#333: Harley Finkelstein – Shopify President On Mentorship, Anxiety, Loss, MrBeast, & Storytelling

Harley Finkelstein is the President of Shopify. 

In this conversation, we spoke about mentorship, loss, and working with MrBeast, what he learned from law school, and the pivotal lessons he learned from his grandmother - who was a Holocaust survivor.

(0:00) Intro

(1:20) Why Is Harley On The Show?

(2:00) Parental Encouragement

(3:40) Seth Godin

(5:37) Mentorship

(10:21) How Harley Manages Anxiety

(14:40) Managing Pressure

(17:55) Law School (& Moot Court)

(21:29) Handling Pain & Loss

(26:10) Pivotal Lessons From Grandmother (Holocaust Survivor)

(33:33) Finding Meaning

(40:52) Tobi Lutke

(44:44) MrBeast & Working With Celebrities

(51:55) Getting Better At Storytelling

(54:40) Challenge

Resources

• Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl – https://www.amazon.com/Search-Meaning-Classic-Tribute-Holocaust/dp/1846042844

Harley's Links

Harley’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harleyf

Shopify: https://www.shopify.com

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