W. Brett Wilson

Three Season Star of CBC TV's “Dragons' Den”, Celebrated Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

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W. Brett Wilson Biography

With a penchant for investing in people rather than projects, W. Brett Wilson is proof that it’s possible to succeed in business without losing your principles. His stories about success, loss, and finding balance leave his audiences inspired to achieve even the loftiest of goals.

Brett is the co-founder of FirstEnergy Capital (one of the industry’s leading investment banks), and has holdings in real estate, agriculture, sports, and entertainment. A popular television personality, he spent three years on the hit CBC TV show, Dragons’ Den, where he established himself as the lead deal-making “dragon”; most recently, he acted as host of Risky Business.

A noted philanthropist, Brett has sought to inspire, engage, and lead the business community into seeing corporate social responsibility as an opportunity. To this end, he has organized dozens of events and raised tens of millions of dollars for Canadian charities. He is also the founder of the W. Brett Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence at the University of Saskatchewan.

Brett has received wide recognition for his business and philanthropic leadership. He has been recognized as “Alberta’s Business Person of the Year,” as “Calgary’s Person of the Year,” and as a Nation Builder by The Canadian Youth Business Foundation. In 2010, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Royal Roads University.

He is a member of the Order of Canada and has received the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.

Redefining Success: Still Making Mistakes, was published in November 2012.

W. Brett Wilson Speaking Topics

  • How to Succeed On Your Own Terms

    With shrewd insights from his book, Redefining Success: And Still Making Mistakes, Wilson wants to leave your audience with a deeper understanding of what it means to be successful. His larger-than-life story about success, loss, and finding balance leaves audiences determined to live more intentional, focused, and successful lives. Wilson unpacks the 3 P's of success: partners, principles and priorities. He explains why everyone should study marketing, philanthroy and entrepreneurship, and how to use philanthropy to build a business and community. Outspoken, frank yet completely personable, Wilson shares stories from the Den, proves how anyone can succeed as an entrepreneur, with the right attitude, and lets his audience know that sometimes the best ideas, products, deals and businesses came from our worst mistakes.

W. Brett Wilson Videos

  • A Feature Conversation With W. Brett Wilson - YouTube
    Catherine welcomes former Dragons-Den host W. Brett Wilson for an open-book discussion about what's on his mind.Tune in to The News Forum ...
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W. Brett Wilson Books

  • Redefining Success: Still Making Mistakes [Hardcover]
    Redefining Success: Still Making Mistakes [Hardcover]

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    W. Brett Wilson is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Empowerment, Energy, Motivational, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Political.
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W. Brett Wilson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as How to Succeed On Your Own Terms. The estimated speaking fee range to book W. Brett Wilson for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. W. Brett Wilson generally travels from CalgaryCanada and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Michael D. Brown, Caspar Berry, Rick Tumlinson, JP Pawliw-Fry and Stephen Koch. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling W. Brett Wilson for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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