He is a co-founder of Canadian children's entertainment company Spin Master and the co-creator of PAW Patrol, a preschool series that airs in 160 countries.
[2] Along with childhood friend Anton Rabie, he founded Spin Master shortly after graduating from the University of Western Ontario, and they were co-CEOs of the company from 1994 to 2021.
He continues to oversee the company's long-term strategic vision and remains involved in business development and merger and acquisition activity.
[7][8] Harary and Rabie first teamed up in university, forming Campus Faces, a company that made a profit selling advertising along the side of posters.
With an initial investment of $10,000 each, they were able to launch their first product, the Earth Buddy: a nylon-stocking-covered head of sawdust, topped with grass seeds, which grew to emulate hair.
The Bakugan brand started out as an inventor’s sketch of a ball that could be opened to reveal a character inside, evolved into a television series and a video game, and went on to become a phenom in countries around the world.
Working with Sega, TMS, Japan Vistec, Corus Television, and Nelvana Entertainment, Bakugan was Spin Master’s best example of the strength of partnerships, instituting a revenue sharing model that is now a pillar of the company’s success.
[17] Ronnen Harary and Anton Rabie established Spin Master Ventures (SMV) to help keep pace with innovation in the children’s entertainment space.
The popularity of the series worldwide is attributed to the fact that they transcend cultural boundaries, with universal characters and storylines that have travelled the globe.
Harary also served as Executive Producer for over 10 TV series, including PAW Patrol, Rusty Rivets, Super Dinosaur, and Bakugan Battle Brawlers.
The face shield was created by a team of Spin Master employees, using existing Hedbanz head bands, to which they attached plastic (polyethylene terephthalate or PET) inserts.
[24] In 1999, Spin Master partners Anton Rabie, Ronnen Harary, and Ben Varadi were named the youngest ever (at the time) honorees of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40.
[citation needed] In 2022, Spin Master won The Golden Screen Award for Feature Film, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, for PAW Patrol: The Movie.
T.I.P offers students the opportunity to get professional toy invention training through various universities’ departments of continuing education, in collaboration with Spin Master.
It has two main objectives: first, to support the development and beautification of public spaces in Jerusalem and Toronto; and second, to help young people with learning disabilities reach their full academic potential.
The foundation's most recent project, Full Potential Scholarship, supports Canadian students with learning challenges in their pursuit of post-secondary education in Ontario.