From CPA to Unicorn: An Evening With Shopify's CFO Russ Jones
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** NOTE: Event intended for CPAs and CPA candidates**
Join us for a fireside chat with Russ Jones, the CFO of Shopify. Russ joined Shopify in 2011 and helped the company grow from 50 employees to 3,000, including managing their successful IPO in 2015. He is scheduled to retire this year to pursue other passions, including sitting on the board of CPA Ontario and running his own foundation (see full bio and company description below).
Join us for our chat with Russ, where we’ll get an inside look at his early career, the first few years of explosive growth at Shopify and his journey through their IPO and beyond. Russ is truly one of Canada’s start-up pioneers and his lessons and insights will provide the playbook for countless future CPAs to thrive in the start-up ecosystem.
If you’re interested in learning more about Russ’ unique CPA path and his role in growing Shopify to the massively successful organization it is today, please join us at OneEleven for a wonderful evening of networking, food/drinks & learning!
*Snacks and refreshments will be served during networking.
Bonus: Get a verifiable CPD hour!
Special thanks to Xero, CPA Ontario, and ConnectCPA for sponsoring this event and our #FinInTech initiative!
About Russ Jones:
Russ Jones is the Chief Financial Officer at Shopify and joined in 2011. Prior to joining Shopify, Russ served as Chief Financial Officer to Xambala Incorporated in San Francisco. He then went on to co-found CFO4Results, which provided interim Chief Financial Officers, business and operational support services to a number of early to mid-stage technology companies.
About Shopify:
Shopify is the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Merchants can use the software to design, set up, and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social media, marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. The platform also provides merchants with a powerful back-office and a single view of their business. The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, making enterprise-level technology available to businesses of all sizes. Shopify currently powers over 600,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Nestle, GE, Kylie Cosmetics, and many more.
