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Melanie Perkins

Melanie Perkins

Co-founder and CEO of Canva

Every podcast episode featuring Melanie Perkins that Attunex has found: 30 interviews and appearances across 25 shows between 2014 and 2026. Most often on Decoder with Nilay Patel (2), Masters of Scale (2) and How I Built This with Guy Raz (2). Often in conversation with Guy Raz. Follow Melanie in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.

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Updated 2026-10-14.

  1. How Melanie Perkins TURNED 100 Rejections into a $26B Empire
    Evan Carmichael - Believe: Unlocking Your True PotentialMentioned

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    2026-10-12
  2. Wie Canva das Grafikdesign zu einem Software-as-a-Service-Produkt für den Massenmarkt machte.
    Der Unternehmertum Podcast: Geschäftsideen, Gründung, Startups, Unternehmensaufbau, Strategie, Wachstum und ErfolgMentioned

    In dieser Folge wird die Geschichte von Melanie Perkins und der Entstehung von Canva erzählt. Dabei wird nachgezeichnet, wie eine in Perth entstandene Idee zur Vereinfachung der visuellen…

    2026-09-23
  3. Canvas Keilstrategie: Vom Werkzeug für Jahrbücher zum globalen Designriesen.
    Der Unternehmertum Podcast: Geschäftsideen, Gründung, Startups, Unternehmensaufbau, Strategie, Wachstum und ErfolgMentioned

    Melanie Perkins‘ Weg von einer webbasierten Anwendung zur Erstellung von digitalen Jahrbüchern zu einer 25 Milliarden US-Dollar schweren Designplattform zeigt, wie eine spezifische Nische durch…

    2026-09-18
  4. Vom Campus-Prototyp zum 32 Milliarden US-Dollar schweren Software-as-a-Service-Unternehmen: So hat Canva Design in ein florierendes Unternehmen verwandelt.
    Der Milliardär-Mindset Podcast: Vermögensaufbau, Investieren, Unternehmertum, Finanzen und ErfolgsgewohnheitenMentioned

    Erfahren Sie, wie Melanie Perkins ein Studentenprojekt – ein Drag-and-Drop-Tool – in ein globales SaaS-Unternehmen mit einem Wert von 32 Milliarden Dollar verwandelte. In dieser Folge wird Canvas…

    2026-09-17
  5. Canva: Vom Gestaltungswerkzeug für den Unterricht zur globalen Plattform.
    Der Unternehmertum Podcast: Geschäftsideen, Gründung, Startups, Unternehmensaufbau, Strategie, Wachstum und ErfolgMentioned

    In dieser Episode werden Melanie Perkins und Cliff Obrecht begleitet, während sie die steile Lernkurve von Photoshop erkennen, einen browserbasierten Editor entwickeln, der per Drag-and-Drop bedient…

    2026-09-16
  6. Canva: The Rectangle That Ate the World
    Guy Louzon - a Podcast about businessAI

    Canva: The Rectangle That Ate the World more stuff here https://guylouzon.substack.com/ Sponsored links here https://rebrand.ly/podcastBP1 How Melanie Perkins Turned a Perth Yearbook Startup Into…

    2026-09-12
  7. From Yearbooks to a Global Design Platform: How Melanie Perkins Turned Drag‑and‑Drop Into Canva
    The Entrepreneurs Podcast: Founder's DNA, Undeniable Business Ideas, and Proven MVP StrategiesMentioned

    The episode follows founder Melanie Perkins as she moves from a browser‑based yearbook tool to a freemium design suite used by 135 million worldwide. It traces her MVP choices, pricing experiments,…

    2026-08-21
  8. Melanie Perkins creó Canva sin saber programar ni tener contactos
    Su Receta de IA - Milagros HernándezMentioned

    Conoce la historia de Canva y cómo Melanie Perkins superó el rechazo de inversionistas para crear un gigante del software. Descubre la lección clave que cambió su trayectoria. Este video detalla el…

    2026-08-20
  9. Canva Co-Founder & CEO Melanie Perkins: You Can Only Grow as Big as Your Dreams | S6 E33
    Web3 CMO Stories

