— The founder

Yahya Kanzi

Founder & CEO·Casablanca · London · Dubai

« I don't sell AI. I build the bridge between your business and what AI can actually change. »

A computer-science engineer and MBA holder, Yahya has been building digital products for 10 years. In 2024 he pivoted entirely to generative AI — agents, LLMs, workflow orchestration — to help executives move from impressive demos to tools that actually deliver.

Available Q1 2026
Yahya Kanzi — Fondateur & CEO de Smartifya, consultant IA basé à Casablanca
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— Philosophy

Three non-negotiable principles.

A method forged by 10 years of digital product work and 2 years of AI in production. Every project of mine goes through these three steps — in this order.

01

Understand

Before automating, I map. Current workflows, friction points, available data, real constraints. This phase accounts for 30% of the final result — and 100% of projects that go sideways skipped this step.

02

Prototype

No 60-slide deck. In two weeks, you hold a working prototype on your real data. You use it, you critique it, we iterate. Clear GO / NO-GO decision before any long engagement.

03

Transmit

The project isn't delivered until your team can run it without me. Documentation, training, guardrails, runbooks. You stay in control — that's non-negotiable.

— Journey

From digital studio to AI agents.

A career built product by product, brief by brief.

2016

Kanzi Media is born

I leave my employee position to found my first digital studio in Casablanca. Mission: turn vague briefs into concrete deliverables for SMEs and large accounts.

2017 — 2023

Seven years of digital studio

80+ clients: corporate websites, business platforms, internal tools, mobile apps. I run product, I manage teams, I negotiate contracts. The school of the field.

2024

Full pivot to generative AI

GPT-4, Claude, autonomous agents: it became clear we were changing era. I specialise my whole activity on LLMs, RAG, agent orchestration, Azure AI cloud architecture. I take the fundamentals back like a junior.

2025 — Today

AI consulting for leadership, founding Smartifya

Audit, prototype, integration, transmission. I work with leadership teams and founders who want a pragmatic AI partner — not a consultancy that sells slides. Smartifya scales this offer.

— Skills

Four domains, ten years of practice.

2 yrs

Generative AI

LLMs (GPT, Claude, Gemini), autonomous agents, RAG, prompt engineering, continuous evaluation, guardrails.

5 yrs

Cloud & Data

Microsoft Azure AI, SQL/Python pipelines, distributed architectures, observability.

10 yrs

Digital product

Corporate websites, SaaS platforms, internal tools, mobile apps, UX, spec writing.

8 yrs

Leadership

Product team leadership, client negotiation, commercial strategy, distributed management.

— Work with me

Let's talk about your project.

Quick audit, fast prototype, or long engagement? The first call is free and with no strings attached. Reply within 48 working hours.

Let's talk about your project.

30 minutes to understand your need, 48 hours to send you a clear scope and a firm quote.