"John Risley is rich. Very rich. A university dropout who aspired, as a boy, to become a millionaire, Risley has evolved into one of Canada’s most dynamic, risk-taking entrepreneurs--the co-creator and visionary behind three global companies, and an investor in businesses spanning space technology, electric vehicles, and biofuels. Though most often associated with Clearwater and the seafood sector (where his ideas transformed the Atlantic Canadian lobster industry into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise), John Risley acquired most of his wealth through unrelated businesses, including a huge gamble in Caribbean telecommunications. His name has become synonymous with conspicuous consumption; he spends extravagantly on houses, superyachts, private jets, prized Canadian artwork, and charitable causes. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with family, long-time friends, and key business partners, as well as more than a dozen interviews with Risley himself, award-winning author Quentin Casey details how Risley became rich: how he built his businesses and made his fortune--and the luxuries it has provided him. Through expert storytelling and twenty black-and-white photos, Net Worth also explores the cost of amassing that wealth, and the personal price Risley has paid for his relentless pursuit of the next big deal."-- Provided by publisher

lgrsnf/Net Worth - Quentin Casey.epub

Casey, Quentin

Petheric Press

Vagrant Press

Canada - English Language, Canada

Halifax, NS, 2023

Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Introduction: "A Very Risky Venture"
Chapter 1: The Risleys and the MacDonalds
Chapter 2: Fifty–fifty: The Forging of a Forty-Year Partnership
Chapter 3: Competitive Advantage: “We Were Disruptors”
Chapter 4: Teapot in a Tempest: Clearwater Weathers an East Coast Crisis
Chapter 5: Voice of Ambition: Transforming a “Shitty Little Lobster
Business”
Chapter 6: The John Risley Show: “It’s All About Making Money”
Chapter 7: The Rich King of Rockbound: “Is He a Billionaire?”
Chapter 8: Ocean Nutrition: “The Flower in the Seed”
Chapter 9: FPI: Seek and Destroy
Chapter 10: Columbus Communications: A Tale of Two Megadeals
Chapter 11: “Choppy Waters Ahead”: Clearwater, From Hillsdown Separation
to Final Sale
Chapter 12: MacDonald vs. Risley: The End of Two Partnerships
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
List of Illustrations

2023-11-22