    Send us Fan Mail You can chase every new AI tool on the timeline and still end up further from what your customers actually want. After going back to a 2019 interview with Canva Co-Founder & CEO…

    2026-07-30
  10. Cameron Adams (Canva)
    BIG IDEAS BY NEW ECONOMIESMentioned

    Subscribe to stay ahead of technology trends. Never miss future editions. Cameron Adams , co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Canva , joins NEW ECONOMIES to explain why AI gives creators more…

    2026-07-29
  11. Melanie Perkins’s Canva Blueprint
    The Side Hustle BlueprintMentioned

    Melanie Perkins’s Canva Blueprint

    2026-06-27
  12. La femme qui a terrassé Adobe : L'incroyable histoire de Melanie Perkins - Boss Lady's #5
    BlockNewsMentioned

    À seulement 19 ans, depuis le salon de sa mère à Perth, Melanie Perkins a eu une vision : rendre le design accessible à tous. Face à elle, le géant Adobe régnait sans partage sur un empire de…

    2026-06-14
  13. The Boy Who Vanished From the Pool: The Disappearance of Angelo "Andy" Puglisi
    ExtinguishedMentioned

    In August 1976, ten-year-old Angelo “Andy” Puglisi walked into Higgins Memorial Pool in Lawrence, Massachusetts, just like countless other children on a hot summer afternoon. He never came home.…

    2026-06-02
  14. I Worked Inside Canva & Atlassian: Here's what top leaders do differently
    At The Top with Ben AndrewsMentioned

    Most founders think they need to have it all figured out. The truth is, the best leaders are just making it up as they go… and learning to be okay with that. Rhiannon Haart is a leadership consultant…

    2026-05-27
  15. Canva’s Design Tools Democratizing Professional Graphic Design
    Pioneers Versus Behemoths Underdogs in the Tech ArenaMentioned

    When Melanie Perkins founded Canva in 2013, professional graphic design required expensive software like Adobe Creative Suite and significant training to use effectively, creating a barrier to entry…

    2026-05-17
  16. 303 - How Bigger Thinking Can Change the Future You Build
    Become Your Own Boss: Tips for Starting and Growing Your Own Small BusinessMentioned

    In this episode, Monica Allen shares the unexpected inspiration she gained while researching two powerful business leaders for a doctoral leadership paper: Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins and Ebony…

    2026-05-15
  17. Canva's CEO on its big pivot to AI enterprise software
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    The last time Canva CEO Melanie Perkins was on Decoder, the company was starting a big push into enterprise. Now, she's leading it through a total reinvention, going, in Canva's words, "from a design…

    2026-04-20
  18. Canva’s CEO on what happens when AI does the design
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis talk about why they are getting less hyped on OpenClaw, the Social Network sequel that might actually be great, and why recent attacks on Sam Altman signal a real reputational crisis…

    2026-04-16
  19. built different: canva's grandmaster move
    patchperfectMentioned

    This week I'm getting into the woman behind the tool you probably used to make your last pitch deck. Melanie Perkins is the co-founder and CEO of Canva, and her story is one of the most interesting…

    2026-04-02
  20. La historia de 4 mujeres que construyeron imperios
    Chisme CorporativoMentioned

    Nuestros amigos del podcast: Bonafont Una vendedora de fax que se cortó los pies de unas pantimedias y construyó un imperio de mil millones de dólares sin un solo inversionista. Una chavita de 19…

    2026-03-31
  21. 2026.03.26 Melanie Perkins y la creación de Canva
    Cápsulas GerencialesMentioned

    2026.03.26 Melanie Perkins y la creación de Canva Recuerda que el rechazo es parte del crecimiento Esta semana estoy compartiendo contigo la historia de 5 empresarias que crearon grandes empresas en…

    2026-03-26
  22. From Classroom Idea to Global Platform: The Story of Melanie Perkins
    An Entrepreneur's storyMentioned

    In this episode of An Entrepreneur’s Story, we dive into the inspiring journey of Melanie Perkins, the visionary entrepreneur who transformed a simple classroom observation into Canva, a global…

