How Trace was born
About the Founder: Kathy Ellis
The Architect of Forensic Grit
I don't just understand the digital world; I have lived through iteration of its evolution. I have 50 years of Windows and systems logic as a foundation. I have seen the transition from human-led innovation to the current era of "Autopilot" automation.
As the founder of Trace Solutions, I am on a mission to solve the $8.8 Trillion Logic Leak—a crisis I discovered while trying to identify a systematic deletion of humanity.
"We have traded our Institutional Inheritance for the 'eye-candy' of AI, and we are paying for it in yield, safety, and sanity."
Through my concept of Pentimento.Life, I advocate for a world where we scrape away the surface-level noise to find the "original lines" of human wisdom underneath. I am an adult in the room seeing around corners for the 2026 economy, dedicated to mustering all us Sages (the 50+ workforce) and mentoring the Guardians who will protect our global infrastructure.
I am not hiding behind a Bot or a masterclass template. I am building a bridge—one forensic audit at a time—to bring logic, integrity, and humanity back to the job front. I built Trace because none of the job boards, resume builders or money spent to be the most dangerous person in the room is going to help. Humans need a seat at the table. Join me for coffee and let's talk about it. Below are two potent journals I have created as I build Trace. One outlines the work and the other the human in the room. I added a Trace White Paper for the overview of it all.
The Trace Firewall: A Proprietary Ecosystem
The Trace Firewall: A Proprietary Ecosystem
The Trace Firewall: A Proprietary Ecosystem
The Trace Firewall: A Proprietary Ecosystem
Why Trace Solutions Clears the Way
The modern internet is a flood of bot-generated noise and keyword-stuffed resumes. If you are looking for traditional job boards or "social media" career hacks, you are in the wrong place. Trace Solutions is a proprietary system designed to bypass the noise and focus on Human Logic.
- The Sovereign Dossier v
Why Trace Solutions Clears the Way
The modern internet is a flood of bot-generated noise and keyword-stuffed resumes. If you are looking for traditional job boards or "social media" career hacks, you are in the wrong place. Trace Solutions is a proprietary system designed to bypass the noise and focus on Human Logic.
- The Sovereign Dossier vs. The Algorithm: Our Dossiers are built for human eyes, not bots. If you attempt to use a Trace Dossier on a standard job board (ATS), it will likely be rejected. Why? Because it is engineered to communicate wisdom to a CEO, not to satisfy a keyword filter.
- The Trace Locator: We don’t "browse" for jobs. We use a proprietary logic to locate operational leaks and leadership gaps in high-growth companies—often before the company even realizes they need a Sage.
- The Pentimento Protocol: We audit professional history layer-by-layer. We aren't interested in "Resumes"; we are interested in the Institutional Inheritance and grit you bring to the table.
Our System is Closed for a Reason. To protect the integrity of our Sages or SMEs and the strategic interests of our Partners, the Trace Sovereign System operates under a strict Mutual NDA. We are not "selling services"; we are architecting the private bridge for the "Adults in the Room."
The Mutual NDA
The Trace Firewall: A Proprietary Ecosystem
The Trace Firewall: A Proprietary Ecosystem
To be reviewed and signed before entering the Trace System. Easy.
- I Protect Your Data: Trace Solutions will never sell, mine, or distribute your personal or professional history to the open market. Your wisdom is your property; we are simply the architects of its delivery.
- You Protect Our Logic: The Trace Sovereign System—including our Do
To be reviewed and signed before entering the Trace System. Easy.
- I Protect Your Data: Trace Solutions will never sell, mine, or distribute your personal or professional history to the open market. Your wisdom is your property; we are simply the architects of its delivery.
- You Protect Our Logic: The Trace Sovereign System—including our Dossier structures, the Trace Locator methodologies, and the Pentimento Protocol—is the intellectual property of Trace. It is designed for use within our private bridge, not for distribution on public job platforms.
- The Goal is Symmetry: This agreement ensures that when a Sage meets a CEO inside Trace, both parties are in a "Bot-Free" zone where the truth can be spoken, logic can be evaluated, and the "Adult in the Room" can get to work.
Closed Systems
Trace Sovereign System
Trace Solutions is a Proprietary Ecosystem. We have engineered a whole new way of thinking, solving, and executing the match between Wisdom and Need. Because our system is built on Human Logic, it is incompatible with the rest of the web.
- The Sovereign Dossier vs. The Bot: Our Dossiers are built to bypass the "Bot-Batter" entirely. If you attempt to use a Trace Dossier on a standard job board (ATS), it will fail. Why? Because it is designed for a CEO's eyes, not an algorithm's filter.
- The Trace Sense: We don't "browse" for jobs. We use a proprietary logic to seek out the operational leaks in high-growth companies.
- The Pentimento Protocol: We audit history layer-by-layer. We don't care about "Resumes"; we care about the Institutional Inheritance you bring to the table.
Our System is Closed for a Reason. To protect the integrity of our Sage SMEs and the strategy of our Partners, the Trace Sovereign System operates under a strict Mutual NDA. We are not "selling services"; we are architecting the bridge for the "Adults in the Room."
If you are tired of the noise and ready for the signal, Welcome
The AI Pivot
The Trace Protocol: Why We Gate the Logic
1. Engineered for Humans, Not Bots The Sovereign Dossier is a proprietary document designed for the "Adult in the Room." It is engineered for Human Intelligence. If you upload a Trace Dossier to a standard job board (ATS), the algorithm will reject it. Why? Because bots don’t understand wisdom—they only understand Bot Batter.
2. The Proprietary Moat To protect the integrity of the Trace ecosystem and the privacy of our "Unicorn" matches, all members are required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Your Dossier is a high-value asset that stays within the Trace network. It is useless anywhere else.
3. Direct-to-CEO Delivery Trace does not "post" you to the open market. We bypass the shuffle by delivering your Dossier directly to Trace-Minded CEOs who have opted out of the "Bot-Batter" hiring cycle. We aren't building a resume; we are building a private bridge.