Becoming Mr. Wonderful | Kevin O'Leary Tells it All

this is the place coming up was right here when she said you're fired I didn't even know what fired meant how dragons are really made I have never ever in my life worked for someone again and never will can't believe I'm so emotional [Music] you [Music] welcome back to this special edition of dragons den I'm Diane Buckner besides being very rich and very ambitious kevin O'Leary is known as the most fearsome of all the Dragons but how did he get that way I really really believe I am the merchant of truth I am the merchant of truth and you can't deal with it here in lecture us about truth when you know nothing about truth your reputation is rude and arrogant you don't listen to any but um into my kitchen buddy you got to take the heat you're missing that I'm missing the mouse to make money the only thing that matters okay it's the part where I make money and there is no part where I make money okay you sucked I gotta tell you that absolutely sucked period and a story I couldn't give a damn about somebody's feelings when I'm talking about money because money has no feelings this is all crap it's my in tears don't mix get over life's hard money doesn't care your tears don't add any value but Kevin O'Leary's own journey began in the middle class suburbs of Montreal Wow make that tree was about two feet high when I lived here it's like 50 years ago we were not a wealthy family we're middle class we lived on a street called Kenaston Avenue in Montreal I was always taken care of and my mother always said to me I'm going to make sure you get an education you'll never want for an education I got to take a picture this been so long I got to send a copy of this to my brother this is amazing we used to play right on this lawn ride our bicycles up and down the street although the street looked huge back then I remember this being a really large place you know I must have been a door it was at that period where my mother got divorced too my father unfortunately my father passed away quite soon after that she remarried an executive in the International Labour Organization and his role was to be a management expert in countries all around the world so we moved from Cambodia to Ethiopia to Tunisia to Cyprus to Switzerland besides a globe-trotting childhood his stepfather also gave Kevin some strict advice put down the guitar and pick up a book Kevin was unpredictable when he was a teenager and we could not figure out what he's going to do we spent many sleepless nights thinking about his future I knew every kid in every one of these houses used to walk these streets at night in packs looking for a party to go to it was great I had my first bread or beer here 15% alcohol I had my first car accident just turn the corner from here wreck my mother's car I'll never forget that my hope for Kevin was of course happiness but we differed on the on the way which his happiness can be achieved because he could have been quite happy playing music and taking pictures and doing virtually nothing but I would not have been happy I'll never forget this place it was very profound what happened to me here I could buy this place today and bulldoze it if I want I remember my very first job it was at a place called Magoo ice cream parlour in Ottawa Canada and it was incredibly traumatic for me and it taught me a lesson I've never forgotten it ruled my life in business from that day on this is Magoo's ice cream parlor this was Magoo's ice cream parlor it was my second day working there and the owner had hired me to scoop ice cream it was right here the counter was right here and I was finishing work one day she said to me get down on your knees and scrape the gum off the floor and she looked at me like a witch and I said no and she said you're fired get out of my ice cream store right here happened right here I didn't even know what fired meant but within minutes I was on my bicycle on my way home in utter shame in shock that she had that kind of control over my life it was stunning and powerful I have never ever what still dizzy I can't believe it changed my life forever I have never ever in my life worked for someone again ever no one has ever had control over me ever and never will I can't believe I'm so emotional I haven't thought about these things in years Kevin always went when other people were afraid to tread and he took a decision it doesn't want to work for anything you want to be his own master so he started his business from nothing I mean he had one product he had two telephones in a one little small place in Toronto that's the basement that is the four billion-dollar basement that is where soft key software products began that turned in the learning company and we sold to Mattel right there read a rabbit and uncle Kevin together it was just wonderful imagine that from $10,000 my mother let me in the basement of my home 3.7 billion trust me I wouldn't have a cottage if they hadn't bought my company welcome to Fantasy Island come on in this is sort of my home away from home what I like about this is to be one with nature look at that let's visit my favorite room ah my babies whoo wait a moment of silence yes oh that's hot look down the lake often glass of wine and just see what's happening boats go by sunrises sunsets wonderful once you become wealthy which I believe happens when you're not watching you have to find a business you fall in love with and while you're doing that hopefully enjoying yourself because I don't believe entrepreneurs ever do things they don't want you're going to get rich you're just not going to notice it that's the kind of problem I want to have with you we want to be bitching about the money we're family buddy and I'm giving you an offer here that is absolutely spectacular seeing that process actually occur on Dragon's Den hits a prime mortal vein in every person the desire to be successful and to be free of life's shackles through wealth that's what's really happening on Dragon's Den so money does rule my life and I'm okay with it I have found my inner peace what do you want to do with your money I want more inner peace [Music] I can afford to walk out of here if I want to and never come back and there's nothing you can do about it that's freedom that's power that's what I want [Music] thank you thank you hear hear well done alright thank you everyone I was great [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you

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Length: 9min 25sec (565 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 20 2013