Ahmed Mahmoud

Open to work · anywhere

I start things,
build things and ship them.

I'm Ahmed, a founder and builder in Calgary. I run FirstShow, make websites, brands, photo and video, and build free tools that people actually use.

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  • Based inCalgary, Alberta
  • CurrentlyFounder, FirstShow
  • Known forComms + tech wizardry
  • Launched7 websites, 9 free tools
  • Looking forAny role, any city

Things I've started

Companies and sites I've launched. Some are early, all of them are real and live.

Founder · now

FirstShow

An outsourced sponsorship department for events, creators, venues and programs across Canada.

firstshow.ca ↗ Photo + video

FRAME YYC

Fresh photos and short videos for Calgary businesses.

frameyyc.ca ↗ Restaurants

Bite5

Targeted local food deals by diet, neighbourhood and timing.

Visit ↗ Video planning

Wiredeo

Turn one offer into a storyboard, script and shot list.

wiredeo.com ↗ Records

SteadyFile

A private, dated record you keep as things happen.

Visit ↗ Strategy

ZalaStack

Business strategy for owner-led teams, built into action.

zalastack.com ↗

Free tools

Little tools I wanted while doing social, video, websites and events. Free, no sign-up, nothing leaves your browser.

Social Image SizerOne image, every platform size, one zip. Post PreviewSee a post on six networks before you post. UTM BuilderClean UTM links, GA4 checks, QR codes. Link Preview CheckerFix how your links look when shared. Alt Text CheckerFind images missing alt text on any page. Email Signature GeneratorGmail, Outlook and Apple Mail. No watermark. Run of Show BuilderPlan an event minute by minute, run it live. Sponsorship BuilderPrice sponsor tiers, print the sheet. Stream CalculatorBitrate, bandwidth and file size.

All tools →

Experience

Communications, media, tech, and a few years with a hard hat before that.

2026 – now

Founder

FirstShow · Calgary

  • Building a sponsorship company for events, creators and venues across Canada.
2022 – 2026

Communications & Digital

In-house, Calgary

  • Managed multimedia production: video, photography, motion graphics, live streams, social, newsletters and website updates.
  • Managed a CMS across multiple websites and a Canto digital asset library; trained staff across departments.
  • Led media pushes for major public launches. Content passed 1 million impressions.
  • Produced live streams on YouTube and Facebook Live with OBS and vMix; supervised freelance crews and event AV.
2020 – now

Owner, Digital Media

AMZD Media

  • Menu photography for restaurants and photo/video for corporate events, from quote to delivery.
2020 – 2022

Journalism Diploma program

SAIT

2017 – 2020

Registered Electrical Apprentice

OTC Electrical · commercial and residential

What I work with

The tools I reach for every week.

Media

Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, OBS, vMix

Digital

WordPress, Canto, Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta Business Suite, SEO, email, social

Build

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Next.js, Python, Go, SQLite, Git, Microsoft 365, Asana, Trello

Google Ads SearchHubSpot Digital MarketingHubSpot Social Media Marketing I & IIHubSpot Sales ManagementHubSpot Revenue Operations

Side projects

Built for fun, all open source.

NeonGridA city-builder game you can play in the browser. YYC Class FinderEvery City of Calgary rec program, searchable. YYC Flight RadarFlight deals out of Calgary and Edmonton. Alberta AtlasMaps of Alberta conservation and Crown land.

Let's make something.

Hiring, building, or got a weird idea? I'm open to any role, anywhere. A lot of my client work is under NDA, so samples are shared on request.

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