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𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀. 𝗡𝗼𝘄, 𝘀𝗵𝗲’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲’𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆.   Melanie Perkins, born in Perth, Australia, is the co-founder and CEO of Canva — the platform that made graphic design accessible to over 135 million users globally. The idea for Canva was sparked when she was a 19-year-old student tutoring others in design. Frustrated by how complicated tools like Photoshop were, she and her partner Cliff Obrecht started building their first product (Fusion Books) from her mom’s living room. More than 100 investors said no. But she kept pitching. She kept building. And in 2013, she launched Canva. Today it’s one of the world’s most valuable private tech companies. And Melanie? She's not in it for the money. She and Cliff have pledged to give away the vast majority of their wealth through the Canva Foundation — supporting causes from climate justice to ending poverty. Kind. Brilliant. Visionary. know her name.   #knowhername #melanieperkins #womenintech #canva #leadership #thefemalefactor