Harley Finkelstein | President of Shopify BREAKS HIS SILENCE On Antisemitism

Harley Finkelstein | President of Shopify BREAKS HIS SILENCE On Antisemitism

Author: Meaningful Minute June 8, 2024 Duration: 28:01

Harley Finkelstein is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and the President of Shopify. He founded his first company at age 17 while a student at McGill. Harley completed his law degree as well as his MBA at the University of Ottawa. 

 

Harley was one of the "Dragons" on CBC's Next Gen Den and starred on Discovery Channel's I Quit. He received the Canadian Angel Investor of the Year Award, Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Award, Fortune's 40 Under 40, and was inducted into the Order of Ottawa. 

 

From 2014 to 2017 Harley was on the Board of Directors of the C100, and from 2017 to 2020 he was on to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). He is currently on the Board of Directors of the National Retail Federation, and Operation Hope. 

 

Harley recently co-founded Firebelly, a modern high-end tea brand, and created  @bigshotpodcast  , a project and podcast that archives the stories of the greatest Jewish entrepreneurs of the last century.

 

In this episode, Harley discusses Jewish pride, October 7, Israel, and antisemitism. 

 

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