{"id":7144,"date":"2026-07-09T16:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccib.ca\/tib\/?page_id=7144"},"modified":"2026-07-09T16:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:21:13","slug":"work-smart-beach-hard-10-free-ai-tools-to-grow-locally-go-global","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ccib.ca\/tib\/work-smart-beach-hard-10-free-ai-tools-to-grow-locally-go-global\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Smart, Beach Hard: 10 Free AI Tools to Grow Locally &#038; Go Global \u2708\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7146&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1500 by 650&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/dcd0c69f-cdfb-4b33-8e75-55491a5f675c@dc0a4247-e6b3-41e6-a60a-81a35d882da3\">Register Now<\/a><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Working smarter starts with the right AI tools. That\u2019s why the Tools for Indigenous Business (TIB) team is inviting you to join their upcoming webinar, featuring special guest speaker Darian Kovacs, Founder of Jelly Academy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whether you\u2019re exploring export opportunities for the first time or expanding into international markets, this practical live webinar will introduce you to 10 free AI tools that can help streamline your operations, strengthen your marketing, and support global growth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discover practical growth hacks to save time, improve productivity, and reach customers beyond your local market, with less time handling logistics and more time focused on growing your business.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What You\u2019ll Learn<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Explore 10 free AI tools for global growth.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Watch a live demonstration of each tool.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn how AI supports exporting and international marketing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Build an AI toolkit tailored to your goals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>No matter where you are in your export journey, you\u2019ll leave with practical tools and strategies to grow locally or go global. Plus, get your questions answered during the live Q&amp;A.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About Jelly Academy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Jelly Academy offers all you need to succeed in the world of digital. Their digital marketing and digital literacy courses help you build your future-skills bank.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"preFlex flexIn\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--accent\"><strong>What Jelly Academy offers<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-large preFlex flexIn\"><strong>Industry expert instructors &#8211; Their\u00a0roster of industry-renowned experts draw on their real-life experiences while setting students up for digital mastery.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-large preFlex flexIn\"><strong>Flexible learning &#8211; Learning is an activity that often requires the right mood\u2014They understand that. With their flexible courses, you can learn on your own schedule.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-large preFlex flexIn\"><strong>Grow your network &#8211; Build an industry network to remain connected and inspired at all times.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-large preFlex flexIn\"><strong>Land your dream job &#8211; Use your skills, connections, designations, certifications and resources to stand out from other applicants in the application process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Webinar Facilitator<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_gallery interval=&#8221;3&#8243; images=&#8221;7154&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW12824589 BCX8\">Darian Kovacs, Founder<\/span><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">, Jelly Academy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span class=\"EOP SCXW247413802 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">Darian is the Metis founder of Vancouver based PR, digital ads &amp; SEO company Jelly Digital Marketing &amp; PR and digital marketing school, Jelly Academy. He loves doing workshops, and volunteers on the board of the Digital Marketing Sector Council and NPower Canada and his local charter community &#8211; Waceya. He is the editor of IndigenousSME, and his book Marketing Mentors featuring interviews with Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki and marketing leads from LEGO, Lululemon and Starbucks is available now wherever you<br \/>\npurchase your books. Darian lives in Fort Langley, BC with his wife and four children and likes to mountain bike, swim, grow dahlias and watercolour and read YA novels in his free time. <\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jelly Academy Digital Marketing Bootcamp<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jellyacademy.ca\/\">Learn more about Jelly Academy<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7146&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1500 by 650&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Register Now [\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Description Working smarter starts with the right AI tools. 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