    2026-03-15
  23. Canva: From Startup to Multi Billions
    Might Be SomethingMentioned

    The last few weeks, we've talked about Hilary Duff stepping back, Katrina Lake refusing to step back, and Emma Grede building in the background. This week, we're talking about rejection. A lot of…

    2026-02-26
  24. Canva CEO Melanie Perkins
    Business Daily

    We meet Melanie Perkins, the CEO and co-founder of graphic design platform Canva, which has hundreds of millions of users and a valuation of nearly $40 billion. Despite her immense wealth, Melanie…

    2026-02-2017:27
  25. Canva’s Melanie Perkins on scaling startup vision and values for global impact
    The Upstarts Podcast

    Canva co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins leads the most valuable woman-led startup in the world, a design and publishing tool used by more than 260 million users and valued at $42 billion. But before…

    2026-02-12
  26. Melanie Perkins: The Quiet Canva Billionaire
    How Does That Work?Mentioned

    What if design wasn’t intimidating? What if building a tech giant didn’t require shouting the loudest? In this episode, we follow the extraordinary journey of Melanie Perkins — from cold-calling…

    2026-01-28
  27. Melanie Perkins, Canva CEO: From information to imagination
    The Interview

    Zoe Kleinman, the BBC’s Technology editor, speaks to Canva CEO Melanie Perkins about the current tech and AI revolution that is transforming the internet and the world. Perkins, who is still only in…

    2025-12-0522:57
  28. How Canva Designed Its Way to the Top | CEO Sales Huddle with Che Brown
    CEO Sales Huddle with Che BrownMentioned

    How Canva Designed Its Way to the Top. In 2013, Melanie Perkins and her co-founders launched Canva with a simple but ambitious vision: to make design accessible to everyone. At the time, professional…

    2025-12-02
  29. EP135. 被拒絕上百次還不放棄?Canva 共同創辦人如何從媽媽客廳打造 420 億美元公司?|VK 科技閱讀時間
    VK科技閱讀時間Mentioned

    【本集節目由簡報仙貝 - AI 加速的 Canva 實戰課贊助播出】 做圖總是花很多時間還做不好?AI 工具一堆但不知道怎麼用? 廖文碩 Kevin 老師的《AI 加速的 Canva 實戰課》教你: ✅ 獨創 VIBE 心法:4 步驟排版公式,讓美感變成可複製的流程 ✅ 精選 7+ AI 工具:學會在不同情境下選對工具、下對指令 ✅ 11 項實戰練習:做完課程帶走完整品牌數位資產…

    2025-11-26
  30. Melanie Perkins, la profesora que amenaza el reinado de Adobe
    Genios de las FinanzasMentioned

    Su frustrante experiencia con Photoshop e InDesign le llevó a fundar Canva, valorada en 42.000 millones de dólares, más accesible para cualquier usuario y adaptado a las redes sociales. Melanie…

    2025-11-23
  31. Strategia lavorativa da Melanie Perkins (founder di Canva)
    Luca Mastella PodcastMentioned

    Ecco cosa ho imparato da lei

    2025-11-07
  32. #295.Canva创始人:从100+次拒绝到420亿美元估值,打造“B栏公司”的秘诀与“两步计划”
    跨国串门儿计划AI

    📝 本期播客简介 本期我们克隆了硅谷知名产品与创业播客《Lenny's Podcast》的精彩访谈。主持人Lenny Rachitsky邀请到了Canva的联合创始人兼CEO Melanie…

    2025-11-05
  33. The woman behind Canva shares how she built a $42B company from nothing | Melanie Perkins
    Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

    Melanie Perkins is CEO and co-founder of Canva, currently valued at over $42 billion, generating over $3 billion in annual revenue, with more than 240 million monthly active users and, incredibly,…

    2025-11-02
  34. Mélanie Perkins, la créativité pour tous
    WY MediaMentioned

    À 35 ans, elle a transformé la création visuelle pour des millions de personnes dans le monde entier. Mélanie Perkins, fondatrice de Canva, a révolutionné le design avec une audace remarquable. Tout…

