The Woman Who Outsmarted Adobe & Photoshop

In 1987, a visionary entrepreneur named Melanie Perkins was born in Perth, Australia. At that time, graphic design was largely confined to professionals with specialized skills, and creating visually appealing content was a daunting task for the average person. Perkins envisioned a world where anyone could design effortlessly using simple tools and templates. So she co-founded a company in 2007, starting with a platform called Fusion Books that allowed students to create their own yearbooks. A company that would evolve into Canva, transforming the landscape of graphic design and becoming a global powerhouse valued at over $40 billion. This is a story of creativity, perseverance, and the democratization of design. What do you think of Melanie Perkins? Let us know in the comments below! 💬 Subscribe to Faster Than Normal → http://tiny.cc/eb39zz Enjoyed the vid? Hit the like button! If you enjoyed this documentary, you will definitely enjoy learning about iconic People and Companies too! ▶️ https://youtu.be/giIqN8GgJu0?si=fW6zc1gVMsuaggvm documentary 👉 ▶️ https://youtu.be/lCW3WVumop4?si=Lg0F2oo7-gZgOZWB documentary 👉 SOCIALS 🔗 Join 70,000+ others who get our free newsletter: fasterthannormal.co/subscribe 🔗 Twitter: https://twitter.com/_alexbrogan 🔗 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-brogan/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex_brogan_/ 🔗 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_alexbrogan 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexbrogan100 🔗 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@alex_brogan 🌍 My website / blog: fasterthannormal.co/subscribe WHO AM I? If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m Alex—the human behind Faster Than Normal. While I deeply despise bios, here are the highlights of my journey so far: 2015: Represented Australia in Water Polo at 17 years old 2018: Graduated as Valedictorian of my major at the University of Western Australia (1st in course across 3 units, 2nd in course across 2 units, 3rd in course once) 2019—2020: Youngest in graduate cohort at Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division at 21 years old. 2021—2022: Worked for 1 year at the leading Growth Marketing Agency in Western Australia, Ammo Marketing. 2022—2023: Promoted from Business Development Representative to Account Executive in 4 months and then Head of Go-To-Market in 5 months at Zipline.io, a Series A B2B Healthcare startup. 2022—Present: Built an online community of 0.75 million incredible people in ~18 months. 2024: Sold my first business, The Intelligence Age, at 26. These are merely the wins; believe me, the losses are plentiful, though not for a first date. I’ll be sharing these—and more—along the way. Faster Than Normal’s mission is to be a friend to the ambitious, a mentor to the becoming, and a partner to the bold. We achieve this by sharing the stories, ideas, and frameworks of the world's most prolific people and companies—and how you can apply them to build businesses, wealth, and the most important asset of all: yourself. The types of folks that read and watch Faster Than Normal are Fortune 500 executives, start-up founders, operators, professional athletes and creatives, and investors from Silicon Valley to Wall Street. If that resonates with you, you’re in the right place.