Canvas8
Leah Sinclair currently serves as a Senior Commissioning Editor at Canvas8, where responsibilities include overseeing the strategic commissioning of content across various sectors, managing a commissioning pipeline, and collaborating with a global network of freelancers and contributors. Leah has extensive experience in journalism as a freelance writer, contributing to notable publications such as The Guardian, ELLE, and V Magazine. Previous roles include Senior Digital Writer at Stylist Magazine, News Reporter at Evening Standard, and Online Editor at The Voice Media Group. Leah's background encompasses a strong focus on lifestyle, culture, and travel writing, along with public speaking engagements addressing journalism and representation in media. A graduate of the University for the Creative Arts with a BA in Journalism, Leah has consistently demonstrated expertise in content creation, editing, and editorial strategy throughout a diverse career in media.
Canvas8
We are Canvas8, a global strategic insights practice operating out of London, LA, New York and Singapore. We help organisations grow through a better understanding of people. Primarily focused on media, communications and product development, our award-winning insights inspire clients including The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Google, Edelman, Mindshare, MTV, Nike, the British Government and Samsung. Our work is about investigating the hidden insights in everyday life – from the psychology of boredom to teenage make-up rituals – and making them meaningful for brands. Our team blend skills from psychology to journalism, anthropology to behavioural economics. What unites them is a desire to understand people and a passion for delivering outstanding work. Supported by our network of over 3,500 experts, from TED speakers to MIT fellows, and underpinned by innovative research methods, we work at the intersection of behavioral science, culture, business and creativity to understand human behaviour. Our flagship product is our Library platform, an online database of over 38,000+ trend reports and case studies spanning 15 industries, nine markets and five generational audiences – complemented by our innovative consultancy offer, which often spans multiple markets. We have also recently launched Toolkit, templated consultancy solutions for faster, affordable results; as well as Access which contains thousands of specialist experts at our clients' fingertips for added validation.