Dragons' Den
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Sep 13, 2026
Katharine PerryGUEST
And I went down to Montreal and brought a team with models and whatnot, and we pitched.
Katharine PerryGUEST
So what you do is you have to then, when you get the callback, you have to pitch like you're pitching to the Dragons.
Katharine PerryGUEST
Okay.
Katharine PerryGUEST
And that was in Montreal.
Arlene DickinsonGUEST
it was good for TV.
Arlene DickinsonGUEST
Trust me, when we were taping Dragons, we would go out, all of us together, for dinner often.
Arlene DickinsonGUEST
We did socialize together a lot back then.
Arlene DickinsonGUEST
That was before I said he should never be prime minister of our country.
Daniel LubetzkyHOST
Is that basically the essence of who you are, a rugged man that can handle it, and I'm a wimp that can't really?
Kevin O'LearyGUEST
You know, I'm a man of routine, and when I started shooting this format, you know, Shark Tank's owned by Sony, it was called Dragon's Den way back.
Kevin O'LearyGUEST
I, you know, saw the British version.
Kevin O'LearyGUEST
In Canada.
Kevin O'LearyGUEST
Yeah, so the British version was first, and then the Canadian was second, and Australia, New Zealand, other countries, and now over 50 countries.
Kevin O'LearyGUEST
But we started, Robert and I, together on Dragon's Den in Canada.
Kevin O'LearyGUEST
And it was a really, really bootstrap production.
Kevin O'LearyGUEST
We were in a barn, no air conditioning, and it got really hot at noon.
MikeHOST
They are in the crosshairs, and we know small business is hugely important to the economy.
MikeHOST
And joining us tomorrow, or this morning, I should say, is Arlene Dickinson, one of Canada's most prominent business leaders and media personalities, longstanding investor on CBC's Dragon's Den.
MikeHOST
Arlene, good morning.
MikeHOST
How much of your brain power is being used to figure this all out and think about this these days?
Dave ChiltonHOST
Hey, it's Dave Chilton, the Wealthy Barber and former Dragon on Dragon's Den.
Dave ChiltonHOST
Welcome to the Wealthy Barber Podcast, where we'll be hosting some of the top minds in the world of personal finance.
Dave ChiltonHOST
Yes, that's to balance me out.
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Dave ChiltonHOST
I was telling our team this morning, because we were talking about this exact thing.
Dave ChiltonHOST
I had a couple come to see me.
Dave ChiltonHOST
It was 2014, I think it was my last year on Dragon's Den.
Dave ChiltonHOST
And they just badgered me for a lunch meeting.
Dave ChiltonHOST
I wasn't doing any financial planning at all, but they were very nice and they were wondering if they could retire.
Dave ChiltonHOST
[upbeat music] Hey, it's Dave Chilton, The Wealthy Barber and former dragon on Dragon's Den.
Dave ChiltonHOST
Welcome to The Wealthy Barber Podcast, where we'll be hosting some of the top minds in the world of personal finance.
Dave ChiltonHOST
Yes, that's to balance me out.
Norbert OrlewiczGUEST
Where is cash flow in their priorities at this point? Nowhere, right? But as a business owner just getting started, everything has to be focused on sales and cash flow.
Norbert OrlewiczGUEST
I always use the example of Dragon's Den, right? We watch Dragon's Den and we watch all of these people with great ideas.
Norbert OrlewiczGUEST
And what is the first question that Mr.
Norbert OrlewiczGUEST
Wonderful always asks, right? How's sales? Nobody cares about your big idea.
Nate PikeHOST
They, they have been trying to slay a dragon.
Nate PikeHOST
Um, Kevin O'Leary of the Dragon's Den and, uh, a bunch of other things, um, is, is the other key, key character in here.
Nate PikeHOST
So, uh, let's go to the first statement that was issued by Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation that we found.
Nate PikeHOST
Uh, it was from their Facebook.
Bobby BonesHOST
Yes.
Drew ScottGUEST
And then like the Canadian version is Dragon's Den.
Drew ScottGUEST
I'm actually one of the dragons.
Drew ScottGUEST
Um, and so when you look at the dragons or the sharks, and they're, people are pitching them businesses and they invest.
Bobby BonesHOST
You're on the Canadian version of Shark Tank?
Drew ScottGUEST
Yeah, so the original version is the Canadian version, and, and the UK version.
Drew ScottGUEST
It's Dragon's Den.
Drew ScottGUEST
And so I'm, I'm one of the dragons, and it's been great.
Megan SilkGUEST
And so that's, That's what we did.
Megan SilkGUEST
Here in Canada, we went right away onto Canada's Shark Tank, which is CBC Dragon's Den.
Megan SilkGUEST
And that was really, really fun.
Megan SilkGUEST
And from there, we had national distribution within about eight months from when we started the brand.
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