Grow With AI

The Ward legacy: passing on what works

November 10, 2026 · Chris Ward, Ogden, Utah

Grow With AI is a new name on an old habit. In 1971 David Ward started Z-Clear by showing strangers how his lens cleaner worked, and his kids came along to help. Three generations later, the family still believes the best way to share something useful is to teach it in person, step by step.

A recipe, a grocery store and a family that showed up

David Ward came up with his lens cleaner recipe in Malad, Idaho. He did not have a sales team. He had a table at the local grocery store and the patience to show each person what it did.

His kids helped on a lot of those days. They learned the product by watching people try it, and they learned that a good demonstration does more than a good pitch.

His grandson, Chris Ward, owns Z-Clear today and runs it from Ogden. It is still made by hand in small batches, and it is still sold face to face at many events every year. The full story is on the Z-Clear blog.

Why we teach it for free

When Chris started using AI in the family businesses, the first lesson was the old one: people trust what they can try. So the training comes first, and it costs nothing.

The free plan gives you two agents, the Email & Inbox Agent and the Workflow Agent, plus free step-by-step Grok training with our trainers Sam or Travis. You work in your own Grok account, at your own pace, the way David's customers tried the cleaner on their own glasses.

What three generations taught us about helpers

  1. Prove it on your own business first. Every helper we offer runs in Chris's own companies before anyone else gets it.
  2. Keep a person in charge. Helpers write drafts. Anything that spends money or can't be undone waits for your yes, and silence is never a yes.
  3. Be honest about what it is. Every helper says it's AI, never asks for your passwords, and stops when you type PAUSE.
  4. Leave the personal part to people. The customer who has bought from your family for years should still hear from you.

Who runs Grow With AI

Grow With AI is owned and run by Chris Ward and JR White. Chris is a father of four with more than a decade of building businesses, and he works on AI full time for his own companies and for clients. JR builds the AI agents.

The businesses behind it are small and local: Z-Clear Anti-Fog, the GoodLife Nailz salon and the GoodLife Gemz crystal shop in North Ogden, and a snow removal business. Done-for-you setup for other owners runs through Ward Consulting AI, which tells its side of the Ward legacy here.

When you want more than the free plan

The packages are open now, with secure checkout through ThriveCart, and you can cancel anytime. You need your own AI account, paid separately.

See the full list on the packages page.

The rest of the family

Start where David started: try it first. Find where to start, or open the free Grok training tonight.