Melanie Perkins
 Melanie Perkins | |
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| Rayuwa | |
| Haihuwa | Perth, 13 Mayu 1987 (38 shekaru) |
| ƙasa | Asturaliya |
| Ƴan uwa | |
| Abokiyar zama | Cliff Obrecht |
| Sana'a | |
| Sana'a | ɗan kasuwa |
| Kyaututtuka |
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| IMDb | nm9195257 |
Melanie Perkins (an haife ta a shekara ta 1987) ƴar ƙasar Austaraliya kuma ƴar kasuwa ce ɓangaren teknoloji, wadda ta kafa kamfanin Canva, na yin zane-zane a yanar gizo. A baya ta kafa Fusion Books, wanda ake wallafa littafin shekara-shekara a yanar gizo.
A shekarar 2023, ta kasance ta 89 a cikin jerin Forbes na "Mata 100 mafi ƙarfin faɗa-aji a duniya" [1] da kuma ta 92 a cikin jerin Fortune na Mata mafi ƙarfin faɗa-aji. [2]
Matakin Farko na Rayuwa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]An haifi Perkins a shekarar 1987 a Perth, Yammacin Ostiraliya, ga wani malamin da aka haifa a Ostiraliya kuma injiniyan Malaysia na al'adun Filipino da Sri Lanka.[3] Ta halarci Kwalejin (Sacred Heart College), makarantar sakandare da ke arewacin Perth na Sorrento .[4] Yayinda take makarantar sakandare, Perkins ya horar da ita sosai a wasan kwaikwayo kuma ta fara ƙaramin kasuwanci na sayar da takalma da aka yi da hannu (handmade).[5][6]
Bayan makarantar sakandare, Perkins ta shiga Jami'ar Yammacin Ostiraliya, inda tayi karatun fannin sadarwa, ilimin halayyar ɗan adam da kasuwanci.[7] A wannan lokacin, Perkins ta kasance mai koyarwa mai zaman kanta ga ɗalibai suna koyon zane-zane. Perkins ta ce tsananin ilmantarwa na kayan aikin ƙirar gargajiya ya sa ta bincika hanyoyin da suka fi sauƙi, don zamanantar da aikin ta a yanar Gizo-gizo. Ta kammala karatun jami'a tana da shekaru 19, bayan nan ta fara alaƙa da Cliff Obrecht. [3]
Aiki
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Littattafan Fusion
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]A shekarar 2007, Perkins da Obrecht sun kafa Fusion Books, wanda ke bawa makarantu damar su ƙirƙiri litattafan shekara ta amfani da editan (drag-and-drop) na intanet da ɗakin karatu. Kasuwancin ya samu karɓuwa a Ostiraliya kuma daga baya ta yi aiki a New Zealand da Faransa.[8]
Canva
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Perkins da Obrecht sun fara gabatar da manhajar zane-zane mai zurfi a farkon shekarun 2010 kuma sun haɗu da mai saka hannun jari Bill Tai yayin ziyarar Perth. Ta hanyar wanda ya ƙirƙira Google Maps Lars Rasmussen, wanda ya ba da shawara kan aikin, an gabatar da su ga tsohon mai tsara Google Cameron Adams, wanda ya shiga a shekarar 2012 kuma ya zama mutum na uku da suka kafa Canva kuma babban jami'in samfurin. An ƙaddamar da manhajar zane-zane ta Canva a faɗin duniya a shekarar 2013 kuma ta ba da rahoton lokutan riba yayin da yake ƙaruwa.[9]
Rayuwar Ƙashin Kai
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Perkins da Obrecht sun yi aure a watan Janairun 2021 a Tsibirin Rottnest . [10] Daga baya a wannan shekarar, sun shiga Giving Pledge, suna ba da akalla rabin dukiyarsu don taimako da jinƙai.
Manazarta
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ "The World's Most Powerful Women 2023". Forbes (in Turanci).
- ↑ "Most Powerful Women". Fortune (in Turanci).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Konrad, Alex. "Canva Uncovered: How A Young Australian Kitesurfer Built A $3.2 Billion (Profitable!) Startup Phenom". Forbes (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "How a Sacred Heart girl built a $1b tech empire". The West Australian (in Turanci). 2018-05-07. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ Connelly, Claire (2015-10-06). "From making scarves to building a $165 million tech start-up: Canva's Melanie Perkins". The Sydney Morning Herald (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ Zipkin, Nina (2019-06-12). "She Was Told 'No' 100 Times. Now This 31-Year-Old Female Founder Runs a $1 Billion Business". Entrepreneur (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht". Uniview (in Turanci). The University of Western Australia. 2017-11-03. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ Devine, Ruth (April 29, 2020). "Canva founder Melanie Perkins turned idea into billion-dollar business". The CEO Magazine (in Turanci). Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ↑ Whittaker, Mark (2024-02-21). "Creating Canva: How Cameron Adams helped build a $39 billion juggernaut". Forbes Australia (in Turanci). Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ↑ Waters, Cara (2021-02-22). "Canva co-founder backs Facebook's move to ban news, slams 'stupid' tech regulation". The Sydney Morning Herald (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-23.