Speaking

Talks that show small-business owners how to do the research only chains used to pay for

I run research for businesses too small to have a research department: site studies, competitor scans and lender-ready plans. My talks show owners how much of that work they can now start themselves with AI and free public data, and where AI gets it wrong. For boards of trade, chambers, small business centres and entrepreneurship programs there's no speaking fee.

Book a talk See the three talks

Amir's session was a great fit for our Research Analyst students. They were engaged throughout and raved about it afterwards, calling it an amazing session. They were especially interested in how research analysts can put their skills to work for real clients.

Kiran ChahalPlacement Advisor, Research Analyst Program, Humber Polytechnic

Three talks

One method, fitted to the people in the room

Each talk uses real projects with the clients' names removed, and ends with a live example. For owner audiences that's usually a volunteer's own business, with their permission.

Owners and operators

Know before you sign

How to check a location, a competitor or a price before committing money to it.

A supply and demand map around one address: who's already there, and who lives nearby
What competitors' public reviews say they're getting wrong
The ways AI invents numbers, and how to trace each claim to its source
What never to paste into a chatbot

30 to 60 minutes

Founders seeking a loan or grant

What AI can and can't write in your business plan

For entrepreneurship programs, lenders' workshops and Starter Company cohorts.

The market and competitor sections, built from data a lender can check
Sanity checks for projections before anyone else sees them
Where a generated plan gives itself away

45 to 60 minutes

Students and analysts

The AI-augmented analyst

The talk given to Humber Polytechnic's Research Analyst program in October 2026.

Levels of research autonomy, and where the analyst stays in charge
Verification rules that hold up in front of a client
Measuring research by the decisions it changes

30 to 45 minutes plus Q&A

Formats

Virtual anywhere, in person across the GTA

Pick the length and setting that suit your calendar. A one-page takeaway for attendees comes with every talk.

Lunch-and-learn

30 minutes plus questions. Works well for member breakfasts and noon webinars.

Workshop

60 minutes with a live example built during the session.

Virtual

Teams, Zoom or your own platform. Slides and the takeaway are sent ahead for your promotion.

In person

Toronto, York, Peel, Halton and Durham regions. Based on Yonge Street in Richmond Hill.

The speaker

Amirehsan (Amir) Sajad

President of VIC2RY Consulting. Amir holds a Waterloo Software Engineering degree and a Schulich MBA, and has spent more than 14 years in AI systems, business strategy and social return analysis (SROI).

His firm's projects range from a site study for a family restaurant in North York, the kind of study only chains used to buy, to Canadianizer, which checks every line of a year of purchase orders for a Canadian-made match.

Humber Polytechnic, Research Analyst Program
Virtual Speaker Series, October 13, 2026. Promoted college-wide in Humber's internal newsletter. VIC2RY also hosts co-op students from the same program.

What hosts get

No speaking fee for boards of trade, chambers, small business centres and nonprofit programs.
A title and blurb written to your audience, ready for your newsletter and event page.
A one-page takeaway attendees keep, with your organization's name on it if you like.
No sales pitch from the stage. Attendees who want help can find us afterwards.

Book a talk

Email the audience, a rough date range and whether you'd like it virtual or in person. We'll reply with a title, a short outline and a blurb you can use, usually within two business days.

info@vic2ryconsulting.com · 386-2VIC2RY (386-284-2279) · Suite 200, 140 Yonge Street, Toronto

Email to book