About Nerthos

Built with care in Northern Michigan.

Nerthos is a small, veteran-owned software studio in Cadillac, Michigan. We make tools for anyone with work to organize, from one person planning their week to companies serving clients and running programs, and we build them the way we'd want our own tools built.

25+ years
in defense, aviation, and aerospace IT
U.S. Navy
veteran-owned and operated
Six Sigma
Black Belt process discipline
Cadillac, MI
home of the studio

A note from the founder

I've spent my career making sure the people around me had the systems they needed to do their best work. Too often, they didn't.

Over twenty-five years in IT across defense, aviation, and aerospace, I watched talented teams lose hours every week moving information between tools that should have talked to each other. Client details in one place, project plans in another, contracts in a folder, and the growth of the people doing the work tracked nowhere at all.

The Navy taught me that a team is only as strong as the way it supports its people. Six Sigma taught me to find the waste in a process and remove it. Nerthos is where those two lessons meet.

Nexus is the tool I wished my teams had. It connects clients, work, and people in one place, it uses AI to take the busywork off people's plates, and it helps every person on a team see where they can grow. It works as well for one person getting organized as it does for a whole company. I'm building it carefully, and I'd love your help shaping it.

Kevin Haysmer

What we're built on

The values behind every line of code.

These guide what we build, what we leave out, and how we treat the people who trust us with their work.

01

Craft is our compass

The smallest details carry the most weight. Every screen is designed as if a full team stands behind it, and anything that doesn't earn its place goes back into the fire.

02

People come first

Software should give people their time back and help them grow. AI in our products supports the people using them and leaves the decisions in their hands.

03

Service before self

A lesson from the Navy. We listen before we build, answer our own email, and treat every beta member as a partner in what Nexus becomes.

04

Say what's true

We're clear about what is ready and what isn't. Pricing, data handling, and timelines get shared plainly and early.

05

Finish what we start

We don't chase trends or pivot on hype. We build things meant to last, and we see them through.

Available soon

Nexus

One connected system for your clients, your work, and your people. Now heading to beta.

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In the forge

What comes next

Ideas worth building take time. We're shaping the next tools with the same care, and we'll share them when they're ready.

Let's build something good together.

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