ABOUT SANDRA

Experience built before AI.
Now applied where it matters.

Sandra Mackechnie

Founder & Principal Consultant

I've spent more than two decades working at the intersection of sales, marketing and technology, helping businesses navigate change, recognize opportunities and turn new capabilities into commercial results.

Today, I bring that experience to AI as the Founder and Principal Consultant of SlickMinds.ai. I build AI agents, advise businesses on practical AI adoption and teach people how to put this technology to work through hands-on workshops and masterclasses.

I'm a certified L3 AI Agent Developer, an instructor and an author, but the common thread across everything I do is the belief that technology should make people more capable, not less relevant.

My approach is grounded in commercial experience, curiosity and a healthy skepticism of technology for technology's sake. I'm interested in what actually works, why it works and how we make it useful.

Commercial experience, applied to AI where it counts.

With more than two decades in digital media, ad tech, sales, and marketing, Sandra brings a practical business lens to AI. Her work is focused on helping teams use AI to improve decisions, remove friction, and build systems that create real operating leverage.

Leadership & AI Community
Building it. Teaching it. Bringing people together around it.

Sandra's work extends beyond client engagements into AI education, agent building and community leadership.

Women Applying AI
Toronto Hub Lead
Leading Toronto's community from AI-curious to experienced builders.
Women Love AI
Bootcamp Instructor
Teaching practical AI and hands-on agent building.
From Sandra’s Women Love AI webinar

“AI gives everyone speed. Your experience gives it direction.”

Sandra Mackechnie · Women Love AI
22+
Years in Digital & AdTech
20+
AI Builds Deployed
6
Industries Transformed
5
Certifications
Selected credentials
Certifications and programs that support the strategy, training, and hands-on build work behind SlickMinds.
Rotman School of Management
Agentic AI Program Rotman School of Management Certified
MindStudio
L3 AI Agent Developer MindStudio Certified
Google
AI Essentials Google Certified
Amazon Ads
DSP Certification Amazon Ads Certified
TikTok for Business
Media Buying Certificate TikTok for Business Certified
BEYOND CONSULTING

The author behind the ideas.

My work with AI doesn't stop at consulting. It extends to the books I write, the ideas I explore and the conversations I hope to start.

From helping adults rethink their relationship with technology to introducing children to AI through creativity and play, my books approach the same question from different directions: how can we use this technology to expand human potential without losing what makes us human?

Finally, The Smartest Person in the Room

A fresh perspective on knowledge, experience and what it means to be capable in the age of AI.

OOPLI & ME

My First Colouring Adventure with AI. An imaginative introduction to AI that encourages children to explore, create and think for themselves.

Explore My Books →