One of the best-known businessmen in North America is Robert Herjavec. A boat brought the Shark Tank star and his family to North America. His family managed to flee Communist Yugoslavia. Robert has worked hard his entire life, from carrying newspapers and serving customers to starting a profitable computer firm in his basement. His unwavering will to succeed has given him and his family a wonderful existence.

Robert established and sold multiple IT companies to big organizations like AT&T. He is an energetic entrepreneur. In 2003, he established the Herjavec Group. The Herjavec Group scaled from $400k in sales to a run rate of $150 million, becoming one of North America's fastest-growing software companies.

Robert also has a thriving writing career. Both of his motivational novels, "Driven" and "The Will to Win," reached the Top 10 on the bestseller lists. As a result of his achievement, he was given the title "Bestselling Author." Millions of people have seen Robert's inspirational business guidance in various mediums. Robert serves as a prominent Shark on the Emmy Award-winning program Shark Tank, where he often shares his knowledge with other business owners.

“Robert Herjavec is a well-known corporate figure and respected authority in cybersecurity. Herjavec has gained widespread recognition over the past 14 years as an executive producer of ABC's Emmy Award-winning popular show Shark Tank and one of the original Sharks. ”

According to Robert, operating a business is quite similar to one of his greatest interests, racing vehicles. Laser-focus and accuracy are essential in both business and racing. Technology is evolving quickly, so it's important to keep up if you want to thrive.

Herjavec got his start in the tech industry by persuading the owner of a business to give him free work. His first technology business, BRAK Systems, which he eventually sold to AT&T for CA$30.2 million, was built on the foundation of that experience. Herjavec then assisted in the $225 million sale of another IT company to Nokia. He took a brief retirement after the encounter.

Herjavec started BRAK Systems after being fired from a technology company and selling his stake in a company he co-founded with Warren Avis of Avis Rent-a-Car. His basement-based internet security business quickly grew to become the biggest of its kind in Canada. In 2000, he sold the company to AT&T.