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title: "Replay: Embrace AI to Drive Growth for Small Businesses"
description: NORTH advisors Deb Dutta and Eva Agapaki discuss how to leverage AI to scale your business sustainably + shair their AI toolkit.
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# [Replay: Embrace AI to Drive Growth for Small Businesses](https://the10thhouse.femalefoundercollective.com/education/ai-office-hours)

 Written by [The 10th House Team](https://the10thhouse.femalefoundercollective.com/education/author/the-10th-house-team) | Jun 27, 2024 6:56:54 PM

Get exclusive access to vetted NORTH advisors Deb Dutta and Eva Agapaki during this deep-dive discussion on how to leverage AI to scale your business sustainably.  
MEET THE SPEAKERS

​Deb Dutta - As the former Head of Product at PayPal, ​Deb never let go of her passion for content creation, personal branding, and marketing. Deb is also the Founder & CEO of Criya, a Y Combinator-backed tech startup that helps women grow their small businesses into booming careers. Additionally, Deb mentors women to develop their skills in product management, entrepreneurship, and fundraising.  
[SCHEDULE A 1:1 WITH DEB ](https://findyournorth.co/advisors/deboshree-dutta)

​Eva Agapaki - With a Ph.D. in Machine Learning from MIT and the University of Cambridge, and over a decade of experience in AI and product development, Eva has unmatched expertise in evaluating AI ideas, launching new AI products, and scaling high-growth startups. ​As the Founder & CEO of Hatch Labs, a startup focused on AI product management and consulting, Eva uses her expansive experience and diverse technical knowledge to lead the next wave of AI development.   
SCHEDULE A 1:1 WITH EVA

[ALREADY A MEMBER? WATCH THE REPLAY HERE](https://community.the10thhouse.co/c/replays/embrace-ai-to-drive-growth-for-small-businesses-q-a-f2f1deeb-ba19-4af7-b4f5-8be3aa3f8e42)

DEB + EVA'S FAVORITE AI TOOLS

- [https://www.criya.co/](https://www.criya.co/) - Professional assets, buyer engagment
- [https://www.pinecone.io/](https://www.pinecone.io/) - Performance
- [https://gemini.google.com/](https://gemini.google.com/) - Writing, planning, and learning
- [https://usefind.ai](https://usefind.ai)/  - Find customers, hires, and investments
- [https://www.jasper.ai/](https://www.jasper.ai/)  - Marketing
- [Salesforce personalized campaigns for reviews, referrals, and follow ups](https://www.salesforce.com/form/marketing/marketing-trends-in-generative-ai/?d=7013y000002Exf4AAC&nc=7013y000002EyRXAA0&utm_content=7013y000002Exf4AAC&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid_search&utm_campaign=21123848298&utm_adgroup=163271123467&utm_term=salesforce%20personalization&utm_matchtype=e&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwm_SzBhAsEiwAXE2Cv8lkimx1xyQbFYG0CqyO1wAahQPLgBEH8SoCzFlBr25svys4stPDjBoC7qMQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds)
- [https://www.theleap.co/](https://www.theleap.co/) - Social content and digital products
- [https://www.apollo.io/](https://www.apollo.io/) - Pipeline, email and deal flows
- [https://www.outreach.io/](https://www.outreach.io/) - Sales, RevOps, and GTM
- [ Calendar Ai](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calendar-ai-planner-agenda/id1470203350) - Planner and agenda
- [ConvertKit Ai for reviews, referrals, follow up, CRM](https://akismet.com/blog/convertkit-customerstory/)
- [Sales Navigator](https://www.linkedin.com/business/sales/blog/product-updates/whats-coming-for-sales-navigator-ai) - LinkedIn
- [ManyChat](https://manychat.com/) - Instagram/social media chat marketing
- [https://www.smarty.ai/](https://www.smarty.ai/) - Time management, calendars
- [https://skej.com/](https://skej.com/) - Scheduling
- [https://discover.claira.ai/](https://discover.claira.ai/) - Talent assistant
- [https://claralabs.com/](https://claralabs.com/) - Scheduling virtual assistant
- [https://www.canva.com/ai-image-generator/](https://www.canva.com/ai-image-generator/) - Branding, marketing, content creation
- [https://openai.com/](https://openai.com/) 
- [WhatsApp integrations](https://www.consumeourinternet.com/p/building-on-whatsapp)

[View full post](https://the10thhouse.femalefoundercollective.com/education/ai-office-hours)

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