My journey to founding Messha LLC and building Nava Solutions wasn’t a straight line—it was a 20-year lesson in digital survival, defined by relentless pivots, painful lessons, and profound necessity. This entire site is dedicated to sharing those lessons, so you can benefit from the blueprint I built in the fire.
The Genesis of the Solution (2002 – 2020)
It started in 2002 with Photoshop, custom MySpace layouts, and a fast creative hustle that was often paused by life’s necessities, including becoming a father and facing personal hardship. I eventually moved from graphic design to building full websites, realizing early on that managing multiple tools—hosting, scheduling, CRM—was the universal failure point.
By 2018, I made my commitment to the digital space official by launching The James Shannon Show. I learned marketing, client management, and website development the hard way—through burnout, failed e-commerce ventures, losing big clients, and experiencing homelessness twice. This crucible of repeated failure proved one thing: the system was fundamentally broken, and complexity destroys entrepreneurs.
The Clarity of Messha (2021 – Present)
In 2022, I engineered a personal system to bring order to my own chaos. That system gave birth to the name Messha (MES + SHA). It wasn’t just a project; it was the mechanism I needed to simplify complexity and focus on the real work: creating content and generating passive income.
By 2025, Messha LLC became the holding company for Nava Solutions—a unified platform designed specifically to eliminate the digital juggling act. Nava Solutions provides four core divisions (Blare, Clarity, Signal, and Voices) under one roof, built on the principle that entrepreneurs deserve a single, seamless digital ecosystem.
From custom code to a comprehensive platform, every success, failure, and pivot solidified the vision: Messha isn’t just a company—it’s the platform I wish I had when I was fighting for my digital survival. I am dedicated to giving that crucial clarity to every entrepreneur, which is why I share my strategy on my podcast and YouTube.
What I Build, Fund, and Talk About
What I Do
Father
My four kids—three daughters and a son—taught me how to still be productive under pressure, which is why I never trip over a deadline.
Entrepreneurship
I love to build businesses, but I'm aware of failure too. I've failed many times. Right now, Messha LLC is the proof that hard work pays off.
Podcast Host
After six years and several shows, I gave up on podcasting, but I'm back. This time, more real than ever. Raw, unfiltered, and real.
YouTuber
I've been thinking about YouTube for a minute, and now I've decided to just jump in and see where this takes me. Even if I help 1 person.
Investor
I've been investing in stocks for a while, but I'm ready to invest in more and expand my portfolio on my journey to real passive income.
A Lot More
I'm always doing something and keeping busy. I'm currently writing 1,000 short stories as another means of making money.
The People That I've Worked With
