About us

Twenty years inside global tech

Intercept is an award-winning B2B marketing agency for global technology companies. Founded in 2006, we have teams in San Francisco, San Diego, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Stockholm, and Asia-Pacific. Our AI-native delivery model combines human expertise with agentic marketing workflows to plan, produce, and localize campaigns at enterprise scale. Clients include Microsoft, SAP, leading chip and hardware makers, and frontier AI labs. Our work centers on intelligent content, agentic content systems, and original B2B buyer research.

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What changed, and why we did

The traditional agency was a body-shop business. Stack more people, bill more hours, and let the size of the firm set its capacity. That stopped working in the AI era.

So we rebuilt how the work gets done. AI handles the keep-the-lights-on work, which frees our people for the work that has no precedent. Both run as managed services, so clients are not procuring another vendor every time the technology moves.

135+

awards for B2B marketing excellence

9

years average client tenure

9

years Great Place to Work certified

How we are different

  1. Time-tested industry expertise

    The best B2B work comes from practitioners who know which audience signals matter and which proof points shift perception. We built that pattern recognition across silicon, hyperscalers, OEMs, ISVs, and networking infrastructure.

  2. Proprietary buyer intelligence

    No single data asset tells the whole story, so we built our own layer. Watchtower tracks what B2B buyers say when you are not in the room, alongside direct decision-maker interviews and partner data.

  3. A full technology practice

    We build agentic solutions in-house instead of waiting on an external technology partner, which moves work from concept to production faster and keeps the thinking with the people doing it.

  4. Enterprise-grade execution

    We work with the world’s largest companies as an enterprise marketing agency. Privacy, legal, and compliance review are built into our operating model from day one.

Recognition

Award programs we’ve won

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135+

awards from US, UK, and global programs

Leadership

  • Andrew Au, Co-CEO

    Andrew Au

    Co-CEO

    Leads strategy and AI integration for clients including Microsoft, SAP, leading chip and hardware makers, and frontier AI labs. One of the youngest members inducted into the Entrepreneurs' Organization, named to Forbes 30 Under 30, and a regular keynote speaker on AI in B2B.

  • Shaheen Yazdani, Co-CEO

    Shaheen Yazdani

    Co-CEO

    Leads client services and operations, and co-founded the agency in 2006. More than 20 years marketing for Fortune 100 brands, now steering Intercept’s move to an AI-native operating model. Named to WXN’s Canada’s Most Powerful Women, Top 100, and a juror for the ANA B2, Echo, and CMA awards.

  • Francis Silva, Chief Technology Officer

    Francis Silva

    Chief Technology Officer

    Designs the AI platforms and go-to-market systems behind the work. Previously EVP of Digital and AI at a North American loyalty technology company, leading teams of 250. Teaches analytics and AI marketing at Queen’s Smith School of Business.

  • Laura White, Chief Financial Officer

    Laura White

    Chief Financial Officer

    Oversees the finance function, modernizing reporting and the systems that support it. More than 25 years of finance and operational leadership across advertising, media, and consumer businesses. Previously Senior Executive Finance Director at TBWA\Chiat\Day in New York and Group CFO of TBWA\Group Canada.

  • David Toto, Managing Director

    David Toto

    Managing Director

    Runs agency operations, with more than 25 years building integrated teams. Previously President of Juniper Park\TBWA, where the agency doubled in size and won Effie Canada’s Agency of the Year and multiple Cannes Lions. Holds a Master’s in Management from HEC Paris.

  • Jeff Lewis, Head of Client Advisory

    Jeff Lewis

    Head of Client Advisory

    Advises enterprise clients on aligning marketing strategy with business goals and adopting AI-native ways of working. Nearly two decades in digital marketing, including more than ten years leading client services inside agencies. Works across enterprise technology and B2B SaaS, with brands including Zscaler, Cisco, and Xactly.

The Intercept team on stage at the Canadian Marketing Association awards

A team built to find the best people, anywhere

We work remotely across North America, from San Francisco and San Diego to Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, and Stockholm, with a growing team of specialists across Asia Pacific.

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