From Language School to Startup Coaching: Daria Tilikanova’s Journey

About this episode

Daria Tilikanova shares her journey from building an offline English school in Russia to becoming a customer acquisition coach in Toronto.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, we’re joined by Daria Tilikanova, a customer acquisition coach, Venture Fellow at Winner Capital, and Co-Director of Startup Grind Toronto. Daria shares her journey from building and selling an offline English school in Russia to transitioning into online education and coaching, driven initially by financial necessity and later by a passion for entrepreneurship. Now based in Toronto, she works closely with service providers, agen...

People in this episode

Host: Natalie Borovska

Guest: Daria Tilikanova

Topics covered

• customer acquisition
• startup coaching
• entrepreneurship
• online education
• business transition

Keywords

• customer acquisition
• startup coaching
• entrepreneurship
• online education
• business transition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Winner Capital, Startup Grind Toronto

Places: Russia, Toronto

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