Alycia Leno

Alycia Leno

A creative strategist, Alycia has turned AI into a collaborator instead of a competitor. 

Born of equal parts curiosity and burnout, Alycia’s journey started with skepticism. The early tools sounded like robots. But over time, she got more comfortable, and the tools got better. 

Now she uses AI to brainstorm faster, edit smarter, and she’s even rediscovered her own creative voice. 

So. Are you a writer? A marketer? Do you just want to feel more confident about the future of AI?

In From Overwhelmed to Augmented: How Everyday Creators Can Use AI Without Losing the Plot, she’ll share practical tools for idea generation, drafting, and polishing. Plus, you’ll get a peek at what’s coming next with Agentic AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

Alycia on the Socials

Give Alycia a follow, and don’t miss her talk this October in Ottawa! 🍁

And now for something a little Canadian 🇨🇦

What comes to mind when you think of Canada?
“Lake swims, ancient forests, late sunsets, and people who say “sorry” before you bump into them”

Favourite Canadian band or artist?
“Feist. (But let’s be honest, Shania is a national treasure.)”

Canadian food you love (or want to try in Ottawa)?
“Mini maple butter cones!! (If anyone’s got tips for flying with those, I’m all ears.)”

A sport, athlete, or celebrity you associate with Canada?
“Keanu. Humble, generous, secretly funding children’s hospitals? Peak Canadian. But Mike Myers deserves a nod and quiet “elbows up” for always bringing the satire with a smile.”

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