01/10/2026
7 years ago I was listening to Melanie Perkins co-founder of Canva and thinking “how the hell do people build things like this?” and next week, I’m hosting an event at Canva UK HQ🤯
I’d started my first business back in 2018 and “How I Built This” with Guy Raz was basically my soundtrack, I used to go on walks when my son was in the buggy (probably avoiding his nap) 😴 and listen with fascination to each episode, one of my all time favourites was with Melanie and the story of how she built Canva, and one thing Melanie said stuck a cord with me, it was about getting people to see the same future that you can see.
I’ve thought about that a LOT over the years, because when I built flockhere that’s exactly what I had to do.
I had this vision of creating little micro-communities of people working alongside each other so you could build your business without feeling so bloody alone in it.
I had to get other people to see that vision too, and over 400 people backed my crowdfunding campaign because they believed in that future too.
And now, next week, I’m hosting an event at Canva HQ, that feels pretty bloody surreal.
We’re going to spend the day doing something I think we all desperately need more time for actually creating our content.
We sold out last night but I’ve managed to release a few more tickets, so if you want a day of content connection and community this is your sign to sign up
Comment the word Canva and I’ll save you a seat 🤗