About Vaktal
We Didn't Start in AI.
We Started in Cybersecurity.
That's the Difference.
Most AI automation agencies were born in the AI hype cycle. Vaktal was born in the trenches of cybersecurity and enterprise IT.
Our founders spent years protecting businesses from the threats that make headlines — ransomware, data breaches, compromised systems. Then a pattern emerged: businesses were rushing to adopt AI tools that created the very vulnerabilities they'd spent their careers fighting.
Chatbots that leaked customer data. Workflow automations with no access controls. Integrations that bypassed every security layer the IT team had built.
Vaktal exists to fix that.
We build AI automation that makes your business faster, smarter, and more efficient — without opening doors for attackers. Based in Middle Tennessee, we work with businesses locally and nationwide. We're not a faceless offshore team or a fly-by-night AI startup. We're builders with deep roots in real security.
Vaktal is a woman-owned business. Majority-owned by co-founder Callie Shaver — a difference that matters to clients and agencies who prioritize working with women-owned and diverse suppliers.
Leadership
The People Behind Vaktal
Callie Shaver
Co-Founder & Owner
Callie co-founded Vaktal and is its majority owner. She's grown into the day-to-day running of the business and has helped shape its long-term direction from the start.
Her ownership is the foundation of Vaktal's identity as a woman-owned business — a difference that matters to clients and agencies who value working with women-owned and diverse suppliers.
Eric Shaver II
Founder & Operator
After years in cybersecurity, I watched businesses rush to adopt AI tools that created the very vulnerabilities I'd spent my career fighting. That's why I founded Vaktal — to build AI automation with security built in from day one.
We work with businesses in Middle Tennessee and beyond — building custom workflow automation, AI chatbots, smart dashboards, and managed IT — all security-reviewed before deployment. If your business is ready to move faster without the risk, let's talk.
What We Believe
Your AI should make you faster AND safer — never one at the expense of the other.
Security isn't a feature. It's a foundation.
If you have to become a tech expert to use our product, we've failed.
Automation should free your team to do meaningful work.
Local businesses deserve the same caliber of technology the Fortune 500 gets.