powered growth systems for Fortune 500 brands, PE-backed companies, and high-velocity startups across automotive, healthcare, media, and retail. He pioneered Xivic's AI-first operating model and leads the firm's vision for embedding intelligent systems into every layer of client operations.

Melissa Marquart

Melissa Marquart

Chief Operating Officer

The operational force behind Xivic's ability to deliver at velocity. Melissa has led digital operations at scale as former President of Clotho Digital and Interim Chief Digital Officer at Goop, bringing enterprise operational rigor to high-growth environments. At Xivic, she orchestrates AI-powered delivery systems, resource intelligence platforms, and the operational infrastructure that allows the firm to run concurrent transformations across multiple clients without missing a beat.

Jessica Scully Carak

Jessica Scully Carak

VP of Growth

Drives Xivic's growth engine with a rare blend of behavioral science and AI-powered go-to-market strategy. With an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from USC Marshall, Jessica has built high-performance client acquisition systems, AI-driven pipeline intelligence, and strategic partnership frameworks that accelerate revenue for both Xivic and its clients. She translates complex AI capabilities into business outcomes that decision-makers immediately understand.

Florin Raicu

Florin Raicu

CTO & Head of AI

The architect behind Xivic's AI and engineering infrastructure. Florin leads the design of production-grade AI systems, from machine learning pipelines and predictive analytics engines to intelligent automation platforms. He brings deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, data engineering, and scalable AI deployment across enterprise environments. Under his technical leadership, Xivic delivers AI that doesn't just demo well but runs at scale in the real world.

Lisa Lopuck

Lisa Lopuck

Chief Creative Officer

A creative visionary with 30+ years shaping iconic digital experiences for Apple, Disney, George Lucas, and Monster Energy. Lisa is a published author of seven books on digital design and a pioneer from Apple's original Multimedia Lab. At Xivic, she leads the fusion of AI-driven intelligence with world-class creative execution, designing experiences where machine learning powers personalization, predictive UX, and generative design systems at scale.

The Xivic Ecosystem

The platforms we build on, integrate with, and operate every day across client engagements.

Cloud & Infrastructure

AI & Machine Learning

Commerce & CMS

Woo

CRM & Marketing

Google Ads

Data & Analytics

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