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ISSA Friday Keynote: Kevin O'Leary

Kevin O'Leary
Investor And Host Of Shark Tank
Friday, Oct. 23
At the ISSA Excellence Awards Luncheon, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Kevin O'Leary is no stranger to business success. On Friday, Oct. 23, during the ISSA Excellence Awards Luncheon, O'Leary, a successful investor and host of ABC's television show "Shark Tank," will share what it takes to be successful in today's volatile economy. He'll also give the audience a taste of what it's like to enter the "Shark Tank" when he chooses the winner of the ISSA Excellent Idea Contest.

Attendees will hear O'Leary's unique observations from his six years as an investor on the hit reality show, including what every manager can learn from the companies made famous on the program. O'Leary's advice comes from a career of building and managing multiple businesses and being an investor in hundreds more. His no-nonsense approach is a refreshing way to examine the reasons for failure in business and how to identify the building blocks of success.

After garnering extraordinary success at the computer software company he founded and sold for $4 billion to Mattel, O'Leary found himself on television, quickly becoming a sought-after host and personality on a range of television shows, including "Shark Tank," and CBC's "Dragons' Den." He is also an entrepreneur/investor cohost for the Discovery Channel's "Project Earth," which explores innovative ways humankind could reverse global warming through large-scale geo-engineering projects.

O'Leary recently launched O'Leary Funds, an investment fund company, O'Leary Ventures, which focuses on partnering with startups, O'Leary Fine Wines, and a best-selling book series on financial literacy. In his first book, "Cold Hard Truth On Business, Money & Life," O'Leary describes his incredible journey from his sometimes difficult childhood to the way he built his first company, managed personal pressures and achieved remarkable success. In his follow-up, "Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women and Money," O'Leary details how getting a handle on finances can be challenging at any age. No matter their age, O'Leary's advice will help readers make and keep more money. His latest book, "Cold Hard Truth on Family, Kids and Money," picks up from where his last personal finance book left off, offering another 50 common money mistakes.

In 2014, O'Leary founded O'Leary Financial Group, a group of brands and services that share his principles of honesty, directness, convenience and above all, great value.

He is also chair of O'Leary Funds, the manager of the publicly traded family of O'Leary Global Equity and Income Funds. In addition, O'Leary is a contributing columnist to CTV, BNN and the Bell Media Radio Network, and a contributor to CNBC, ABC News and "Good Morning America."

posted on 8/10/2015