Most marketing teams spend hours on chores like writing social posts or sorting through lead lists. At SG Toronto Lab, you will build AI agents to handle this work for you. This is a hands-on session led by Fatima Abdillahi (Founder, Agentflow) where you stop talking about AI and start building tools that actually run your marketing.
By the time you leave, you will have a marketing system that works while you sleep. You will move from being stuck in the daily mess to having a clear plan that executes itself.
Participants will leave with:
A clear understanding of how AI can scale small marketing teams
A practical framework for building marketing workflows with AI
A working AI-powered marketing workflow or agent
A repeatable system for content creation, campaign planning, or lead generation
Prompts and templates they can reuse after the workshop
A step-by-step approach to implementing AI in their marketing process
Clarity on how to automate repetitive marketing tasks
Who should be in the room?
People who are currently:
Doing marketing themselves
Trying to scale marketing without hiring more people
Curious about AI but unsure where to start
Looking for practical implementation, not theory
Running lean teams
Struggling to produce consistent content
Run of Show
6:00 PM | Doors Open
6:30 PM | Welcome and Introduction to the Session
6:40 PM | Hands-On Build Session: Build your marketing agent step-by-step
8:00 PM | Q&A
8:15 PM | Networking
9:00 PM | Close
About Agentflow
Agentflow is a custom AI agency that helps small and medium-sized businesses build AI agents and automation workflows to streamline operations and increase productivity. We design practical, tailored AI solutions that integrate into existing tools like Slack, Notion, CRMs, and marketing platforms, enabling small teams to operate with the efficiency of much larger organizations. Agentflow focuses on real-world implementation, helping founders and teams turn AI into working systems that save time, improve execution, and drive measurable business outcomes.
Agenda
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Hosted By
Ankur Sethi, Director
Ankur Sethi is a seasoned entrepreneur and venture capitalist with over 17 years of experience building and scaling consumer businesses across technology, finance, and healthcare. He has led ventures from inception to over $350 million in annual revenue and $2 billion in valuation, combining operational excellence with a deep understanding of evolving consumer behavior.
Daria Tilikanova, Co-Director
Daria Tilikanova is a business and startup coach who helps founders and service-based entrepreneurs build scalable businesses with clear strategy, strong positioning, and predictable revenue systems.
Originally from Russia, she founded and sold two education companies before moving to Canada, where she shifted into full-time mentoring for early-stage and growing founders.
Daria has worked with 200+ entrepreneurs across tech, education, wellness, and agency-based businesses, guiding them from first clients to stable growth and team building. Alongside her private practice, she is a Venture Fellow at Winner Capital, supporting startup evaluation and founder readiness for investment.
Her coaching combines business structure, mindset work, and execution clarity - helping entrepreneurs grow without burnout or chaos.
Lydia Emanuel,
I run a consultancy that focuses on Talent Strategy and Operations for fast-moving companies. Instead of just hiring people, I build the systems that help businesses scale without the chaos.
I also lead Events and Sponsorships for Startup Grind Toronto, connecting the best brands to our local tech community.
Diana Subbotkina,
I help grow the Toronto startup ecosystem through Startup Grind Toronto, connecting founders, investors, and operators through curated events, partnerships, and community initiatives.
My work focuses on bringing the right people into the room and creating opportunities for meaningful connections and growth.
Shabs Badsha,
Sukanta Goswami,
Inquisitive entrepreneur connecting and collaborating with earlystage ventures by investing time and energy in bringing new ideas and concepts to the market.
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Global Partner
Carta (http://www.carta.com/launch?utm_campaign=20240423-nam-general-smb-startup_grind_partnership&utm_medium=social&utm_source=startup_grind)
Carta helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Carta Launch is the only free cap table product, helping new founders get started. The company is trusted by more than 40,000 companies, over 7,000 funds and SPVs, and over two million equity holders to manage cap tables, compensation, valuations, liquidity, and more. For more information, visit carta.com.
Partner
Winner Capital (https://winner.capital)
Winner Capital is an early stage to growth stage syndicate fund investing across North America
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