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Robert Herjavec is widely recognized as a leading cyber security expert, motivational speaker, business expert, a leading Shark and executive producer on ABC's Emmy® Award-winning hit TV show "Shark Tank." Herjavec is also an international Shark and Dragon having appeared on the Canadian version, "Dragon's Den," the Australian version, "Shark Tank," and the U.S. version all in the same year. Born in Communist Yugoslavia, Herjavec and his parents left with little for a better life in Canada. Boarding a boat in Italy, they made their way to a new world with a single suitcase. From delivering newspapers and waiting tables to launching a billion-dollar global computer company from his basement, Herjavec's drive to achieve has led him to the fulfillment of a better life in a classic "rags to riches" story. 

In 2003, Herjavec founded Herjavec Group with a team of two people, and it quickly became one of North America's fastest growing technology companies with 1,000 people. Today, Herjavec Group (now called Cyderes) is a global leader in cyber security specializing in mana

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Robert Herjavec Keynote Speaker

  • Investor & Shark on ABC's "Shark Tank"
  • CEO & Founder of Herjavec Group
  • Best-selling author

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Robert Herjavec's Biography

Robert Herjavec is a globally recognized cybersecurity expert, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker, best known as a leading Shark and executive producer on ABC’s Emmy Award-winning show Shark Tank. Born in Communist Yugoslavia, Robert and his family fled to Canada with just a single suitcase, seeking a better life. His journey from delivering newspapers and waiting tables to launching a billion-dollar global computer company from his basement is a true “rags to riches” story.

In 2003, Robert founded Herjavec Group, which quickly grew to become one of North America’s fastest-growing technology companies. Today, under the name Cyderes, the company is a global leader in cybersecurity, specializing in managed security services with secure operations centers across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. Robert has served as a cybersecurity advisor for the Ca

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Shark Tank Judge Robert Herjavec on Living the American Dream

Robert Herjavec may be best known as one of the “shark” investors on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank, but first and foremost, he is an entrepreneur. 

“When I was younger, I didn’t know that people could start a business, and I always say now that if I knew what I know now, I would have dreamed bigger,” said Herjavec, CEO of information technology company Cyderes. Herjavec didn’t have traditional business skills or accounting knowledge. “I don’t have an MBA or a business degree, and I wasn’t very good at accounting. I remember when I wanted to start a business, everybody said to me, ‘You can’t do it.’ Fundamentally, I owe my success in business to the fact that I really love what I do.”

That passion helped Herjavec lead two multimillion-dollar technology companies. Cyderes, previously known as The Herjavec Group, has grown from three employees and $400,000 in sales to well over 300 employees and $223 million in revenue over two decades.

“When people ask me what I do, I say I am in a very complicated technology business,

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