The Future Depends on
How Well We Value People
...In every sense of the word.
To value people means to honor their worth, to understand their potential, and to return value back to them — not just in pay, but in opportunity, reputation, and purpose.
At Gobekli, that’s what we build for:
We believe in a future where AI increases and extends human value rather than replaces it.
Billions of people are on the edge of professional irrelevance...
Everywhere, people are afraid of being replaced.
By automation. By cheaper labor. By the next generation.
It’s not paranoia — it’s real pressure everyone is facing.
The result?
A world where people feel less valuable and empowered than ever, even though their data and efforts are power everything.
Gobekli exists to reverse that.
... And yet organizations are only as strong as their people.
In the rush to automate and optimize, it’s easy to lose sight of the people who make everything possible.
When people don’t feel valued, organizations lose their strength.
AI should make us more human, not less.
When people see their value and leaders see their people,
organizations become greater than the sum of their parts —
a living network of human value that powers the world.
Our Purpose
Gobekli exists to restore balance to how value flows between people and the systems they build.
Talent is more than skill — it’s applied humanity: the ability to create, adapt, and deliver value to oneself and others.
In every era, the future belongs to those who can keep their value alive.
But in today’s world, that value is invisible — locked inside disconnected systems, job titles, and outdated credentials.
Our purpose is to change that.
We build technology that helps people see their own value, helps organizations recognize it, and helps both grow together.
Because when people understand their worth and leaders know how to grow it, the whole system — the company, the economy, humanity — becomes more valuable.
To spark a virtuous feedback loop for good!
What We Invented:
The Talent Tree Framework
A Unifying Talent Data Framework, Super Taxonomy and interface that creates a full spectrum view of talent using LER standards.
Pythia, your private AI agent
Delivering curated just-in time insights, options and assistance to help individuals and organizations reach their potential.
What we built with them:
For Individuals
For Organizations
...Two Pillar Products.
Built on a new layer of the internet...
The LER (Learning and Employment Record) Ecosystem
An open, interoperable layer of trust
A common digital standard that lets schools, employers, and governments share verified learning and work data — securely and privately.
Making talent meaningful across systems
LERs give context to credentials, turning isolated achievements into living records of growth that can move with the individual.
Powering a human-centered economy of value
When connected through Gobekli, this network becomes more than data exchange — it becomes an ecosystem that recognizes, measures, and grows human value.
Gobekli's products create a human centered experience layer.
Our People
Lead and designed by:
Danny Done (Founder/CEO)
Seasoned founder, lifelong entrepreneur and digital experience designer, former self-accredited homeschool student turned college student body president with a degree in Comparative History of Ideas from University of Washington
Engineered and built by:
Kayode Ezike (Co-founder/CTO)
Believer in building systems that empower people. MIT Masters of Engineering, leading expert in Verifiable Credential, LER, and human distributed data technologies.
Growth spearheaded by:
Beth Ardner (VP of Growth)
Edtech innovator and alliance builder. Expert in learning systems sales, relationship management, and product development. Monetization and launch strategist.
Ken Cavallon
Docusign Founding Employee/ SAAS GTM/Fundraising Advisor
Phillip Long
LER Architecture Advisor US Chamber Foundation
Wallace Boston
Academic Industry Advisor / President Emeritus at American Public University System
Charlie Pascal
Legal
Advisor
Get in touch!
No matter where you sit in the ecosystem — we’d love to hear from you.
For Organizations: Learn how Gobekli’s tools can help your teams see, grow, and align human value with mission and strategy.
For Individuals: Discover how TalentPass can help you own your data, showcase your skills, and build your future on your terms.
For Partners & Policymakers: Explore collaboration opportunities and help us build ethical infrastructure for the future of work and learning.
For Press & Researchers: Connect for insights, data, and stories about the new human economy.
Whatever brings you here — curiosity, partnership, or purpose — reach out.
We’re building this future together.
Let’s start the conversation.