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His mother was a social worker and father sold cars. He helped turn an intrepid startup into the energy industrys leading investment bank, which has brokered thousands of financings. On the surface it exposes brett wilson s heart, which warren spitz says is three times too big sometimes. Brett wilson cbc tv dragon emeritus celebrated entrepreneur philanthropist. Thou shalt not use the word potential more than once in a pitch. He holds honorary doctoral degrees from royal roads university and his alma mater, the university of saskatchewan. The show debuted on october 3, 2006 on cbc television, and is hosted by dianne buckner.
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A recent inductee into the order of canada, wilson was cofounder of firstenergy capital corp. Aspiring canadian entrepreneurs pitch business and investment ideas to a panel of venture capitalists termed dragons in the hope of securing business financing and. Wilson on board as the latest addition to the canadian business chicks family. I think for a lot of people, brett on dd and twitter brett now feel like two different people. He seemed more ready to make a deal, more ready to follow through on a deal after the oftenfatal due diligence period and more likely to give reasonable terms to the investee. Among the current cast, dickinson, one of only four female dragons ever out of a total of 14. He has built extensive holdings in the power generation, hydrocarbon production, real estate development, cannabis, agriculture, sports and entertainment industries. A charity that should be out of business national post. Kyle bakx hits 17th avenue with this former dragon to check out calgarys. He invests in the energy, agriculture, real estate, sports, and entertainment industries through his primary.