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

<p>Harley Finkelstein is the President of Shopify. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(1:20) Why Is Harley On The Show?</p> <p>(2:00) Parental Encouragement</p> <p>(3:40) Seth Godin</p> <p>(5:37) Mentorship</p> <p>(10:21) How Harley Manages Anxiety</p> <p>(14:40) Managing Pressure</p> <p>(17:55) Law School (&amp; Moot Court)</p> <p>(21:29) Handling Pain &amp; Loss</p> <p>(26:10) Pivotal Lessons From Grandmother (Holocaust Survivor)</p> <p>(33:33) Finding Meaning</p> <p>(40:52) Tobi Lutke</p> <p>(44:44) MrBeast &amp; Working With Celebrities</p> <p>(51:55) Getting Better At Storytelling</p> <p>(54:40) Challenge</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <ul> <li>Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Search-Meaning-Classic-Tribute-Holocaust/dp/1846042844">https://www.amazon.com/Search-Meaning-Classic-Tribute-Holocaust/dp/1846042844</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Harley&#39;s Links</strong></p> <p>Harley’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/harleyf">https://twitter.com/harleyf</a></p> <p>Shopify: <a href="https://www.shopify.com">https://www.shopify.com</a></p> <p><strong>My Links </strong></p> <p>✉️ Newsletter: <a href="https://dannymiranda.substack.com">https://dannymiranda.substack.com</a> </p> <p>🎙 Podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda">https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda</a> </p> <p>🎥 YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/dannymiranda">https://youtube.com/dannymiranda</a> </p> <p>🐣 Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda">https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda</a> </p> <p>📸 Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda">https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda</a> </p> <p>🕺 TikTok: <a href="https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda">https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda</a></p>