    2025-10-18
  35. #294 - Case Canva: A jornada de 100 nãos à potência bilionária do design
    Growthaholics, por Pedro Waengertner | Inovação, negócios e empreendedorismoMentioned

    Quantos “nãos” são necessários para transformar uma ideia simples em uma empresa bilionária? Nesse episódio, vamos destrinchar a saga do Canva , a plataforma que redefiniu o design para milhões no…

    2025-10-16
  36. Inside the Fund Fueling Aussie Unicorns: Canva, SafetyCulture, and Culture Amp w/ Rick Baker, Blackbird VC
    Billion Dollar Moves™ with Sarah Chen-Spellings | Global Venture CapitalMentioned

    What does it take to build a billion-dollar fund from Australia — and back global unicorns like Canva, SafetyCulture, and Culture Amp? In this episode, we sit down with Rick Baker, Co-Founder of…

    2025-10-16
  37. How Canva leveraged unconventional growth levers to grow to $42B | Cameron Adams (Co-founder & CPO)
    mbanerjeepalmer+listennotes 's Listen LaterMentioned

    Podcast : In Depth (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this? ) Episode : How Canva leveraged unconventional growth levers to grow to $42B | Cameron Adams (Co-founder & CPO) Pub date : 2025-08-20 Get Podcast…

    2025-10-13
  38. Founders Tecnológicas Imparables: El Triunfo de Canva, Bumble y Rent the Runway
    Emprendiendo el FuturoMentioned

    ¡Bienvenidos a un nuevo episodio de *Emprendiendo el Futuro*! 🚀 En esta entrega, celebramos el poder femenino que está revolucionando la tecnología con tres historias inspiradoras: **Canva**,…

    2025-10-07
  39. SPECIAL: De Ondernemerslessen van oprichter en CEO Canva.
    7DTV | De Nederlandse Ondernemers PodcastMentioned

    Van klaslokaal naar miljardenbedrijf 💥 Deze lessen van Melanie Perkins wil je niet missen! 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼: Wat doe je als je 19 bent, geen geld hebt en tóch investeerders moet overtuigen dat jij…

    2025-10-07
  40. #3. Melanie Perkins: The Design Revolutionary
    Inflection MomentsMentioned

    Melanie Perkins is the co-founder and CEO of Canva, the online design platform used by hundreds of millions of people and valued in the tens of billions of dollars. Her episode on Inflection Moments…

    2025-10-06
  41. Cliff Obrecht on Canva, AI, and the Future of Creativity
    Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable PeopleMentioned

    We’ve got a bonus episode for you on Remarkable People ! This feedswap with Rapid Response features Canva co-founder and COO Cliff Obrecht. For more than a decade, Canva has made design accessible to…

    2025-09-13
  42. Inside the Minds of the World’s Top CEOs
    The Startup CEO ShowMentioned

    In this illuminating episode of the Startup CEO Show, host Mark MacLeod dives deep into the habits and traits of some of the world's most successful tech leaders. Drawing from his extensive research…

    2025-09-09
  43. Melanie Perkins
    Bad BoysMentioned

    Dalla cameretta di Perth al successo globale con Canva. Perkins ha reso il design accessibile a chiunque, costruendo un unicorno da miliardi senza mai cedere agli stereotipi di genere. Determinata,…

    2025-09-08
  44. Episodio 5 - Melanie Perkins - Ejercicio: CREATIVIDAD - Crea sin límites
    Podcast Sales MindsetMentioned

    No necesitas saber diseñar, solo querer hacer un cambio. Esta lección no es para artistas, sino para solucionadores silenciosos. Melanie Perkins (creadora de Canva) no nació en Silicon Valley, nació…

    2025-09-06
  45. How Canva leveraged unconventional growth levers to grow to $42B | Cameron Adams (Co-founder & CPO)
    In DepthMentioned

    Cameron Adams is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Canva, the design platform valued at $42B as of July 2025, used by over 230 million people every month. Before starting Canva, Cameron was…

