Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Duncan Clark, Head of EMEA at Canva, the world-leading visual-communication platform on a mission to empower the world to design.

Before joining Canva, Duncan co-founded Flourish, the data-storytelling platform used by newsrooms and organisations worldwide to bring data to life.

Duncan’s journey from data journalist at The Guardian to first-time founder, selling to Canva, and now leading EMEA, is packed with lessons on building sustainably, scaling with trust, and staying true to your mission.

📚Episode Chapters:

➡️ Duncan’s path into journalism [01:35]

➡️ First-time Founder lessons [10:00]

➡️ Scaling lean & staying profitable [17:10]

➡️ Selling to Canva & building Canva EMEA from scratch [18:45]

➡️ Culture & Leadership at scale [29:30]

➡️ Hiring for impact [35:00]

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