Harley Finkelstein
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And growing up, he always sort of made us feel like we had enough.
There was never sort of a sense of scarcity in the house whatsoever.
It was only later in life that I realized that it was a bit of a fugazi.
It was fake, that we really didn't have very much.
But at the time, I didn't know that.
It felt like I had enough.
And where things came to a head, and you and I have been friends for a long time, so you know the story, was when I was 17, my dad was arrested.
I went to prison.
And that was sort of the first time that I saw
True vulnerability.
That's where it all sort of... The facade of a secure foundation came crumbling down for me.
I had just moved.
We were living in South Florida.
I had just moved to Montreal here.
It was 2001 to go to McGill.
Mom calls and says, Dad's been arrested.
He was arrested for white-collar crimes and for business crimes.
And... I was...
I was mad at him.
I was disappointed at him.