What Is a Canva Verified Expert? Everything You Need to Know Before Booking One
By Roger Coles, Canva Verified Expert | Last Updated: April 2026
It usually starts with a phone call or an email that goes something like this:
"Hey, so our team has been using Canva for a while now… and honestly they're kind of just winging it. We have a conference coming up and we thought ‘maybe we should get someone in to show them how to get the most out of Canva’."
I'm Roger Coles, a Canva Verified Expert. And some version of that call is one I get all the time.
That someone is usually a CMO, training director, an association exec, or an event organizer. And the thing they're looking for isn't just a Canva tutorial. It's someone they can trust to walk into a room full of their people and make an impact on how they work.
That's a much harder thing to find than it sounds.
Because typing "Canva expert" into Google returns thousands of results. Courses, coaches, consultants, content creators. Some of them are excellent. Some of them learned Canva two weeks ago and figured out how to rank on YouTube.
The person making the booking has one shot to get this right. Their attendees are already in the tool. They don't always need a tour. They need someone who can show them what they've been missing. Where those “hidden” gems are that will unlock new levels of speed and creativity.
That's what a Canva Verified Expert does.
What Is a Canva Verified Expert?
A Canva Verified Expert (CVE) is someone Canva personally tapped on the shoulder and said, "you're someone we trust to teach this."
Not a self-declared title or a badge you unlock after watching a course. Canva's own team goes out and finds these people based on how they teach, the impact they've made, and how deep their platform knowledge goes. Brand Kits, Magic Studio, Canva AI, Canva for Teams, enterprise workflows. Not just the flashy features that went viral on Instagram, the whole thing.
There are only 43 of us in the world. On a platform with over 260 million monthly active users. We’re like UNICORNS!
👉 See every Canva Verified Expert in the official directory
How Many Canva Verified Experts Are There?
The program is invite-only. Canva's community team watches who's out there teaching, making an impact, and showing up consistently, then extends an invitation. It's a short list of people Canva trusts to represent the platform in any room they walk into.
Canva Verified Expert vs. Canva Expert: What's the Difference?
There are plenty of talented people who use Canva and even teach it within their communities. What sets a Canva Verified Expert apart is that they’ve been officially recognized by Canva for their ability to educate, support, and inspire others. Verified Experts are selected for their teaching skills, community impact, and ability to make the platform accessible to a wide range of users. From beginners to business owners. It’s not just about knowing Canva, it’s about helping others succeed with it, too.
Why This Matters When You're Hiring a Canva Trainer
The Canva training market is huge. And a teensie bit unregulated 🤣
Anyone can call themselves a Canva expert. That's not shade - there's real talent out there without the CVE title. But when a training director is putting their reputation behind a booking, or an association is spending serious money on professional development, "I found them on Google and they seemed good" is not always a risk worth taking.
The CVE designation changes that. When you bring in a Canva Verified Expert, you're working with someone whose teaching ability has been evaluated by the company that built the software. That's not something most people who teach Canva can say. Did I already mention unicorns?
Who Are the Canva Verified Experts?
We span the globe. The US, Brazil, Israel, and beyond. Each CVE has their own specialty and audience.
The full list lives in Canva's official directory. But if you're looking for a Canva Verified Expert for a conference, marketing workshop, corporate training, or association event - keep reading, because that's exactly what I specialize in.
How to Become a Canva Verified Expert
Short answer. There’s no application.
Canva watches who's out there doing the work. Creating content, running workshops, building communities, helping people actually get results with the platform. When someone consistently shows up and makes a real impact, Canva's team takes notice and reaches out.
Meet Roger Coles: Canva Verified Expert, Edutainer, The Canva Rapper
I've performed on the main stage at 3 Canva Create events (Canva's biggest global event of the year), rapped in a Canva commercial, and taught workshops on the Design Labs stage at Canva Create LA 2026 for Amazon, PayPal, Meta. Across platforms I've built a following of over 600,000 people. I’m a Canva Creator with 20 million+ Canva template downloads and 50,000+ followers on my Canva Creator profile alone. I’ve taught Canva on stages like Canva Create, Amazon Creator Summit, American Dental Association, AthleteCon, FYPP and other conferences nationwide.
What I believe down to my bones is that people don't retain what bores them. They retain what surprises them, moves them, makes them laugh, or pulls them into the experience instead of leaving them watching from the outside.
As a Canva Verified Expert, I work with:
Corporate and enterprise teams: live and virtual Canva for Teams training and content workflow systems
Conferences and associations: keynote sessions and workshops that attendees are still talking about even after the event ends
Entrepreneurs and marketers: Canva strategy that connects design to business growth
The difference between knowing how to use Canva and actually using it is engagement. That's the gap I shoot for.
Ready to Work With a Canva Verified Expert?
If you’re looking for someone who’s recognized by Canva, trusted by organizations, and known for making complex things click—I’d love to be a part of your next training, event, or creative strategy.
With more than 20 million Canva template downloads, 50,000+ followers on his Canva Creator profile, and an audience of over 600k+ on Social Media, Roger Coles is one of the most widely recognized Canva Verified Experts in the world. As a Canva Super Creator, his templates and trainings are trusted by entrepreneurs, educators, and organizations globally to make design simpler, smarter, and more strategic.