Spyglass
Head of Growth · New York startup
$800K+annual revenue in 5 months, from $0
- Content generated 40M+ views
- Led the entire growth strategy
Fares Elhelali
17-year-old Head of Growth at Spyglass and co-founder of Canadian Muslim Speakers Academy.
- $800K+annual revenue, from $0 in 5 months
- 100M+content views
- 400+students in my nonprofit
- 2xTEDx talks
Story
- At 10
Moved to Canada from Saudi Arabia, without speaking English.
- First break
Got into marketing by cold-messaging a marketer on LinkedIn.
- Since then
The youngest employee at four companies.
Work
Chatbase
Growth Lead · One of Canada's fastest-growing AI companies
$10.5Mrevenue a year, helped scale from $8M
- Drove 10M+ views
Speechify
Growth
15K+LinkedIn followers in 3 months
- Recruited after the company's CBO saw my content
Islamic Relief Canada
Marketing Assistant
15K+new followers
- Managed TikTok, Instagram and LinkedIn
Building
Canadian Muslim Speakers Academy
Co-founder · Nonprofit, running since 2024
400+students
- Teaches Muslim middle schoolers debate and public speaking
Sensopods
Built with a team · February 2026
1stplace, Ibtikar Summit pitch competition
- Earbuds that filter out noise for people with autism and other sensory differences
- $5,000 prize
Speaking
2x TEDx speaker
Recognition
- Top 50Canada's Top 50 Under 18 Changemakers
- 1,000+volunteer hours