    2025-08-20
  46. EP 54 - How Canva CEO Melanie Perkins Turned 100 Rejections Into Billions
    Corporate Girl MindsetMentioned

    Melanie Perkins is one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs of our time. As the co-founder and CEO of Canva, she turned a simple idea into a billion-dollar company that transformed the way people…

    2025-07-28
  47. #359 Melanie Perkins Maker Mantra: “Deliver Genuine Value, Fuel Lasting Success!”
    Coder CaffeineMentioned

    On this episode of Coder Caffeine, Maker Mantras Edition, we are guided by a powerful quote from Melanie Perkins, the Co-Founder of Canva, and practice a powerful mantra that reminds us that true…

    2025-07-09
  48. Canva’s $35B design biz is quietly taking over the workplace, with co-founder & COO Cliff Obrecht
    Masters of ScaleMentioned

    For over a decade, Canva has made design and publishing more accessible than ever. Now, the company is wrestling with how to harness AI while staying true to its mission of empowering individual…

    2025-07-01
  49. Leveraging Resilience: Spotlighting the Melanie Perkins & Canva Success Story
    Click Tease: Weekly Digest of Branding, Marketing & Content that ConvertsMentioned

    Send us Fan Mail Every rejection is a step closer to revolutionizing your industry—just look at Melanie Perkins’s story. In this episode, we unpack the remarkable journey of Melanie Perkins, the…

    2025-06-23
  50. Leadership Redefined: Inside the Playbooks of AANHPI Founders and Funders
    Billion Dollar Moves™ with Sarah Chen-Spellings | Global Venture Capital

    In this AANHPI Heritage Month special, we go beyond the headlines to uncover the real strategies behind extraordinary leaders who happen to be Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander.…

    2025-05-08
  51. Canva CEO Melanie Perkins is happy to provide designers alternatives to Adobe
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    Canva got its start more than a decade ago as a different form of disruptive tech for creatives. It’s a web-based platform that makes design tools cheaper and accessible for individuals, schools, and…

    2024-07-08
  52. Melanie Perkins
    Leaders

    Episode 24: Melanie Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Canva. Melanie has become one of the youngest female CEOs of a tech start-up valued > $1B & becoming a necessary design tool for millions worldwide.…

    2023-12-14
  53. The secret power of onboarding, w/Canva's Melanie Perkins
    Masters of Scale

    Onboarding isn't just about employees. The often overlooked step-by-step process — to join a product or company — lays the foundation for everything that follows. No one knows this better than…

    2022-03-29
  54. The secret power of onboarding, w/Canva's Melanie Perkins
    Masters of Scale

    Onboarding isn't just about employees. The often overlooked step-by-step process – to join a product or company – lays the foundation for everything that follows. No one knows this better than…

    2020-12-08
  55. Episode 4: Melanie Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Canva, and Rachel Carlson, co-founder and CEO of Guild Education
    This Is Series A

    In this special episode of This Is Series A, Talia Goldberg speaks with two visionary founders who have carved out new ways for technology to equalize access—Melanie Perkins, CEO and co-founder of…

    2020-11-17
  56. Melanie Perkins: CEO of Canva
    Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People

    This week's remarkable person is Melanie Perkins, CEO of Canva. Melanie co-founded the start-up from her mother’s living room. Canva, an online design software company, is based in Australia,…

    2020-08-05
  57. How I Built Resilience: Live with Melanie Perkins and Bill Creelman
    How I Built This with Guy Raz

    This week, the online design platform Canva closed a new round of funding, bringing the company's valuation to $6 billion. Founder Melanie Perkins is also focused on helping her employees work from…

    2020-06-27
  58. 001 Building a Unicorn Company with CEO of Canva MELANIE PERKINS
    The Silicon Valley Podcast

    On today’s show, we have Melanie Perkins. She is the CEO and co-founder of Canva, an online design and publishing tool which makes graphic design simple for everyone. Since launching in 2013, Canva…

    2020-04-19
  59. 144 - A Fresh Look at Design: Melanie Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Canva
    Fortt Knox

