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Melanie Perkins

Melanie Perkins is the Co-founder and CEO of Canva, based in Sydney, Australia. She has an entrepreneurial background, previously founding Fusion Books, and has extensive experience in software development, marketing, and product development.

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Skills

Project ManagementProduct DevelopmentMarketingEntrepreneurshipUser ExperienceStart-upsMobile ApplicationsWeb DevelopmentUser Interface DesignOnline AdvertisingSocial MediaBusiness Strategy

Hobbies

Traveling

Interests

Global culturesRescue animals

Values

EmpowermentTeam cultureMaking a positive impact

Career stage

Executive / C-Suite

Location

Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Communication

Professional yet approachable, engaging, and collaborative

Lifestyle

Active executive, frequent traveler, team-oriented workplace culture advocate

Receipts, not guesses

Evidence for supported claims

LinkedIn · profile Co-founder & CEO at Canva

“CEO & Co-founder at Canva”

LinkedIn · profile Founder and Director at Fusion Books

“Founder and Director at Fusion Books”

LinkedIn · profile Located in Greater Sydney Area, Australia

“Greater Sydney Area, Australia”

Instagram · profile Enjoys traveling and exploring different parts of the world

“First of Jan in Rio and my first insta post ☺️ Love getting away each year and getting to know a little more of this big, beautiful, chaotic, crazy world we live in.”

LinkedIn · summary Co-founder and CEO of Canva.

“Co-founder & CEO at Canva”

LinkedIn · career stage Currently working as CEO and Co-founder.

“CEO & Co-founder”

LinkedIn · skills Has listed Entrepreneurship and Marketing among skills.

“Entrepreneurship”

Instagram · hobbies Enjoys getting away and exploring different parts of the world.

“Love getting away each year and getting to know a little more of this big, beautiful, chaotic, crazy world we live in.”

Instagram · interests Interested in rescue animals (rescue pup).

“Meet Pumba - he is my little bros incredibly adorable rescue pup”

LinkedIn · values Focused on empowering people to design.

“Working with an incredible team to empower the world to design with Canva.”

Instagram · communication style Uses lighthearted and engaging tone for team updates.

“Our team is the best 😂”

Instagram · lifestyle Involves international travel such as visiting Rio.

“First of Jan in Rio and my first insta post ☺️”

LinkedIn · location Based in the Greater Sydney Area.

“Greater Sydney Area, Australia”

Instagram · needs Needs scalable processes as the company grows.

“As Canva has grown *everything* has had to change and evolve too.”

LinkedIn · looking for Looking for information is not provided in the source profiles.

“Profile contains no explicit personal 'looking for' section.”

Instagram · deal breakers Deal breakers are not mentioned in the source profiles.

“Profile contains no explicit deal breaker statements.”