From Mamamia, this is Lady Startup, the show where inspiring female entrepreneurs share the story of building a business. It's the final episode for season two and Rachel Corbett is chatting with Melanie Perkins, founder of online design platform, Canva. Melanie started her first business at the ripe old age of 19 and began putting her idea for Canva into action when she was in her early 20s. Her drive and determination took her all the way to Silicon Valley, where she wooed financial investors like Bill Tai and built a company that’s now valued at $1 billion. So how did Melanie defy the odds and change the future of e-publishing forever? LIsten to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Melanie Perkins, Founder of Canva Host: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at [email protected] This episode of Lady Startup was brought to you by Yellow.