{"podcast":{"title":"Evan Carmichael - Believe: Unlocking Your True Potential","slug":"evan-carmichael-believe-unlocking-your-true-potential-7782439","podcast_index_feed_id":7782439,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG1351083921","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/074fd9b2-22fd-11f1-aa74-c37b65d58710/image/d21af84025caf5e7aa998f7b981e189b.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Evan Carmichael","episode_count":314,"summary":"Welcome to #BelieveNation, the only channel that helps you believe in yourself daily, one video at a time. I’m Evan Carmichael, and I’m on a mission to solve the world’s biggest problem: people don’t #Believe in themselves enough. Here, you’ll get daily videos to build your belief, unlock your potential, and take bold action toward your dreams. Evan Carmichael is a serial entrepreneur, global speaker, and creator of the #Believe movement, dedicated to solving what he considers the world’s biggest problem: untapped human potential. In this audio series, he breaks down the daily habits, mindsets, and core strategies of billionaires, industry titans, and high-achievers so listeners can effectively model their success. From his famous \"Top 10 Rules\" segments to in-depth analyses of world-class leaders, he delivers actionable advice on building momentum, eliminating self-doubt, and scaling a profitable business. Whether listeners are aspiring founders, established creators, or professionals looking to level up, this feed provides the consistent, daily push required to build a life and business that matter. Hit follow to join Believe Nation and start unlocking true potential today.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T06:21:44.026609+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/evan-carmichael-believe-unlocking-your-true-potential-7782439"},"episode":{"title":"How Melanie Perkins TURNED 100 Rejections into a $26B Empire","slug":"how-melanie-perkins-turned-100-rejections-into-a-26b-empire","published_at":"2026-07-25T09:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/evan-carmichael-believe-unlocking-your-true-potential-7782439/how-melanie-perkins-turned-100-rejections-into-a-26b-empire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/evan-carmichael-believe-unlocking-your-true-potential-7782439","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG4487691740.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG4487691740.mp3","summary":"✎ Get free access to our vault of PDF summaries for every YouTube video here: https://believe.evancarmichael.com/the-vault ✎ Check out my NEWEST video: https://goo.gl/E0eE6m ✎ To get more details on all the research and studies mentioned in this video check out the articles below: https://www.inc.com/carmine-gallo/how-canvas-melanie-perkins-learned-to-pitch-persuasively-after-more-than-100-rejections.html https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/canva-10-year-timeline/ https://ghwcc.org/news/35-year-old-canva-founder-melanie-perkins-got-rejected-by-100-vcs-now-her-26-billion-design-startup-is-ready-to-take-on-microsoft-and-google/ https://medium.com/the-million-dollar-thinker/canva-how-melanie-perkins-built-a-40-billion-design-empire-bb47004112aa https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/quf53x/canva_founder_was_rejected_over_100_times_by/ https://www.demandsage.com/canva-statistics/ https://www.forbes.com.au/news/billionaires/canva-co-founder-cameron-adams-pledges-more-than-half-his-us3bn-fortune/ ✎ Melanie Perkins went from being a 19-year-old college student in Perth teaching design to classmates to becoming one of the most successful founders in tech. In this video, you’ll see how Melanie turned her frustration with complicated tools like Adobe Photoshop into the early idea that became Canva. Her first startup, Fusion Books, proved the power of simple online design and gave her the confidence to dream bigger. You’ll learn how she wrote an 80-page plan, built her first product with Cliff Obrecht, partnered with Fuji Xerox, and grew from 16 schools in year one to more than 100 without any advertising. ✎ You’ll also see the harder part of the journey. Investors rejected Melanie more than 100 times. They told her she wasn’t a real tech founder. 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