Kevin O'Leary Biography

Fast Facts

• His wine label O'Leary Fine Wines was awarded a bronze medal at the 2012 Canadian Wine Awards
• Launched the TV production company Special Event Television after a stint as an assistant product manager at Nabisco Brands
• Started the software company SoftKey in the basement of a small Toronto home with a programming partner
• Quote: "Don't cry about money, it never cries for you․"
• Quote: "Here's how I think of my money: As soldiers․ I send them out to war everyday․ I want them to take prisoners and come home, so there's more of them․"
• Founding investor and director of Stream Global, an international business outsourcing company
• Became a co-investor and a director of Storage Now in 2003
• Has served on the executive board of The Richard Ivey School of Business
• Has written two books, "Cold Hard Truth: On Business, Money & Life" and "The Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women & Money․"