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Salman Elmi

Founder

Founder at Tavolo

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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About

Salman Elmi is the co-founder and Head of Product at Tavolo, an AI marketing platform for small businesses that automates customer marketing across social, email, and SMS. The company, which began by serving restaurants and gained visibility through a "What's your favorite restaurant?" campaign that reached over 10 million views, is backed by Kevin O'Leary as lead investor and participated in Techstars in 2023. Elmi previously co-founded Top Figure with Abdi Hassan, a business education platform that grew to more than 150,000 entrepreneurs across the African diaspora and featured interviews with figures including Mel Robbins and David Meltzer.

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Co-founders at Tavolo

TJ
Taranvir JohalFounder

Experience

  1. TavoloFounder & Head of Productcurrent2019 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  2. Growth ConferenceCo-Founder2021 — 2022Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
  3. Top FigureCo-Founder2017 — 2022Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
  4. First Web GroupFounder2016 — 2019Roseville, MN
  5. Metro Schools College PrepMarketing Director2013 — 20172600 26th Ave South Minneapolis
  6. Schnitker Law Office, P.AMarketing Intern2013 — 2016Spring Lake Park, MN
  7. SRS Web Solutions, IncProject Manager20148710 Central Ave. NE Blaine MN 554343

Skills & more

Leadership7Public Speaking5StartupsSaaS DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)Go-to-Market StrategyProject Management9Digital Marketing5Web Design12Customer Service7WordPress4

Languages Arabic · English · Somali · Spanish

  • Google Adwords CertificationGoogle AdSense

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Salman Elmi?
Salman Elmi is the co-founder and Head of Product at Tavolo, an AI marketing platform for small businesses that automates customer marketing across social, email, and SMS. The company, which began by serving restaurants and gained visibility through a "What's your favorite restaurant?" campaign that reached over 10 million views, is backed by Kevin O'Leary as lead investor and participated in Techstars in 2023. Elmi previously co-founded Top Figure with Abdi Hassan, a business education platform that grew to more than 150,000 entrepreneurs across the African diaspora and featured interviews with figures including Mel Robbins and David Meltzer.
Where does Salman Elmi work?
Salman Elmi is Founder of Tavolo.
What companies did Salman Elmi found?
Salman Elmi founded Tavolo.
Where did Salman Elmi go to school?
Salman Elmi studied at Anoka-Ramsey Community College (Computer Science); SV Academy (Tech Sales & Business Development, Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General).

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Also attended Anoka-Ramsey Community College1