Campus Romance, Entrepreneurship, and Curiosity (with Harley Finkelstein and Lindsay Taub)

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Harley Finkelstein (LLB ’09, MBA ’09) is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and the president of Shopify. He is one of the “dragons” of CBC’s Next Gen Den, was listed as one of Fortune’s 40 Under 40, and was named University of Ottawa Alumnus of the Year in 2021. Lindsay Taub (MEd ’10) is a child and family therapist at Child in Mind, an Ottawa-based child psychology clinic. She serves on the board of directors of Ottawa Salus, an agency that provides supportive housing and mental health services to individuals in need. In this conversation, Harley and Lindsay discuss their campus romance as well as how a spirit of curiosity and entrepreneurship informs their family and professional lives. The interview includes a special spotlight question from Amaan Merali and Jamal Abdullah, who are uOttawa Start-Up Garage alumni and cofounders of Unique America.

(In English only with English and French transcript available).

Transcripts of this episode are available in English and French.

Guest: Harley Finkelstein, LLB ’09, MBA ’09 and Lindsay Taub, MEd ’10

Spotlight Question: Amaan Merali and Jamal Abdullah, uOttawa Start-Up Garage alumni

Host: Gwen Madiba, MA ’12; BSocSc ’08

Theme Music: Idris Lawal, BCom ’15

Production: University of Ottawa’s Alumni Relations team

Producer: Rhea Laube, MA ’12

Sound Engineer: Richard Villeneuve

Recording Assistance: Pop-Up Podcasting

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