Ghassan Halazon
Ghassan Halazon is a Jordanian-Canadian technology and e-commerce entrepreneur. He founded EMERGE Commerce, Inc., a Toronto based savings and discount network.[1]
Ghassan Halazon | |
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Citizenship | Canadian Jordanian |
Education | MBA, Georgetown University BA, McGill University |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Title | Founder, CEO, Emerge Commerce |
Life
Halazon was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. He attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and holds an MBA from Georgetown University. He currently resides in Toronto, Canada [2]
Career
Halazon worked with Citigroup as an investment banker in New York before founding TeamBuy, Canada's first group buying marketplace, in 2009.[3]
He founded his second venture, EMERGE Commerce Inc., formerly Transformational Capital Corp., an e-commerce consolidator, in 2016.[4]
Halazon is a member in the Board of Directors of the Canadian Arab Institute. [5]
Public speaking
In 2011, Halazon presented a talk at the TEDx Talk Dead Sea.[6] In 2018, he presented a talk at the TechTO conference entitled 'Beyond the Wreckage.[7] In November 2018, Halazon was a speaker at the Harvard Arab Conference.[8]
Media appearances
In 2011, Halazon was listed among Canada's 30 most eligible bachelors by Canada's National Post.[2]
Halazon appeared on the Canadian version of the entrepreneurship reality TV show "Dragon's Den," and attributed some of his success with TeamBuy to the exposure gained through the show.[9]
Philanthropy
Halazon sits on the Board of Directors of the Be-Abled Society, a non-profit organization that assists people with non-visible disabilities transition back into everyday life.[10]
References
- McClelland, Colin (November 22, 2019). "Online shopping promotion company Emerge buys UnderPar golf promotor | Financial Post". Financial Post. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- Scene (2011-02-11). "Shinan's Worthy 30: Toronto's most eligible men | National Post". Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- "Bulk Buying Without the Bulk". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- "EMERGE Purchases Staycation Provider WagJag". Techvibes. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- "Board of Directors". Canadian Arab Institute. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- "TEDxDeadSea | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- TechToronto. "TechToronto.org". TechToronto. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- "Startup Pitch Competition". Arab Conf Harvard 19. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- "TeamBuy aims to be destination beyond daily deals". Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- "About". Be-Abled Society. Retrieved 2019-10-01.