BEST OF: Business, ft. Sheryl Sandberg, Daniel Lubetzky, Harley Finkelstein, and Mark Wilf
About this episode
Four Jewish business leaders share their journeys and insights on building successful enterprises while maintaining their values.
How do you build a billion-dollar business without sacrificing your values? Mark Wilf shares how his family turned a dream of owning an NFL team into a multibillion-dollar franchise, why he feels a responsibility to foster a community of acceptance through the Minnesota Vikings, and how his family’s Holocaust survival story shaped his commitment to giving back. Sheryl Sandberg reflects on her journey from Meta to Google, the lessons she learned that shaped her leadership, and how October 7th transformed her relationship with her own Jewish identity and pride. Harley Finkelstein explains how he went from a T-shirt business entrepreneur to President of Shopify, why he followed through with his promise of building a Chabad building at his alma mater, and why having a platform comes with responsibility. Daniel Lubetzky reveals how his father’s Holocaust story inspired a lifelong commitment to kindness and bridge-building, how that philosophy became the foundation of KIND and PeaceWorks, and why he uses business to bring people together. Four Jewish business leaders. Four extraordinary journeys. Because the most meaningful measure of success isn’t what you build, it’s what…
People in this episode
Host: Jonah Platt
Guests: Mark Wilf, Sheryl Sandberg, Harley Finkelstein, Daniel Lubetzky
Topics covered
- business
- Jewish identity
- leadership
- community
- values
- entrepreneurship
Keywords
- business
- Jewish values
- entrepreneurship
- leadership
- community
- Holocaust
- identity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Minnesota Vikings, Meta, Google, Shopify, KIND, PeaceWorks
Books & works: Lean In
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