    I was on the road this week, doing a little tour of California. Three cities in three days. San Francisco Monday, L.A. Tuesday, San Diego Wednesday. Adobe’s MAX conference was this week in LA, where…

    2019-11-10
  60. Melanie Perkins - Co-founder Canva
    Startup Grind

    Melanie Perkins is an Australian technology entrepreneur. She is known as the CEO and co-founder of Canva, an online design and publishing tool which makes graphic design simple for everyone. Melanie…

    2019-09-27
  61. SV001: Canva, Disrupting Design with Melanie Perkins
    Silicon Valley - The Investor's Podcast Network

    On today’s show, we have Melanie Perkins. She is the CEO and co-founder of Canva, an online design and publishing tool which makes graphic design simple for everyone. Since launching in 2013, Canva…

    2019-09-17
  62. Canva’s Melanie Perkins on how she’s built a brand valued at $3.6 billion | #470
    The Small Business Big Marketing Podcast with Tim Reid

    We catch up with Canva founder Melanie Perkins who surely has to be one of Australia’s great young entrepreneurial success stories! 32 years-old and from Western Australia, Melanie Perkins created…

    2019-07-18
  63. Keeping it Fresh
    Zero to IPO

    You’re starting to get comfortable — dare we say, content — with your company’s progress. Hate to break it to you: it won’t last. The moment you realize that you’re settled in and basking in your…

    2019-03-26
  64. Who Are All These People?
    Zero to IPO

    With every successful company, there comes a moment when things really start to click. But what happens when you hire 10, 20 or 200 new folks a week to handle the new business coming in? How do you…

    2019-03-12
  65. Canva: Melanie Perkins
    How I Built This with Guy Raz

    When she was just 19 years old, Melanie Perkins dreamt of transforming the graphic design and publishing industries. But she started small, launching a site to make yearbook design simpler and more…

    2019-01-28
  66. GE Ep 183 [2016]: How Canva Grew From 1K to 10M Users Without Paid Advertising
    Leveling Up with Eric Siu

    Hey everyone, in today’s episode I share the mic with Melanie Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Canva, an app that makes design simple for everyone. Listen as Melanie shares how she grew Canva to 10…

    2018-01-26
  67. Episode 75 - Melanie Perkins - CEO of Canva
    It's a Monkey

    This interview was originally broadcast on the It's a Monkey Podcast - Episode 41 - July 2014. Kevin chats to Melanie Perkins, the CEO of Canva - an online graphic design tool. Kevin and Melanie chat…

    2017-01-05
  68. 20VC: Start Niche, Move Broader & Become Profitable Quickly with Melanie Perkins, Founder & CEO @ Canva
    The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

    Melanie Perkins, Founder & CEO at Canva the disruptive online platform allowing anyone to create professional quality designs. They have over 10m users from 179 countries and have funding from our…

    2016-06-10
  69. Melanie Perkins on disrupting design, jigsaw puzzles and the magic of small empowered teams
    Between Worlds

    Melanie Perkins is one of Australia’s most successful digital entrepreneurs. CEO and co-founder of Canva, an online platform which makes graphic design simple for anyone, Melanie and her team have…

    2016-02-19
  70. 76: 8 Million Users, $233m Valuation & Rockstar Investors all in 2 Years? The Canva Story with Melanie Perkins
    The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

    Finding the right startup idea is difficult even for lifelong entrepreneurs. But when it comes down to it, the best approach is to take a long hard look at what you're passionate about and try to…

    2016-01-26
  71. Starting a SaaS: How Canva Hit 800K Users in Year One
    The SaaS Podcast - Real Lessons on Growing Profitable SaaS

    Melanie Perkins spent seven years turning a university side project into one of the fastest-growing design platforms ever built. Starting a SaaS from scratch, she bootstrapped a yearbook tool called…

    2014-10-15
  72. Episode 41 - Melanie Perkins - CEO of Canva
    It's a Monkey

    Motorola releases new teaser video about their Moto 360 smartwatch design. Wink Smart Home App Goes Mainstream via Home Depot. We interview Melanie Perkins from Canva.

    2014-07-12