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Eleni Deacon on the TechTO stage

Eleni Deacon

VP of Marketing (as of 2025), Relay

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Eleni Deacon led marketing at Relay, the Toronto fintech building business banking for US small businesses, and was its VP of Marketing as of May 2025. She joined early and previously ran marketing at the roadmapping tool Roadmunk for about five years. Her current role is not publicly documented.

On the TechTO stage ×1

First seen on the TechTO stage in 2024. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Eleni

In their words

the foundation of all of it is the product thinking for me, which I think is somewhat overlooked

TechTO Together, Feb 2024 · watch at 2:19

know your numbers, this is another one that surprises me often, people coming into a marketing interview and are sort of like not really sure what their kpis are

TechTO Together, Feb 2024 · watch at 4:22

can you tell me an idea that you came up with that's kind of off the beaten track of marketing, and I don't care if you failed

TechTO Together, Feb 2024 · watch at 6:05
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Quick answers

What is Eleni Deacon known for?

Building and running the marketing team at Relay through its growth as a US small-business banking platform, after leading marketing at Roadmunk.

What does she look for when hiring marketers?

Three things together, she told the TechTO audience: product thinking, data acumen and storytelling. She screens for candidates who can name one or two KPIs rather than sixteen.

Is she still at Relay?

Not confirmed. The most recent verifiable source places her at Relay as VP of Marketing in May 2025.

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