Venture with Grace Guy Kawasaki, Chief Canva Evangelist on Design, Storytelling & AI
Jan 30, 2026
01:07:51
Guy Kawasaki is Canva's Chief Evangelist—evangelizing design democratization for 170M+ users after originating the role at Apple where he marketed Macintosh to the masses—and host of the Remarkable People podcast featuring icons from Richard Branson to Gabor Maté. Author of 14 books including Wise Guy, The Art of the Start 2.0, and Enchantment, he's an Executive Fellow at UC Berkeley Haas, adjunct at UNSW, ex-Wikimedia trustee, and serial entrepreneur who took pure equity in Canva early (genius move as it hit $40B valuation). Stanford BA/MBA UCLA grad with Babson honorary doctorate, Guy surfs, advises startups, and distills 40+ years making technology accessible from Macintosh evangelism to Canva's AI-powered graphics revolution.Topics:
- Evangelism tactics scaling from Apple Mac to 170M creators—AI design that kills PowerPoint forever
- Spotting Canva pre-unicorn, rejecting salary—serial entrepreneur timing hacks
- Building remarkable products in a world of feature overload