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Melissa Tan

Head of Growth @ Canva

Growth expert previously at Webflow and Dropbox.

β€œBuilding high-performing teams, covering growth systems, team leadership, and B2B products.”

Career History

CompanyRoleYears
CanvaHead of Growth~2024-present
WebflowHead of Growth & GM, Self-Serve~2021-2024
DropboxHead of Growth, B2B~2017-2021
McKinsey & CompanyConsultant~2014-2016
Goldman SachsFinancial Analyst~2012-2014

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β€œDefinitely LinkedIn is a good place. I check my LinkedIn, so feel free to reach out there.”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

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β€œYeah, let's do it. Two topics I'm very passionate about. Let's do it.”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

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β€œAnd so I don't think they are mutually exclusive. And then my role as a leader is also supporting their career growth, helping them meet those goals and giving them feedback along the way. So even tho...”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

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β€œYeah, care deeply but challenge directly and that has always been something that is something I try to infuse and has really inspired me as leader.”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

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β€œAnd what this gives me signal is what is it actually going to be like to work together? And then I see how they incorporate it into the final product and that is always really interesting and sometime...”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

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β€œAnd definitely mindful of that. I think the main thing though is it is actually in the candidate's best interest to kind of understand what they're going to work on and start to understand,”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

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β€œYeah, I guess flying formation essentially, I don't know where it comes from. I guess maybe it's a military term or something. Your finger.”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

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β€œThe first one is Leaders Eat Last. I really like that leadership book by Simon Sinek. Also two non-career related books is The Untethered Soul. It really has taught me a lot about being present and th...”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

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β€œThis one isn't super recent, but Winning Time on HBO. It's about the LA Lakers during the '80s and the Showtime era. I'm originally from LA and grew up a Lakers fan, so it's a fun watch for me and a n...”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

1:10:55
β€œYes, yes. I actually just watched that recently too.”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

1:11:18
β€œThat's a good one too. Yeah, I've watched all those basketball.”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

1:11:20
β€œFor me, it's not a question, but it's that stage of preparing before the presentation and getting a sense for what it's like to work with each other. I think that has been one of the best ways for me ...”
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Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

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