Alexander Haditaghi

Alex Haditaghi
Born Alexander Haditaghi
November 2, 1977
Mashad, Iran
Citizenship Canada
Education Biochemistry, business
Alma mater York University
Occupation Businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist
Employer MoPals, IAmAction
Organization IAmAction
Known for Mortgagebrokers.com, MoPals, IamAction, Pacific Mortgage Group
Spouse(s) Single
Website IAmAction.com

Alexander Haditaghi (known as Alex Haditaghi) is a Canadian serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and animal-rights activist.[1] He is the founder of Mopals, IamAction, Radius Financial, Mortgage Architects and Pacific Mortgage Group which in the 2000s was named one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies.[2][3] Haditaghi is the founder and CEO of IAmAction, a social-media platform that connects celebrities and non-profits.[4]

Early life

Haditaghi was born in Iran and raised in Turkey. His family immigrated as refugees to Toronto, Canada following the death of his father. Impoverished, his family received food from Scott’s Mission, a known Christian-led shelter in Toronto.[5] As a teenager he opened and operated a hot dog cart at a local West Indian Festival. That hot dog cart became a symbol of freedom for me," Haditaghi said in an interview with Inc. magazine.[1] He graduated from York University in 1996.

Career

Alex Haditaghi is the founder, owner and chairman of Pacific Mortgage Company, which owns Mortgage Architects and Radius Financial.[6] He also founded and led as CEO of MoPals.com, a publicly traded social-media loyalty rewards program platform.[7] In 2011 Haditaghi was on the cover of Profit magazine for Pacific Mortgage Group's recognition as Canada's fastest-growing company.[8] In 2015, Haditaghi was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.[2]

In March 2017, Haditaghi launched IamAction as a fundraising and media platform for combating social injustice.[9]

Philanthropy and activism

In 2012 Haditaghi made headlines in the Toronto Star for donating over 1,400 turkeys on Thanksgiving Day, distributed through a number of city homeless shelters.[10] Haditaghi’s social good platform, IamAction, offered a $25,000 reward to help find French rhinoceros poachers.[11][4] In 2014 Haditaghi offered the city of Toronto $10 million to change the rename Yonge street to the name of his company.[12]

Personal life

Haditaghi owns a number of lions and tigers at his animal sanctuary in Toronto, Canada, one of which shares Alex’s name and is frequented by Justin Bieber.[13] Regarding Bieber’s relationship to “Alex the Lion,” Haditaghi is quoted as saying “he really cares about conservation of these animals.”[13][14] Haditaghi is the author of Softly, I Leave Her.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Why Entrepreneurs Should Give Back All Year Long". Inc. magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 "MoPals, Inc. CEO and Founder Alex Haditaghi Selected as Finalist for "EY Entrepreneur of the Year"". MarketWired. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mortgage Architects/Radius to Change Hands". Canadian Mortgage Trends. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 "How “I Am Action” Is Translating Strategy into Action to Do Good". Thrive Global. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Haditaghi Legacy: The Story of an Iranian Refugee". Blasting News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pacific Mortgage Group Riding High on Profit". Mortgage Broker News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Renaming famous Toronto landmarks no easy feat". Global News Canada. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Profit Guide" (PDF). Profit magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Getting into the Mindset for Growth: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur". HuffPost. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Former Scott Mission Client Hands out 1400 Turkeys". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "New Social Platform, IamAction.com, Offering $25,000 Reward to Help Find French Rhino Poachers". PR.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Changing Names of Famous Toronto Landmarks No Easy Feat". CTV News Toronto. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Justin Bieber Pictured Playing with Lion Cub: 'He Really Cares About Conservation of These Animals,' Says Owner". People magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Justin Bieber May Adopt a Baby Lion". New York Daily News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Alex Haditaghi (author)". GoodReads. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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