Banyan Labs, LLC

04/30/2026

Remember when KODAK was thriving? What happened?

The company did not embrace new technology. The result? They're defunct. At Banyan, we're embracing AI! Not only have we expedited and polished our internal processes, but everything we build is built for the future!

Interested in our solutions? Visit banyanlabs.io to get involved.

04/23/2026

Our Senior Architect on staff, Stephen Cook, gives advices to junior developers.

We are proud of our OJT(On-the-Job) program where interns can come after graduating Persevere's full-stack curriculum and work on real world projects and solutions!

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04/22/2026

Jake and Stephen discuss AI-Generated vs AI-Accelerated. The difference is a game changer.

Take a look!

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04/21/2026

What if adding AI to your next product was just a configuration step — not a development project? That's Armada Core. One platform. Every department. Every product. No rebuilding from scratch. Swipe through to see the 5 reasons businesses are making the switch. Learn more at banyanlabs.io

04/21/2026

"You know what you're looking for — so you go look for that specifically. Versus... I generally know what I want, but I don't know all the corners of it."
That's Stephen Cook explaining exactly why Armada Core isn't just another database tool.
Watch the clip. Learn more at banyanlabs.io

04/20/2026

Stephen Cook, Senior Architect at Banyan Labs, discusses how Armada Core functions like a power grid. All services connect to the same agentic engine that powers everything!

Give it a listen!

04/17/2026

What if the right job could actually find you?

For people coming home from incarceration, job searching is exhausting — not because they're not qualified, but because most platforms aren't built for them.

That's why we built JONA. The Job Opportunity Network & Access platform connects justice-impacted job seekers directly with employers who are verified second-chance hirers. No more applying blind. No more doors that were never going to open.

Andrew Thomas sat down with us to walk through how JONA works, why it matters, and what it means for the people navigating reentry right now.

🎥 Full interview: https://youtu.be/hH1jhMnSIJY

If you know someone who could benefit from JONA — share this post. That one share might be the connection they've been waiting for.

What does it actually take to build a job platform for people the world has written off?In this episode of Built Different, Banyan Labs founder Jake Shafer s...

04/14/2026

A huge shoutout to Ashley Brooks, one of our senior engineers on the UpCurve team. 🙌

Ashley just shipped a feature that's been a long time coming — the ability for organizations to invite donors directly into their campaigns.

Here's how it works:
You meet someone at a conference. They're fired up about your mission. They want to give. Now you can just grab their email, send them an invite, and they're in — with access to your campaigns and every other cause on the platform.

No chasing. No friction. No lost connections.

Ashley's work is exactly what UpCurve is built to do: take that moment of inspiration and turn it into action before it fades.

Big feature. Bigger impact. 💙

Learn more → banyanlabs.io

04/14/2026

Built for second chances — not an afterthought.

There are hundreds of job platforms out there. They all basically do the same thing.
JONA is different.

We heard it from Andrew Thomas, someone with firsthand experience in this space: "There's none that catered to what JONA is built for, which is second chances."

JONA was built from scratch to connect justice-impacted job seekers with employers who are ready to look beyond a background check.

If you know someone navigating reentry and looking for real opportunity — or if you're an employer ready to be part of the solution — JONA is the platform that was built for exactly this moment.

Learn more at banyanlabs.io 👇

04/13/2026

What does it mean to actually fix the hiring process — not just make it faster?

Andrew Thomas from the JONA team said it best: the goal isn't to win a job board race. It's to fix the full journey. Access. Trust. Documentation. Follow-through. And dignity.

JONA is built by people with proximity to the problem — not outsiders guessing. That changes everything about how it's designed, how it communicates, and who it actually works for.

Watch the clip and share it with someone who needs to hear this. 👇