GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation
WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Content creators / Leaders building their own brand visuals
WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Five practical Canva features you can use this week — no design background needed.
Most business owners know Canva. Few know what it can do now.
Thea Newcomb is a UK-based Canva Expert who teaches solopreneurs, authors, and small business owners how to create professional content without a design team. In this Canada Growth Network Power Hour session, she demos five of Canva's newest AI features live — no slides, no fluff, just real tools in real time.
Here is what she covers:
AI Video Effects — Upload your photo and drop yourself into animated scenes. Still rolling out, but worth checking your account now.
Photo Style Match — Take any image and apply a visual style to it. Watercolour, marble, pop art, sketch. One click.
Image to Video — Turn a static free photo into a five-second animated clip. Works with your own photos too. Add it directly to your design.
Canva Offline — No Wi-Fi at your next event? No problem. Save your presentation for offline use before you leave.
Magic Layers — Upload any AI-generated image and separate its elements. Move text, resize graphics, delete what you don't need. Edit images you didn't build from scratch.
This session is for anyone who creates content for their business and wants to do it faster, smarter, and with less friction.
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Thea was previously on Knack 4 Business in Season 1 Episode 055 — Easy Creativity Unleashed Using Canva.
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