Robert Herjavec Case Study
Robert Herjavec is a businessman and investor. He is also known for his work on "Dragon’s Den", "Shark Tank" and "Dancing with the Stars". His net worth is $200 million.
How he made it
Business
Robert created the first technology company, BRAK Systems in 1990. He later sold it to AT&T Canada for $30.2 million a decade later. He created The Herjavec Group (THG), a security software firm in 2003. The company has made sales worth $500 million. The company realizes $150 million in annual sales. He also helped in the negotiation of the sale of RAMP Network to Nokia for $225 million. Robert said that he has no exit strategy from The Herjavec Group. He is inspired to build a billion-dollar company.
Awards
Herjavec and Herjavec Group Inc. have …show more content…
- A GTA Award for excellence in entrepreneurship.
"Shark Tank" investments
Robert committed to invest over $16 million across the 54 deals pitched on "Shark Tank."
TV
Robert has appeared on "Shark Tank", "Dragon’s Den", and "Dancing with the Stars". He was on "Dragon’s Den" for 6 seasons. Shark Tank has 7 million viewers. "Dragon’s Den" was one of the highest rated and most watched shows in Canada. Robert has won 3 Gemini Awards for being part of "Dragon’s Den", which has been rated as being an outstanding reality show in Canada.
Robert presented awards at the Emmy Awards in 2013, as well as on the Mr. Olympia contest the same year. He was a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars", season 20. He and his partner, Kim Johnson finished at 6th place.
Books
Robert has written 2 books, "Driven: How to Succeed in Business and in Life" and "The Will to Win".
Car racing
Robert is very passionate about car racing. He competed in the Ferrari Challenge race and even finished second at one time. He competed as number 7 for the THG racing team in the North American Ferrari Challenge Series. He was crowned the Rookie of the year in …show more content…
All they had was $20. Robert therefore had to work extremely hard to make a better life for himself and his family.
Career Beginnings
Robert’s career began in the film industry after he graduated from college. He was an assistant director for a number of films, for instance, "Cain and Abel", and "The Return of Billy Jack". He was also field producer during the Winter Olympic Games in 1984. He was honored for being the one of the youngest producers of Olympic coverage. He then moved to work at a technology company, Logiquest.
Logiquest sold computer software. He offered to work for free for the first 6 months. He took the opportunity to learn as much as he could about technology. He took up a number of entry level jobs to cater for his expenses. The jobs included working as a debt collector, waiter, retail salesman and delivering newspapers. These experiences in customer service taught him some aspects of successful business. Robert eventually became the general manager in the company. He was fired in
How he made it
Business
Robert created the first technology company, BRAK Systems in 1990. He later sold it to AT&T Canada for $30.2 million a decade later. He created The Herjavec Group (THG), a security software firm in 2003. The company has made sales worth $500 million. The company realizes $150 million in annual sales. He also helped in the negotiation of the sale of RAMP Network to Nokia for $225 million. Robert said that he has no exit strategy from The Herjavec Group. He is inspired to build a billion-dollar company.
Awards
Herjavec and Herjavec Group Inc. have …show more content…
- A GTA Award for excellence in entrepreneurship.
"Shark Tank" investments
Robert committed to invest over $16 million across the 54 deals pitched on "Shark Tank."
TV
Robert has appeared on "Shark Tank", "Dragon’s Den", and "Dancing with the Stars". He was on "Dragon’s Den" for 6 seasons. Shark Tank has 7 million viewers. "Dragon’s Den" was one of the highest rated and most watched shows in Canada. Robert has won 3 Gemini Awards for being part of "Dragon’s Den", which has been rated as being an outstanding reality show in Canada.
Robert presented awards at the Emmy Awards in 2013, as well as on the Mr. Olympia contest the same year. He was a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars", season 20. He and his partner, Kim Johnson finished at 6th place.
Books
Robert has written 2 books, "Driven: How to Succeed in Business and in Life" and "The Will to Win".
Car racing
Robert is very passionate about car racing. He competed in the Ferrari Challenge race and even finished second at one time. He competed as number 7 for the THG racing team in the North American Ferrari Challenge Series. He was crowned the Rookie of the year in …show more content…
All they had was $20. Robert therefore had to work extremely hard to make a better life for himself and his family.
Career Beginnings
Robert’s career began in the film industry after he graduated from college. He was an assistant director for a number of films, for instance, "Cain and Abel", and "The Return of Billy Jack". He was also field producer during the Winter Olympic Games in 1984. He was honored for being the one of the youngest producers of Olympic coverage. He then moved to work at a technology company, Logiquest.
Logiquest sold computer software. He offered to work for free for the first 6 months. He took the opportunity to learn as much as he could about technology. He took up a number of entry level jobs to cater for his expenses. The jobs included working as a debt collector, waiter, retail salesman and delivering newspapers. These experiences in customer service taught him some aspects of successful business. Robert eventually became the general manager in the company. He was fired in