No one knows this more than Dragons’ Den star, investor, and author Arlene Dickinson. Arlene Dickinson (born October 8, 1956) is a Canadian businesswoman, investor, author, and television personality. She is the General Partner of District Ventures Capital and CEO of Venture Communications and is represented by CBC Television as a self-made multi-millionaire. When her former Dragons' Den co-star Kevin O'Leary entered the leadership race for the Conservative Party of Canada, she responded by saying that he "has this notion that greed is good." The District Ventures Kitchen offers the opportunity to businesses in the food and beverage industry to innovate and commercialize their product.
Together, District Ventures Accelerator, District Ventures Capital and Venture Communications is Canada’s first ecosystem focused on turning successful Canadian companies into globally respected brands through capital, mentorship and marketing. She divorced at 31. [17], In 2017 she hosted Under New Management, a television special in which she guided aspiring new entrepreneurs in the process of purchasing a business.
On the bestseller list for many weeks, the book is now available also in paperback and electronic formats. [19], Dickinson has been recognized with several honours and awards including: Global Television Woman of Vision, the Calgary Business Owner of the Year Award, PROFIT and Chatelaine's TOP 100 Women Business Owners, the Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence and has been inducted into Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100 Hall of Fame. [7], Arlene joined Venture Communications in 1988, taking sole ownership in 1998. In 2015, Dickinson announced that she was leaving Dragons' Den after the ninth season.
With a mandate to invest in innovative Canadian consumer packaged goods companies, District Ventures Capital has quickly become one of Canada’s most respected venture capital funds for innovative food, beverage and health companies. [33], Mario Toneguzzzi, Calgary Herald, May 31, 2007, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, "Arlene Dickinson net worth as of 2017 estimated at £75 million (USD $100 million; CAD $125 million) – Celebrity entrepreneur and CBC dragon on Canada's Dragons Den", "Ex-Dragons' Den star Arlene Dickinson addresses political aspirations", "Dragon's Den's Arlene Dickinson on business, Kevin O'Leary and her favourite investment", "Former TV Dragon Arlene Dickinson says politics not in cards for her", "Arlene Dickinson launches enterprise to fund, promote entrepreneurs", "Arlene Dickinson's YouInc partners with Microsoft", "Arlene Dickinson joins the board of Aphira", "Arlene Dickinson on her new book All In", "Arlene Dickinson returning as panellist on 'Dragons' Den, "Departing Dragon: Calgary's Arlene Dickinson talks about her eight seasons on Dragons' Den, her favourite investment and the 'beauty of an idea, "CBC’s Format Incubator returns for third edition", "Arlene Dickinson joins the rank as the newest Honorary Naval Captain", "Arlene Dickinson, CEO Venture Communications", https://www.msvu.ca/mount-to-honour-two-esteemed-canadians-at-fall-2010-convocation/, https://www.msvu.ca/about-msvu/university-profile/senate/honorary-degrees/, https://www.nait.ca/nait/about/our-vision/awards-recognition/honorary-degree, http://www.concordia.ca/offices/archives/honorary-degree-recipients/2016/June/arlene-dickinson.html, "Concordia awards 9 new honorary doctorates", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jazyijXGYuk, https://twitter.com/arlenedickinson/status/871106398934847489, https://twitter.com/JasonDewling/status/871105367429660672/photo/1, https://www.oldscollege.ca/about/news/2017/graduation-award-winners/index, "A head for business and a heart for charity-at the tender age of 7!
Arlene is an honorary captain of the Royal Canadian Navy and the recipient of honorary degrees from Mount Saint Vincent University, Concordia University, Saint Mary’s University, Olds College and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. She was selected to perform on the series after she won numerous awards including Calgary Business Owner of the Year, PROFIT magazine's Top 100 Women Business Owners, the Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence and Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100. In 2015, Arlene founded District Ventures, Canada’s top accelerator for entrepreneurs in the food, beverage and health sectors. [13], In 2011, Dickinson published her first book, Persuasion, in hardcover as an autobiography. In addition to serving as CEO of various ventures and starring on Dragons’ Den, Dickinson has offered her services to a number of organizations. She married at age 19 and had four children. [18], In 2018, Dickinson and singer Jann Arden debuted as cohosts of The Business of Life, a lifestyle podcast on topics such as entrepreneurship, motherhood, writing, relationships and navigating life challenges. She was …
She has also appeared as a judge on Recipe to Riches in the 2014 season. Arlene Dickinson (born October 8, 1956) is a Canadian businesswoman, investor, author, and television personality.
Arlene Dickinson is one of Canada’s most renowned entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. She is the General Partner of District Ventures Capital and CEO of Venture Communications and is represented by CBC Television as a self-made multi-millionaire. In 2017, Arlene launched her venture capital fund, District Ventures Capital. She then returned to continue with the Dragons for the 12th season in 2017.
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How are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions or goals? She also starred in her own spinoff The Big Decision. As president and CEO of … She is the national spokesperson for The Breakfast Clubs of Canada and has served as a co-chair for Kids Help Phone. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arlene_Dickinson&oldid=977013663, Participants in Canadian reality television series, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, General Partner, District Ventures Capital, Bachelor of Applied Science - Agribusiness, This page was last edited on 6 September 2020, at 12:20. She then returned to continue with the Dragons for the 12th season in 2017.
In 2015, she founded District Ventures, Canada’s top accelerator for entrepreneurs in the food, beverage and health sectors. Dickinson starred as a dragon investor on Dragons' Den, starting in 2007 for the second season.
[32] In 2013, she joined on as a champion of the Give a Day campaign, in support of Dignitas International and the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Dickinson sits on the advisory committee for the Stratford Institute at the University of Waterloo. Today, she is single and a grandmother of seven. After eight seasons on Dragons’ Den, Arlene set out to create a support … A series based on the special is premiered on CBC Television in 2019. [20] In 2011 she received the WIFTS (Women in Film and Television Showcase) Lifetime Achievement Award. Dickinson, a self-made-millionaire and business leader, joined Dragons’ Den in its second season to replace the departing Jennifer Wood, the only other female dragon the show has ever had.
Together, we offer investee companies a knowledge base and expertise in the food and beverage and health and wellness sectors that is unparalleled in the Canadian venture capital industry. As president and CEO of Venture Communications, her creative and strategic approach helped turn a small Calgary-based agency into one of Canada’s largest independent marketing firms.After eight seasons on Dragons’ Den, Arlene set out to create a support system to help Canadian entrepreneurs succeed. Recently divorced, she had only a high school diploma, no savings and no clue how she was going to feed four young children. Arlene Dickinson Arlene Dickinson.
Dragons’ Den is back for its milestone 15th season, where it’s business UN-usual. Venture is one of Canada’s largest independent full-service marketing agencies. As president and CEO of Venture Communications, her creative and strategic approach helped turn a small Calgary-based agency into one of Canada’s largest independent marketing firms.
The book has received endorsements from Chris Hadfield, author of An Astronaut’s Guide to Earth and You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes, and Masai Ujiri, President of the Toronto Raptors. She is also a member of the leadership council of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
[11][12] In October 2016, Dickinson was appointed to the board of directors of one of Canada's largest licensed medical marijuana producers, Aphria. At thirty-one, Arlene Dickinson found herself stranded. Future plans for the multiplatform entity include an upcoming magazine, radio shows, apps and television formats.[10]. In 2019, District Ventures announced the latest component of their commercialization efforts, District Ventures Kitchen, with the acquisition of Food Starter, Toronto’s leading food startup incubator and accelerator.
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